A2 Media Work

This year we have an opportunity to use the cameras to film either a Music Video, a Short Film or a Film Trailer. For now we will be focusing on camera work and getting camera angles accurate. To reach Level 4, the top level in this corsework i would have to be able to do the following;

Show Excellence in the following;
- Holding a shot steady, Where appropriate;
- Framing a shot, including and excluding elements as appropriate;
- Using a variety of shot distances as appropriate;
- Shooting material appropriate to the task set;
- Selectinh mise-en-scene including colour, figure, lighting, objects and setting;
- editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer;
- using varied shot transitions, captions and other effects selectively and appropriatly.

at the minute i think i am at a level two and i think i will need to work hard and push my self if i want to achieve a Level 4. another thing evident from the first couple of pieces of camera work i did that i need to concentrate on mes-en-scene and really think about what i want in my shot to get the message across. also how hard it is to keep the camera still. making sure the shots arent too long is very important as it will make the video seem alot longer. the positioning of the people on camera at the time is inportant for presentation. Sound is a very big part of the camera work, setting the scene and telling people what your video is about, making sure the sound is clear and there are no unexpected or unwanted noises in the background. Also the person who is talking is talking loud enough, as i found out when filming before that if you are doing a long shot it is hard to hear the person from a long way a way so a voice over would be appropriate there rather than struggling to hear people. making sure there is a variety of diferent shots makes the film interesting and also shows that you have a higher level of understanding of camera work and camera angles.

When we was filimg the tour around the school little details are so important such as making sure clothes are on properly, i was on camera talking and the shoulder of my top fell off and i didnt notice but when we watched our film back it looked really bad. paying close attention to little details is very important. we also cut people head off alot, rather than thinking about what the shot looked like we was thinking of ideas for what we should do for the film. framing the shot properly and making sure the person talking is in the correct place is important for neatness and presentation.

i have yet to decide wether i would like to do the filming in a group or individually.