Camera Techniques to Implement

Camera techniques are a major element in film production, they dictate how smooth the film would be-visually for the audience,the techniques used are moderately easy to utilize but it will come to fruition until the finished product is presented. As there will be two camera men taking turns to shoot the scene, the techniques will be revised thoroughly and experimented with, some experimentation has already been carried out in previous shoots, but it was all practice so there is not much left to cover. As we have chosen the urban/action genre of our film assignment we will pick accordingly as to when and where we should implement shot angles with different techniques to maximize the full potential, which would give us in return- a quality piece of filming.

Zoom

Description: View of subject changes from tight to wide or wide to tight using the zoom control on the lens. The camera does not move.Purposes: Change focus of attention from broad view to detail of subject or vice versa, keep size of moving subject the same in frame, reveal surroundings of subject (zoom out). Provides sense of magnifying subject without getting physically closer (zoom in).

Follow Action

Description: Camera follows subject as they move. May involve panning, tilting, and zooming.Purposes: Keep subject in frame, add energy and movement to scene.

Let in/out

Description: Camera is stationary and subject enters or leaves frame.Purposes: Allow subject to enter or leave scene, a transition between scenes or subjects. Let in can establish a setting and then bring attention to subject walking into setting. Let out can be used to end a scene.

Let in & Follow

Description: Subject enters camera frame and then camera follows moving subject.Purposes: Establish a scene and then follow action, change attention from one subject to another, pickup pace of scene, transition between subjects.

Shift Attention

Description: Uses a pan, tilt or combination to change the main subject of a shot from one element to another.Purposes: Shift attention from one element in the frame to another, shows physical relationship between subject elements, to also follow action by changing frames when main action changes between subject elements or show secondary activities happening while main action occurs.