In this question i am going to cover:
- Knowledge of Camera Angles
- Use of the Tripods and Cameras
- Use of the Apple Mac Computers
Knowledge of Camera Angles:
At the very begining of making film, i did not know my way around a Mac, the Mac's are much more advanced and until trying things and making mistakes i did not know much, I-Movie is the main movie making programme on the Mac computers, this alone seemed very complex, in the group however we all had strong and weak abilities on them so we where able to help eachother to the knowledge to then create a good pece of film.
At the begining of creating the main poece we as a group were all under the impression that we were making a movie trailer and determined to make a great pece so we set about filming many different scenes to put together as a trailer, it was at a good time we clarified that it was an opening we were flming for and had many scenes which we didn't use because we didnt need them, however for effect we had filmed from many angles and veiwpoints which we had learned about, then scrapped the scenes we didnt use and filmed relevant scenes with the knowledge of the same angles.
The 180 degree rule is one which i beleive we broke at first when not fully understanding it, before we did any filming we did study all angles and put them to the test. Due to our piece being about phycologically disturbed mind, at most points there was only one person in the camera shot, (Jamal) the main charachter played by myself (Kaisir Yousef). However this rule helped us create a real sense of space, as most scenes where of the main character in agitation and panic, this rule gave the edge that the location and were the scene was set is the only place the character had to be and move around in, and also this being a media convention we simply could not break it.
P.O.V shot is a shot which we did with great planning although it is a simple scene to film, we wanted a certain affect, we did the scene and at the begining we started off slow and then sped up to give the effect of the person being chased, the slow part we intended to give a sense of place but a sense of uncomfort at the same time, we filmed this in a wooded area which was a very different location to the other scenes as they where filmed in small couped areas, despite this we still managed to create a sense of panic even though the area was outside.
Close Ups and Mid Shots helped us also create the same sence of a small area, the camera was still however the character was moving back and forth whcih gives the audience the impressiont that the onli place the character has to move is back and forth a few feet away from the camera.
Tripods and Cameras
The trpods are basic extendable balanced stands whcih allow the camera to be stationary, theyre where many adjustable screws and nobs on the tripods we used however it is clear which part extends what area of the tripod.
The cameras had both functions firstly recording and secondly to be able to take still pctures, they are basic to use yet provide quite a high quality of recording.
I had basic experience of using a handheld camera before i started the A-Level media course however using a camera to film and puttin the knowledge of various angles together with the filming is different, and when creating a movie you understand that the small movements you may have in just a recording are not acceptable. For most scenes we were able to use a tripod whch enabled the camera to be stationary and for the person filming it allowed them to move it if and when neccesary. As you create pieces of film though you begin to realise a tripod is not always helpful and not always used, for certain angles for instance the tripod may not be high enough which is one of the problems we faced while filming our media piece, when you use the camera freehand you understand how stll you must keep your hand and the slightest movement could mean having to refilm a scene, which we also experienced a number of times.
Apple Mac Computers
I-Movie is the main programme on the Mac computer which we used to create our piece of film however there are many other aspects which came from different edditing programmes on the Mac's, When you click record and pause on the cameras, each time u stop recording the bit recorded s a clip and once uploaded to I-Movie on the Mac this is clear, the process of cutting and trimming clips is very easy and the clips which you would like to make your film out of get added to a seperate secton nemed project (the name of the project) once everything is in the section that u would like to keep you are then able to add slide transitions etc.
After effects is also something that we discovered and added to our final piece to make it look more proffesional, its an entrance were you can write in different text and many different effects the production companies name, the characters names and the movie title for instance, there are many different effects to chose from as every film would have a different theme.
For those who watch of have seen horrors we all know that the music in these films add to the effect and have a big hand in how scary something is, so after all the scenes were filmed and put together in a project, we made a subtle yet freaky piece of music also on the Mac using a different software called Logic Pro 9, A member of the group who was good at using this programme created an eery piece of music with a violoin in the back which really added to helping atain the audiences attention and added to how scary it was.
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