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F ilm R efle ctio n a n d E va lu atio n 1. Wh y ar e the f ollowing t echniques import ant when making a film? a. Camer a Angles C am era a n gle s a re u se d t o s p ecif y t h e l o ca tio n w here t h e c a m era i s p la ce d t o t a ke a s h o t. T h e p o sit io n o f t h e c a m era t o t h e s u bje cts c a n a ffe ct t h e w ay t h e v ie w er p erc e iv e s t h e s c e n e c a m era . A s c e n e m ay b e s h o t s im ult a n eo usly f r o m m ult ip le c a m era a n gle s t o a m plif y t h e c in em atic e ffe ct a n d e m otio ns. O nto t h is , t h ey h elp e sta b lis h d if fe re n t r e la tio nsh ip s b etw ee n t h e s u bje cts a n d e ve n b etw een t h e a u die n ce a n d t h e s u bje cts . M ult ip le t y p es o f c a m era a n gle s a re u se d t o i llu stra te d if fe re n t t y p es o f e m otio ns a n d e ffe cts t o t h e a u die n ce . T h ese i n clu de b ir d ’s e ye v ie w , h ig h a n gle , l o w a n gle , e ye l e ve l, a n d d utc h a n gle s. F o r e xa m ple , a l o w a n gle i s a t e ch niq ue u se d i n f ilm w here t h e c a m era i s p o sit io ned b elo w e ye - l e ve l a n d i s l o okin g u p. A l o w a n gle h as t h e e ffe ct o f m akin g i t s s u bje ct s e em m ore p ow erfu l. I t m ake s y o u t h e a u die n ce f e el s m all a n d t o f e ar t h e s u bje ct. I t i s u su ally u se d w hen s h ow in g v illa in s o r p ow erfu l c h ara cte rs . A n e xa m ple o f a l o w a n gle i s s h ow n i n L if e o f P i i t s e lf w hen P i t h re ate n s R ic h ard P ark e r w it h a n a xe p o sit io nin g t h e c a m era d ow n m akin g t h e a u die n ce l o ok s m all. b. Camer a Distances C am era d is ta n ce s/ s h o ts a re c o m po se d o f a s e rie s o f f r a m es t h at a re s h o t u nin te rru pte d f r o m t h e m om en t t h e c a m era s ta rts r o llin g u ntil i t s to ps. C am era d is ta n ce s a re a n e sse n tia l p art o f f ilm makin g a n d v id eo p ro ductio ns b eca u se b y c o m bin in g d if fe re n t t y p es o f s h o ts , a n gle s, a n d c a m era m ove m en ts , t h e f ilm make rs c a n e m phasiz e s p ecif ic e m otio ns, i d eas, a n d m ove m en ts f o r e ach s c e n e. M ult ip le t y p es o f c a m era s h o ts a re u se d t o i llu stra te d if fe re n t t y p es o f e m otio ns a n d i d eas, l ik e w is e a s c a m era a n gle s. T h ese i n clu de e xtre m e c lo se u p, c lo se u p, m id -s h o t, m ed iu m s h o t, l o ng s h o t, a n d e xtre m e l o ng s h o t. F o r e xa m ple , a m id -lo ng s h o t i s b etw een t h e l o ng a n d m ed iu m s h o t a n d g e n era lly s h ow s f r o m t h e k n ees u p. T h is h elp s u s t h e a u die n ce t o s e e w hat i s h ap pen in g a ro und a n d w it h t h e c h ara cte r o n t h e s c re en . A n e xa m ple o f a m id -lo ng s h o t i s s h ow n i n t h e H unge r G am es a s t h e n eed t o d is p la y a ll t h e p eo ple f ig h tin g. 2. Y ou w ere r equir ed to include cert ain techniques in y our film. a. Discuss and pr ovide e xamples of particular c amera dis tances tha t were used in y our film. Include tw o screenshots t o support y our response. b. Wha t were the e ffects of these c amera dis tances ? c. Discuss and pr ovide e xamples of particular c amera angles tha t were used in y our film. Include tw o screenshots t o support y our response.

d. Wha t were the e ffects of these c amera angles ? 3. Ex tension class - Describe ho w your film includes s ymbolism (w eather , colour , animals, e tc)? 4. Does y our film ha ve a theme? If so , what is it?

Y es, m y film does ha ve a theme. The theme w as survival. Much of the action in m y film c onsis ts of the s truggle f or sur vival ag ainst seemingly impossible odds. 5. If y ou had y our time ag ain, how would y ou chang e or impr ove y our film? 6. Wha t did y ou find dif ficult about the t ask? 7. Wha t parts of y our film are you mos t proud of? 8. Wha t did this unit t each you about filmmaking? 9. Please e xplain in de tail y our c ontribution and r ole in y our gr oup. M y r o le a n d c o ntr ib utio n i n m y g ro up w as b ein g o ne o f t h e a cto rs i n t h e f ilm . T h ere w ere 2 m ain r o le s. T h is w as t h e e d it in g & a ctin g t e am . I w as a ctin g a s P i i n o ur f ilm . M e, a s a n a cto r’s p rim ary d uty , w as t o e ffe c tiv ely a ct o ut a c h ara cte r u sin g o ur v o ic e, b ody, a ctio ns, a n d r e actio ns.