Master Shot is where it shows all of the characters in one scene and takes of what happens in the film but also it captures the location of a particular. This is filmed first as the story needs to follows through with coverage shots like close-ups, Match On Action, High Angle, Low Angle, Caned Angle, Mid Shot, Over-the-shoulder, Rule Of Thirds etc. But without this, it could get confused for the audience as they need to know what is happening. There was a use of a master shot in our Webisode where one of the character was walking to woods to take a short-cut .
High Angle is when a single camera is pointing above the character in the film looking down at them which makes the other character feel weak or frightened of the situation they are in. There was a use of this techinque where the Police Detective was writing answers that the Victim's friend gave untill he gets a unknown call from someone.
Low Angle is where a single camera is pointing upwards which is behind the actor's eyes. This make the character feel and look dominant than the fearful actor. There a use of this in the Webisode.
Canted Angle is also known as Dutch Tilt is where the shot in a film changes to a slope so it looks like it had been transformed and the way this is done is change the horizonal and vertical lines to make the composition look better than it was before. The reason why we used this angle in our Webisode is because that it will create a dramatic effect for the audience watching this.
Building a sequence of shots, Blocking
In films, they always build a sequence of shots which does include a Master Shot as well. The definition of Building a sequence of shots is when you film a Master shot with the variety of different coverage shots and positions and then edit them together to make the production realistic. It also make the variety of coverage shots that is used to show the vital information like the character's facial expressions and their emotions etc.
Blocking is where the character's position is in a single shot which does give the audience a insight information into the actual characters in the film. We did not use this techinque in our Webisode.
180 Degree Rule, Rule of Thirds, Match On Action
180 Degree Rule is where you maintain the continuity in the shot by having a half of the 180 degree shot but the cutting the other half as you need to stay within the line of action because you will ruin the flow of continuity. In our Webisode, there was the use of the 180 degree rule in it but we did break the flow of continuity at times throughout it.
Match of Action is when a editor cuts from one shot to another which is the same as the first shot. There was a use of this techinque in the Webisode. Rule of thirds is used as a guideline to control the depth of field within the shot in a film but in nine sections of a imaginary frame. We consistently used this techinque in our Webisode to make sure that the depth of Field was in control.
Framing- Head Room, Lead Room
Head Room is where you create space for the characher's room which will also have composition on top of the frame but when filming a head room shot with a camera, you need to make sure that the actor and actresses’ head has freedom and not giving any at all. Lead Room is when you have dramatic energy is directing at something like a person reading a book for example. While the coverage shots of close-ups are used, this is known to be a ‘nose room’. As you use this type of shot, it is important to leave space of the character’s face because they are projecting the energy to a certain direction that they looking at but this can be cutted out as it is leaving more space behind the character rather than in front of them.
Shot types
Mid shot is a shot where the waist and the face is showed which this is commonly used in most films today. An extreme close-up is when show the relevance of the characher's facial expressions which can be vital for the characters in a sequence of a film. A Wide shot is used to show the background of the location and also associate the relationships of the characters in the film and in the shots. Close Up is when you see the character's emotions as they react to something happening. We did used close-ups in our webisode to show the character's facial expressions and emotions of what they were going through and when the victim was texting her mum but only used a few times. Over the Shoulder is when the single camera goes behind the actor's to what is happening in the scene for example: the characters having a conversation of about something hads just happenend like their favourite team lost an another game in the season. There was use of the Over of Shoulder in our Webisode Point of View is when the audience sees something from the character's perspective.
Movement
Pan
is when a single camera is following a character of where they are
going which can be used for dramatic effect when the audience is
watching the films and this is commonly used in Thriller and Horror
films. Zoom is when its arranging before filming a scene because it will look unprofessional to zoom while filming as it looks amateur. In our Webisode, we did use zoom in few of the scenes which does make it looks amateur. Tilt is used to show the detail of a character and the area that they in. There was use of a tilt in Our Webisode where the shot of the clock ticking was tilted.
Depth of Field
Depth Of Field is when you want a object to be focused by someone but this only last 3 seconds in a film and TV series. In the Depth Of Field, you have two types of focus that is used. Pull Focus is when you change a focus on the subject to another and shallow focus is when it revolves around an smaller depth of field.
Lighting
Lighting is the most important of filming as it tells a story and builds a scene. The most common of lighting that is used in films and TV Series is low key, high, single, 3-point and natural but there are other one which is used as well. Soft light is when it used as a defuser to break up the shadows. The Key light is one of the important ones as it is very bright which does create an another dimension and form. A High Key Lighting is where a multiple light filler is used to look like real life light. Low key lighting is when you use it to create different lighting of light and dark areas of a location. In our Webisode, we used low key lighting because it will look like that you see in a thriller film.
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