Tyree Webster
Task 3- Cinematography'The Chase' Evaluation
For 'The Chase', which was a second 1- minute drama we had to make in groups, my role in the production was as a second camera operator.
This short film was styled like a 'Halloween' type silent stalking, until it eventually turns into a 'Carlito's Way' type chase scene in the second half.
Similar to our first short film, this was set and filmed at the college. Firstly, we shot inside the College, with each small, different scenes taking place where somebody is stalking our lead character, once again played by Jazz. For the second part of shooting, we shot outside of the College in the car park, where I think most of the "action" takes place.
We didn't have any costumes because all the characters are supposed to be College students, even though the short film acts like a Bourne- style spy thriller. Everybody wears their own clothes, which keeps it simple.
Throughout the entire short film, we used natural light for the entirety of the shoot. It came out very clear on camera and it looks perfect. When shooting inside the College, we used the lights on the ceiling (since we didn't really have any other choice) and that came out well in the footage we gathered, too.
We had a total of four performers acting in the short film, we had Jazz as the person being chased, and we had Tom, Josue and Barney as the secretive people who are chasing after him. Barney was actually in his car, and he chases Jazz with it for a short portion of the film, ultimately trapping him. One of the very last shots was a close- up of Jazz cowering with a frightened look on his face. It does look very comedic and funny, but I think that it plays out well.
The cinematography was done so that the people chasing Jazz are in frame, and so is Jazz, and the camera direction and where we placed it makes it resemble security camera footage. The entire video was filmed this way to make it more 'secretive'. You see, the security camera approach can look more effective if the protagonist is desperately trying not to be noticed, this way, it looks as if somebody is watching Jazz escape quietly, whilst the audience knows that the camera is watching him, but he thinks that he will get away free (until he realises the other people coming after him)
The cinematography was done so that the people chasing Jazz are in frame, and so is Jazz, and the camera direction and where we placed it makes it resemble security camera footage. The entire video was filmed this way to make it more 'secretive'. You see, the security camera approach can look more effective if the protagonist is desperately trying not to be noticed, this way, it looks as if somebody is watching Jazz escape quietly, whilst the audience knows that the camera is watching him, but he thinks that he will get away free (until he realises the other people coming after him)
A pretty good short film. You discuss the use of light, and the effect of the close-up at the end. For higher grade, please explain the choice of other shots and angles, and evaluate how successful they are. Interim: Pass.
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