2. Background to Our Shot Types
Our video uses a Variety of selected
shots joined together to create a
montage like sequence. Therefore we
have selected a few of the different
shots to talk about as some sections are
repeated.
3. Shot 1
The first shot you see is an
establishing shot of the train
station and the metro-link entering
it. The camera then pans to the left
following the metro-link where our
character is then introduced.
Our character is holding a radio to
represent the idea that she is a
street dancing busker
4. Shot 2
The camera then merges to a
tracking long shot of our character
walking through the train station.
This is effective as it indicates the
theme that runs through the course
of the video which is “a life in the
city”.
5. Shot 3
Next, the camera Jump Cuts to our
character stood on a congested
bridge in Long Shot . This idea was
used to create the perception of a
happy individual ( the busker ) who
is laid back and making the most
out of what she’s got, amongst
thousands of people who are
extremely stressed/busy making
there way to work and not even
acknowledging her as they are to
engrossed with their own personal
lives.
6. Shot 4
The camera again Jump Cuts to
our character in Long Shot
dancing in a skate park. This was
to continue the running theme
of “a life in the city” as a skate
park carries an urban
stereotype. We recorded the
skaters in the background in
order to create a more realistic
scenario. We experimented with
the Mac software by trying
different editing techniques and
merged this with a clip from the
green screen to express our
creativeness.
