Maxwell
Thought Planning
When we first decided on our exact filming location, it was after careful consideration of camera angles that we could use for our filming. We wanted a wide variety of unique angles for our clip. So thought planning was very important. A few of the camera angles we wanted to include were;
A cctv styled shot, almost like a high angle shot but without the sense of it being a birds eye view, a motionless security camera with only the intent of showing the protagonist.
Long shots, these would be used to give a dynamic feel to the set and display that the action is only occuring within a certain area within frames.
Rotating shots, we would need enough space to be able to hold the camera steadily but still be able to move around characters. The camera would perform a rotation to express that it is a real setting and build on elements of reality.
This shot will be one of the last we film. It is a long shot and will showcase quickly the motion in which 1 character is carried through the other. And will feature as part of quick jump cuts we will make. We have set up this shot so that we can clearly see both characters with as little background as possible. This is only a representation of the actual shot that we will fim in more darkness.
This is a special shot and angle we have featured in our opening, and is supposed to represent a CCTV camera. The angle will be tilted to provide a high angle shot but not a birds eye. This is so it feels like characters are not being watched by a third party, but ignored in the comfort of their own reality.
This shot again is filmed out of the way of the action, in a tree in this case. This is similar to the CCTV shot as it will portray that the characters are involved in their own action and that there is no visible camera in sight. They are being watched outside of the setting they are within.
This is an example of an OTS shot we will be using repeatedly to build tension as characters move towards each other. We will adhere to the 180 degree rule all the way during the filming. However, the 180 degree line itself will change.
This is an example of a style of low angle shots that we would use to also build tension as characters approach. It will be useful in showing easily how far apart characters are from one another. However, unlike in the shot shown our actual camera angle would be higher, probably being a mid shot as showing the uneveness of the floor and the dirt would only draw away from our production.
OTS are really effective in thrillers and horrors in expressing vocabulary and fear. This use where 1 of the characters is blurred out will be very effective in keeping the identity of the antagonist neutral and less will be focused on the antagonist themselves but more on the fear and curiosity they strike.