Camera workshop 2

 It's important when shooting a scene to first shoot the wide shot then shoot the mid shot and finally by a close up followed by any other shots you intend to do such as tracking shots etc. This is to make sure once finished shooting a shot that you got everything caught on film and when editing you don't feel as though you don’t have enough. 

 

Continuity is important as if for example you have a glass of wine on set, and the actor takes a sip, as this shot will be filmed many times it is important that in the next shot that the level is wine in the glass is the same or relevant to that prior. For example, if its half full then in the next shot appears full this will not look right and take away from the scene. 

 

 

On set there are many words and phrases used to make the production process work efficiently and transparently. The director would say ‘stand-by’ the camera operators would then say ‘standing-by', this is to ensure all crew and cast are ready for the action. The director then says ‘roll cameras’ followed by ‘cameras rolling’ from the camera operator, this begins the filming, action is then called by the director. Cut is then called by the director to cut the action, but it Is important that the film stays rolling briefly afterwards encase anything is missed. 

 

 

Marks are used on the floor to indicate to the actors where to stand in the shot to relate to where the camera is placed, this is due to the use of body doubles in setting up the shot to save actors' time. A small mark will be placed on the floor to simply aid the actor and to save time and thus money on set. 

 

Its advised that the actors should not be shows themselves acting, or be shown any playbacks on set as especially early on they can become self-conscious of their delivery and come in next time doing something different that does not carry the meaning of the scene and can cost valuable time on set. 

 

 

 

The 180-degree rule is to keep order in the shot, it implies that once the line of filing is established usually from person to person but can be from objects as seen in the blue line above. Once this line is established its important to stick with the 180-degree filing radius and to not cross the line otherwise the shots will look unbalanced and can make it look in some cases as though the characters are talking to themselves or to no one. 

 

 

The rule of thirds is important when balancing the shot, as can see above the actor is placed in the shot based on the 9 squares, this ensures that some of the actor isn't out of the shot or parts are not overly emphasised on. This rule also improves the quality of shots as if done correctly can create some vert visually pleasing shots.