Swede Research

As part of our swede research of our opening sequence of our film, we were asked to survey a small group of people from 16- 18 years old about the preferences. The survey showed:

 

 

How often do you go to the cinema to watch a movie?

- The answers were once a month and twice a month. We have once a month being the most of 80%.

 

What Genre do you like?
 - We had a range from Comedy, Drama, Action, Adventure and Action and the percentage of people of each genre was about the same.

 

How much do you roughly spend on watching movies?

- We had 100% saying they roughly spend about £7 per movie.

 

Do you stream movies online?

- We had 100% saying they stream (or have streamed) movies on online.

 

Thoughts about streaming movies online?

- There was 60% people saying they don't care and it is nothing to them. There was 20% of people saying they don't care and 20% saying they are good.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frames/ Camera Shots

Big Close Up Shot - This is full head height and the head takes up the entire screen. It contains little or no background. This shows the detail of the character’s face.

Extreme Close Up Shot -This is a very close shot showing the detail of an object or the physical features of a person. It make the viewer aware of some specific detail in the film. It can be used to heighten tension.

Close Up Shot - This shot tightly frames a person or an object. Close-ups are one of the standard shots used regularly with medium shots and long shots (cinematic techniques). Close-ups display the most detail, but they do not include the broader scene. Moving in to a close-up or away from a close-up is a common type of zooming. This is used to introduce a character and allows the character to show emotions. It can be used to heighten tension.

Extreme Long Shot - This shows the landscape of the film or a barely visible character in the distance of a background. This also gives information to the viewer about where the action is to take place. It often sets the atmosphere of a film.

Mid Long Shot - This shows the whole person as well as some of the background. The purpose is to place the person in context.

Point Of View Shot - A sequence that is shot as if the viewer were looking through the eyes of a specific character. The shot is a common trick of the horror film: that is, we are placed in the position of the killer who is slowly sneaking up on a victim. 

Mid Shot - This shows half of the body. The shot is taken from above the head to just below the waist. This allows you to get to know the character more closely by viewing their facial expressions and body language.

Worm's Eye View Shot - This shot shows the camera is looking up from the floor creating a status effect meaning that because the camera is lower than the subject it is looking at, it seems inferior and less important. This is also a good shot to show someone with power or someone with fear.

Bird's Eye View Shot - This shot refers to a shot looking directly down on the subject. The perspective is very foreshortened, making the subject appear short and squat. This shot can be used to give an overall establishing shot of a scene, or to emphasise the smallness or insignificance of the subjects. These shots are normally used for battle scenes or establishing where the character is. It is shot by lifting the camera up by hands or by hanging it off something strong enough to support it.

Aerial Shot - Aerial Shots are usually done with a crane or with a camera attached to a special helicopter to view large landscapes. This sort of shot would be restricted to exterior locations. A good area to do this shot would be a scene that takes place on a building. If the aerial shot is of a character it can make them seem insignificant. Circular shots are also possible.

Crane Shot - This is a shot taken by a camera on a crane or jib. The most obvious uses are to view the actors from above or to move up and away from them, a common way of ending a movie. Camera cranes go back to the dawn of movie-making, and were frequently used in silent films to enhance the epic nature of large sets and massive crowds.

High Angle Shot - This is usually when the camera angle is located above the eyeline. With this type of angle, the camera looks down on the subject and the point of focus often get "swallowed up" by the setting. High angle shots also make the figure or object seem vulnerable or powerless. High angle shots are usually used in film to make the moment more dramatic or if there is someone at a high level that the character below is talking to.

Low Angle Shot - This is a shot from a camera angle positioned low on the vertical axis, anywhere below the eyeline, looking up. The trunk shot is a specialized type of low-angle shot.

Camera Movements

Pan - Moving the camera horizontally to one side or another, while its base is fixated on a certain point. You are not moving the position of the camera itself, just the direction it faces. These types of shots are great for establishing a sense of location within your story.

Track - The term tracking shot may refer to any shot in which the camera follows a subject within the frame, such as a moving actor or a moving vehicle. When using the term tracking shot in this sense, the camera may be moved in ways not involving a camera dolly.

Tilt - Tilting is when you move the camera vertically, up to down or down to up, while its base is fixated to a certain point. Again, like panning, this move typically involves the use of a tripod where the camera is stationary but you move the angle it points to. These shots are popular when introducing a character, especially one of grandeur, in a movie.

Aerial - This is usually done with a crane or with a camera attached to a special helicopter to view large landscapes. This sort of shot would be restricted to exterior locations. A good area to do this shot would be a scene that takes place on a building. If the aerial shot is of a character it can make them seem insignificant. Circular shots are also possible.

Zooming - This is the most used (also the most overused) camera movement there is. It is often used as a clutch when the director is not sure what else to do to add interest to a shot. Zoom in or out from an unexpected, yet important, object or person in your shot. Use a quick zoom to add energy to a fast-paced piece.

Handheld - Sometimes the action is moving too quickly or too unpredictably for the camera to be on a tripod. This calls for making the camera more mobile and able to follow the action of a scene. Most times the camera will simply be held by the operator, who will then employ a number of basic camera moves by moving the feet - trucking in and out, dollying in one direction or another, tilting, panning, zooming - and combinations of all of these.

Dolly - A dolly is when you move the entire camera forwards and backwards, typically on some sort of track or motorized vehicle. This type of movement can create beautiful, flowing effects when done correctly. If you want to attempt a dolly, make sure your track is stable and will allow for fluid movement.

Steadicam - It is a brand of camera stabilizing mount for motion picture cameras that mechanically isolates it from the operator's movement. It allows for a smooth shot, even when moving quickly over an uneven surface. A Steadicam essentially combines the stabilized steady footage of a conventional tripod mount with the fluid motion of a dolly shot and the flexibility of hand-held camera work. While smoothly following the operator's broad movements, the Steadicam's armature absorbs jerks, bumps, and shakes.

• The camera could be mounted on a camera dolly, a wheeled mount that rolls on tracks or leveled boards. This is time consuming to set up, and impractical in many situations.
• The camera operator could hold the camera in his hands. This allows greater speed and flexibility, but even the most skilled operator cannot entirely prevent the camera from shaking. Hand-held footage has traditionally been considered suitable mostly for documentaries, news, reportage work, live action, unrehearsable footage, or to evoke an atmosphere of authentic immediacy or cinéma vérité during dramatic sequences.

Pull Focus - This shot refers to the act of changing the lens’s focus distance setting in correspondence to a moving subject’s physical distance from the focal plane. For example, if an actor moves from 8m away from the focal plane to 3m away from the focal plane within a shot, the focus puller will change the distance setting on the lens during the take in precise correspondence to the changing position of the actor. Additionally, the focus puller may shift focus from one subject to another within the frame, as dictated by the specific requirements of the shot (cinematic techniques).

Crane -  A crane can be used to lift a camera from low to high shooting positions. Less expensive jibs can support the weight of a camera and lift it several feet off of the ground. Sometimes called a boom, but the boom term usually applies to the device that holds a microphone aloft.