Breaking News! Collaborative Film Production Project

SUMMARY

Role

Cinematographer

Intention (SMART Goal)

PRE-PRODUCTION CINEMATOGRAPHER JOURNAL

Role

Cinematographer

Summary

Throughout the pre-production I want to be able to increase tension and develop the genre of horror throughout the film using various shot sequences, lenses, angles, and camera positions. I also will maintain an open mind and collaborate with my team to improve our film

Cinematic Story Telling Elements:

 

  • Fish-Eye – Ethan looking at door-bell, turns out to be a camera – page 40 Cinematic Story Telling by Jennifer Van Sijll

 

  • Over-The-Shoulder Shot – when Sophie opens the letter – page 54 Cinematic Story Telling by Jennifer Van Sijll

 

  • POV Shot – when Ethan is watching Sophie, cut to POV shot – page 156

 

  • Green Screen – news reporter at beginning of film , city background 

 

  • Pan Shot – moving the camera to provide a different angle on the character – ex: panning from behind Sophie’s head to the side to show her reaction opening the letters

 

  • Dutch Angle – ? not sure yet 

I was watching Grey’s Anatomy at home when I saw a scene where Meredith is watching the television showing a video of her mom. I realized that this sequence of shots would be perfect for our scene in which the victim is watching the news about the serial killer. The scene was the first shot sequence of Season 11 Episode 4. The scene opens with a clear image of the video playing, and then cuts to a more pixelated version with a slow zoom out to show the television.

Leader(s) in the Field / Exemplary Work(s)

Pawel Pogorzelski :

Midsommar

  • over-exposure and progressively pushes color to technicolor delirium

Hereditary

Test Shots

Lighting Tests

Equipment Checklist

Collaboration with Director

Set-UP Sequence Workflow

Map of Each Location

Storyboard Notation

What I Learned

Training Source(s)

Project Timeline

Proposed Budget

PRODUCTION – ACTION

The (FILM, SOUND, or GAME Creation)

Skills Commentary

POST-PRODUCTION – REFLECTION

21st Century Skills

Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)

Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)

Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)

Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)

Reactions to the Final Version

Self-Evaluation of Final Version

Grammar and Spelling

Editor