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This shot will work for my special effect, mainly because you can see my actor has some fake blood and a black eye. This shot will help the narrative because it shows she is injured by someone and something has happened to her, it also shows she is angry because her hand is clenching and shaking out of anger. This helps the narrative because it does give some background information about the character. I intend to use a simple cut for the next transition mainly because I feel that using a more complex transition won't fit in with the flow of the video.I would probably use this shot in my editing because it does look quite good. It showed a good closeup of my actor clenching the wand. However I feel that I could’ve followed the wand going up to make it a smooth transition to the next shot. It makes it seems like it looks like a shot is missing. I feel this shot is quite effective, mainly because it does show my special effect and it shows what I envisioned when drawing out my storyboard. I had to take this shot a couple times, mainly because I didn’t instruct what I wanted my actor to do clearly enough, therefore not getting what I wanted. I also had to shot it again because I found it hard how to transition from my actors face to her wand to her face again. I had to experiment a couple of times to find how I should shoot the shot. I experimented from different angles to see what looked good and effective.I could also have used an extreme close up on the wand when my actor was clenching the wand, to really established the fact that the actor is angry and that she is shaking from anger. I could’ve also told my actor to clench the wand a bit longer before moving the wand up, to make it look like she is so consumed in anger that she doesn’t know what she is doing. Also, I could’ve stayed on the actors face a it longer to show a detailed expression of her face. It would’ve clearly indicated that she is angry and that something is wrong. It would also show off the special effects my actor has on her face, making the audience pay attention that she has a black eye and a busted lip. Because I only focused in the actors face for a couple of seconds, the audience could easily skip past the fact that she has no black eye or busted lip. Making it easy to state that I had no special effects in my final product when I clearly did.
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The next shot is a long shot of my actor when she fires her wand. This shot my not work for my visual effect mainly because you can't see where my actor is pointing her wand, so the laser beam from the wand might not be able to fit into the shot, because the wand isn’t in shot, the audience probably doesn’t know where she is firing the wand, causing some confusion. I feel that this shot doesn't really tell the narrative that well, mainly because you can’t visibly see my actor shaking, meaning that I haven’t fled what I wanted to film. I originally wanted to film my actor looking like she is shaking and then firing her wand. By her shaking it would again reinstate that the fact that she is so angry that she has no idea what her body is doing. I feel by not seeing my actor shaking it might not fill in the storyline quite well, the audience might assume that she fired the wand for no good reason instead of seeing the fact that she is so angry. I intend to use a simple cut to transtion to the next shot. The next shot I want to use is the big angle shot i used, so you can see where my actor is firing her wand and you can see the visual effect. I feel that this shot my not be as effective as I want it too be, mainly because you can't clearly see my special effect on my actor and the way my actor is pointing her wand the audience may not see the laser beam as the direction of her wand is out of the shot. I feel that my directing w't good in this shot mainly because I had to re film this a couple times because there were people in the background and my actor was confused in which direction she should’ve pointed her wand. I think next time I should probably have a sign near the road stating that I filming so there won’t be a lot of people coming into the shot. I, yet again, should’ve directed my actor more clearly when it comes to her acting. If I directed her more better it would’ve avoided any confusion and any re takes, meaning I could’ve shot this shot once and be done with it. It would also of saved me and my actor a lot of time. What I could’ve done better is to make sure that when my actor points her wand that the wand is in shot. I think next I should have a medium close up of the actor instead of a long shot, because then you can actually see the actor shaking a but more clearly.
