During Class i was able to put into practise some of the ideas i had been working on for my final assessment. With the help of Mona Lisa and Brendan i was able to recreate some shots i had discussed earlier. Framing two subjects in a way that makes the audiences eye wander the frame to gain information from both characters. I purposefully put distance between Mona Lisa and Brendan to create alot more depth in the frame.

Upon reflection, i think that the execution of the shots was a great first step. I want to create more variations to these shots by:

• Adding in more subjects, the ideal number being 3
• Having one human subject and one object, idea of a beer bottle foreground, subject in background.
• Trying to manipulate the audiences eye further to wander the frame for the information rather then just giving them it.

I was also able to Experiment with movement of planes, Mona Lisa was standing on a spot while Brendan walked around here in a circle while i was in front of Brendan tracking him. What i was trying to create was this whole idea of background manipulation.

https://drive.google.com/a/rmit.edu.au/file/d/0B6U3RRzXVzXgaTlabTZER2RucTA/view?usp=sharing

The following link will show you the movement video, the first take i was moving at a pace relative to Brendan’s movement and the background blur and movement was ok, the second take i was moving faster and the background blur was really good. I would like to try this shot again and really trying to get that camera movement better. Maybe using some sort of steady cam rig to stable my shots more.

 

Upon heading back to class i saw a location that intrigued me to try some shots. I asked Judrina to be my subject and got her to lean against the wall. What i was trying to experiment with was the use of:

• The long shot through a doorway
• Highlighted background silhouetting Judrina in the foreground.
• The profile shot having Judrina looking straight ahead and also having her encompass half the frame

I was really surprised with the execution of these shots, for something that i just wanted to try out on the fly turned out to be really amazing.

I have alot more to experiment with in the coming weeks, i still haven’t decided if i will make a short film out of my ideas or just present an array of shots. So much to Ponder, so little time so until next time this is Lance signing off.