Advanced Camera Movements

Slider Footage:

Use of Technique

The way that I had thought of using the slider in a film would be to either approach or follow our characters as they move. Examples of this could be that we use the slider to move closer to a character as they walk towards the camera or to slide and track characters as they move through the frame.

Crane Footage:

Use of Technique

I think that we could use the crane in order to establish our characters. We could move the camera on the crane around our characters to allow us to introduce them or to follow pan across them. This would allow us to add movement instead of having a static shot of our characters.

Wide Aperture (Bokeh) Footage:

Use of Technique

I think that we could use wide aperture to make our characters stand out during night scenes. A more "normal looking" shot could make it differentiate our subject from the darkness. However, a wider aperture could make the subject stand out more, allowing us to see them better.

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Investigation 3/1: The Tools Of Camera Stability

One of the most important aspects of cinematography that goes commonly unnoticed is having the camera steady. Even a slight amount of movement within a shot can pull the audience away from the film, so it is important to attempt to have shots. There are multiple different ways that you can use to stabilize your camera, some of which are more effective than others. Tripod Using a tripod is the easiest way to stabilize the camera while filming. By having three points of contact with the ground, a tripod keeps the camera extremely stable. The camera would likely only move due to very large movements on the ground or strong winds. The one downside to using a tripod is that it has to remain stationary. If the required shot involves moving around, a tripod can likely not be used. Overall, the tripod is the easiest, simplest, and cheapest way to keep your camera steady. (Image Source) Shoulder Rig A shoulder mount is one way to keep the camera stable while also being able to mov...

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Post-Production Blog Post 5/9

Over the past couple weeks, I've been working to put together the Mini-THON Documentary for 2021. The following describes the status of the documentary as well as updates regarding some things that I have previously written about during the Pre-Production and Production stages of documentary. Transition Success In my previous Production blog post, I talked about my idea as to how to transition from the different parts of the documentary. Now that I've been able film the shots for these transitions and incorporate them into my editing timeline, I can say that my idea is largely a success. It was difficult to properly set-up the corkboard in a way that gave me my desired framing, but I'm happy with what I was able to make. Within the edit, the transition clips are given a digital tracking zoom along the string in order to show the transition from each labeled section. I chose to use a digital tracking zoom rather than doing it physically due to limited help to film the transi...

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