My group were told to film a short extract from
a basic script. We had to do certain camera angles in this scene such as close
ups and mid long shots of the two actors talking. There were five compulsory
shots that we had to do in order to complete the sequence.
these shots included a long shot of the two
actors, over the shoulder shots with both of the characters, close up on both
the characters. Once we had completed all of the shots we decided we should add
some more shots to the scene such as an extreme close up of the door handle
when the actor exited and an extreme close up of the actresses face when the
actor has left. We decided to make the piece seem serious and slow paced rather
than fast and difficult to follow as it allowed more time for extra shots.
We learned many new things whilst making this
prelim such as the importance of the 180-degree rule and how if we didn’t follow
this rule the sequence wouldn’t make any sense. We also learned about the
importance of making sure that the camera was balanced and not at an angle. We
discovered this after we accidently forgot to do this and we had a shot from
the camera that wasn’t strait which made the sequence look poor quality. Finally
we also learned about the fact that we should always do practice takes of each
shot as many times the shot didn’t work and we would have to repeat it several
times so to save time we would always do a practice shot so that we wouldn’t waste
time on the actual shot.
We also encountered many problems in the short
sequence. One of these was the limited space that we had for the over the
shoulder shot of the actress. We found it difficult to do because there was
only a small amount of space that we were able to work with and we could only
just fit the camera but we were unable to get people behind the camera. To make
sure the shot was then successful we would roll the camera and the operators of
the camera would get out of the shot and then would say action. We also found
it difficult to make sure the actors were able to go back to the exact same
position throughout the scene as we had no take to mark the place where they
needed to stand. Instead we improvised by using coins and placing them on the
floor for each of the actors so they would then know where they should stand
exactly so the sequence looked more accurate.
What we could have done to make the scene look
better was to perhaps make the setting of the scene a little better and more
interesting so that the audience really knows the situation that the actors are
in and also to make sure that filming the scene would be easier.
This has taught me a few things that I should
consider for my thriller opening sequence. One of these is how the setting
should suit the scene better as in this scene the setting didn’t compliment the
scene that was being portrayed. I also think that in my thriller should have
more shots that involve more high and low angles and also tracking and pan
shots to make the scene seem more interesting rather than it being so slow and
no movement of the camera as this makes the scene seem less exciting.
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