The inability to move closer or further away can be frustrating at times and could have led to a less dynamic shot. Mainly, these are concerning the lack of movement available. However, there are some drawbacks with using the tripod. This lack of noticeably helps in the tripod's favour. The average person is less likely to notice the camera work in the tripod shot, so they are more likely to be focused on the scene. The cinematography is there to service the scene and not to distract. The tripod allowed for greater stability and made the camera work less noticeable. The group tried its best to salvage it.Īt the end of the day, I much rathered the tripod take than the handheld take. That accounts for why there's a lot of static, uneven audio and camera sounds on the soundtrack. We then found out, after the filming of the tripod scene, that this mic also did not work, and we had just been recording through the in-camera mic the entire time. A mixture of inexperience and a missing piece meant that we had to use my flatmate's microphone. Most of this editing had to be done due to the group's trouble with the audio equipment. Mainly just trying to remove camera sounds and leveling out the dialogue. Even though it was only one shot, a little bit of audio editing was involved. So, for most of the filming for the handheld shot, I found myself to be an extra person on set. However, due to the awkwardness of the handheld shot, it was decided that it was easier if Katie handled the focus as she filmed. While on set, I mainly helped with the camera, especially while focus pulling for the tripod shot.
It works for the premise and the restrictions, plus I'm pleased with the dialogue I wrote. Even though it's not the most substantial script ever written, I'm still happy with it. Most of my work was done in pre-production, as I wrote a few drafts of the script. I also ended up doubling as the camera assistant, just so I had something to do on set. I was pretty happy I got to write as I feel it's the job I'm strongest at. During this production meeting, we also decided who would take each role. This also led to the film being shot in my flat. I suggested that we use two of my flatmates as the actors as they have had previous acting experience and general enthusiasm for acting. It made shooting this a fun experience.Īnyway, during the group's production meeting, it was decided that the film would be about two people arguing over whether or whether not there was a hair in one of their dinners. I feel we all worked well together and got along perfectly. This was the first group task in this module, and I'm happy with the group I got. Jack & George (Workflow and Creative Camera Technique Exercise 2)įor the second exercise in Workflow and Creative Camera Technique, I had to shoot a minute-long scene with a tripod and then shoot it handheld.