ENT 3290 Digital Video Camera Spring 2024
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It was great filming everything as a team. However, stair filming still felt challenging but more so because of the space constraints. Too bad we didn’t have time to look at Enson’s footage because he was saying it felt so much smoother today compared to last week so I guess we’ll never know how anything Enson shot with the Steadicam ended up looking.
I think these are all great ideas! maybe for the ending the reporter finally catches up to the fugitive and confronts them, to discover that the fugitive is actually their long-lost sibling.
The script could go something like this:
Reporter: Reporting live from the heart of the city. We have breaking news about a fugitive on the run, believed to be hiding in this neighborhood. The authorities have been searching for him for weeks. The police have warned that he’s armed and dangerous, so if you see anything suspicious, please don’t hesitate to contact the authorities.
Reporter then spots the fugitive and cautiously approaches. Reporter rounds the corner and comes face to face with the FUGITIVE.
Reporter: It’s over. You’re under arrest.
Fugitive: How did you find me?
Reporter and fugitive both freeze in surprise.
Reporter: (random name) Alex? (finally breaking the silence) Why, Alex? Why did you do it?
Fugitive: I… I don’t know. I thought I had no other choice.
Reporter: You always had a choice, Alex. You could have come to me. We could have figured this out together.
I’m not sure how to conclude the scene. Maybe the reporter could look into the camera and say something like “sometimes the truth is closer than we think”
I like the script! Maybe the fugitive keeps disappearing every time the reporter thinks he is close to capturing him. I think that will give the story a little more drama.
I think the scene should end with the Fugitive continuing onto their choice, saying that it’s too late to turn back now.
I like this !!! I’d be down to be the villain and do something evil!!! maybe for the reporter scene we could do a close up to add tension.
Not sure about the story we could be crafting, but I do think it would be good to shoot two subjects talking with the polarizer through the exterior doors of Voorhees. It’s a little voyeuristic? Especially with the polarizer. I am worried that the doors there might be too dark though with both the glass and the lighting of the building.
Good idea! You should shoot with and without the polarizer to show the difference. First of all, I hope to find the polarizer tomorrow!
I think one good idea is to pretend that we are doing news reporting. The news report could be something along the lines of a criminal on the loose. As the reporter is giving the news, you will see the criminal run behind them. After the News reporter notices the criminal, he or she will start chasing the criminal. This will require the use of the steadi-cam.
I think something like a news report can be a good backbone for all the shots we need to do! Professor Terao did mention on the other post that he didn’t want us running with the Steadicam so I guess it’ll have to be a slow chase…
I do think making it more of a narrative about a criminal (I’m imagining a burglar/thief) will make it easier to tie it into the shots we need to take. The smoothness of the Steadicam feels like it goes hand-in-hand with the sneakiness of a burglar. Especially with the various tracking shots and corner creeping we need to do. We could even have the camera be the eyes of the burglar for certain shots.
Yes, it is a fine idea! Except you need to avoid running. The news reporter could follow the criminal/fugitive, and the person doesn’t realize that he or she is being followed by the reporter. So, no running is necessary. You can incorporate all the required Steadicam techniques. Then, it would be good if you can come up with a nice ending like the reporter finds out that the person was her husband (in case the reporter is a woman and the criminal is a man. Feel free to change the gender of the characters). If the criminal wears a mask, this could work. At the beginning, the reporter talks the TV camera (the Steadicam) that there is a fugitive who is wearing a mask hiding in the neighborhood. So, it is just one example. You can come up with all kinds of different ideas.