Research and Planning

I looked through a media book that gave tips about shooting different types of scenes and how to execute them. I thought it was really helpful because as well as giving written information, it showed images of how the shot should look, an example and camera placement and movement.

I looked through the book to find tips on shots and scenes that we could and may be able to use.

The double page below shows how to shoot 'passing through tight spaces'. This would be useful while doing chase scenes or even tracking in small/tight spaces. The image shows what position 

The double page below shows 'travelling with the subject' which would most likely be heavily used in our opening. We can also use these tips and adapt them to shoot a chase scene.

The double page below shows how to make a character stand out in the crowd. As we planned to shoot in Central London, I thought this section would be quite helpful. However, even though it did help, its harder to execute as its outdoor and we don't have all the materials that are available for films with a larger budget. It would also be difficult due to health and safety as we don't want to harass members of the public and we don't want them to harass us. 

This image shows how lighting can make a character in the crowd stand out so you know that they are significant or are one of the main characters. It would be difficult to do with the equipment we have but we can still try. 

The Long lens pan would be useful during our chase scene or when shooting a long shot. Looking through this book helped a lot because not only did it give us tips but, it also gave us more ideas for our opening. We thought about having shots from a long distance and possibly adapt it to use for establishing shots and when trying to build tension.

The tips below on shooting 'through open spaces' differs from 'passing through tight spaces' and once again would be great to use during a chase scene or when following a character (tracking). However, considering our location, it may be more difficult to find an open space where we wont get in the way of the general public.

I think the page below on 'building tension' has been very helpful and interesting because it actually gives tips on what we're trying to achieve. The first sentence explains that staring into an open space builds tension as the audience expects something to appear. This plays with the unknown and in my previous research, I realised that the unknown is what fears us the most. staring into open space could even be done with a point of view shot to suggest that the character is looking/hiding from someone or something. The book says that you can slide the camera along behind the character and I like the idea because, it builds tension making the audience ask questions and fear for what they don't know.

'Your character should, therefore, be staring through a doorway, down an alley, or into another space.' For our opening, I think that we could defiantly use these techniques, especially down an alley way or into another space. 

 The double page below links in with the tips above on building tension as once again they are the 'UNSEEN attacker'. This also plays with the unknown again and almost creeps around to look down an open space.