The First Class

Today was the first class of film, and I have never experienced filming or even acting in a film. I have learnt a lot of filming techniques that I have never even heard of. Firstly as a group, we have produced different usages of the camera angles such as using the 180 Degree Rule to film a 2-way dialogue which is panning the camera from left to right 180 degrees. We have also applied the Rule of Thirds by filming a student walking anywhere in the school and we have chosen the student to walk on the corridor applying the rule. The Rule of Thirds is basically dividing the scene into thirds, and what ever is located on the intersections of the division lines will look better than directly filming the person. To experiment some of the techniques of using the camera to create different emotions by changing the lighting to show either a harsh, or an upbeat emotion.

The feeling of being recorded is very exciting, and after producing the film, the great satisfaction of the finished product is unbelievable. I would look forward to learning the different techniques of filming as I am very interested in this subject. Throughout today's class, I have learnt the 180 Degree Rule, the Rule of Thirds, and how to use lighting to vary from a harsh, to an upbeat emotion. I would, however, like to investigate how the music of the film affects the overall video in the future.