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Greetings!! Today is all about camerawork! Camerawork is the way cameras are used to film movies, and it's important in film because it tells a deeper story, bigger than the one we see on screen. The 4 major categories that we considered when planning our shots were: shot size, camera angle, framing, and composition.
Shot size is the amount that a subject takes up in a particular scene, which is why it's called a "shot size". An example of one shot size, is an establishing shot, which introduces the story.
Camera angle is the way the camera is pointed at a subject. One example of a camera angle is the "high angle", which shows inferiority.
Framing is particularly looking at how many subjects are in the frame. One example of a type of framing shot is three-shot.
On a film's production team, a person known as the "Director of Photography" is needed to be in charge of camerawork. One example of a famous photography director is Matthew Libatique, who is known for films like "Black Swan" which is a beautiful movie documenting the traumatizing life of a passionate ballerina who wants to play black swan, and "Requiem for a Dream" which shows how drug addictions can really affect people's lives. Some awards that he won were:
He was nominated for an Oscar.
He was nominated for an Oscar.
He also won the Satellite Award for Best Cinematography.
He won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography.
He won the Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematographer.
He was also nominated 40 times!
My team and I have to develop camerawork skills in order to create our film because without it, the film will be bland. There wouldn't be an interesting story behind the scenes.
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SHOT 1
A dark figure shown at the bottom of the stairs.
Shot Size: Establishing Shot
Camera Angle: High Angle
Camera Angle: High Angle
Framing: One Shot
Composition: Horizontal lines, Depth of Field
Tone: Eerie, Uneasy
SHOT 2
A high school girl walks with pride outside of her school with her classmates,
Shot Size: Master Shot
Camera Angle: Shoulder Level
Framing: Crowd Shot
Composition: Leading Lines
Tone: Relaxed, Informal
SHOT 3
This shot is taking place at a high school's football field. You can see students sitting in the bleachers.
Shot Size: Wide Shot
Camera Angle: High Angle Shot
Framing: Crowd Shot
Composition: Leading Lines, Depth of Field
Tone: Tranquility
SHOT 4
You can see teachers and students waiting outside together.
Shot Size: Full Shot
Camera Angle: Shoulder Level
Framing; Crowd Shot
Composition: Shallow Focus/Soft Deep Focus
Composition: Shallow Focus/Soft Deep Focus
Tone: Intriguing
SHOT 5
Three cheerleaders are shown on screen while a football game is currently going on. One looks upset, while the two others look enthusiastic. The sky looks stormy.
Shot Size: Master Shot
Camera Angle: Shoulder level
Framing: Three Shot
Framing: Three Shot
Composition: Balance
Tone: Comedic
SHOT 6
A boy is shown cosplaying as a character from a famous anime (Inosuke from "Demon Slayer"), and you can see him pointing his sword to imitate the character.
Shot Size: Medium Shot
Camera Angle: High level
Camera Angle: High level
Framing: Single-Shot/One-Shot
Composition: Lines
Tone: Courageous
Tone: Courageous
SHOT 7
My cousin is shown admiring the life of sea animals in an aquarium.
Shot Size: Medium Shot
Camera Angle: Close-Up Shot
Framing: Single-Shot/One-Shot
Composition: Depth of Field, Shallow Focus, Rule of Thirds
Tone: Calming, Aesthetically Pleasing
SHOT 8
Two students are shown in a class, looking down at a phone.
Shot Size: Medium Full Shot
Camera Angle: Low Angle
Framing: Two Shot
Composition: Balance
Framing: Two Shot
Composition: Balance
Tone: Silly
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So, the objective of this activity was to apply all the film techniques we learned into 8 shots from our storyboard. My teammates and I did a great job with researching, taking the photos, and putting them in the right spots. It was a tedious process, but it was worth it because we finally finished the task. All of us took on roles like directing, set designing, acting, and being camerapersons. We used locations like our school campus and our homes. We used surrounding people as our characters, and most of the tones in our photos were unsettling. It was kind of easy to complete, because all we were doing was choosing photos with our planned out camerawork techniques already. For example, shot 1 shows an unsettling scene of a hard-to-make-out figure in a dark setting, which is one of our themes for our short film we are aiming to create later in the year.
Another example, shot 3 shows the social aspect that we are aiming to create in our short film later.
We accomplished the task, by putting together all of our skills and brains to create the end product. My teammate Marley B, helped with research. My teammates Lexi M and Khloe R helped with camerawork. We all brainstormed ideas for completing this activity.
We used our phones to take the pictures. I consider us all experts.
In the end, we discovered that camerawork plays an immense role in filmmaking. We can use this skill as a tool to help interest our target audiences. Camerawork is one of the important steps to making a successful film for any filmmaker. Thank you for tuning in! P is logging off.
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WORK CITED
(No date) Camerawork | definition in the Cambridge english dictionary. Available at: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/camerawork (Accessed: 20 December 2023)
(No date) Camerawork | definition in the Cambridge english dictionary. Available at: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/camerawork (Accessed: 20 December 2023).
McGregor, L. (2021) The filmmaker’s guide to the establishing shot, The Beat: A Blog by PremiumBeat. Available at: https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/filmmakers-guide-establishing-shot/ (Accessed: 20 December 2023).
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