The Importance Of Film Techniques In A Film

Creating a film from the storyboard up requires a wide variety of skilled workers. Everything from actors to make-up artists and even lighting specialists will be utilized; however, it’s easy to take one of the most important jobs for granted: the cinematographer. Although it may seem as simple as holding a camera, artfully combining clips, angles, and points of view to give a scene an identity is far from easy. Varied filming techniques throughout a movie are important so as not to generate feelings of boredom and simplicity (unless this is the goal). In addition, attempting to use a huge amount of vastly different methods can crowd a movie and give a sense of overwhelming confusion. As with any other job on set, cinematographers work …show more content…
The opening scene will require precision to create a compelling bird’s eye view shot. Traditionally, this type of shot is filmed from an aircraft or from an alternate vantage point. For the purposes of Bonding with Evil, a drone will be used. Drones are becoming increasingly popular in the world of film for their ease of use and wide array of advantages. Also known as an overhead shot, this scene will require the camera to be facing directly down to the ground in a perpendicular fashion in order to achieve the desired effect. This should serve to elongate the campus as it travels across buildings, fields, and people walking around. It’s also worth noting that this would be an ideal moment to add in a title sequence because although the scene itself is important, individual components of it (i.e. the people walking around) are less significant and can be absorbed indirectly by the viewers. The end of this shot will require skill with the drone as it lowers to the level of the dorm window and the camera pans up to meet Henry and his family. This means the pan up will shift the camera from facing straight down to facing straight forward, a shift of ninety degrees that must occur flawlessly. Overall, this scene should introduce the setting and characters without making it inherently obvious that this is what it …show more content…
It’s meant to shock the audience and offer a possible albeit unlikely event that could happen at their own campus. Utilizing a continuous tracking shot here will be difficult to attain as the shot will take a long time to film, but it will absolutely portray the party in a relatable way. It will be necessary to use a handheld camera body rig to achieve both the movement and stability required to make this shot successful. The majority of the scene will be from between one and ten feet behind Henry, near his shoulder height. This is meant to make the viewer feel as if they are present. Smooth turns as Henry traverses the party will be crucial so it’s important that the camera man be trained to do so. In addition, for the purpose of this scene there should be no angled shots. Therefore, the camera should remain at a level point throughout the entire scene. Another strategy that will be used is the slowing down of time as Henry stabs people on the dance floor. This, as well as tweaking the scene overall, will require post editing to perfect. Finally, although it will follow Henry for a majority of the scene, the camera will occasionally focus in on other factors, like people passing by or his knife after it is dropped. This sometimes-random interest in other points