THIS CAMERA STAGE OF PRODUCTION IS ESSENTIAL AS IT ALLOWS FOR US TO DEVELOP OUR CAMERA SKILLS PRIOR TO THE FILMING OF OUR TRAILER TRANZIENT , AT THIS STAGE WE WILL BE USING SEVERAL TYPES OF CAMERA EQUIPMENT AND PRACTICING DIFFERENT ANGLES AND SHOTS . WE WILL ALSO BE KEEPING VIDEO LOGS OF THIS WHICH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE DAY OF FILMING.
FILM INSPIRATIONS
district 9ESTABLISHING: TO SET THE SCENE AND PREPARE THE AUDIENCE FOR THE TYPE OF LOCATION THAT THE FILM MAY PREDOMINATELY TAKE PLACE IN HERE IT IS USED TO SHOW THE DIFFICULT SITUATION THAT THEY ARE LIVING IN.
EXTREME LONG SHOT: THERE ARE VARIOUS OF THESE SHOTS TO SHOW THE REFUGEE CAMPS AND THE EXTENT OF THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS TO CREATE A SENSE SYMPATHY WITH THE CHARACTERS AND AS A CONSTANT REMINDER OF THE WORLD THEY ARE LIVING IN. BIRD EYE VIEW: THIS CREATES A SENSE OF DOMINANCE AND AN AUTHORITATIVE POSITION WITHIN THIS TRAILER IT IS USED EMPHASIZE THE PEOPLES SURROUNDINGS CLOSE UP: THIS IS USED TO GET A CLEAR REACTION OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE TRAILER ALLOWING THE AUDIENCE TO SYMPATHIZE WITH THEM THIS IS DONE REPETITIVELY ALSO TO SHOW HOW PROBLEMATIC THEIR ISSUES HAVE BECOME. WIDE ANGLE SHOT: THIS IS USED AT POINTS OF DIALOGUE WITH THE PRAWNS AND IS OVER THE SHOULDER OF THE MAN SPEAKING TO THEM CREATING A SENSE OF MYSTERY AND FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN AS HIS FACE IS HIDDEN LOW ANGLE: THIS SHOT CREATES A SENSE OF FEAR AS THE WATCH THE HELICOPTERS GO OVERHEAD WHICH ACCOMPANIES THE PUBLIC'S UNAWARENESS OF WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING CREATING A SENSE OF FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN |
28 days laterBIRDS EYE VIEW : THIS IS A QUICK ZOOMING INTO THE PERSONS FACE PERHAPS FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF SOMETHING ATTACKING HIM THIS CREATES THE FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN IN THE AUDIENCE
LOW ANGLE: THE STILL LOW ANGLE AND QUICK MOVING IN OF RATS AND LATER RUNNING CREATES A FEAR WITHIN THE AUDIENCE AS WE SEE THEM COMING IN FROM AROUND , BEHIND AND ABOVE THE CAMERA CREATING A FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN ESTABLISHING SHOT: THIS IS USED TO ESTABLISH THE SETTING PRE AND POST APOCALYPTIC. THE AUDIENCE IS AWARE SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED BUT DON'T KNOW WHAT. CLOSE UP: THIS IS USED TO GET A SENSE OF PEOPLES REACTIONS FOLLOWING WHAT HAS LEAD TO A POST APOCALYPTIC WORLD . WIDE ANGLE: HERE THIS ANGLE IS USED TO SHOW THE DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE CHARACTERS OR RUNNING DUE TO FEAR FROM THE ANTAGONISTS. TRACKING : THIS SMOOTHLY MOVES ALONG AS THE CHARACTERS RUN FROM THE ANTAGONIST PANNING: THIS IS USED TO GET A CLEARER VIEW OF THE SETTING NOT ENTIRELY BUT ENOUGH TO CREATE A SENSE OF THE FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN . |
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ESTABLISHING SHOT: HERE WE GET A SHOT OF THE CITY PANNING DOWN TOWARDS THE STREETS IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH THE LOCATION THERE'S A BUSY ATMOSPHERE CREATED FROM THE FIRST ESTABLISHING SHOT.
WIDE ANGLE: HERE WE HAVE A FAMILY IN THEIR CAR HAVING A DISCUSSION SHOWING THE AUDIENCE WHO THE MOVIE WILL MAINLY BE FOCUSED AROUND CAUSING THE AUDIENCE TO ANTICIPATE A SOON COMING PROBLEM THIS ANGLE IS FURTHER USED DURING THE RUNNING SCENES AND DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS
PANNING:AN OFFICER THEN COMES BY WHICH THE CAMERA SMOOTHLY YET IMMEDIATELY PANS ROUND AS HE IS STRUCK BY A FAST MOVING FAN CREATING A SENSE OF CONFUSION IN THE CHARACTERS AND FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN AMONG THE AUDIENCE
LOW ANGLE: THIS ANGLE ADDS TO THE FEELING OF VULNERABILITY AND FEAR IN THE CHARACTERS CREATING SYMPATHY WITHIN THE VIEWER AS THERE IS CONSTANT CONFUSION AND URGENCY YET PORTRAYING WHAT IS ABOVE THEM AS DOMINANT AND AN AUTHORITATIVE FIGURE
HIGH ANGLE : THESE SHOTS ARE USED CONSTANTLY WHILST PANNING OVER THE CITY SHOWING THE WORLD PRIOR TO A SEEMINGLY SOON TO COME APOCALYPTIC WORLD IT IS USED TO EMPHASIZE THE DANGER AND URGENCY WITHIN THE SCENE.
EXTREME LONG SHOT: THIS CAPTURES THE PANIC OF THE CIVILIANS RUNNING AWAY FROM AN UNKNOWN ANTAGONIST ADDING TO FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN IN THE AUDIENCE WATCHING.
EXTREME CLOSE UP: THIS IS USED TO SHOW THE SPARKING OF A FLAME IN ORDER FOR THEM TO SEE WITHIN A DARK CLAUSTROPHOBIC SPACE
OVER SHOULDER: THIS IS USED DURING THE FAMILIES DIALOGUE IN ORDER TO GET THE PERSON REACTION DURING THIS CONVERSATION WHICH ALLOWS THE AUDIENCE TO SYMPATHIZE WITH THE CHARACTERS
WIDE ANGLE: HERE WE HAVE A FAMILY IN THEIR CAR HAVING A DISCUSSION SHOWING THE AUDIENCE WHO THE MOVIE WILL MAINLY BE FOCUSED AROUND CAUSING THE AUDIENCE TO ANTICIPATE A SOON COMING PROBLEM THIS ANGLE IS FURTHER USED DURING THE RUNNING SCENES AND DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS
PANNING:AN OFFICER THEN COMES BY WHICH THE CAMERA SMOOTHLY YET IMMEDIATELY PANS ROUND AS HE IS STRUCK BY A FAST MOVING FAN CREATING A SENSE OF CONFUSION IN THE CHARACTERS AND FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN AMONG THE AUDIENCE
LOW ANGLE: THIS ANGLE ADDS TO THE FEELING OF VULNERABILITY AND FEAR IN THE CHARACTERS CREATING SYMPATHY WITHIN THE VIEWER AS THERE IS CONSTANT CONFUSION AND URGENCY YET PORTRAYING WHAT IS ABOVE THEM AS DOMINANT AND AN AUTHORITATIVE FIGURE
HIGH ANGLE : THESE SHOTS ARE USED CONSTANTLY WHILST PANNING OVER THE CITY SHOWING THE WORLD PRIOR TO A SEEMINGLY SOON TO COME APOCALYPTIC WORLD IT IS USED TO EMPHASIZE THE DANGER AND URGENCY WITHIN THE SCENE.
EXTREME LONG SHOT: THIS CAPTURES THE PANIC OF THE CIVILIANS RUNNING AWAY FROM AN UNKNOWN ANTAGONIST ADDING TO FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN IN THE AUDIENCE WATCHING.
EXTREME CLOSE UP: THIS IS USED TO SHOW THE SPARKING OF A FLAME IN ORDER FOR THEM TO SEE WITHIN A DARK CLAUSTROPHOBIC SPACE
OVER SHOULDER: THIS IS USED DURING THE FAMILIES DIALOGUE IN ORDER TO GET THE PERSON REACTION DURING THIS CONVERSATION WHICH ALLOWS THE AUDIENCE TO SYMPATHIZE WITH THE CHARACTERS
CAMERA SETTINGs
THE CAMERAS USED WHEN PRACTICING SHOTS CANON EOS 600D AND EOS 7D WILL BE USED FOR OUR UPCOMING TRAILER TRANZIENT.
THERE ARE VARIOUS SETTING AND FEATURE THAT ARE ON A CAMERA THAT ALLOW FOR BEST POSSIBLE USE WHEN FILMING THESE INCLUDE FOR THE
THERE ARE VARIOUS SETTING AND FEATURE THAT ARE ON A CAMERA THAT ALLOW FOR BEST POSSIBLE USE WHEN FILMING THESE INCLUDE FOR THE
THE CANON EOS 600D: THIS CAMERA HAS 18 MEGAPIXEL AND PRODUCES LOW NOISE IMAGES IT SHOOTS VIDEOS AT 1080P AND HAS HYBRID AF TECHNOLOGY ENABLING IT TO MAINTAIN FOCUS DURING FILMING ,IT IS ALSO ABLE TO SHOOT IN DARK LIGHTING TO GET THE TRUE AMBIANCE OF WHAT IS BEING FILMED MAKING AN OUTSTANDING CAMERA THAT IS USER FRIENDLY.
