Monday 11 October 2010

Camera Operating

on the Thursday 7th of October in our groups we filmed a scene using all the differant shots.
close up
wide shot
mid shot
extreme close up
two shot
over the shoulder shot
point of view shot

we had to male actors come in to play the scene. props used a old fashions telephone. that was the message we were tyring to get across that he needed to ring. wwe had a close up of the facial expression. the anger in one and the worry in the other. and the gaze they had towards eachother. we worked out the porition of body launguage and the contact how he was leaning in towards him with the phone.

Stand By/ Standing By- readys everyone into position for the take. The AD calls STAND BY and the response tells them that everyone is prepped.

Turn Over/ Turning Over- (Roll film. rolling) The director tells the camera operator to start filming- a few seconds of film is then run as the camera get up to speed. this is often referred to as LEAD ON. once done the camera operator will respnd TURNING OVER or ROLLING. to indicate being up to speed.

ACTION! - Cue for the actors to perform the take, and the crew to do their jobs. It is good practice for the Director to let the film rin on a further few seconds after the take is completed before cutting- this is referred to as LEAD OUT.

CUT! - Cue for the camera to stop running film. industry practice expects that the camera operator does not cut before being told.