Project II Criteria

Group A Members: Melannie, Enson, Nicole, Robert, Nick
Group B Members: Olivia, Amanda, Gustavo, Hesler, David

Project II Requirements (Criteria):
It will be good to think of creating some short scenes/situations to adopt these required techniques.

Panasonic HPX 170 on Steadicam

This camera may transmit video signal to the monitor on Steadicam.

These are the required techniques, which were also included in the instructional Steadicam video, which we viewed in class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zrzet1iO408

– Film as you switch from Missionary (operator facing the subject, walking backwards) to Don Juan, TC around 01:10 of the instructional video

– Wait for an actor to walk by. Instead of tilting up, do booming up and down, and keep filming the actor walking away, TC 04:00

– Walk along with your actor, and film trees, posts, and column or even people between the camera and the actor, TC 06:49

– Panoramic shot (in the instructional video, the operator went around flowers. It is one way to do a “panoramic shot” for this project), TC 07:17

– Going around the corner (You must go around a corner of a building or possibly an object like a large monument. This is one of the stylistic techniques. If it is sunny in our next class, we can go to a nearby park), TC 08:44

– Stairs (not many steps), TC 10:50 –

DSLRs (Canon 5D or 7D)

I will look for some lens filters. They must be somewhere in our classroom. If I don’t find them, there is always Plan B).
– Effective use of polarizer (e.g. reduce reflections on a window etc.) We have only one polarizer, and so the two groups must communicate with each other to share it.
– Effective use of ND (Make the sky darker blue, for example. ND is usually used for exterior settings)
– When you use filters most likely, you need to compensate (open up) the F-stop a little.
– In terms of content, think about a scene. Don’t just film anything with the filters. They are used to tell stories. It could be a scene that is as simple as someone is waiting for someone else.

Pull focus
– CU or MS of Actor 1 facing the camera (this person is in focus), in the background Actor 2 enters the frame, Actor 1 turns around, and Actor 2 is in focus. Actor 1 turns back to the camera, and the focus is on actor 1 again. Some examples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT_qv9ptauU

Depth of Field Calculator:
http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html

To think of story ideas, often it is a good idea to read some proverbs. They always give us very good hints! e.g.,

Many hands make light work.

Don’t judge a book by its cover.

Actions speak louder than words.

It’s no use crying over spilled milk.

Easy come, easy go.

If you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours

Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

Always put your best foot forward

Have fun!