Diary Post - Practice Filming

In our lesson we used the flip cameras to practice filming and learn about control of the camera. Our task was to create a doctors waiting room inside a classroom, focusing on framing to make sure that nothing entered the shot that would give away that we weren't actually in a waiting room. In order to make it look like a waiting room we moved a few chairs into a hall-way and placed them along the sides so there were two rows of chairs with a passage down the centre, like in the picture shown. We used lots of shots including an introduction shot of the empty waiting room, a shot of someone walking in and sitting down and lots of small shots where the person was fidgeting or rubbing there neck to show they were in pain. We also included a shot of a ticking clock to create the idea of waiting, this helped show that it was a waiting room and not just a seating area.

We used tripods to get steady shots and reduce the shake when filming steady shots, this shows control over the camera and makes the video seem more professional. This was helpful because it means that when I am filming my film opening I can demonstrate control over the camera and use more creative shots to help achieve a higher mark. Whenever I am filming I try to use more creative shots or make things more interesting by changing little things. Instead of using entirely still shots from the tripod I used a range of camera shots including tracking shots and even a point of view shot as one character followed another out of the waiting room.