Tuesday 11 March 2014

Evaluation Activity 1: Camerawork and Editing






Above is an example of our work that exemplifies our use of camerawork and editing. The three above shots take place one after another in quick succession to beats in the music. It is one of the rare moments of continuity in the trailer, that allows a brief narrative moment. There are not many of these moments in the trailer, as trailers are not designed to tell a continuous story, but to offer hints as to the overall plot. However, there does occasionally have to be some continuous editing so that the audience is able to tell that there is some sort of story. We were pretty happy with these shots as well, particularly the first shot in this sequence, as it looks high budget, as if the log is high off the ground. The following two shots were hard to film, as it was hard to get the cameraman in a position where they could balance with one hand and film at the same time. Eventually we worked it out, and the shots that came out of it looked good. It conforms to the stereotypes of an action movie, as two of the three shots were low angles, making the characters look more dominant and intimidating.