Blog task 2

Evaluation of a One-Shot Film  

By doing a one shot film on my phone, which stayed stationary the whole time, it gave me an awareness of early cinema production. This style had a different type of feel compared to how it would have done, had I used more camera angles.

It gave my shot a wide angle allowing the entire room to be shown, which then helped tell the viewer the location and setting of the shot. The shot showed everything that I did from taking the milk out of the fridge to pouring the water into the cup. Although you could see everything it was in minimal detail compared to if I had filmed this scene using multiple different types of shots.

Another way that this could have been filmed was by cutting down the story by using a mix of the long shot that I used combined with close ups to what I was doing: for example, taking the tea bag out of the container or the expression on my face. Close ups add extra detailing, that might not be shown on a wider angle shot.

The advantage of filming this one shot film is that it is simple and quick. Its simplicity makes  the viewer focus more on the actors than how it’s filmed. Filming with multiple angles has the advantage that it dictates where the viewer looks and can focus and draw attention to whatever the filmmaker wishes. The downside of using multiple angles is that it can become too choppy and distract the viewer from the storyline. Effective filmmaking uses as a careful balance of the two.

Whilst, the technicalities of filming a one shot film are simple for the cinematographer, it would be challenging for an actor to perform without a break (although this is commonplace in the theatre) and director’s role would be challenging as they would not be able to interject and direct at frequent intervals.