2. RESEARCH
In this document I will use primary and secondary research sources to
gain more information and develop my knowledge for my FMP project
including audience research (surveys, interviews), market research
(existing products, mood boards) and production and topic research
(documentary styles, industry information, purpose).
3. WHY I AM MAKING THIS TYPE OF
DOCUMENTARY
I am making this documentary for the purpose of tourism to advertise
this area; this is because Yorkshire is always increasing in tourists
especially since covid and people are travelling in their own country
rather than abroad, so as this is increasing in the county, I am making a
documentary on it and what you can do in Yorkshire if you're visiting,
like advertising it.
4. WHAT MAKES MY FMP A
DOCUMENTARY
My FMP is a documentary however it uses advertising aspects to
persuade my audience with the purpose of promoting tourism for
Yorkshire. The main difference as to why I will make it clear it is a
documentary and not an advert is it will be factual and informative and
include lots of information about the area, not like a brief
advertisement.
6. TARGET AUDIENCE RESEARCH
In 2020 and 2021, age demographic research was conducted by sources Skift, Groupstoday,
Accessdevelopment, BusinessInsider, AARP, Avanti and Globetrender (which are all reliable
and confirmed sources) on what age group goes travelling to different places. The most and
23 – 38-year-olds was the main group; this will influence what my target audience will be
because they will be the most likely to see my product and be interested in the location. This
age group also spends an average of 35 days per year on holiday in different areas, which is
more than any age group, whilst spending the most money while there which benefits the
industry. 72% of this age group find places to visit from advertising, which is a high number of
people that could see this documentary or the advertisements for it, leading for them to go.
Also, this age demographic are "more likely to go on 'off the beaten track' holidays than the
wider population", which is good because North Yorkshire isn't a large metropolitan city, it
has countryside like this they may be interested in. Another interesting statistic was that only
7% of this age group plan on going away to another country this year, which is big for the
purpose of my project, to make a documentary advertising North Yorkshire which is in the UK,
the same location where my target audience is based
7. TARGET AUDIENCE RESEARCH
More young adults age group statistics were collected by those sources
on The Wandering RV website, and some of them benefit my
documentary. A shocking 97% of this age group share their travel
experiences on social media, and 2/3 of them post at least once a day,
this connotes how beneficial social media and advertisement is to this
age group as to where they go to visit places. 69% of this age group
take breaks over weekends while only 13% of other age groups do this.
This is perfect for targeting my project towards this age group in the
UK, as Yorkshire is ideal for a weekend break in the country. The United
Kingdom is also in the top 10 places this age group in England travel
to.
8. TARGET AUDIENCE DEMOGRAPHICS
My primary age demographic target audience is for younger adults (18 – 30), this is
because from my audience research I know that my documentary is most likely to
appeal to this target audience. My secondary age demographic is older teenagers
(15 – 18), this is because they are most likely to use social media or watch YouTube
(where my documentary will be uploaded) and because of my statistic research they
are most likely to show this documentary to their parents. My primary gender
demographic is any gender, my documentary being a travel documentary for any
gender to enjoy and to be appealed to. My primary employment demographic I am
aiming this project at is people who are working full time (in my primary age
demographic) so they can have money to visit places further away. My primary
education demographic links to both my primary and secondary target audience
meaning they could be in college or university, or an equivalent of being on a gap
year (where people mostly travel or work). This documentary will appeal to these
because they might want to visit with friends from their educational area or family
etc.
9. TARGET AUDIENCE PSYCHOGRAPHICS
The primary psychographics of my target audience is people who enjoy
travelling and exploring new places. This could lead to people who are
naturally happier people who enjoy looking at new things, and
imaginative. Also, another psychographic element of my target
audience is people who enjoy watching new shows / documentaries
online and are open to learning from them.
10. TARGET AUDIENCE GEOGRAPHICS
My primary location demographic is people who live in the UK outside
of Yorkshire, showing them what it is like and that they should visit. This
is because of from my audience research I know people are very likely
to visit places in their own country due to covid, therefore this will
appeal to them. My secondary location demographic is people who live
in Yorkshire, because it is showing places local to them that they might
not even know about, and it is easily accessible for them as it is the
same county.
11. TARGET AUDIENCE BEHAVIOURALS
One behavioural aspect of my primary target audience is that they
watch a lot of online videos especially on YouTube as this is where my
documentary will be uploaded. This is applying to both my primary and
secondary age demographic target as they're both likely to be watching
these.
