List of difficult shots

• Pulling focus - this shot could be difficult because we want to shift the focus from the character in the foreground, to the prop (mobile phone) in the background. This is not an easy shot, and will take plenty of practise. Below is an example of the kind of end result we are aiming for:

• Quick shots - At one point in the film, the main character drops her phone, picks it up, puts it in her pocket and then the second character takes it out. We need to film this so that the action is quick and very smooth. Again this might take some practise, though we may be able to achieve this in the editing process. Below is an example of fast and slow editing:

• CU of prop - twice in our film the main character looks at some texts on her phone. This might be difficult for us to do because quite often the CU shot can look blurred and out of focus, or maybe because of the light from the phone, the shot can look too bright. In order for us to be able to do this easily we will practise using CUs of a mobile phone, and may have to adjust the lighting or focus to make sure the shot is of as good a quality as every other shot.

There are a few 'Tricky Shots' that we are going to shoot in our film, one of the most important shots is filming the female character Jodie taking the main characters phone without the audience seeing this action taking place. We also need to think about when we re-shoot the scene from the opposite angle, what angel would be best to capture the theft taking place. For example deciding which pocket would be easiest to put the phone in and take it away such as a coat or jean pocket or if it would be easier for her to put it in her bag. Todays lesson we are going to take practise shots of different places the phone could be put in and easily taken out, also we are going to try different shots that we could use such as close up, canted angle, over the shoulder.


This is our finished and edited video of practising difficult shots.