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- Be aware how long you leave each shot on screen, don't leave it too long! Overall, this will make the entire film seem slow and boring.
- Don't underestimate the power of editing. Even if the shots are not brilliant, the editing can drastically improve it!
- Make sure the sound matches correctly. Cutting from one shot to another, you can often hear the changes in sound, and it's terrible!
- You don't always have to change the sound when you change the shot (For example, speech)
- Whilst filming, the shots rarely stand still. They always seem to be dolling, panning, zooming... etc. in some way
- Watching films from festivals such as Cannes and Clermont-Ferrand
- Something iconic really helps! i.e. A rose, or something unordinary
- Be careful with camera focus, shots can go out of focus easily with things such as bright colours or objects too close to the camera.
- Be careful when recording sound, recording sound separately is much better as you don't have to be as close to the camera, and also be careful recording sound outside, make sure your not just recording wind!
- Continuity is crucial, little mistakes can look very obvious when watching back, everything must run smoothly, no mistakes such as object disappearing in and out of shots or clothes changing colour in each different shot, mistakes made so easily.
- Don't be afraid to do something, it's always better to get more shots than not have enough, film over and over from different angles to get the best shots, during editing don't be afraid to try effects and cutting shots as everything can always be undone!
- Good music is crucial, music helps to keep an audiences attention and if it fits the film then that is perfect, rhythmic editing is a great thing to do to have your film running smoothly with the action. Don't give your audience a chance to get bored, keep shots short and varied.
- Remember to film at the best quality, and when finalizing the film after editing make sure its the right format, file type and ratio, you don't want a film that doesn't fit the screen, or that plays at low quality, or that has moments that are unrendered.
- Background research into the genre and the audience of our film is crucial and can affect how and what we film.
- Finding the right locations for the films is important since it helps sets the tone of the film and can also add to the emotions that we are trying to get across to the viewer.
- Editing takes time, so we must leave ourselves enough time after we have finished filming to edit the film to its potential.
- Practice with the camera is useful experience, it can make or break a film if the quality of the shots is not up to standard. Also getting use to all the cameras features will be helpful towards filming.
- Getting the right characters for the film and giving them appropriate backgrounds will helps towards the viewers staying interested and being able to connect with the characters in the films.
- Good sound is key, the film will not be as good when the audience cant hear what you are saying!
- Practice makes perfect. Unless you have super actors, theres a good chance that you'll have to go over the drama more than once. And its crucial that the director knows what she's doing before hand!
- A good set makes for a good film. Carefully thought out locations make a world of difference, its nice to film somewhere no-one has before and to be alittle different.
- Dare to explore a different genre. Dont just stick to the same old genre's everyone else film. Try ones that may be more complicated to shoot, its more fun working on the project that way.
- Have a variety of shots from different angles and distances, your film will just look so much more professional.
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