12. SURVEY TOPICS AND PLANNING
I am going to do a survey for my audience profile to see more about
my primary target audience, I am going to ask questions to build
information and research for it. These questions will include
demographics like age, location, education and some psychographics
like hobbies, interests, etc, this will help me build my audience profile. I
am going to send this survey to young adults aged 18 – 30 who live in
North Yorkshire, this is so it fits my target audience perfectly.
14. AUDIENCE PROFILE QUESTION
EXPLAINING
This is my audience profile research survey questions; this includes demographics and psychographics for my target
audience. The ages I put in my survey is based on my primary age demographic, so I put the 'other' option for anybody
outside this age bracket. I asked for location because I knew this target audience I sent my survey to would be in North
Yorkshire, so this is to see where abouts in more specific locations to see where is more populated. For question 3, I
put about favourite place to visit, and I made a mistake by not specifying in North Yorkshire, so some answers were
varied. Question 4 and 5 were abouts adverts online vs in person, to show how much the difference was between
seeing adverts on social media or in the real world. Question 6 was about my documentary to gain information on that,
to see what this audience gets interested in documentaries. I go back to asking more about demographics with asking
if they are in full time work or education. Question 8 was another question about the documentary, asking if they knew
how this was made, this is because I am going to do another survey for my production research, so if my answers are
majority 'yes' for this question, I will send this survey to this same group of people again. The next two questions were
asking about psychographics for my audience profile, asking what mode of transport they would rather use and what
hobbies they have, this also helps me research what mode of transport people would use if they went travelling to
North Yorkshire because of the documentary. The final two questions were asking about my topic research, asking who
they would most likely go with, and if covid has affected where they would go, meaning if the answers are high, they
would rather go somewhere in the country instead of abroad, which benefits the purpose of my documentary.
15. AUDIENCE PROFILE SURVEY ANSWERS
For question 1 the answers were mainly 17 – 18, this is mainly because the people I sent this survey to
was this age, so it is understandable these were the most common answers. In Question 2, it was most
just places in York that I am familiar with and know people from, York, Malton etc, therefore this
question links to my secondary location demographic audience too. Question 3 definitely helped me
with my research because I received a lot of beneficial answers where I could film my project, there was
common ones such as Scarborough, Whitby, Dalby, Wykeham, Beach, Coast etc. Question 4 and 5
proved that 82% of people see online adverts on social media all the time, and nobody sees adverts in
person all the time, the answers were mainly sometimes, often and not much for question 5. Question
6 helped me with the purpose of my documentary, as the most common answers, the information,
topics, being interesting, themes, visuals, title, narrating etc. Also, from Question 7, 94% of my results
are in full time work or education. In Question 8, 82% of my answers know how documentaries are
made. 82% of the answers use cars as their main method of transport which isn't surprising, and one
person each put train, bus and bike. Question 10 was interesting to see the answers, as the most
popular answers were football, biking, walks, going to the beach, arcades, gym etc, cars, sports. 76%
would travel with their family, as 17% would go with friends, and only one person said they would go
on their own. In the last question, covid has affected most people's plans on going away, 82% of
people.
18. AUDIENCE PROFILE SURVEY REFLECTION
Observation: I can tell from my survey answers question 1 that the majority of these answers were 17 – 18, this is because of the main audience
range I sent it to, however I also sent it to some other people with a more varied age, same with question 2, it is because of who I sent it to
and also appeals to my secondary location age demographic in Yorkshire. In question 3, the responses listed some places that I will film
my documentary and include clips of and talk about, especially the coastal areas such as Whitby or Scarborough, Dalby Forest, Wykeham Lakes
and other rural tourist areas. These responses helped me a lot. This means my audience prefers more coastal or rural areas which mean they
might prefer these areas, which helps me appeal my documentary to them. In Question 4 and 5, it helped me prove how people will hear of my
documentary, online. I will be uploading my documentary to YouTube, so this helps them find it. This says that my audience is definitely
actively checking social media, which is an important psychographic element of my primary and secondary target audiences. The 6th Question
has given me ideas to develop the purpose of my documentary to my audience, they suggested ideas of what makes it appeal to them, and
the answers of the narration, description, topic, information, shots etc will help me improve my documentary and make it more suited towards
them, I will definitively keep this in mind while planning and producing my work. This connotes my audience have knowledge on how they are
made, which is answered and proven in question 8. Question 7 proves that my audience are in full time work or education which means that
they could be earning a full-time working wage to mean they can afford to spend money to travel here, this benefits my product by appealing
to them even more. Question 9 connotes that most of my audience enjoy and use cars more than any other method of transport, meaning my
target audience could have full driving licenses and drive to Yorkshire, which is something I will include in my script of my documentary to
appeal to them. The 10th question also benefited me to expand my knowledge on this target audience more, because these are hobbies I can
include in my documentary so they can do what they enjoy doing here, especially ones such as biking, walking, football, etc. As these activities
can be done at some of the places mentioned by them that they enjoy going to in question 3, so I will include these activity in my
documentary. Question 11 shows they would rather go on holiday with family, then friends, and not many people by themselves, so this means
my target audience have a psychographic element of being more social, which connotes I will include this in my script to appeal to them and
what they can do with family, friends and even on their own too to appeal to all aspects of my target audience. In the final question, I asked if
covid had changed their opinion on where they would go away on holiday and because 82% agreed, this means from my audience statistic
research, I know they are most likely to travel in their own countries and areas more than ever, hence why I am going for this location
demographic for my target audience.