KEY SPECS:
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THE CANON EOS 700D: THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE 600D AS IT HAS 18 MEGAPIXELS WITH A 3 INCH FULLY ARTICULATED SCREEN HOWEVER HAS A GREATER ISO AND 5FPS CONTINUOUS SHOOTING.
KEY SPECS
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SHUTTER
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APERTURE
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ISO
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SHUTTER SPEED ALSO KNOWN AS EXPOSURE TIME IS THE LENGTH OF TIME A CAMERA SHUTTER IS OPEN TO EXPOSE LIGHT INTO THE CAMERA SENSOR. FAST SHUTTER SPEED CAN CAPTURE MOVING IMAGE AND FREEZE ITS ACTION COMPLETELY GETTING A CLEAR IMAGE . SLOW SHUTTER SPEED CREATES THE EFFECT OF MOTION BLUR THIS IS ALSO USED WITH DIM LIGHTING TO CREATE A SENSE OF MOTION. IT IS MEASURED IN FRACTION A SECOND .
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APERTURE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EITHER THE BLURRING OF A BACKGROUND OR BRINGING EVERYTHING INTO FOCUS. THE SIZE OF THE LENS WILL LEAD TO DIFFERENT RESULTS THE, APERTURE IS EXPRESSED IN F-NUMBERS THE SMALLER THE F NUMBER THE LARGER THE APERTURE .
EXPOSURE TRIANGLE
THIS IS A SIMPLIFIED TABLE OF ALL THE ELEMENTS SHUTTER , APERTURE AND ISO BRIEFLY EXPLAINING HOW IT AFFECTS CAMERA SETTINGS |
ISO ON A CAMERA SETTING IS ITS SENSITIVITY TO LIGHT THE HIGHER THE ISO THE MORE SENSITIVE THE CAMERA WILL BE WITHIN THE CAMERA THEIR ARE IMAGE SENSORS THAT CHANGE THE SENSITIVITY WHICH ALLOWS FOR LIGHT TO BE GATHERED AND TRANSFORMED INTO AND IMAGE HIGHER SENSITIVITY ALLOWS FOR IMAGES TO BE CAPTURED IN LOW LIGHT AND DIM ENVIRONMENT HOWEVER CAN RESULT IN A GRAINY IMAGE. THE ISO SEQUENCE IS 100 ,200 ,400,800,1600,3200 ETC THIS DOUBLES THE SENSITIVITY .
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CAMERA EQUIPMENT
SHOULDER RIG
THE SHOULDER RIG RESTS ON THE CAMERA OPERATORS SHOULDER ALLOWING THE USER TO EASILY MOVE AND CAPTURE STEADY FOOTAGE WHILST DOING SO
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TRIPOD
THE TRIPOD IS USED AS A STEADY REST FOR THE CAMERA, IT HAS ADJUSTABLE LEGS THAT ALLOW FOR CHANGE IN HEIGHT AND THE REST ALSO ALLOWS FOR ROTATIONS IN ORDER TO SMOOTHLY CAPTURE VARIOUS SHOTS
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TRACK
TRACK: THIS EQUIPMENT ALLOWS THE CAMERA TO REMAIN STABLE AND FOLLOW A MOVING OBJECT WHILST REMAINING STEADY.
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CAMERA ANGLE
EXAMPLES
HIGH ANGLE SHOT
MEDIUM CLOSE
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TWO SHOT
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DAY ONE
CAMERA ANGLES
DATE: TUESDAY 20TH OCTOBER 2015
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TIME: 02:15 - 3:45
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CAMERA ANGLES: IN THIS VIDEO VARIOUS CAMERA ANGLES CAN BE SEEN BEING TESTED OUT BY MY SELF AND OTHER CAMERA OPERATORS
THESE INCLUDE:CANTED SHOT - WIDE ANGLE SHOT - P.O.V -OVER THE SHOULDER ESTABLISHING SHOT - EXTREME LONG SHOT - LONG SHOT - MEDIUM LONG SHOT - MID SHOT - MEDIUM CLOSE UP - EXTREME CLOSE UP |
INTRO
INTRO: AT THIS STAGE WE WERE EXPECTED TO INTRODUCE OURSELVES, OUR TRAILER TITLE , THE DATE ,OUR ROLE AS CAMERA OPERATOR AND WHAT WE HAD AIMED TO ACCOMPLISH. THIS WAS TO KEEP A LOG OF WHAT EXACTLY WE WOULD BE DOING THROUGH OUT THE DAY WHICH WOULD BE PRACTICING SEVERAL CAMERA ANGLE AND FAMILIARIZING OURSELVES WITH THE CAMERA IN ORDER TO MAKE USAGE DURING FILMING OF OUR TRAILER EASIER.
