Production Blog: Angles

  In the past two years of this class, we have talked about filming techniques. This is because there is a large emphasis being put on them. Because of the emphasis that I have been taught, I want to put a lot of thought into how I film this project. The first thing I need to do is make sure that I have the right camera angles. In the classroom, we watched many film examples. I have chosen a handful of filming techniques that I want to use based on these film extracts. They might not be put in the final film, but they are the ones that I felt might be beneficial to add. The first is the eye-level shot. There is nothing fancy about it, but it is very common in films and because of that, I want to add it to ours. It is almost exclusively a close-up or medium close-up shot, meaning that it is taken from a relatively close distance, and leaves most of the emphasis on the actor. Because it is a relatively close shot, I want to use it in our shot focusing on the victim. The next is an over-the-shoulder shot. Over-the-shoulder shots can be used from many distances, showing a person that they are talking to, or a vast location that the character is overlooking. If I end up going with an over-the-shoulder shot, I will be doing it at a very short range. This would be used to show the victim over the killer's shoulder. Lastly, I want to do a split shot. Not often are they included in media, but when they are, I like the dynamic that it gives between the characters. Because our film is about a killer, I feel that a split-screen might be an interesting way to show the relationship between the killer and the protagonist on the phone. I also want to include some high and low shots. I want to add a high shot when the person looks up to see the killer standing over them. This will help us add more emotion to our film. I also want to add a low shot. I am unsure of the capacity in which it will be used, but I feel that it is important to add to give our film some diversity. In conclusion, I want to add a diverse range of camera angles and shots to make our film more enjoyable to watch.