19. PRIMARY AUDIENCE PROFILE
Description
Young adult looking for somewhere to visit in the UK
Key Psychographics
Enjoys travelling and going new places
Watches documentaries and shows
Actively checking social media
Key Demographics
Aged 18 - 30
Full Time Working
Lives in the United Kingdom
20. SECONDARY AUDIENCE PROFILE
Description
Older teenager looking for somewhere to visit in their local area
Key Psychographics
Wants to find places to visit in their local
county and will tell their parents
Watches YouTube and online videos
Actively checks social media
Key Demographics
Aged 15 - 18
Full Time Education (School, College,
Sixth Form, Gap Year)
Lives in Yorkshire
22. EXISTING PRODUCTS – BLUE PLANET
The Blue Planet documentary is narrated by David Attenborough is a
great example of an expository documentary. David Attenborough
narrates a script while there is video clips of different landscapes and
animals on screen, he is explaining further information on what's on
screen. The documentary has a purpose too, mainly to spread
awareness and information on the ocean. I will use this information by
using a narration like this in my documentary to show what is going on
screen
23. EXISTING PRODUCTS – HIDDEN YORKSHIRE TOURISM
DOCUMENTARY (1)
This is a YouTube documentary on Yorkshire showing different locations in
Yorkshire, very similar to what I want to do. This documentary is filmed in
a good way with different shots that are effective, for example, lots of long
shots of open landscapes which are good to let the audience see the area
from different points of views, and POV shots with the camera operator
holding the camera and moving to show it from his perspective to make
the audience feel like they're there. Another key point I found was a
soundtrack with music, which gives the documentary a happier and lighter
tone to it which is good, which I will use as my main purpose is to appeal
to the viewers watching. Camera pan and tilt shots were effectively used in
this documentary too, at the start of the shot, the camera was pointing
facing the floor, then pans up vertically to reveal the landscape (which is a
camera tilt shot), one example was to reveal the height of the cliffs /
waterfalls. I will use this in my documentary because it keeps the audience
interested to reveal more and more of the landscape in the shot. They also
used camera pan shots / panoramas to reveal more cliffs but horizontally
too, which was effective and useful for the same reasons of keeping the
audience wanting to watch more.
24. EXISTING PRODUCTS –
HIDDEN YORKSHIRE TOURISM DOCUMENTA
(2)
However, this documentary is a different style to mine, it is a
participatory mode documentary, which includes the narrator being
in the view in front of the camera while reading the script
and narrating, but mine will include a voice over and be an
expository documentary instead. Another key part of this
documentary I enjoyed was the introduction, it had a montage of
areas with music in the background for about a minute before the
producers YouTube channel logo came in and the documentary
narration started, I've seen this used before too in other
documentary topics, to attract the audience straight away, then read
the factual information after when they are watching and interested.
It also covers the 'hidden' parts of Yorkshire too which is what I want
to do, to cover the less talked about areas to the audience that
might not have heard about them. Overall, this is definitely a big
inspiration for my documentary, and I am glad I've found it on
YouTube despite having less views.
https://www.youtube.com/wa
tch?v=goBe5W7-9A4
25. EXISTING PRODUCTS - THE YORKSHIRE
DALES NATIONAL PARK | PART 1 |
SHORT TRAVEL DOCUMENTARY
This is also an existing product on YouTube, it is created by Katie Church
Wildlife channel and is a good example of an expository documentary.
