For this assignment we were expected to watch three videos demonstrating various cinematic techniques. The first video I watched showed a bunch of clips from the movie “The Shining”. All of these clips showed zooming in and zooming out. I had seen “The Shining” before, but had never really noticed how often this technique was used. This technique definitely aided in building suspense in the audience. When I was just watching these clips, I was starting to get stressed, and that’s not even the whole movie!
The next video I watched was from a variety of Tarantino films. This video displayed the technique of filming from below, so the characters are looking down at the camera. This is a very engaging technique because it somewhat “places” you in the movie. You feel like you are in the place of whatever the characters are looking at.
The last video I watched was “Examples of Editing Techniques”. This showed a ton of different camera techniques ranging from jump cut to form cut. It was great to learn all of these different techniques, and I am excited to use them in this week’s assignment!