Filming Techniques

In this blog I am going to be analysing the filming techniques that I used wile filming my opening sequence.

Tracking/ Traveling shot: This term is used for a shot when the camera is being moved by either and car or a train.  The movement is normally quite smooth, and the tracking can be either fast or slow. For my title sequence I used a tracking shot to film when the actors were walking and down the road for the first clip of the title. I shot this out of the car window so that it would be smooth. 

Here is an example of s tracking shot;

Medium shot: This shot frames a character from the waist, hips or knees up/down. The camera is far enough away that you can see the background but close enough to see the characters face expressions. I used this shot, here is a still image of my medium shot; 

Close-up/Extreme Close up: A close up shot is when the camera is very close to the subject that your filming, if its the characters face it it very close so you can see the expression on the persons face clearly. An extreme is like a close up but closer in on the subject. I used a close up in my title sequence when she was putting her make up on, here is the example of when I used it; 

This is an example of when I used an extreme close up;