Creative Task: 20 Shot Sequence

Our Video:
20 Shot Task from Charlotte Bancroft on Vimeo.

What Went Well? 

• There are a variety of angles. This breaks the footage up and helps the viewer to understand who is talking. 
• The narrative is clear and easy to understand however, It doesn't follow Todorvo's Equilibrium theory (unless you count going to class as a dilemma.) 
• The sound (song) used matches the mood of the characters and atmosphere. This makes the genre of the film clear. 
• We improved the way we pan videos. In other tasks, I would pan free hand and would try to keep the camera as still as possible. However, in this film we used a tripod so my shaky hand didn't effect any stationary shots. We also used a tripod for the pan and this made a more smooth pan.  

What Didn't Go So Well? 

• Sounds of the wind are slightly too strong and the volume of peoples voices changes (sometimes its loud other times its quiet.) 
• Camera clicks can be heard either at the end or start of a shot. This is because I rested my hand over the camera's mic in order to reach the record/stop button. 
• At the start of the film the characters are walking on to the field and are in mid-movement. Then, in the next shot, all the characters are suddenly standing still. This sudden change is slightly jarring and could confuse the audience. 

Story Board:

What Have I Learnt? 

From this task I have learnt that filming a short film with lots of shots takes a lot of effort. My group tested lots of shots before we started. I also learnt that tripods are great for filming but they need lots of adjustment (especially if you have a very tall actor.) I have also learnt it's important to make sure that all the shots flow nicely together. Since we had 25 shots it was hard to link some of the action shots but the majority of my groups shots were stationary shots of people speaking so these were easy to link.