dance video development

dance video

general ideas 

• establishing shots at start 
• start with close up coming into focus and end with whole establishing shot going out of focus 
• go from intermit to far away 
• dutch angles 
• (transition of relationships) 
• leave dancers and catch up later ?? 
• use juxtaposition. relating ideas together
• close up shots 
• same frame moving in and out 
• changing shutter speed in fast motion 
• establishing zoom shot then dancers appear 
• close up on body parts 
• use of space- increase the space through the filming.

inspiration 

saving private ryan is a good example of how to use shutter speed to create a dynamic yet fluid action scene. i think we can use this in our dance shot to get motion blur for some of the more dynamic scenes and the cut it together with faster shutter speed. we may have to use two cameras set at different shutter speeds. 

mad max fury road is useful for our dance video due to is incredibly cinematography in an action film. it has big dynamic shots mixed perfectly with intermit shots which i want to emulate in our piece. it also uses the rules of cinematography perfectly which we will need to stick to to have our piece make coherent sense. it also shows the importance of framing a shot in movement cinema. the frame has to be perfect as the movement is so quick. 

the video for sia's big girls cry is very interesting. it sticks to the same close up for the entire video. i want to use a lot of close ups for my video. i also like how the dancer leaves the whole frame and then enters again, something id like to work with. i also like the idea of the coming into focus at the start and coming out of focus. 

i also like the video for elastic heart as it shows how dancing can be use to create meaning and a story in a situation. i.e. the relationship between a father and daughter and their fight with depression. i also like their use of establishing shots to set the mood and tacking shots. i also like the idea of the dancers coming from far away to close to the camera. 

i like this video as well firstly for it's establishing shots which i take massive inspiration from but also it's use of tracking and panning. it shows how you don't need to always have the subject in shot. it adds a huge amount of motion and strength for the dancer to leave the shot (plus catching up with them later is really interesting) this video also shows the importance of light to bring out all the motion of the shot. 

  

this is a run down of all our shots. we have a mixture of wide and intimate shots. we take inspiration from all these other videos and feel like these shots will fit we the dance and create enough to make a meaningful video in post.