Objective: The goal of this assignment was to take still photos of the shots planned in our storyboards. Along with taking the still photos, they had to be uploaded into an organizer with a definition, two purposes, an action line, genre, and three adjectives describing the shot. The shots were spilt into four sections consisting of shot sizes, angles, framing, and composition meaning we had to take over 32 pictures in total.
Section One: Camera Shot Sizes
CU: Close-up
MCU: Medium Close-up
ECU: Extreme Close-up
MS: Medium Shot
CS: Cowboy Shot/MFS: Medium-Full Shot
WS: Wide Shot/LS: Long Shot
EST: Establishing Shot
FS: Full Shot
Out of the 8 shots taken, the two I found to be the best were the establishing and extreme close up shot.
Extreme close up shots are commonly used in horror movies to display a character's fear or rage more clearly. It's for this reason that this shot is one of my favorites because my short film at the end of the year is gonna be horror.
Reflection: This assignment was not only helpful, but fun. The assignment was less writing and more taking pictures correlating to the shots. We got to go outside, walk around, and get preview for how filming the short film is going to be. Working with my team member, Ale, was also a good experience since he was the model for most of the shots while I held the camera and took the pictures. This assignment gave me a better understanding on which shots work best in specific genres, like how extreme close up works with horror.
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