Movie Making Tips/Ideas

Camera Shots

This clip uses many different camera shots for effect. It all helps to connect and engage the audience in order to covey a really important message.

Perhaps you could think of a message you would like convey to others and try and think of an interesting way to show it through film.

One Second Clips

This movie was made for a Vimeo competition where you could only use 1 sec clips with no more than 100 in total.

I think it shows quite well how you can create a mood or can a feeling for a time and place with a compilation of the right snapshots in time.

This may be something you might like to try in your independent writing time.

46 Seconds from Shajna Begum on Vimeo.

Some possibilities.

A snapshot of Point England School. Maybe have an angle on what you want to show. Pt England School - A Place Where.....

Perhaps a snapshot of yourself.Try and convey the sort of person you are through 1 secs clips.

Colours

This one is called Colour Circle. It cleverly takes you through all the shades on the colour wheel.

Color Circle from Maxence Soldier Rapp on Vimeo.

Symbolism

Here is a link to a clip from Whale Rider. This whole clip uses the rope as a symbol. If you have seen the movie see if you can identify what the underlying message is in this scene.

http://movieclips.com/XzZe-whale-rider-movie-the-threads-of-paikea/

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