Camera movement and editing: blog tasks

 1) Pick three aspects of camera movement in the Minority Report clip. Identify the type of camera movement and write about why the director chose to use that camera movement in the scene and what effect it has on the audience.

• Fast pan - Horizontal turn left to right fast and is used to follow fast movement. This was used when the character was running away from the police in the alley ways. the camera was on the floor (a bit like a worm's eye)

•  Fast Track/Dolly - Movement either backwards or forward or along the side. This was used after the Fast Pan in the chase scene, the camera was moving as fast as the character (tracking the speed) and was going from right to left sideways.

•  Zoom - Zooming in or out either with the camera moving forward or it is actually zooming in using the feature - this was used during some conversations between the police the person who they were chasing. It was also used when showing the character's feelings/emotions and also maybe to show some of their thoughts as well.

2) Pick one camera angle that is used in the scene and explain the effect it has on the audience. 

The low angle can make the character look big, strong and scary that creates suspense and a sense of thrill. Additionally, filming a scene in this angle can make your audience feel like the character is unbeatable or smart in a way that the police won't be able catch him as he has a lot of tactics and ways to escape them..

3) Finally, revise last week's work on camerawork by picking out two shots or camera angles in the clip that communicate meaning to the audience.

• Two shots - This camera shot was used when the two characters ( the police and the runner) were speaking to each other to solve things out. This shows the audience that the police doesn't want hurt the person or solve things in a violent way and they just wanted to negotiate with him peacefully.

• Medium close up - This camera shot was used when the main character or the runner was trying to think of what do when he was surrounded by the police. This shows the audience that the runner is up to something and doesn't look interested in negotiating with the police peacefully as he was trying to think of a way to get out and escape as the police as surrounded him into a corner.

Extension task

Linked above is a video from Studio Binder on camera movements - read their webpage on this topic and you'll learn about this in even more detail.