Short Film group blog post assignment

When starting this project our group had a few challenges figuring out where to start. We came up with some good ideas for both cinematography and editing. We use a variety of shots and angles to try and mix up the viewers point of view. Along with that we made some editing choices with cuts and music that help give some more life to the film. With our success we can also look back on some things we can work on for both cinematography and editing. 

In terms of cinematography, I feel like we did a strong job as a group. Some techniques we used include; over the shoulder shots, pans, tight, medium and wide shots. One thing that I wish we were able to utilize better would be the use of dolly shots. Dolly Shots are when the camera moves closer or further away from the subject when shooting. This came as a struggle to our group due to the fact that we didn’t have too stable of a camera for the process. There was no tripod which makes it difficult to get a still/non shaky moving shot. Another obstacle we faced was not being able to zoom in and move out at the same time. This is a dolly zoom, which is famously used by Alfred Hitchcock in many films. I wish we were able to use this effect to add the dramatics of the shots we were filming, sadly our resources limited us to what we could do. 

Editing is more of a preference when working on projects like these. The main issues we had was the software. When I have done previous videos I have been able to utilize adobe premiere pro. This helps with being able to make precise cuts, play proper music tracks, and add special effects that look good. The software used was still efficient(adobe rush), however the sound tracks were limited, along with the precision when it comes to cutting up clips. This may have limited our ability to use the technique of cutting on action. We did use a decent amount of cutting action shots, when door handles were grabbed, walking around corners, and the fight scenes. However, the use of these types of edits have been a little limited due to the fact that the precision is not as exact as on premiere pro. Also due to some shots not exactly lining up as in some people were not in the exact spots before and after the cut, there are some matching cuts that seem a little off. If we had more time we could try and incorporate these little tweaks better.