Preliminary Ex 11:: Camera Movement Video Blog Post Submittal

 Today my team and I practiced camera movements. It was a way to further our knowledge on the world of photography/ camera work. This practice helps me understands the need of this skill, and the overall meaning of the shots. In the practice I thought of incorporating the shots we practice in our film, due to the fact of giving the film deeper meaning/message through the shots. Since the film my team and I are making is a psychological thriller, having shots that portray aspects of the genre enhances the film. So, these are the shots my group and I did, as practice for our film.

     Static shot

 Definition: A film shot that has no camera movements 

 Action line: A person sitting down sadly.   

https://youtu.be/5svN8jGqTVI

Pan shot

Definition: A camera movement where the camera moves with the subject but stays in one place. 

 Action line: Following a person walking across in hurry

https://youtu.be/nzuD8pavHv0

Tilt up 

Definition: A camera movement that look upward on a vertical plane while keeping it in a fixed position

Action: Showing someone looking up

   

https://youtu.be/UL8lKNwBWds

Tilt down 

 Definition: A camera movement that the camera looks downward while keeping a fix position

Action line: Showing an object on the ground.

 

https://youtu.be/43uaBGry59k

Tracking from behind

 Definition: A camera movement that involves moving a camera behind the subject while maintaining a distance and direction.

Action line:  A person being followed by another.

https://youtu.be/H6b_9u9yHBk

Tracking from the front 

 Definition: A camera movement that follows a subject in the front.

Action: A person walking in confidence. 

https://youtu.be/VnRRCe1jpoQ

Dolly in 

Definition: A camera movement that moves the camera closer to the subject.

Action line: Moving slowly to a person being off task.

https://youtu.be/ZZCpsOFMLlI 

Dolly out

Definition: A camera movement where the camera moves away from the subject

Action line: A person being alone.

https://youtu.be/8lwSFiOv25g 

Random/handheld

Definition: A camera being held by the operator rather than a tripod.

Action line: A person can't find their phone while talking to someone.

https://youtu.be/UqW7SHg9Gh0 

Zoom in

Definition: A camera technique that makes a subject appear larger by adjusting the focal length of the zoom lens.

Action lines: Showing a classroom essential

https://youtu.be/593VhhbzF9w 

 Zoom out

Definition: The camera making the subject appear smaller, to reveal the background of the scene

Action line: Showing the location of a person

https://youtu.be/KnhJFE248oU 

Pedestal 

Definition: A camera movement that involves moving the camera up or down, without changing its horizontal or vertical axis 

Action lines: Revealing the dress of the student. 

https://youtu.be/LGTCg0gEgAc 

   

         

       

 

Preliminary Exercise 10: Introduction to Camera Movement Techniques in Film

 -Introduction

Our current lesson is on camera movements. Camera movement are ways the shot is moved during a scene to enhance, and they are useful because it is a way to show emotions in scenes. Also give an overview of the world of the film. This led to the person responsible of the camera movement, and it is the camera man and the director. The director is there to put their vision of the film in fruition and the camera man is there to help the director to push that vision. 

 Two famous camera people in the film industry are Robert Richardson and Matthew Libatique.  Robert Richardson worked on all Street" (1987), "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989) and "The Doors" (1991), and Matthew Libatique worked on Pi (1998), Requiem for a Dream (2000), The Fountain (2006), Black Swan (2010). Their works is around the human mind, which is a major aspect of psychological thrillers. Libatique have been working since 1993 and Richardson been working for 40 years. They both have receive many awards, Richardson awards are Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography, Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography, American Society of Cinematographers Lifetime Achievement Award, and Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography. Libatique have won Independent Spirit Awards, Satellite Awards, and  Academy Award.

With this lesson I had some prior knowledge of zoom in shots, because of the movie Scott Pilgrim vs the world. 

Scott Pilgrim Match Cuts

-Refection

What I learn about camera movement is that is important, because it enhances a shot. With that enhancement, the shot can feel realistic or intense. With learning about my group picked out shots we wanted, and with it we picked out clips that correspond with the short and genre of our film. I did zoom out, tracking, and trucking shots, and I used power point and YouTube to help with my assignment. I am intermediate when it comes to PowerPoint. Because I know how to do my assignment but do not know every single thing about the app.

-Word-cited

"Different Types of Camera Movements in Film." StudioBinder, StudioBinder, www.studiobinder.com/blog/different-types-of-camera-movements-in-film/. Accessed 13 Jan. 2025.

Preliminary Exercise 9 Camera Composition​

 Introduction

With film shots the way that the subjects and objects are place in the shot, gives visual elements to the frame. Through this each shot in the film have different arrangements, that give meaning to it. This causes the audience to feel certain ways and feeling. These arrangement in shots is call camera composition.

-Reflection

What I learn about camera composition is that, is gives the audience different emotions of the scene/shot. With that emotional aspect of it, it means me being the producer I can add films in my ream film to evoke an emotional response from the audience.  Through this emotional response, added shots that arrange the subject is certain ways is a good way to leave an impression to the audience.