Comparative
Camera Operation and Evaluation
The following videos are
evidence of my attempt to practice filming a person, using a full shot, walking into a space, sitting down, rising
and leaving.
Attempt
One
The smoothness of this shot
was not fluid as several jerky movements were established and the overall
cinematography lacked control. There was insufficient headroom and when my
subject got up from the chair, part of her head was cut off. However, the nose
and lead room in the shot could be categorised as basic. Observing this first
take made me realise I need to improve my panning and tilting techniques and I
need to take more notice of the fluid head when trying to implement the rule of
thirds. Grade (U) Minimal
Attempt
Two
The anticipatory framing was
minimal, in fact this attempt was worse than the previous attempt, with jerky
movements, insufficient head room, no rule of thirds applied and the nose and
lead room after the subject rises from the chair was nonexistent. Grade (U)
Minimal.
Attempt
Three
This shot did not employ the
required fluid motion, as I could see several jerks to the shot. Again there
was minimal head room, but the anticipatory framing was better established once
my subject rose from the chair, as I managed to keep her head in the frame, and
it was only the bun in her hair, that was cut off. However, when my subject
walked away from the chair, I totally failed at the anticipatory framing, as I
was too slow to lead my subject in the frame and this incorrectly depicted her
nose room. Grade (U) Minimal
Attempt
Four
The smoothness of this shot
had improved its fluid motion, since attempt one, but it is still minimal. The
head room was still insufficient, although the anticipatory framing had
improved and as a result of this, the lead and nose room had improved to.
Therefore, a basic level was achieved and to improve, more practice will be
needed, to successfully anticipate framing and head room. Grade (E) Basic
Attempt
Five
The fluid movement of this
shot had improved; although not perfect it employs the basic/ proficient
grading as my panning and tilting was a lot smoother. The head room again, was
not quite sufficient when the subject was walking, towards the chair. However,
it improved when my subject sat down, stood up and walked away. The
anticipatory framing was largely better than the previous attempts and this
resulted in a better established nose room and lead room. Grade (D) Basic
Overall
Self-Evaluation
My individual self-evaluations
of the objective, using the OCR assessment criteria, allowed me to reflect and
judge my own recordings. This insight not only gave me the opportunity to
practice with the camera, but it helped me to establish my weaknesses. The stipulated
full shot was my main concern, when participating in this task, that I lost
sight of the main objectives. To improve, I need to focus more on fluid motion and
at the same time I need to look more mathematically at the frame, to implement
the rule of thirds. This rule will guide me to assess the correct head room and
I personally feel I need more camera practice to ensure I improve my
anticipatory framing technique, as I tended to move the camera, when the
subject moved. This technique will automatically improve the lead room and nose
room, which is also an area that needs improvement.
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