Camera Work Reflection

    I suppose watching all those movies really paid off! Who would've known how the cameras angle and position can change the dynamic of a scene. Over the past few classes I've learned more and more about different camera angles and how much life they add to a scene. That mid shot of a character may not seem like much as you watch a movie, yet it adds depth to the scene as you can see the characters full expression. Take a look:

  It shows the setting where the character is and captures his facial expressions more clearly. In this project, in particular, my group was assigned to take different camera shots and turn them into a story using a random object--in which we chose a keychain from my bookbag. We had a giggle fest thinking of where our little egg character should travel to next in the story. Moreover, it was fun to step out of class and explore the school solely to film our project.

 This was my first time doing and illustrating a story board and I have to say...I think it looks really good!

  I believe we portrayed the scene very well as I was heavily inspired by the short films on Youtube called "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On". Unlike ours its a stop motion film but ours did show fluid movement. It was definitely a challenge to try and include all camera shots and create a story without a real living main character. However, in our first assigned project we were able to use ourselves in the project which proved to be way easier. In this assignment we focused on camera movement and its effects. 

    The topic of this project was "the surprise" which was vague enough to let our creativity soar. Since we're juniors, its common sense that the pressures of college are coming down fast. So what's better then to have a short film of getting into you're dream college? Quite a surprise if you ask me.

 

  Its safe to say we had a lot of fun filming this--I mean take a look at our faces: giggly, awkward, quirky. Filming definitely taught me that you need to be patient when you're working with such great people, because all the time we burst out laughing. Going further, I'd want to do a more serious project. While opening a college acceptance letter is a surprise, the topic is open for a wide range of scenes.