Paranoia

This is our Paranoia edit that we created with cameras in the school. Testing different shots and angles to practise our camera skills and how they are different. My evaluation for the basic shots, composition and continuity. This was our first time going out with the professional cameras and testing them out.

1. Rule of Thirds- We used the rule of thirds in some parts of our clip, for example in this first screen shot, we aligned the actor with their intersection points allowing it to flow. I feel we did this rule well however it could be improved, the camera could be lower to allow the viewer to see more of a full body point of view.

2. Head Room- Head room refers to the space between the top of the frame and from the actors head. It is good to leave a small but not to small distance between the head and the top of the frame to make the shot look more professional also you should not make the distance to big because it will leave a large gap in the area about the head and mislead the viewer because they will think that something is going to happen in that space. In this screen shot from our clip I feel that the camera high camera angle and head room work well and the right amount of space is there. for our first time shooting I would consider this a good use of head room.

 
 
 

 

However, in this shot below I feel that the head room is poor and that the space between the top of the frame and the actors head is too large. Also this gives the viewer a false indication that something is going to appear or happen in the large area.

 

3. Looking/ Lead Room

 

Lead room is the idea that viewers want to see where a moving object is going not where is has been. You can adjust the shot to offer a bit more room in the direction the person is, and a bit less room behind. It also is the space where dramatic energy is directed. When filming close up shots, the term described is called 'Nose Room'. 

 

 This is and example, I feel that our clip doesn't have much strength in Lead room, however these 2 screen captures are a slight example as the actors are walking into a space and direct energy to the area. Taking this as a practice we can continue to perfect and add to our skills.

 

 

4. Framing of shots- The term camera shot is how an image is refered to on a screen; Extreme long shots, Mid Shots, Two shots, Close ups and extreme close ups. In our clip I feel that we established a few of these shots, by creating long shots, two shots and close ups, however although they are not perfect they still have the idea of how we applied to the scene using the camera. This is our example of a long shot.

5.  Manual Controls-

Through this progress I have found that there is a lot to do when filming to make sure your final piece looks professional and to a high standard, although this edit isn't brilliant I feel that it has shown us how to use the cameras and how we can learn from errors and not breaking the filming rules. The mystery and suspense wasn't great however in some parts you could tell from the actors and the camera angles that there may be some mystery, due to their being no sound for this clip also made it hard to understand what was going on. When I was using the camera it took a bit of time to get used to using the manual controls, however once I had it became a bit more easy. We sorted out the white balancing before, by holding up a white sheet and adjusting the camera. The shoots we took weren't all well framed some 'sweep' across the room and created a poor effect, however in all the shots we used a tripod which kept the camera steady and it didn't move around. We followed the shot procedures and filmed what was asked of us, if we were to do it again, from what we have learned how to use the camera and the techniques when shooting for example head room, lead room can all be improved.