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CAMERA ANGLES: VARIOUS OTHER ANGLES WERE ALSO PRACTICED ON DAY 1 BY MYSELF AND OTHER CAMERA OPERATORS THESE INCLUDE:
TWO SHOT - BIRDS EYE VIEW - WORMS EYE VIEW HIGH ANGLE SHOT - LOW ANGLE SHOT |
DAY TWO
CAMERA MOVEMENT
DATE:THURSDAY 22ND OCTOBER 2015
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TIME 08:45 - 10:15
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INTRO: THIS IS A SECOND INTRODUCTION ON DAY 2 AS CAMERA OPERATOR BRIEFLY EXPLAINING THAT I WILL BE PRACTICING VARIOUS CAMERA MOVEMENTS WHICH WILL DEVELOP MY SKILLS BEFORE FILMING OUR TRAILER TRANZIENT.
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CAMERA MOVEMENT: SEVERAL CAMERA MOVEMENTS WHERE TESTED ON THE SECOND DAY IN ORDER TO DEVELOP OUR SKILLS FOR FILMING THESE INCLUDE:
TRACKING SHOT - DOLLY - SHOULDER RIG - PANNING - ZOOMING - TILTING - HANDHELD |
day THREE
TESTING
DATE: TUESDAY 27TH OCTOBER 2015
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TIME: 2:15 - 3:45
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INTRO
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INTRO :THIS IS DAY 3 OF FOOTAGE AS CAMERA OPERATOR HERE I BRIEFLY EXPLAIN THE VARIOUS CAMERA SHOTS THAT I WILL BE USING THAT I BELIEVE WILL MOST LIKELY BE USED IN MY TRAILER TRANZIENT
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TESTING: HERE CAMERA OPERATORS TESTED VARIOUS SHOTS WE BELIEVED WOULD BE USED WITHIN THE FILMING OF OUR TRAILERS AND TRIED TO FAMILIARIZE OURSELVES WITH THEM IN ORDER TO PERFECT IT ON THE DAY OF FILMING SOME OF THESE SHOTS INCLUDE
SHOULDER RIG -TRACKING -PANNING -TRACKING & PANNING |
MORE FILM INSPIRATIONS
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2
CANTED SHOT: A PERSON FLY BACKWARDS INTO THE CAMERA KNOCKING IT ON ITSIDE RESULTING IN ITS CONSTANT GLITCHING.
HIGH ANGLE : VARIOUS CCTV LOOKING SHOTS FROM A HIGH ANGLE SHOWING THE ROOMS IN THEIR HOME. |
LEGION
TILTING: THIS IS USED TO SHIFT TO A HIGH ANGEL OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE A DEMON POSSESSED ELDERLY WOMEN CLIMBING UP A WALL.
BIRDS EYE VIEW: THIS IS USED TO SHOW THE MAN FROM A LOWER LEVEL OF POWER THAN WHAT HE PREVIOUSLY HAD. |
LAND OF THE DEAD
WIDE ANGLE SHOT: THIS IS USED TO SHOW A MASS CROWD OF ZOMBIES WALKING FORWARDS
CLOSE UP: THESE ARE USED IN ORDER TO GET A CLEAR VIEW OF THE CHARACTERS EMOTIONS OR LACK OF EMOTION. |
THESE FINAL HOURS
REACTION SHOT: THIS IS USED TO CAPTURE THE FEAR OF THE PUBLIC AND CHARACTERS IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE AUDIENCE TO EMPATHISE
ESTABLISHING SHOT: THI IS USED TO ESTABLISH THE SETTING HERE IT APPEARS APOCALYPTIC AND DESTROYED ALLOWING THE VIEWER TO INFER WHAT MAY TAKE PLACE |
DIARY OF THE DEAD
HANDHELD: THIS ADDS TO THE IMPACT OF THE TRAILER AS ITS BEING DOCUMENTED BY PEOPLE IN ORDER TO BE VIEWED LATER. THE SHAKINESS ADDS TO THE FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN.
WIDE ANGLE: THIS IS USED TO SHOW A FEARFUL GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS TALKING INTO A PHONE. |