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This is a high shot of my actor when she fires the wand. This shot will work for my visual and special effects mainly becasue you can see the special effects clearly on my actors face, also i can easily add in a laser beam effect for my visual effect. I feel that this shot will help the narrative because it clearly shows that my actor is shaking out of anger, and that she has been abused. This gives some context on why she is firing er wand to the house. I intend to use a simple cut to an establishing shot of the house, so the audience can see what what my actor has done. I feel that this shot is very effective, mainly because it is a clear shot of my actors actions and it is what I envisioned when writing out myself storyboard and I feel that this shot fits in with the flow of the film. I feel that my directing was good because I considered things such as using different angles of the same shot on the day of production so I have a section of shots I can choose from. I filmed this shot from the opposite angle, to see what it would look like from the opposite side. I then quickly concluded that it wouldn’t make any sense if i used the other angled shot because in my long shot it shows my actor turing around from the right direction. It wouldn’t quite make sense if I had one shot coming in from the right to it them coming in from the left.However, this was the third take I took of this shot because I noticed that my actor was firing her wand out of frame. I told her to aim it lower so it was in shot, I feel that if I told her where to aim in the first place then she would’ve done it perfectly and we wouldn’t of wasted any time. One thing I don’t really like about this shot is that she is looking in a different direction to the long shot. This makes it obvious to the audience that it is a different shot and they may be able to pick it up easily. I think next time I should think of the little details such as this and tell my actor where to look when filming the same scene but with different shots. Also, the audience may tell that the camera is shaking just a bit. This might look a but odd to all the other still shots I made and it could look unprofessional. I think next time I should have maybe a tripod or a steadier hand when it comes filming this to avoid any shakiness and make it seem more professional. I have also noticed that the wand aim from the long shot and this shot is different. Meaning that the audience may not know where my actor is actually aiming her wand. I think next time again I should think about the small details and direct my actor better.
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This shot is a mid long shot that pans in. I feel that this shot will work for my special effect because here you can see the special effect clearly on my actors face, I could also add in a bit of smoke and darken the shot a bot for my visual effect to make fit tie in with the explosion scene. i feel that this shot will help the narrative a lot, mainly because it shows how my actor regrets what she has done to the house and it shows the aftermath of her actions. It is also what I envisioned when I was drawing out my storyboard. I intend for this shot to cut to black, mainly because I want this to be the last shot of the sequence. Leaving the audience on a cliffhanger because they don't know what will happen next. I feel that this shot will be very effective, mainly because this shot shows some sort of moral meaning in it. The message of this shot is to be careful of your actions and I feel this shot portrays this message quite well because you can clearly see the regret and horror on my actors face. I feel that my directing of this shot was quite effective because I only filmed this shot once because I made it clear to my actor what I wanted from them and I had a clear idea on how to shoot this shot. I found that the first time shooting this was perfect and I didn’t need to film it. The camera was steady and it was in focus, meaning that as I was slowly becoming more accustomed to me directing and filming the better I got. However, I do noticed that when the actor drops her wand the audience can clearly see it is a paintbrush. I think next time I should’ve filmed the shot and perhaps try and not include the wand in it. This would’ve made the film more realistic and professional. I do feel that I could’ve panned in closer to the actors face, so the audience can see her reaction. By doing this it would make it easier for the audience to know what the actor is feeling, instead of assuming she is sad or angry. I think it would’ve been better if the end of the shot was a close up of the actors face, showing that she was horrified of what she has done. It would’ve added more depth to the shot and make the audience feel more sympathy for her because they know what she is feeling. If they could see what the actors expression was then they could sympathise with her because they know and understand what is happening.
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This shot is of an establishing shot of the house. I feel that this shot will work for my visual effects, mainly because it is a clear and stable shot of the house. Therefore I cane easily CGI in the explosions, the fire and the smoke. This shot will help the narrative because it shows the spell my actor created and it shows the audience what my actor is capable of doing. I intend to use a simple cut to my actor looking horrify, mainly because want the audience to see what the actors reaction of her own actions. I feel that this shot will be very effective in my final piece, mainly because it shows a clear view of the house exploding., and I can easily CGI in an explosion and make it look believable. I feel that I directed this shot quite well, mainly because I only had to shoot it once. The final shot looked clear and stable, meaning I don't need to stabilise it in post and I won't have any problems in adding in the suitable visual effects. I gave clear instructions to my camera man on what I wanted and expected, and they were able to deliver it.
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