Preliminary task

My group ( Aine, Ben and I) had the oppertunity to film a clip for our preliminary task. The following task consists of a variety of shots and angles, which are; over the shoulder shot,low angle, high angle, mid shots, medium long shots ,close ups, long shots, shot reverse shot and panning . The scene consists of Ben walking through a corridor, and opening/ going through a door, and having a conversation with me.

As Ben is walking through the corridor, the camera shot is medium long shot, as you get to see Ben's full body, but in a confined space. This also allows the audience to see some of the surrounding environment, to get to grips of the setting. Furthermore, as ben walks up to the door, the sit of the camera is a Over the shoulder shot. This allows the audience to see what Ben is walking up to and shows that Ben will be pushing the door open to get through the door. As ben does this, the camera goes to a close up shot, as the audience will see Ben's hand pushing the door open. This just tells the audience that ben has pushed the door open, to make it more realistic, instead of Ben walking up to the door, and then the next shot is Ben on the other side of the door. As Ben walks through onto the other side of the door, the camera is placed further away, to show the viewer that ben has waled through the door. This is a medium shot as it shows Ben's upper half walking through the door. Then the next scene is ben looking upwards and says " Hey Elliot" This tells the audience that Ben is looking at me. This is a shot reverse shot as the camera then focuses on me. As the camera is focusing on me, it is a low angle shot, to show that i am at a higher gradient than he is ( I'm up the stairs) This then has another shot reverse shot as it pans back to ben. This is at a high angle, as it shows Ben through my eyes, as i am up the stairs, so the camera is higher than Ben as well. Moreover, the next shot, is me coming down the stairs. This is a medium shot as well as it is showing the setting ( the stairs and part of the building). The angle of the shot is a low angle, as it is showing me ( from a higher angle) coming down the stairs. The shot is used to show that i have walked down the stairs whilst I am talking about Mr. Buckmaster's homework. The following shot is a medium shot, of me and Ben side by side, this shows the setting, Ben and I walking towards the exit door of the building. This is shown by the camera panning and following mine and Ben's movement towards the door. It shows both of us in conversation, and walking towards the door.