Camera workshop2- Thursday

 In the second camera workshop, we practised using two key techniques when filming which are:

The 180 degree rule-

This technique is used to make sure that the audience are aware of where everything and everybody is and know where all the action is happening in the scene. 

It is a basic guideline regarding the spatial relationship between the characters in a scene. The characters in the scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. 

If the 180 degree rule is broken, it looks and feels wrong because audiences have been conditioned for years of how things should look. 

Rule of thirds -

This is where the screen is split into three horizontally and vertically. It is more about where the lines meet rather than the boxes themselves. Where the lines meet is where point of interests go.

A mistake people usually make is placing the point of interest in the middle of the screen.

When adjusted and placing the point of interest on one of the focus points, the shot becomes more dynamic. 

We also learnt the language used whilst on set, to prepare to shoot a scene, dialogue goes as follows- 

Director- "Stand by"

Crew- "Standing by"

(these terms are used because they are short, simple and will not be misinterpreted.)

Director- "Roll camera"

Crew- "Camera Rolling"

Director- "Action"

Director- "Cut" 

It is important not to cut before the director calls it. 

I do not have footage from that day to show but what was shot that day is what we used in the editing workshop number 1. 

We shot a simple scene of me walking down the stairs and checking my phone multiple times with different camera angles.