Original stills against our stills

This image is an extreme close up.

This image is a medium long shot.

This imagine is a medium close up shot.

This is a high angle shot.

This is a low angle shot.

This image is a medium shot.

This image is a close up.

OUR SHOTS

Close up shot 

Extreme close up

Medium long shot

High angle shot

Low angle shot

Medium shot

Our actual photos differed slightly to the original photos. Instead of an extreme close up of a mouth, we used an eye. It was still effective because the camera was the same distance away from the object being used. This was the case for most of our photos, apart from the medium close up. We kept this the same as we thought this was an effective photo. To achieve our shots, we used a higher platform for when we took the high angle shots, which was the stairs, and we filmed from there. Furthermore we used the tripod to achieve the low angle shots, as well as the medium, close and long shots. We did this because the tripod secured the camera, meaning we could move it any way we wanted to in order to achieve our shot. In our still of an extreme close up, we were worried that the focus would blur, but it didn't and we were able to control it. Also, we effectively used the zoom to achieve our different shots. In particular, the high angle shot. We wanted it to be an effective high angle shot, however we didn't want the people in the still not to be seen, so we used the zoom to achieve both things. Things that could have been improved upon is the steadiness of our hands when using the camera. This will take practice and possibly relying on the tripod more, to help us secure the camera. Also, I think we could be more professional when filming, and use more appropriate stills for each shot. In terms of camera, character and misé en scene, we tried to match the original stills as best as we could. For example, we found that close ups were often used for conversations between people, as they show people's emotions. We also found that extreme close ups were used for a certain object, as it goes into extreme detail of an important object. Therefore, in terms of characters, we used the original still, and used a boy and a girl for the medium close up. This is also why we used an individuals eye for the extreme close up, as you could see detail within it. We also realised that the best type of lighting for a close up shot is not too bright, but not too low key either. It should be in the middle, so as you can see the emotions clearly, but not too dark so as a low mood is set. There's no point in using low key lighting for a long shot, because you can't see any detail or perhaps any of the objects in the scene. We have learnt all of the above things and will take this into consideration when we film our preliminary and our real film.