Hello again, and happy Friday! Just last class I finished up working on my camera shots project, the second of two camera-related projects (the first being for camera movements) I made throughout the last few class periods. These projects taught me a lot about the use of cameras in media and gave me an understanding of their effects on the audience.
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Learning camera work was simple enough, as I copied a plethora of camera movement terms into my vocabulary notes. I put these terms to the test, viewing a minute-long clip of Star Wars and identifying all of the camera techniques used in the relatively short clip. I was surprised to notice how much can go into only a minute of film. For camera shots, I also copied some terms down in my notes, along with still examples of these shots from various TV shows and films.
The process for making the camera shots project was both easy and enjoyable! I began with working on the storyboard for the project, as the rest of my team brainstormed on how the story would play out. After getting the storyboard approved, it was on to filming, which had to be the most fun, as we took the shots outside of the classroom and into the courtyard, where we utilized the tree and walkway between two of the schools buildings. A fun gimmick of the project was that it did not star anybody from my team, but rather simple classroom objects, which was fun to work around.
Making the camera movements project was very similar to the former. It began with me working on the storyboard, with the entire team filming. This time, however, the project starred all of the team, with the filming only being done within our table, rather than the whole school. The overall process was definitely funnier than the camera shots projects, though.
Following both projects came a PowerPoint where we would reflect on each project. Overall, time was not on our sides for these, as we would always finish the reflections the class after we started, granted most of the time we would spend filming.
Working on both projects taught me a lot about the use of cameras and their effects. Two significant examples of effects created by the camera that have stuck with me since using them for the projects have to be how low/high angle shots seemingly enlarge/belittle the subject respectively, and how shots using random movement effectively creates a sense of realism.
Next time I work on similar projects, I will for sure use a wider range of different shots and movement techniques. This could potentially teach me more about camera shots and movements, while also making newer works unique and maybe even better than the first ones.
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Here is a link to the camera shots project PowerPoint
I am very proud of how this came out, it really showcases the creativity of me and my team, despite our limitations.
Unfortunately, I do not have access to the video to the camera movements project anymore, as I switched periods and am not working with my previous team anymore. Sorry.
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That is all for this post. Have a good one!
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