Shooting and Promoting Video

All three articles read this past week really helped understand the different shots that we need to get when shooting video.  The first one was a very basic review about the types of shots to get, and what each shot could mean to the audience.  I liked the fact that it gave five beginning shots to think about if you are a beginner, because you can make a relatively simple story by using those five different shots.

            The next article was a little bit more complex.  It was a more advanced look at different shots you can shoot, and it had descriptions on how to shoot these different kind of shots.  I found it interesting that back in the old days, the only shot used was a long shot.  I never really paid attention to that and when I read that it got me thinking.  Film and video have come a long way since it was only used to take people to different locations.  Now it’s used to capture emotion, establish a new location, and get up close and personal with the characters of the film.  Some of the names of shots I’ve never heard before, like the master shot and the insert shot.  When the author was talking about reaction shots, I feel like those are the best ones to get, especially when something big just happened in the movie.

            The last article was about video promoting and how one guy was able to do it so well.  I always thought people got lucky about what they post online and get viewers that way.  I didn’t think it was this process to build up an audience.  What I really took away from this article is that if you have an idea, you better deliver it before someone else will.

Posted February 10, 2014 10:56

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