First Practical

First Media Project

Starring: Nicholas, Dylan and Seye

This was the first ever chance we had to experiment with working with the camera. I worked in a group of three alongside Dylan and Seye. The video shows basic understanding of camera angles such as mid shot, close shot and a pan shot. For a first attempt, it is an alright attempt however it shows limited understanding as we really did not know how to include a variety of shots.
The practical includes 3 scenes. The first is an interview which is me interviewing Adeseye about a party he recently attended where there was a bit of trouble. This scene uses P.O.V with me talking behind the camera and Adeseye answering the questions. It was supposed to resemble a police like interview. The second scene is Adeseye and Dylan with me recording them in a mid shot angle. Adeseye and Dylan are brothers in this scene and Adeseye tells Dylan heartbreaking news that a member in their family has died. I then  used a zoom shot to emphasise Dylan's emotions and feelings. The final scene is Adeseye walking in towards the camera, we did not really think this scene through and it looks rather unnecessary.

I really enjoyed making these shots and scenes because it was my first experience of being the camera man which I highly enjoyed. On reflection, it is not as good as I thought but this will ensure that the next practical I do is better than this one.

Here is the video: