Practice Shots

Using the time I had within the college grounds, I borrowed a camera to practice some shots so that I would have a better idea of how to set it up properly and could predict issues beforehand.

I got in some basic shots of close ups, medium shots, over the shoulder and pan shots. There are the main ones I will be working with.

Close up
The close up involves having the camera at a short length from the article that you intend to film. This can be done to give entire focus and attention on one thing.
Issues
As in my case the close ups will be on the singers face, this can create some personal issues they may have. I will have to ask for consent that they are comfortable I can do this.

Medium shot

A medium shot is a safe shot to get all you need in a shot where there is room for editing effects. Issues with this include any background scenery we may not want to include, such as people.

We did find this was a slight issue when we filmed this. In one shot when the duet are sat on the wall, there are a few people strolling along the walkway of marine lake but are not clear enough to be identified so this is not a privacy issue.

 Over the shoulder
This includes a perspective of the camera positioning being behind the person so that the audience can look at what they are doing as if they were personally them. It can break the illusion of watching a performance live, so this may not be a very common one for my video.

Pan shots
Pan shots are just moving the camera on a wide sweep of the setting and ensure it is smooth with no jolting. This establishes the location and can be quite nice if the scenery is nice and fits in.

Issues with this may be that the weather may make it hard to get consistent footage especially by a sea side. Also, a lot of steady camera handling and experience may be useful so I have required a dolly as well as a camera assistant who deals with camera technicalities frequently.