The documentary is full of ariel shots using a drone in the sky, long shots,
close ups of flowers / animals with the use of shallow focus, with the
background blurred and tracking shots. The ariel shots are usually going
forward in a smooth momentum, which is what I will do with mine. This
covers the locations of the Yorkshire Dales, therefore a lot of rural
countryside, similar to mine. The voice over is slightly lower quality but
there is subtitles on screen to help read what is being said. When making
my documentary, I will make sure I record my audio for my voice over in
good quality, to make it more understandable for the audience and more
professional for a documentary. Furthermore, it includes slow motion
editing over the waterfalls too, as it is a very fast-moving object, I will do
this if I go to any locations with faster moving objects too, however I'd
like my documentary to be real footage of the places and not changed
too much. Overall, this is a good example of a Yorkshire travel
documentary, and I will consider aspects of this documentary for mine.
https://youtu.be/F5oVEV
z4HoE
27. DOCUMENTARY STYLES
There are 6 types of documentaries; poetic mode, which is having a little narrative to
focus more on the truth and tone of the documentary, I won't be following this style
because my documentary is more light-hearted and doesn't have a heavy tone, so I
will have a script to read out a narrative in the background. Expository mode, this is
what my documentary will be, it is a documentary that has video clips, or images
placed on screen with a background voice explaining giving verbal commentary. The
Blue Planet by David Attenborough is a good example of this. Participatory mode is
a documentary where the narrator is in front of the camera involved with the camera
shots and the environment they're in. Observational mode is a more serious tone of
a documentary which captures it in raw footage with minimal interruption or editing.
Reflexive mode, this is usually about filmmaking itself, so it will have behind the
scenes of what's being made, just like a reflective way. Performative mode, this
focuses on the filmmaker's involvement with a subject and exploring it, like
documenting your own experience. My documentary will be expository style.
28. EXPOSITORY DOCUMENTARY STYLES
Voice Over – one of the most important parts of this
documentary, the verbal commentary in the background explaining what is
going on and what is happening in each shot, a good example of this is
Blue Planet, or other nature documentaries. In my documentary, I will write
up a script in my planning and I will read out and commentate and narrate
my documentary.
Persuasion – These types of documentaries are used to persuade
people and they want the audience to feel a certain way about the topic.
Editing – The editing in these documentaries will include lots of
clips and some images on screen, because there is somebody
commentating over it explaining.
29. TOPIC DOCUMENTARY STYLES
I researched online about different features and styles of travel
documentaries. They include 'live or recorded voice overs' which is what
I am planning to do with my own voice and includes 'an in-sync audio
soundtrack featuring music and location sound'. This is good research
because I didn’t really consider this before, however a soundtrack of
non-copyright background music would be useful to use and it would
keep the audience interested, this would also be useful to use over
montages in the intro or outro of the documentary
30. SURVEY TOPICS AND PLANNING
I am going to do a survey based on the production of my work to help
my research, due to the good responses on question 8 of my audience
profile survey, I know a lot of my target audience know how they are
made or have some knowledge on it. I will ask questions about the
important parts of it, like what areas I should film, how I could make the
voice over interesting, camera angles, colour schemes and how the
purpose affects them. Another important question I will ask is if this
documentary about an area would make them want to visit it.
32. PRODUCTION SURVEY QUESTION
EXPLAINING
For question 1, I made sure I'd ask the most important question first, about where I
should film in North Yorkshire, so I can appeal to my target audience the most in my
documentary by showing them the best parts of the county. I also how I could make a
voice over interesting, because I am doing an expository documentary, so these answers
should help me on writing my script or how I express my voice. Question 3 was about
camera angles and what I should do, this could help me with my planning next. The next
question was about colour scheme, and the main colour scheme would be green and
blue because of the grass and rivers, as it is a tourism documentary. Question 5 was
about where you hear about documentaries, this is so I know where people will probably
see my documentary advertised. Question 6 I asked because I am doing an expository
documentary, which means it has a purpose, and my purpose is to appeal to my target
audience to visit North Yorkshire and show how it is, so I asked if this purpose is
important while watching the documentary. My last question was about if they would
visit the area after watching a documentary on it, despite from my other audience
research, I know most people would usually do this, but this is for more evidence.
