PRELIMINARY EXERCISE

MY PRELIMINARY EXERCISE

As a group we had to create a opening where 3 characters were involved.One delivering a pizza, and two people receiving the pizza. As a group we decided to put a spin on this and turn it into more of an action opening involving guns with a cliffhanger at the end.

For our group i did the camerawork meaning i panned the camera on the tripod when doing to the arch pan/ 180 degree shot and the tracking shot. I also had to set up the tripod and camera for the shot reverse shot and the over the shoulder shot whilst making sure that the subject of the shot was in focus. During the process i learnt how to use the 'Manfrotto' tripod and canon 650D camera.

During the process of doing the camera work i came across some difficulties which i had to adapt to and overcome. For example our chosen location of filming was quite compact and tight so i had to adjust the height of the tripod to the certain position for example the arch pan and then the shoulder shot as i was crouched down in the corner. After each shot i made at least one other person check that they were happy with the shot and i myself checked after every shot that everything we needed was in focus.

As a group i think that next time we could improve on our practical work by establishing our story line properly before shooting anything as i think that we kept changing are location and story line at the start whilst shooting which was a pain as we had to then delete the clips and cut bits out whilst editing as well as actually editing our main shots. 

Overall, as a group we worked well and ended up with a finished opening which we were all proud of. Personally, I was happy with my camera work and achieved all the shots which we were supposed to