Shot Projects Part 1 - Basic Shots

SHOT PROJECTS Part 1 - learning the basic shots

In this exercise you will create a story using a series of shots that demonstrate commonly used shots in film. Here are the specs for each project that you will create for each type of shot.

Step 1 - Come up with a short story line.
Step 2 - Create your shot list being sure to use these five shot types. You can add other types of shots but you must incorporate these five in your story.
Step 3 - Record your shots - you must have a shot list first.
Step 4 - Edit your video.

Here is a video showing the different types of shots.

Specs

1. Each project will have 5 seconds of black at the start of the movie.
2. A title should appear within the first five seconds and last 3 seconds. It should contain the name of the movie -what type of shot is being demonstrated and your name.
3. The actual clip demonstrating the shot must be a minimum of 10 seconds and no longer than 15 seconds.
4. Five seconds of black must be at the end of the movie.
5. Each project must have music that fades in at the start and fades out at the end of the movie. The selected music cannot violate any school policies.

Shot 1 - Handheld action shot - this type of shot provides a feel that you are actually part of the action. Draws the viewer into the action
• Decide on some type of action to record and then practice without the camera first then with the camera.
• You may want to lead up to the the action shot with a few other shots that are NOT handheld - WS, MS, CU
• Take a second action shot in a different location using the same hand held technique.

Shot 2 - Zooming in, Zooming out
• Zoom in through the entire range of the lens - 10-15 seconds), zoom back out to your original shot
• Adjust the zoom speed so it is slow enough to get 10 seconds or longer.
• Subject does not have to be human
• Practice this shot several times before recording. Best to setup the camera with the shot zoomed in first to make sure the subject is properly framed.
• Must use a tripod for this shot!

Shot 3 - Indoor & Outdoor Natural Lighting - use of a reflector
• Make one continuous shot while using the reflector on and off the subject several times (10-15 seconds)
• Repeat this process with an indoor scene and once with an outdoor scene
• Brightly lit scenes work best for these shots
• The reflector must be close to the subject but not in the scene. At the very end of the shot zoom out to show the person with the reflector.
• Subject must be a person

Shot 4 - Low and High Camera Angle
• Shoot a conversation between two students with one student always shot from a high camera angle (hold the tripod up) and the other student always shot from a low camera angle. You may want to do an over the shoulder shot for the high angle looking down on the other student.
• Low Camera Angle (10-15 seconds), High Camera Angle (10-15 seconds)
• Subject must be a person

Shot 5 - Tilted Horizon (Dutch Angle)
• Two examples using different subjects and different locations
• Subject does not have to be human

Before shooting you will need to meet as a group and agree on who will shoot which shots and what your subjects will be. Be sure the shooting is evenly distributed.