Videos

A few days back, we were made to create five different shots for our class with a partner, each using a different camera angle. Here is my work:

    Video #1 - Introductory Scene - This shot shows the campus before stopping and zooming in on a tree, which the audience will ideally view as being the most integral part of the story. It's introductory because it shows the setting of the rest of the movie and introduces key items. This shot was created by simply rotating the camera and then using the zoom function on it, zoning in on the tree. Our goal of making an introductory scene was probably achieved.

    Video #2 - High Shot - This shot displays Arturo (my partner) from a high vantage point below the viewer. In the video, he picks up a stick and slowly points it upward, towards the camera. The way this was recorded was by me standing on a bench and rotating the camera angle down at Arturo, then slowly tilting it upward during the course of the filming in order to make sure that the stick stays entirely within the frame (however I didn't tilt it so much that it stopped being a high shot). I believe that in this video we also achieved our goal, to make a high shot, however the implication of the character displayed being weaker may not have been present.

    Video #3 - Low Shot - This shot shows me coming down the stairs in an exaggerated fashion (in order to make me more imposing, which it doesn't look like I succeeded at!). It was made by tilting the camera angle upward then keeping it steady for the duration of the film. The goal, which was to create a low shot with the camera at a low vantage point, was definitely achieved.

    Video #4 - Close Shot - Someone ate all the bagels. This scene was extraordinarily easy to make, just keeping the camera steady, and our goal of creating a close shot was achieved.

    Video #5 - Extreme Close Shot - Here I unconvincingly fall asleep. Just like the last shot, this scene was very easy to create, simply keeping the camera stable and zoomed in, and didn't require much effort. Our goal was achieved here as well.

    Overall, I enjoyed this activity and especially liked how we immediately jumped into doing this hands-on type activity, just going outside and making our own short films. My partner was also incredibly generous, allowing me to make the shots on his phone (as I didn't have my own), and I had a lot of fun making these shots and talking with him. Hopefully we'll have more projects like this one as time goes on!