CINEMATOGRAPHY DEVELOPMENT

In my music video I must show examples of some of these shots:

Pan Dolly Shot Track Tilt Hand Held High Angle/Low Angle Establishing Shot Close Up Extreme Close Up Pull Focus (Demonstrating Depth of Field) Shot Reverse Shot Match On Action Graphic Match Eye Line Match POV Cut Away Montage Sequence (30 Seconds) I am already able to frame shots and understand the distance between the camera and an object, along with how lighting affects an image. Medium Close Up - I took this image because this is the most common shot used for magazine covers. This means it is important to get it right. Taking this shot helps me understand exactly how I am going to take the medium close ups during the photoshoot for my front cover image. This shot shows their outfit as well as their face, which is important because the outfit completely defines the person - as the reader can only judge from what they see. Close Up - A close up is used to dramatically show facial features or put all of the viewers focus onto features that we will not recognise from for example, a long shot. I like this shot because if it is taken correctly it is rather flatering, although I do not need this type of shot to be used in my magazine. Badly Framed Image - This image was taken incorrectly as the top of the model's head is not in the shot. The person needs to be shot in centre frame with their head fully within. Badly framed images can also be taken on slants, which creates a sense or disorientation or distortion. Overall I will not be taking any badly framed shots in my photoshoot. Long Shot - The long shot includes the whole of the person's body. It is used to capture everything that they are wearing and also to establish the background or location that they are in. This shot is often used on magazine covers although it is most commonly of bands (which is technically a four shot, five shot, etc). I will take many long shots in my photoshoot so that the readers get an image of their full body, I can put the models in any background. They will be useful on my contents page to give diversity to all of the images and a difference from the front cover. I could also use this shot on my double page spread as it will be taken of the same model on the cover, except it will show more of her in comparison to the medium close up. Bad Lighting - This shot demonstrates how the use of bad lighting can effect the image. If the image is too dark it makes it hard to understand the image, if it is too bright then it takes too much of the contrast away and can often look faded. It can make the image hard to look at, especially if it looks really unrealistic. Good Lighting - Having good lighting on an image shows the true features of the image. For example it isn't saturated or highly contrasted, which makes it pleasing to look at and more attractive. My model's facial features stand out here as it is natural and realistic. Two Shot - A two shot simply shows two people in the same shot. It is used to establish something happening between multiple people, or their closeness. Here my two models are linked by the arm around the others' neck. This shows that they are close and it has a positive outcome. I will definitely be using this shot for the images on my contents page.