AS Media Studies - Written Assignment

AS Media Studies - Written Assignment

For our practical assignment we had to use different camera shots in a story line that we made up.  Our story was called "The Protector." We used a non-dietetic soundtrack throughout.

The story was based on trying to protect something, what was being protected was not revealed to the audience, this is to create an effect of suspense and keep the audience wondering what we are searching for. Throughout there are different shots of us trying to find what we are protecting.

We did not include all the listed shot types and camera movements as not all of them fit in with our story-line.   

All our shots were filmed in black and white or at least partially. A long shot has been used in the first scene which then moves into a medium shot. In the second scene a low angle shot is used, in the next two scenes high angled shots have been used.  We have then used a close up shot which moves into a medium shot then lastly a long shot. In this same scene we have used a rolling camera technique with a medium shot going into a long shot. The last shot is a close up of the words "The Protector."

The first shot used was a bury multiple effect. We chose this effect to give a quite creepy look and create a scene of mystery.  We then used a low angled shot and a high angle shot to give the effect of being watched from many angles. A long shot was used in the corridor which then moves to a rolling  shot and ends with a close up shot. This was used to create the effect of something bad happening and the music throughout is meant to build up tension without revealing what happens to the people at the end.

Some of our choices were successful but others were not. We could have used more of a range in the shots to create various effects. The most successful shot would be our rolling shot as it ended up with a nice effect.

Most of our shots were steady by after we re-done them as we didn't manage to get it perfect the first time round and had to cut out some parts where the camera shock a bit.  We did frame each shot appropriately but there could be improvements made as we had trouble filming some scenes so they didn't turn out exactly how we wanted them.  Out high angle shot was one of the hardest to film as we had to hold the camera steady over the stairs and carefully so that we wouldn't drop it.

Overall the most successful and positive part of our short film would be our effects as they worked well with our cuts and helped the film to run more smoothly. Improvements could be made on our film quality as some parts aren't as clear as others.