We were tasked with recreating a scene from a selection of films, we chose to recreate a scene from Harry Potter; we chose to do our own rendition of the scene when Dobby dies. This was our first attempt at filming a scene, performing and editing the results. We used several different shot types to make this clip, including medium shots, close up and then edited the shots in Adobe Premier by cutting parts of different clips using the razor tool and removing the segments which were unnecessary. I've found the using Premier is very good for editing footage as its simple to use and you can usually us the effects that you want. We did give some thought to the shot types we were using but as it was our first attempt at filming this kind of footage it didn't become clear until afterwards which shot types were effective and which didn't work so well.
Lots of the shots we used were medium shots and I think they were suitable, but it would have been better if we'd have experimented with a wider variety of shot types instead of using one shot type for each scene. For instance it would have been a good idea to use some close up shots when filming the reactions of Dobby dying. We were limited by the set as we had very little space to work in so the opportunities to change the shot type and camera angle were limited.
Lots of the shots we used were medium shots and I think they were suitable, but it would have been better if we'd have experimented with a wider variety of shot types instead of using one shot type for each scene. For instance it would have been a good idea to use some close up shots when filming the reactions of Dobby dying. We were limited by the set as we had very little space to work in so the opportunities to change the shot type and camera angle were limited.
Shot Types
Ariel Shot: This is a shot from in the air which is used to give the audience a sense of the location they are in. In this shot you can see a city with lots of high rise buildings and see that its quite busy giving you a sense of where the action is about to take place. Medium Shot: This shot usually shows the top half of someone and can sometimes involve them talking to another person in the scene who is next to them.
Over the Shoulder: This shot usually happens during a conversation where the camera is positioned over the shoulder of one of the participants of the conversation looking at the other.
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Arc Shot: This is where the camera circles around the person or action that is taking place. Long Shot: A long shot shows a character or object from head to foot, so that you can get a full sense of what they look like. This type of shot usually shows some of the surrounding environment as well.
Pan: A shot where the camera is constantly moving from left to right or right to left used quite often when things are moving for instance if someone is running or are in a car chase.
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Close Up: A very popular shot which is a very important shot is showing characters feelings. This shot only keeps a persons face in the frame so that you can see all of their emotions, usually as a reaction to something that has happened. Deep Focus: This shot keeps the foreground, middle ground and background all in focus showing their relevance.
Point of View (POV): This shows the camera through someone's eyes so we can see exactly what they see often used in horror films to imply that the characters are being watched.
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