Thriller - Camera Notes

Today, within the lesson we began to talk about using the camera and things to consider whilst filming our thriller to get the best results.

• Pre-role and post-role - spend five seconds before any action happens within the shot.
• If panning, make the pan wider than usual for any errors at the start or the end.
• The rule of thirds.
• Avoid the centre square.
• When filming go diagonally for shots of the horizon, rather than straight.
• Be careful of white balance.
• Depth of field - consider it when filming to get good shots.
• Record ambient sounds in all of the locations.

I found it helpful, as some of the terms I had not come across before and I will definitely consider all of these when filming myself.