Marianne Webb and Joe Howlett's A Level Media Camera Exercise Video Analysis

Marianne Webb and Joe Howlett's A Level Media Camera Exercise Video Analysis

Our video is called "Looking For You". The story is that my character is in search of something and you don't find out what it is until the end of the video.

We managed to include all of the listed camera shots and movements. However, with some of them, e.g. crane shot, we had to improvise because we didn't have the special equipment for them, e.g. a crane for a crane shot, tracks for a tracking shot, etc.

In some of the scenes in the video, we used particular shots to portray the scene in an effective way, e.g. we used a long shot showing me with my back turned to the camera and looking from side to side at the start of the video to portray that I was really intent on finding whatever my character lost.

Similarly, we also used camera movements to portray some scenes in effective ways, e.g. we used a rolling shot when my character peeks round a bush to emphasise the action of peeking round something.

I think these choices were quite successful because each shot and movement portrayed each scene very well and effectively and they make the video flow quite smoothly.

While the video flowed very well and smoothly, some of the shots weren’t exactly straight and some of the movements were shaky even with the tripod.
 

Most of the shots were framed very well, despite some being unsteady, which is what made the video flow smoothly and portray the scenes effectively.

Overall, I think the most positive elements of the video were the editing, e.g. the music and sound effects, video transitions, and how we improvised with the more complicated camera shots and movements, e.g. with the crane shot, Joe used a tyre from outside the school to get the camera high enough for a proper crane shot.

I think if this video were to have any improvements, it would be where the first few shots of the video were slightly, noticeably unsteady.