Reflection: 3/17/11

Reflection
What film studies skills are being reviewed and practiced?
Continuing on from last class, we finished taking the pictures required for the storyboard. The primary skills that were used wasn't specifically the picture taking, but rather the following of the script and the creation of shots based on camera techniques appropriate for the moment identified in said script. For various moments, we used a variety of camera distances and angles that seemed most appropriate for the moment. For example, when shooting the basketball into the hoop, we use a medium shot and low angle so the shooter and the ball entering the hoop would be present while simultaneously making the successful shooter seem more important. The second skill is storyboarding, which we all came back and started after uploading all photos to each other and dividing the script and assigning each person a section. Using the shots, we created a visual representation of what the shot in the actual music is supposed to look like, while specifically identifying key features such as the action, dialogue, camera angles and camera distances for each shot.
Evaluation
How successful was I in achieving my goals today and why? How I / my group make use of time more effectively?
Since we were able to take all the pictures, upload them and start doing the storyboards in a fairly organized fashion, this class's goal was achieved. However, during the picturing time, many of us played with the basketball and tended to go off track and if this didn't happen, we could have finished at least 15 minutes early as opposed to the hour we took to complete everything. We might have even been able to take more pictures. Therefore, the best way to eliminate this is focus on task like professionals. It is obviously near impossible not to be distracted but if we could at least focus a bit more, time could be better spent.