10 CAMERA TECHNIQUES

There are ten main camera techniques used in many different and popular films. Using different techniques and angles makes all films different and interesting so you aren't watching the same shot for 2 straight hours...now that would be boring!
Camera Techniques:
1. whip pan/whip cut
The camera is moved quickly from one angle to another, this technique is mostly used to connect to shots that occur in two different locations.
2. whip zoom look
Zooming in or out very quickly on an object
3. search up
This shot would be exactly like a pan up. The camera slowly moves up the actor or object not showing the whole all at once
4. back to front
This occurs as a wide shot and the viewer sees the action happening in the background, being that the objects in the back are in focus and then eventually focuses on the objects or actors in front that are oblivious to the actions occurring in the back.
5. focus out, pass out
This technique is as if the camera is the actor. The "actor" begins to become unstable to the point of eventually passing out and falling to the ground, most of the time the shot ending titled and "wonky"
6. focus transition
At first the image appears very blurry where the viewer would have no idea what they are looking at and gradually become clear and sharp.
7. overexposed fade/underexposed fade
The exposure, or brightness, is gradually changed overtime whether it be going from pitch black and fading into the shot, or extremely bright (almost white) and fading into the picture.
8. ceiling twist
This and the sleepover technique are very similar, the camera is faced up toward the ceiling or sky as if the actor is looking up and spinning in circles, like a twist on point of view.
9. shifting angle
this is most commonly used when the director wants to create the illusion that the room itself is titling from side to side. The camera continuously changes the viewing angle along the tilting horizontal axis.
10. sleepover
The camera is placed from a bird's eye view looking down on that actor or object while spinning in continuous circles.

After studying these techniques my group and I went out to demonstrate our knowledge of the ten main techniques. This project introduced me to new techniques I never knew about and the names of techniques that I already had a brief understanding of.

SPOKEN WORD

Poems are moving pieces of art, but there is something about listening to the poem being spoken rather than reading it on a piece of paper that is so moving. Spoken word poems are beautiful and pairing that with gorgeous nature that is all around you makes you take a moment to just stop and breathe.

I have chosen the poem 'who are you a message to all women' by The Anima Series 

This poem is about embracing your own uniqueness and beauty, telling all women that they are amazing no matter their shape, size or color. Women are caught up in being perfect and prettier and thinner than their favorite celebrity or the girl they sit next to in spanish class, especially in the society we live in today. I believe all women should hear this poem to know that no matter what... you are enough. That is why I chose this poem and I paired it with the natural beauty of our earth. 

STORY VS. PLOT

Ask a random citizen walking down the street what the definition of story is, then proceed to ask for the definition of plot. Most will give you similar answers for both, others will say they are the same thing...but they aren't. In fact they are completely different scenarios.
Us film students should learn the differences between the two, story and plot, to further our knowledge and become greater film makers than Scorsese...if that is even believed to be possible!
Lets put this in a brief synopsis, a story is predictable, like a cheesy love story, the outcome is inevitable. While a plot keeps the viewer interested, they may have a belief that they know the outcome in the back of their head but there is no obvious proof...plot adds character to the story.
A good example of a classic film with an outstanding plot would be Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver. In this film the viewer knows the story, but the man keeps changing his fixations throughout the whole movie making it more dramatic and unpredictable.