33. PRODUCTION SURVEY ANSWERS
These answers definitely helped me with my research, for the first question people
gave fairly focused but some more varied answers, mainly country areas, walks,
beaches/ coasts, places you don't usually hear about, etc. For the second question,
the most common answers were related to the script, 64%. Another popular answer
was the voice, and others including sound, understandable, etc. In question 3, I got
wide range of answers which helped, being panoramas, long shots, close ups, POV,
wide variety of them, drone shots. The answers for question 4 were also more varied,
as only 20% of people said yes, and most others saying no or sometimes. A few
noted that it is important on the posters, so I will keep this in mind. Most people
from question 5 said they hear about documentaries online / social media and other
sites like YouTube or Netflix, this was expected and understandable, and some
others said from people or friends. In the 6th question, 85% said the purpose of the
documentary is important and in question 7, 100% of the answers said they would
consider visiting somewhere if it looked good on a documentary, this helps as it is
the main purpose of my documentary.
35. PRODUCTION SURVEY REFLECTION
Observation: In question 1, these answers were very helpful, and a lot of good places were recommended, I'm glad the
responses said places like the coast, countryside and activities, which links to the replies of the first survey. A few answers
were interesting to read, one of them being "Some hidden things away from the really obvious stuff that has been done
to death. Coast, countryside, towns. All good. But not more York, Whitby and Ilkley." This shows the audience want to see
places that aren't always shown, which is a good idea. And two similar answers "More country areas you don’t hear about
them as much" and "More countryside areas because they are better to watch." My documentary will definitely show
these rural areas as they're clearly highly in demand to see and can also persuade the audiences because they wouldn't
have heard of these places before, so it will make them more interested to keep watching. The 2nd question helped me
with ideas for my script planning I will do next further on in my pre-production, including the script contents such as facts
and information, and how I express these using my voice. The 3rd question also benefited me with ideas for my shot list
in my pre-production too, as long shots were the most popular, I will do these of the locations to portray what they are
like, same with panoramas, and tracking shots, close ups, POVs and more I will use in my documentary. Another
interesting answer was drone shots, and this has made me realise to buy a drone with a camera attached for this project
so I can have good shots on my project too. This shows the audience have seen lots of documentaries before and know
how they are made, which links to the 8th question in my audience profile survey. The answers to the 4th question were
surprising, as most people aren't interested in the colour scheme for the documentary, however if I do posters, I make
sure to consider it. The 5th question further proves my similar points of the first survey that my target audience watch
documentaries, Netflix, YouTube etc and hear about documentaries on social media. Question 5 shows that my target
audience care about the purpose of the documentary, and my purpose is to persuade people to come to visit Yorkshire,
as it links to my 7th and final question asking if the audience if they would visit the area if they enjoy the documentary,
and I am glad 100% of the answers agreed with it and said yes, so if I make my documentary well, my purpose would be
effective. This shows I am aiming this project at the right target audience as they would consider it.
36. CAMERA SHOT SIZE RESEARCH
Camera Shot sizes are always important in video projects, including documentaries. Extreme wide
long shots are called 'extreme' because they make the object very small to make them seem
unfamiliar or less powerful because of the area overpowering it, often used in action sci-fi films. A
long shot is similar, but less extreme, it shows a view of an area, sometimes beyond the character to
show the area. A full shot is when camera movement is used throughout a shot, for example it could
be a long shot, into medium shot, into extreme close up. A medium shot is a camera shot used to
show a character or object from the waist up to show the top half of their body. A close up is exactly
how it sounds, a shot of a character or object close up on their face or zoomed in, usually to show
their emotion if it is used on a character, or to put the main focus on the object. Extreme close up is
the same but closer, usually showing their eyes. This can sometimes be used in films to show their
anger or other emotions through their eyes, or it can show the reflection in their eyes to show what
they are looking at. Another camera shot size is an establishing shot, this is usually an ariel shot
showing the location at the start of a scene, this is very effective in videos that use different
locations, like my documentary, so I will definitely use this.
37. Extreme long shot Long shot Full shot
Medium shot Close up Extreme close up
Establishing shot
38. CAMERA SHOT FRAMING RESEARCH
A single shot is when you are capturing a single object or character, whereas a two shot is with two
in the frame, and a three shot is the same, but with three. An over the shoulder shot is common in
conversations between characters and I have used it myself before. It is recorded over a character's
shoulder. Over the hip shot is filmed at the hip, looking up to the character on a high angle, this can
be used in scenes that show a power imbalance to connote different levels of authority between
characters. A point of view shot (POV) is a shot that shows personality and it used from the
characters / director's point of view, with them holding the camera. I have used this shot before and
has been effective, I will use this in my documentary several times to show activities.
