CAMERA/MOVEMENT

BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY • ENFS-340 • FALL 2018

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Project: Push/Pull

October 26, 2018 by Daniel

Project: Push/Pull

Recreate camera moves from different directors.

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More on Fincher

October 26, 2018 by Daniel

Here are a few more videos that explore David Fincher’s extraordinarily precise camera movement, cinematography, and direction.

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Project Details: Push/Pull

October 26, 2018 by Daniel

Project Details: Push/Pull

Over the next few weeks, we’re going to be doing some in-class exercises designed around the signature camera moves of famous directors.

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Lesson 9.2: Pull, Push, Dolly, Track

October 24, 2018 by Daniel

Lesson 9.2: Pull, Push, Dolly, Track

We’ve now used cameras on tripods, handheld, and on shoulder rigs.  This week, we’re going to play with some bigger toys to create camera movement that is – dare I say it – more cinematic.

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Lesson 9.1: Sliders and Dollies

October 23, 2018 by Daniel

Lesson 9.1: Sliders and Dollies

Here are some of the tools we have in our collection for smoothly moving a camera forwards, backwards, and side to side.

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Project: Stable/Unstable

October 23, 2018 by Daniel

Project: Stable/Unstable

Film a sequence of shots three different ways.

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Film Riot’s One Minute Short Film Competition

October 23, 2018 by Daniel

Want to try out your filmmaking skills?  Check out this one minute short film competition from the fine folks at Film Riot.

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Project Details: Stable/Unstable

October 18, 2018 by Daniel

Project Details: Stable/Unstable

To illustrate how handheld movement affects cinematography, we’re going to do a very short film as a class.  Each shot will be filmed three ways: first, locked off on a tripod; then with the camera handheld but not moving otherwise; and finally, following the action with the camera on a shoulder rig.

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Handheld Camera Tips

October 15, 2018 by Daniel

Want some additional tips for shooting handheld footage?  Check out these videos for some more techniques.

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Lesson 8.2: Shoulder Stabilizers and Rigs

October 15, 2018 by Daniel

Lesson 8.2: Shoulder Stabilizers and Rigs

We first talked about camera rigging way back in week three.  Rigs are great for adding additional components to your camera and for making it handle more like a traditional dedicated video camera.  However, it’s also easy to go way overboard with rigging.  

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Lesson 8.1: Going Handheld

October 15, 2018 by Daniel

Lesson 8.1: Going Handheld

In your first project, you made films using only a camera with a single lens – no tripods or other stabilization methods.  This week, we’re going to explore the idea of handheld cinematography in greater depth.

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Project: Fast/Slow

October 11, 2018 by Daniel

Project: Fast/Slow

Capture slow motion and time lapse shots.

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More CINEMATIC

October 10, 2018 by Daniel

The word “cinematic” gets thrown around a lot on filmmaking blogs and in video tutorials.  It’s an extremely vague term, but generally describes footage that doesn’t look like a home movie or quick social media post.  That could be due to the color grading, movement, depth of field, framing, slow motion, or other factors.

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Lesson 7.2: Capturing Cinematic Footage

October 10, 2018 by Daniel

Lesson 7.2: Capturing Cinematic Footage

Filming cinematic footage is all about planning.  The tools used on major cinematic productions are highly specialized and the individuals who operate them have very specific jobs to do.  Filming a documentary short requires you to be resourceful; filming an event requires you to be adaptable; filming cinema requires you to be deliberate.

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Lesson 7.1: BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera

October 10, 2018 by Daniel

Lesson 7.1: BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera

This week, we’re looking at a very unusual camera: the BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera.  The first, much larger, BlackMagic Cinema Camera was released in 2012 and it immediately made waves in the filmmaking community.

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Project: Sit/Stand

October 4, 2018 by Daniel

Project: Sit/Stand

Film a live event and a sit-down interview.

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Project Details: Sleeping/Waking

October 2, 2018 by Daniel

Project Details: Sleeping/Waking

For your next project, you’re going to be making a short film utilizing some of the different techniques we’ve discussed thus far.  Your theme for this project is Sleeping/Waking.  You can work in a small group on this or create something individually.

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Lesson 6.2: Tripods and Monopods

October 2, 2018 by Daniel

Lesson 6.2: Tripods and Monopods

The most obvious use for a tripod is to keep the camera from moving – and that’s often critically important.  When using a long lens or recording for a long period of time, tripods are a practical necessity.  However, a static shot also creates its own kind of drama and not moving the camera can be an aesthetic choice.

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Lesson 6.1: The Language of Movement

October 2, 2018 by Daniel

Lesson 6.1: The Language of Movement

Here are some basic terms that we’ll be using a lot when discussing camera movement.

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Insane Slow Motion from Phantom Flex

September 24, 2018 by Daniel

Being able to film at up to 960 frames per second with the compact RX10 II is amazing.  If you want to capture really slow motion, however, the best tool for the job is probably a Phantom camera, which can capture footage at thousands of frames per second for specialty shots or scientific tests.

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