filming

1. Filming
Cinematography is defined as the art of photography and camerawork in film-making. We as
a group have attended a few workshops on the art of camerawork and how we can use
camera angled and different shot types to create emotion and meaning. The first thing I’m
going to talk about is shot types and where and why we may use them.
Long shot: Long shots are used to emphasize the scenery or the location around the subject.
An example of a long shot is of a family eating at the dinner table. We could use this shot
while the protagonists (Jake & Naomi) eat dinner together.
Establishing shot: As the name suggests, an establishing shot introduces a new location and
allows the audience to ‘establish’ where they are. We could use this shot outside the gym to
introduce the location to the audience.
Medium shot: Medium shots, often abbreviated to ‘MS’ in scripts are the most common
types of shots within film. Showing most of the subject’s body, medium shots are halfway
between long shots and close-ups, showing from the waist and up. We will be using this
shot type throughout the film in various locations.
Close up: Again, a close up has an abbreviated script name which is ‘CU’. In close-up shots,
the subject dominates most of the frame, allowing very little observation for exterior
influences. This means that the audience is drawn to the actors face, close ups are often
used to illustrate emotion, we will be using these in the last two sections of the film, as
emotion is prominent here.
Extreme close up: Often known as an ECU or ‘detail shot’, extreme close-ups do exactly that
show a small detail, ,maybe a facial feature of certain relevance that would otherwise be
missed in a longer shot. This could be used for one of our protagonists eyes, to shoe pure
emotion, or could also be used for a smirk on someone lips.
Over the shoulder shot: (OSS) This shot is framed from behind a person who is looking at
the subject. The person facing the subject occupies about 1/3 of the frame. This shot helps
to establish the position of each person, and get the feel of looking at one person from the
other's point of view. It’s common to cut between these shots during a conversation,
alternating the view between the different speakers. We can use this when both
protagonists talk to one another throughout the film.
High angle shot: This is when we look down upon a subject to make them look inferior, we
could use this when the coach is talking to
It is important that we comply with the rule of thirds and the one hundred and eighty
degree rule whilst filming, the rule of thirds is part of the golden ratio, this is the framing
which balances a shot. The one hundred and eighty degree rule is a basic guideline
regarding the on-screen spatial relationship between two characters within a scene. An

2. imaginary line which is named the ‘axis’ connects the characters, and by keeping the camera
on one side of this axis for every shot in the certain scene, the first character is always to
the right of the second character.
Editing is going to be a big part of the film, one idea we had was using different editing
techniques to show time travel, the effect often used to do so is called a cross dissolve. This
is what we will use during the final scenes, We will create a ‘flashback; effect of our
protagonist Jake failing, this will give him the determination to keep going and to beta his
personal best. The dissolve shows time travel, but the alternating between scenes creates
emotion and suspense, which is essential in a successful film.
The main aim of the film is encourage our audience to have self-belief and become
motivated within their chosen discipline whether that be a sporting activity or not. We aim
to encourage our audience to chase their dreams in a non-cliché way, to show the true
grittiness involved in sport, show how hard sport can be, and how perseverance and
determination can really pay off. Simply defining our title ‘Relentless’.