Techniques I like

Liam Woodgate

Tracking shotThis is a camera technique that intrigues me and

I have tried my hand at it once or twice in my own projects, but I find that it is very difficult to get a steady shot, and because the shot is designed that it needs to be one take with no edits, it can take a long time to perfect. I have seen the use of cranes or camera tracks to solve this issue so maybe I will use them when making my final project. We actually used a tracking shot at the end of my AS production and it took a very long time to make it look good.

Fast paced editing

This kind of editing is prevalent in many action films or in films where there is some kind of confrontation or fight. It is quite difficult to get the right effect without making it too disorienting for the audience watching, you can also risk making it too slow which can grind the action to a halt and completely detach the audience. Hitting the balance between two fast and too slow is a challenge, but it is a challenge I would like to attempt to overcome in my projects.

Making text or images move in post

A lot of the time, I would like to have some picture-in-picture, other times I want to make my images or text move around, and while I have found a way to do this I need some practice to make it look smooth and well done. Another issue I come across is giving text an animation or a movement command, for this programs like After Effects can be used but I find the options there a little daunting. For my main project I will definitely look into making more impressive titles.

POV ShotProbably one of the more interesting shot types

that is also one of the hardest to pull off correctly. I have used this to great effect in some of my previous projects but they were all static shots. I want to try my hand at moving POV shots that offer a fully first person perspective. A good example of what I mean is from a film called “Hardcore Henry”, the entire film was shot in first person with cuts to show story breaks or blackouts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgU6hlu02yI