Second camera workshop

 In our second camera workshop, we mainly studied more theoretical things and we also did some practicing of applying this theory into the filming.

You start to shoot in the order from the most complicated and longest scene to shoot to the fastest and easiest scenes to shoot.  The other thing is the fact that you also ALWAYS have to film Wide Shot first. It is done because of two things. 1: it reduces the risk of missing something out or/and it increases the possibility of the fact that that shot might include something that the director would essentially want to keep. 2: in case something happens after the shooting the first, not Wide Shot scene with the actor you will still have some footage with that actor on it. 

The continuity is very important in filming any of the scenes. If something changes from one shot type to the other then the audience might notice that and that would not look as good, and they're also might be a lot of questions.

During filming it is also important to always say the following words " Stand by! Standing by! Roll camera! Camera rolling! action! Cut!" all of these phrases let both actors and crew members that the filming is about to start ad that everyone should be on places ready to start. 

It is also important to mark the positions of both actors and cameraman because otherwise, this can also cause a continuity slip. It is also important to remember NOT to watch the footage back on the set because it is first of all wastes crew's time and it also might actors to feel uncomfortable. Because they might see themselves from the side they do not particularly like or something else might happen and in the next shot or scene, they will act differently to what was before that in the film/sequence. So that also reduces the risks of having continuity slips. 

The important thing is to not forget the 180-degree rule when you are filming the dialogue. It is used by filmmakers to treasure the audience members that they know where every character is and where all the actions are happening in the scene. As well as this factor, the 180-degree rule also helps the audience to know which of the characters is speaking (if the characters look the same) and when and why. 

The other important moment to remember is the rule of thirds. Essentially rule of thirds chops the screen in 3 horizontal and vertical areas and also puts the shot in a balanced position. The place where the lines cross, it is the area where to put the main subject of interest. Changing the camera height to the same as the subjects makes the shot more interesting, better.