Here are the following shots that we were asked to film:
A shot through a shot - Filming someone through the display of another device.
Cloning - Mount the camera on a tripod and remain in a wide shot. Artist is filmed in different locations of the shot and then through editing, the artist completes multiple tasks at the same time.
Depth of field - A focus on a particular object that is close to the camera, while blurring what is behind it.
Reverse shot - The artist's actions are reversed through editing.
Tracking/dolly shot - Film artist singing to camera, the shot will be parallel to the action.
Stop motion - Take still shots of a narrative made from LEGO, when editing, make each picture 1 second long so the narrative looks smooth.
As I was aware that this task was more focused around the camera shots and the editing process, I decided to not worry too much about lip syncing as I have demonstrated in previous tasks that I am able to do this successfully. Of course, in future tasks with less of a time constraint, lip syncing could be easily implemented.
Here's the end result:
Upon reflection, I feel like the Banana Phone task was useful to determine what camera shots will work well in my final music video and also to encourage creativity through camerawork and editing.
I think that my shot through a shot worked rather well, however the clarity of the other shot was rather poor, so next time if I was to use the technique, I would use a clearer display.
My cloning shot didn't particularly work as the camera was moved during the process of filming, meaning that my footage did not line up accurately. So instead I decided to duplicate a separate sequence and fade each one into each other on Adobe Premier. I felt that this was a good experience to learn from though as I learnt two alternate techniques.
The depth of field shot that I filmed didn't work due to the camera's functionality couldn't enable it, so in an attempt to still complete a depth of field shot, I applied a blurring effect on the footage on Adobe Premier.
I thought that my reverse shot worked well, however I think that next time I should film my reverse shots at a closer distance and perhaps from a different angle.
My tracking shot worked really well. As I was lacking professional equipment, to give a stable shot I used a wheelchair to offer balance.
I thought that the stop motion section at the end worked well. Perhaps next time. if I was to include the technique, it would be more interesting to include more frames.
I felt as though use of the green screen worked really well for some shots as it allows for different images to be displayed. However, I think that when filming my music video next time, if I am going to use the green screen, I will make sure shadows are minimal or are not in shot as they interfere with the overall quality of the end result.
