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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