Learning how to add depth to shots

http://vimeo.com/videoschool/lesson/159/adding-depth-to-your-shots


Here is a video which I have watched on the website Vimeo in order to gain knowledge on how to add depth to my shots. The video is on Vimeo which is a new concept to me as most people upload to youtube where the video quality tends to not be very good however on vimeo the videos are high picture quality therefore I need to consider in the main task making a vimeo account to showcase my final video as the videos are high quality. I also noticed that this video has writing beneath it and is layed out in a blog style which can be helpful when uploading my final project video. In addition they have more videos about how to film I know this because the man at the beginning talks about the last video they made was on storey boarding therefore I will have to look at that video as I feel it will benefit me.


This video will be a very big help to me predominantly when planning out what shots to use in my video and also how to film it. the video gives me an insight on how to create a film that is visually engaging that has depth to it making a two dimensional image give the illusion of a 3D world. The video goes through the six different ways to add depth to shots in very simple terms as this is a video for beginners like me who have never done video before prior to the A2 Preliminary task. these six are  Depth of field, back lightning, foreground elements, perspective, parallax and smoke and haze. I learnt about how to do all six  and how it really matters what depth of field your cam,era is at in order to create depth furthermore I learnt how its not just the camera you can use to create depth it is artificial and natural lighting to that can all add to the depth.


Watching this video will benefit me so that when it does come to filming and planning of filming I can refer back to this post and video as it has very useful tips especially as ive never filmed before nor used any of these techniques bar depth of field.

Filming for Beginners- Learning how to use the DSLR to shoot a film.

From this video I have found out that the video recording option on my camera which I wouldn't normally use, can actually be quite helpful to use in order for my coursework in A2 to be successful.

I think that this video is helpful because I did print based media last year in my AS coursework and therefore  I learnt a lot of camera skills, whereas now in A2 our main task is purely video based and thus this video being helpful as it shows how the jump between AS and A2 doesn't have to be that big because I can use the skills I learnt from doing print last year in A2, this is because we can still use the DSLR camera and get the same if not better quality of a video. Considering i have my own DSLR camera i think that during this course of work I will for the most part do my filming with the camera this is because as victor(the narrator) explains the DSLR has "incredible image quality", "superb depth of field", "Interchangeable lenses", "small, lightweight and compact" therefore all the more reason to use the DSLR instead of a simple cam corder as you can change the depth of field giving the film a more dynamic look and something you cant do on an ordinary camcorder.

Victor then goes on to explain that and look deeply into different photography equipment and how it can be used to make a film. He goes on to explain why the use of a monopod is so important. For the Preliminary task that me and two other individuals are in the process of editing we all have very limited if not no knowledge on how to shoot and edit a film therefore our preliminary task was purely to get used to using different software and hardware and to learn the basics, meaning that after this video i have better knowlege on how use different equipment and how it casn give a film a more dynamic look due the equipment therefore in the main task i shall consider using this different equipment such as a monopod this is because in the preliminary task we only used a tripod this means that there is limited amount of shots that can be used making the film more amateur whereas using a monopod could be beneficial as youre able to use a variety of different shots at different angles something which you cant really do with a tripod as its less versatile.

After seeing a short film with a simple concept and how that can create interest due to filming and shot types alone means that during this course of work I need to think a lot more into different shot types and filming clips at different angles multiple times to create more meaning and engage the reader therefore this is what ill do in my A2 main task.