Monday, 5 October 2015

The Conversation - 4 Hour Film Challenge

The conversation from Frankie Smith on Vimeo.

This is a response to a brief given to us to complete a short film within 4 hours. I worked as part of a 5 person team, primarily working with the camera. Overall, I think that the video was successful and I'm very pleased with it as we managed to complete the entire video along with the editing in just over four hours. We allocated jobs out to each member of the group and everyone cooperated with each other easily and we also incorporated numerous shot types and camera movements. We effectively used various pieces of equipment, such as a tripod, two cameras and several lenses (18-55mm and 60mm). 


Shot using the 60mm lens on a Canon EOS 600D


Shot Types and Camera Angles

 Close Up
 Long Shot
 Mid-Shot
 Two-Shot, 180 degree rule
 Dutch Angle, Long Shot
Establishing Shot


Despite the fact that I think that the video was successful, I am aware of the improvements that could be made. 
For example, at around 2:08, the shot is very over exposed. This is because the aperture needed to be lower, as did the ISO (too much light was being allowed through the lens).



In the first scene, the ISO is extremely high (ISO 6400 I believe) and this resulted in a very grainy video. To resolve this issue in future I would use a higher f-stop.








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