Daily Log Blog - 5/29/18

Good Afternoon! Today Mr. River's opened up class by wishing that we all had a good weekend. He was in a very cheerful mood and he stated that he hopes that we have started filming some of our films if that is what we have decided on doing. We then switched gears to a mini-lesson. Mr. Rivers pulled up a video on the board that was titled Top 5 Tips For Filming Dialogue. If you aren't filming for your narrative then you can stop reading this about now. If you are still reading this that means that you will be filming for your narrative and if that is true then this next video will be very helpful. The first tip was to use the one hundred and eighty degree rule. This is when you go back and forth between shots varying from the back of one character's shoulders to the opposite so the view is always shooting facing the person speaking. The next rule was camera angles. Before you decide to use the 180-degree rule you need to make sure that you get the establishing shot which gets both characters in a shot at once. Tip number three is how to compose your shots. One way you can do this is by using the rule of thirds which splits up the image into three sections. Doing this will ensure that you have your character's properly spaced out and filling up the appropriate amount of the screen. The same rule applies when you are using an over the shoulder shot. Tip number four is deciding whether you want to film with one or two or more cameras. Filming with multiple camera's make's things easier on the actor's and will help you in post-production but this option will be more expensive if you have to get another camera. The final tip is to not take shortcuts. One way that would be taking a shortcut is to only shoot with one of your actors during an over the shoulder scene. You should keep both there at the same time so the other actor knows where to keep their eye level and it will make the film look more professional in the end. That is all for today's blog I hope you enjoyed it. 

If you would like the link to the video here it is.