Webisode Production Report- Advantages and Disadvantages
Advantages in Cinematography- Creativity and meaning (framing, depth of field, composition/rule of thirds:
The advantages of Cinematography within the creativity and meaning of it means that you can control the creativity of the shots that is and create of a more purposeful meaning of the story being told by the coverage shots. The framing in the cinematography is used to compose an shot which the cameraman will use Head room (where the shot creates space above the character's head by giving freedom at the same time), Lead room (the dramatic energy from the close-ups of the person by looking at something), Depth of Field (An guide of grid lines of controlling it which the shot being taken but it needed to have a main focus on the subject as the background is not relevant to a certain scene so it may burred out), Rule of Thirds (It allows have focus on the three characters in a single shot).
Advantage in maintaining an audience's interest with a larger variety of coverage shots:
In a different films that is being shown worldwide, there is a large variety of coverage shots being like Close-Up, Match on Action, Shot Reverse Shot etc. This is used to maintain the audience's interest because it will create different meanings which will keep the audience on to watching the film and also creates mystery and suspense (which is seen in Thriller Films) but without the use of coverage shots used, it will become boring and dull.
Advantages in creating drama and suspense in your suspense in your sequence (variety of coverage shots etc):
The advantages in creating drama and suspense in the sequences of my thriller film is to keep audience on the edge of their seats of wondering of what is going to happen next but by using a variety of coverage shots like medium close-ups, close-ups and extreme can make the audience see the character's real emotions of what has happened in a certain scene for example: In The Usual Suspects, a Police detective Dave Kujan was thinking about Roger Vint's story after interviewing him but while in his office he starts to recognise few names and concepts from the story that matches up with a lot of papers and other details scattered around on the board and also it makes him realise that Roger Vint was in fact to be Keyser Söze. There is a close-up of Kajan's face in shock which show his emotions after realising that he has released the wrong person.
Advantages in being on location with a small crew and minimal equipment (or getting either accidentally in shot):
The advantages in being on location with a small crew and minimal equipment is that you have able to retake shots if the takes is not that great so you can make it better and making sure that the lighting is suitable for a certain scene. When moving to different locations to film the next scene you are able to get local transport like a buses and trains to make it quicker to get to your next location that you have chosen to film your next scene in a particular place that you have looked at.
Advantages in controlling the lighting separately in each shot:
With the lighting in filming, you are able to control it by adjusting it to get the perfect shot because it can set the scene by which showing the exact tone it is for example: in horror films, the lighting is adjusted to a dark moody surrounding which will does create suspense and tension due to the atmosphere being so quiet which you expect that there is going to be jump scares for the audience watching a particular horror film.
Advantages in having multiples takes of the action:
This reasons why taking multiples takes of the action from your film is an advantage because is to get the perfect shot for a scene that is needed for your film but if there was any mistakes made while filming it like for example: the lighting maybe you wanted is not correct at all, actors and actresses who are posing as different characters in your film may forget the lines that they are meant to say etc. If anything like this had happened, then you can retake again until you have the perfect shot of the action.
Advantages of having a master shot in the beginning
In having a master shot in the beginning of your film, our audience will be able to see the location and characters in one scene but combed with the different coverage shots used as well. Also by recording a master shot first before you get removed from the premises, at least you can continue with your story because you got the main part of your film that you are making.
Disadvantages in accidentally breaking continuity (180 deg rule, action matches etc)
While filming your Webisode, you will tempted to break the continuity within your shot which does ruins the flow of it. In the 180 degree rule, you have a line of action which means that the person has two cameras on the left and right between the two actors or actresses meaning which having the space to film but the main disadvantage of this is that you have stay within the 180 degree rule and not come out of it as the flow of the rule will be ruined.
Disadvantages in time required on-locations to shoot multiple takes
The disadvantages of in the time required on-location to shoot multiple takes is the time will be limited because you will be kicked out of the premises as you may not got the permission from the local council so it is important to shoot multiple shots as quickly as possible but if you are editing it and have a lot of footage with you, it will become a problem as you may break the flow of continuity footage that you put into already.
Disadvantages in amount of footage to log and edit (action matches, continuity etc)
With the amount of footage that you have log onto Final Cut Pro to edit your Webisode, it could become harder to edit it as you have to go through the whole sequence that been put in order of how your short film goes (Non Linear Sequence) and fixing the continuity errors that you may have made due to breaking the flow of it.
Disadvantages in having to plan more carefully (storyboard the appropriate number of shots)
While planning carefully for your short film it can take away the time that you have to film because in the film industry if you do not meet the deadline to send your completed film, then you will get sued from your company so it is important that you plan of what is going to happen in your film and discuss with your group of how many shots types that is going to be used in each scene of the film which it could take longer to film the footage.
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