Preliminary sequence

As a group we created a preliminary sequence so we could get used to working with each other and practice different camera angles. This activity was a kind of warm up and practice for our real film. I felt it helped alot as we were able to practice with the camera and was able to see what worked well and what didn't. We experimented with a range of camera angles such as over the shoulder shots, panning shot, zoom and close ups. As a group we used this as a fun activity and acted out a scene were me and Dan had an arguement ( match on  action shot), although our acting is bad we tried to focus on our skills with the camera instead. When filimg we realised our strength was filming and editing and not acting and we decided to develop our strengths and not focus on performing something that wouldn't come across believeable.
When we came to editing it we all worked as a group and included music when Dan storms out the door and used the effect of black and white as we thought it was unique and effective. Overall I enjoyed filiming the sequence and look forward to working on our main project our film.

Preliminary sequence

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Mise en scene-

• Man wears a typical boxers outfit witht he red gloves and big gold belt easy to recognise who he is
• red could represent danger and blood which is invloved in the sport
• moves around alot to show he is sporty and part of what he does when he boxes
• medium long shot with him in the middle to draw in attention as he is the focus
• high lighting from the side
• he is a typical boxer as he is aggressive and is muscular
• he is very confident in having his picture taken

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• The woman wears a nurse outfit in blue including the nurse hat a classic outfit
• she has a blank expression to show she is boring and only simles when the picture is taken
• leans on a chair
• her body language is very stiff and like she doesnt want to be there
• she is in the center of the shoot
• medium shot
• high lighting
• the photographer asked her question which she replies one word blunt answers
• she is sterotyped as a typical Britsih nurse who is moody

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• colour white is used in the background and on her clothes to create a pure and heavenly atmopshere
• the background fits in with the woman
• medium shot of mother holding her baby
• high lighting
• she is stereotyped as a typical Birtish mother who loves her child

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• photograph being taken of the dog who is in the center
• main colour is red to symbolise passion and love of how the owner feels towards the dog
• owner is also dressed in red and wears a dog jumper to clearly show she is a dog lover
• she combs the dogs fur and is shown to be a stereotype dog owner whos obsessed with her dog
• movement is fast paced to show the womens excitement
• high key lighting

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• Cat is in the center of the shoot sitting on a chair and the owner is standing to the right
• woman is stereotyped as a typical cat lady who loves her cat as she constantly strokes it
• medium close up
• high lighting
• the woman is stereotyped as a typical British old lady who is polished

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• Man center of scene sitting on the chair
• photographier fixes his tie comes across as lazy as he doesnt do it
• smartly dressed in dull colours
• has a conversation about his auntie and marriage

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• man in center of the shot standing up
• fast pace movement
• he wears a moustache and red fez to look like Tommy Cooper
• waves his hand to show anger

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• three women in the center of the shot
• one is sitting down while one stands behind and the other leans in to them
• high key lighting
• they are messing around and laughing by pulling funny faces
• two of the women wear black and almost fade into the background while the other wears blue and is the main focus of attention
• medium close up

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• little boy is focus of the shoot as he sits on a chez lounge
• the main colour is red as the chez lounge is red and the waistcoat wears
• women in the background fusses over the baby as he picks his nose
• medium shot

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• woman is posing on a table wearing provocative lingerie creating a sexy look
• medium close up
• slower movement
• high key lighting

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• high key lighting with two spot lights creates the idea they are on stage
• three little girls in balled costumes wearing blue opposite to the typical colour of pink
• two women either side of the scene fussing over them

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Crash zoom shot- this is an example where the camera is zoomed in to the focus of the clip and then quickly zooms out to show the full scene. The focused is pulled away making  the object appear closer or further away. When it zooms out its done very fast.

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Whip pan- this is a whip pan shot where a sudden fast pan flashes past to go to another angle.  The camera is focused on two people and then suddenly switches to the gate to focus on that it also blurs while moving which could create a confusing twist.

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Tracking shot- this is a perfect example of a tracking shot from the classic film Pulp fiction. The camera is moving itself towards the man following him throughout the clip. Tracking shot is usually used when the camera is running along a small track.

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Worms eye view- this is a worms eye view as you child is coming towards the camera and the camera is laid down flat on the slide. The angle is on the lowest point of the ground to emphasise how big the other objects are makes the baby seem powerful as the angle is also looking upwards.

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Low angle shot- this clip shows high and low angle shots to portray status. The nurse has a low angle shot to make her seem more powerful and important. The man has a high angle shot to make him seem small and vulnerable. This helps the audience user stand there characters and status.