39. Single shot Two shot Three shot
Over shoulder shot Over hip shot
POV shot
40. CAMERA SHOT FOCUS RESEARCH
Camera focus shots examples include focus pulls, which is when the director pulls the focus
from one character to make sure they stay in the acceptable focus range. A shallow focus shot is
when the characters are in full focus with the background blurred out, this makes the characters
or object stand out to show their importance, usually during an important scene so the
audience watching can focus on the subject without being distracted. Deep focus shot, this is
when everything in the frame is in focus, this is common during films or documentaries. The
opposite of this is soft focus, where nothing in the frame is in 100% focus, this is perfect for
filming a dream or memory, as the character can't fully remember it.
42. CAMERA ANGLE RESEARCH
Different angles while filming are important and there are lots. An eye level shot shows the camera
angle from the eye level to see the characters / subject on screen. A low angle shot is similar but
with the camera positioned at a lower angle than the subject, usually to show power dynamics. A
high angle shot is the opposite, with the camera positioned higher above the character or object.
There are lots of other camera angles like these, such as knee level shot, ground level shot,
shoulder level shot, etc. These are all shots where the camera is positioned in the area in their
name. Another good one is the dutch angle, where it is filmed on a side, to create a sense of
disorientation. Another one I will use in my project is an ariel shot, usually controlled by drones or
air vehicles to with a camera attached to film.
44. CAMERA MOVEMENT RESEARCH
Camera movements are important for my research because this is the terminology that explains how I will
move my camera when filming it. A static shot / fixed shot is the simplest one, when the camera is held
still and there is no movement, this puts emphasis on the subject on screen and their movement instead.
A camera dolly shot is when the cameras is attached to a machine called a dolly, which often has a seat
attached to it as well for the director to sit on while filming, this is to carry heavy cinema cameras. Zoom
lens shots is when the lens on the camera is zooming in and out during the scene, so the camera doesn't
zoom, the lens does. A vertigo shot is when the lens is altered to create a warping effect around the
subject on screen. A camera pan shot is another shot I will most likely use in my project, where the camera
rotates horizontally from left to right, this can be used to show a view or reveal something on the screen.
A camera tilt shot is similar to a panorama but instead of going horizontally, it goes vertically. These two
shots I could do a mix of on my documentary. A whip pan shot is another interesting one which creates a
blur when you pan the camera from one shot to another. A tracking shot is also a commonly used one,
which is when the camera follows the character / object on screen, either chasing a person, car, etc. An arc
shot is like a tracking shot, but it goes around the character or object instead of following it. This is often
used in action films to see more of the character in action.
45. Static shot
Camera tilt shot
Vertigo shot
Zoom lens shot
Camera dolly shot
Camera pan shot
Whip pan shot Arc shot
46. CAMERA MECHANISMS RESEARCH
Some of these mechanisms I will buy to help out me and my camera when filming. One of them which is
commonly used, and I will definitely use in my documentary, a tripod shot. A tripod is mainly used for
static shots, simple pans and tilts. A camera slider shot is using a piece of equipment called a slider to film
shots like on a vertical or horizontal axis which makes it smooth on camera, similar to a dolly. Another
one I will definitely use and have used a lot, handheld camera shot. The camera is held and controlled by
an operator, but this sometimes makes it shaky and unstable. A Steadicam shot is interesting as it is like
similar to both a handheld and slider. It is a camera attached to the operator using a stabilizer device. I've
realised from this mechanisms research that a lot of these shots link together, like the camera gimbal
shot, is like a handheld and tripod shot together. A gimbal is a piece of equipment used much smaller
than a tripod but is held under the camera to make it more stable than a handheld camera, usually to
reach into smaller and tight places. A camera crane shot is effectively used in films, using a crane to
sweep up and over a scene, which is commonly used at the start or end of a film. I don't have the high
budget to be using this piece of equipment, so it won’t be included in my project, however I could do
similar by using a drone / ariel shot. A drone shot is using when a camera is attached to a drone which
means it can create ariel shots or good landscape shots in the sky. A camera wire shot is another high
budget mechanism using more high-tech equipment, it is when a camera moves along on a wire, to get a
wider and more impressive shot, often used in live events. I will plan what camera effects I will use in my
planning.
47. Tripod shot Camera slider shot
Handheld camera shot
Steadicam shot Camera gimbal shot
Drone shot
Camera crane shot
Camera wire shot
48. CAMERA RESEARCH REFLECTION
This research has helped me a lot, in my previous video project I didn't
use a proper camera, so now that I am using one it was beneficial to do
this research so I can use the correct terminology in my planning when
doing my shot plan, I can also use a lot more varied shots to achieve a
higher grade and make an overall better documentary.
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