First Attempt with a Camera

In class we got into groups and had our first attempt with a camera. We took it in turns film different camera angles and shots.

Above is my groups first attempt.

First of all we panned an establishing shot. When filming our clip we used a tripod, this meant our pan was reasonably smooth however, our shot was still slightly wobbly and there was a couple of jolts. Also, there was slightly too much grass in the shot and not enough of the trees.

Our second shot was a long shot. I think our head space in this shot should have been slightly smaller; however, being a long shot, there is going to be a lot of space around the character.

Thirdly we did a two character medium shot. Again, the head space in this shot was slightly too big however I think we got a good proportion of the characters in this shot.

Our next shot was a Medium Shot. This shot was slightly a Dutch Angle Shot however, this was unintentional. Therefore, our group should have checked the trip was level before filming this shot. I think the head space in this shot was slightly better than the previous shots and we didn't place the character in the centre of the shot.

Then, we did a Medium Close-up. This shot, like our others, had too much head space. The character was in a good position in the shot.

After, we did a Close-up Shot. The head space in this shot was better than all our other shots; it was reasonably good proportion, however, our character was quite central in this shot.

Our next shot was a Big Close-up. This shot was also slightly wonky and central. Our group should have checked the position on the tripod before filming this shot.

We did a Reverse angle Shot next. In this shot the character in the shot should have had something to look at one the reverse to make it more effective and the back of the head should have been closer and to the side more in the shot. Also head space was a bit big the first part of this shot. 

Then, we did a Low Angle shot. The angle of this shot was good, however, the light behind the character made it slightly harder to see the characters face.

Finally, we did a High Angle Shot. This shot had too much head space but the angle was good.

After doing the task we played it to the class and Mr. Buckmaster gave us constructive criticism.