Tricky Camera Shots/Effects

Camera shots and effects can make certain scenes flow seamlessly and can create a sense of realism to actually make you feel that you are in the film.


It can also make the movie more dynamic and fun to watch for the audience and can show a characters expression from multiple angles in order to set a certain mood or feeling to the audience.


Zoom+Macro - Zoom shots leave a slight blur on the video and can be trickier to capture in the right way as things can look very cheesy and off, however, captured in the right way, it can create some really nice looking effects. Common macro shots are insects, alpine flowers, veins on leaves, textures in rocks and so forth.


Cutaway Shot - This shot can be used to make the scene more interesting, for example, if a shot is taking place in a busy street, then a cutaway shot will show an extra or a random person will be shown to establish the scene. The characters of the film will usually not be shown in this type of shot.


Noddy Shot - When two characters are talking, the noddy shot will show the other character listening intently as the viewer hears the talker off-screen. Alternating back and forth between characters in this way can create a more stronger sense of realism to the viewer and can suck them into the experience.


Certain transitional effects can also be used to make a film seem more dynamic and free flowing


Cut - The most common transition — an instant change from one shot to the next.


Dissolve/Crossfade - A gradual fade from one shot to the next.

Crossfades have a more relaxed feel than a cut and are useful if you want a meandering pace, contemplative mood, etc.

Wipe - There are many types of wipe, from straight lines to complex shapes. Wipes are a good way to show changing location. They can often have a coloured border to help distinguish the shots during the transition.

Digital Effects - Most editing applications offer a large selection of digital transitions with various effects.

These include: Colour replacement

                      Animated Effects
                      Pixelization 

                      Focus Drops

                      Lighting Effects

                      Etc...

                      


We would try to implement most of these shots into our film as they would help to involve the audience more into the film, we would also try to incorporate some transitions into our film to make it flow more seamlessly and create a sense of continuity.


Also, a lot of cuts would be used within our film as it is action packed and would  show what is happening  quite easily and would again create continuity.