Film Studies A Level Camera Exercise Video Analysis

Film Studies A Level Camera Exercise Video Analysis

The story of the video is that, after being 10 minutes late for school, a student has to run away and hide from the teacher, but the whole incident was a daydream in the end. Admittedly, it isn’t exactly an interesting story.

My group used all of the listed camera shots and movements in our video (though maybe except for the tracking shot as we were in hurry at the time). However, for some of the more complicated shots and movements, we had to improvise, e.g. crane shot, because we didn’t have a crane to use for a proper crane shot.

For some scenes, we used a particular camera shot to portray it in an effective way, e.g. we used an over-the-shoulder shot to portray the anger and annoyance of the teacher facing away from the camera and the fear of the student facing towards the camera.

Similarly, for some scenes, we used a particular camera movement to portray it in an effective way, e.g. we used a crane shot at the end of the video to portray the sudden realisation that the whole incident was a dream.

Most of our choices of shots and movements were successful because they portrayed their respective scenes very well, despite not having the proper equipment for some of the shots and movements, i.e. crane shot.

Even with the tripod, some of the shots and movements we used weren’t completely steady due to the tripod legs being uneven and the stand in which the camera sits on wasn’t completely straight and due to carrying the tripod unsteadily.

Most of the shots were framed fairly well, despite some of the shots and movements being slightly unsteady, and in an effective way depending on the scene in the video.

Overall, I think the most positive elements of this video are the editing, e.g. the video transitions, and most of the camera shots, namely the less complicated shots, like the long shot.

I think if this video were to be improved, I would improve my voice projection when I was acting in some of the scenes, e.g. when I said “I’m only 10 minutes late”.