Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Over The Shoulder Exercise
When doing this short over the shoulder exercise, our group decided on how to act out the scriipt. We decided practicing the acting can lead to how we can plan the location and the shots. Of course there were other groups filming around us and we were limited in location so we just filmed the best way could. When following the rule of thirds, I thought it was an ok job. We didnt hit the exact "sweet" spots of the grid but it followed the principle ok. The over the shoulder shots help show a real conversation and the appearance of each character as they talked. Given the parameters of the location and the time we had to practice the script, the conversation came out pretty well. The compostion isn't up to par but the conversation between Jacob and Morgan turned out better than expected. Sicne there wasn't so much time to practice the characters in the script we gave the tone as a suprise and saracasm towards the end. When Jacob asks "enough to?" we implied we would use the money for entertainment i.e. food, games, party, etc. Then Morgan says it's meant for college and the left Jacob to sarcastically say "yea". When using over the shoulder shots is hepls show a conversation in real time and allows to show the reactions of each character as they say their dialogue.
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OTS Exercise Evaluation
ReplyDelete1. Shots framed with rule of thirds in mind (2 pts poss.). 2
2. Two-shot establishes scene (1pt. poss.) 1
"3. The reaction shot is planned and placed to emphasize a character’s feeling about what is going
on (2pts. poss.)" 2
4. The lines are delivered and the film is edited to convey a clear mood (1pt. poss.). 1
"5. Edits are well-placed, recreating the natural pace of the
dialogue. (2pts. poss.)" 1
"6. Title and credits are complete, spelled correctly, and
within “safe” zone. (2pts. poss.)" 0
REFLECTION
"1. Describe how your group planned your shots. What
realizations did you make about the kind of planning that
needs to happen BEFORE you shoot? (2pts. poss.)" 2
"2. Look at the composition of your over the shoulder shots.
Did you follow the rule of thirds? Why or why not? (2pts. poss.)" 2
"3. What IMPRESSIONS do the over the shoulder shots create
about the characters? How does this work?
(2pts. poss.)
" 1
"4. How realistic does the dialogue seem in the final edit? What challenges did you have in editing?
(2pts. poss.)
" 2
"5. Is there a dominant mood or tone to your video?
What is that mood or tone? How did you accomplish this? (2pts. poss.)" 2
"6. What other observations do you have about using
over the shoulder shots? (2pts. poss.)(e.c.)" 2
"7. What other ideas got emphasized or reinforced about
how to make effective videos from doing this
exercise? (2pts. poss.) (e.c.)" 0
18 /20 pts.