For the initiation of this course, we were given a more unorthodox formatted quiz. The quiz was a camera shots quiz based on what we had learned in the previous class.
Our assignment was to utilize the shots we had learned about to create an appropriate visual story. We had been given the option of using two inanimate objects as characters in our story, as well as having human characters involved. The significant and centered part of this task was to not only correctly identify the types of shots we would be using, but to also use the recognized shot in accordance with the shot's intended depiction. We were given 10 mandatory shots to use in our production, as well as five others being personally chosen by the creators. And so my assigned partner and I got to work!
When approaching this assignment, I couldn't hold back from envisioning the idea of doing a tribute or taking inspiration from Western-like movies, which we pursued. We chose to use two inanimate objects (a blue and red water bottle) to represent our two main duelers of this Western-inspired film. We tried to think of ways to spice up this mini-story and provide personality and action, as well as an overall intended message. In the end, I decided to use sticky notes as each of the character's faces that would appear intentionally on certain parts to develop the story. As we made the "blue character" a colossal, cocky fighter, and the "red character" seem a timid, susceptible fighter, we realized our indirect message. The red character would seem certain qualities but in reality, he knew he was going to win. The blue character judged him by his physicality, being smaller, and then was surprised by his defeat. We wanted to surpass the message of not doing a book by its cover through their nuanced expression and resulting actions. Then, we used a scrap sheet of paper to plan what shots would be most effective to use in specific scenes, for example, we wanted to show the blue character crying and showcasing sadness so we used an extreme close-up to emphasize one tear-strolling down the face.
I think what I did well was using each specific shot accurately and allowing each shot to contribute to telling and distributing the overall message. What I could improve is the way in which the shots were taken. I think I could've made the shots a little more clear and sharp in the framing of the characters.
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