Second Attempt with a Camera

We had a second attempt using a camera. In this attempt we took on board the constructive criticism we received from Mr. Buckmaster:

• Check the head space and position of character before you start filming
• Do a count down from 5 after we have pressed record before we start filming the shot
Keep the camera still unless we are doing movement  In movement keep the camera a the right angle and make sure the movement is smooth
Think about the lighting of your shot before recording and ensure you can see the characters face when supposed to.
Set the camera up in the exact position before filming the shot

Above is a video of my groups second attempt.

In our first shot we panned a High Angle Medium Shot. In this shot you can see that we counted down after we pressed record as there are a few seconds with no movement, this was to ensure that when it comes to editing we have not missed the beginning of the shot. The head space in this shot was good; there wasn't too much space above the character in comparison to how much of the character we could see. Also the lighting meant we could see the character perfectly and our panning was much smoother than our first attempt.

Our Second shot was a Birds-eye View. In this shot I think we needed to reduce the head space slightly because it wasn't in proportion with the feet space. Also the lighting was slightly bright on the characters face which meant that you couldn't see her face very well. Also, we did move the camera slightly when it was supposed to be a still shot.

Our Final shot was a Reverse Shot. In this shot we positioned the character well in the first half of the reverse shot. She had good lighting on her and we used the rule of thirds to position her. In the second half of our reverse shot we had a good proportion of the back of the characters head compared with how much of the 'mystery' character we could see. Also the lighting of the character she was looking at was effective because it made him look mysterious and dangerous which was the desired effect. Finally there was a lot of time at the end and beginning of the shot to allow for editing. I think our reverse shot was the best shot we did and was a massive improvement on our previous reverse shot.

Although there were still negative points about our second shots and there wasn't such a variety of shots, they were of a much higher quality than our first attempt.