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The camera doesn't just capture what ever you point it to.
It also tells its own little story.
Depending on where you place it, how you move it, which lens you use,
it all speaks a different story, a visual story.
[Cinecom's intro music]
Hey folks, my name is Jordy for cinecom.net
and I just came back from IBC, which is a huge event
where all the brands show their latest film equipment.
I was initially thinking to vlog on the event, but eventually recorded nothing.
It just felt good to enjoy the event without thinking about that camera for once.
I mean, you've probably had that before. Where a friend or someone in your family
asks you to shoot their wedding.
And you will say yes, because you're just bad at saying no.
But then you realize, that you sometimes just wanna…
…tuck that camera away and enjoy the event, or the party.
I've been there too much. So, no IBC coverage.
But I can definitely recommend a few channels
that have been shooting there non-stop.
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Anything you get in your mind, they probably have it!
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But now let's stop with all the yapping, because I've got 10 camera tricks
to show you guys and explain the story behind every shot.
We've got Lorenzo sitting here behind the table, enjoying his drink.
We're going to give some different emotions to Lorenzo
and see what the best way is to capture that moment.
Starting off with Lorenzo being in control.
He knows exactly what he's doing there. He's sober and sits up straight.
Maybe he's waiting for client, but he's super confident.
And that's why I'm shooting this on a tripod.
What the camera does, usually reflects on the actor.
So if the camera sits sturdy on a tripod, so does your actor.
Such a static shot is quite neutral, but it can be very powerful as well.
Now let’s say that we wanna make Lorenzo even more powerful,
we'll then just lower the tripod a bit and go below the height of his eyes.
From the camera standpoint, we're looking up to him.
The audience is going to feel smaller, making Lorenzo be a greater person.
You don't always have to go super low to the ground for this.
Often lowering your camera a tiny bit, can already lift the power in your actor a bunch.
But then suddenly, he gets a message.
[Phone message sound]
-Oh oh...
Stuff gets serious now, so let’s bring in the camera slider.
I'm using a brand new slider from Syrp, which is the Magic Carpet Pro.
A truly amazing slider, which you can make as long as you want,
if you buy additional tracks,
and it has this internal flywheel button so that your camera flows super smooth.
But anyways, I'm using the slider now to move forward and track in on Lorenzo.
We're going closer to Lorenzo.
The message is still trying to get to him.
So, he becomes silent and doesn’t know what to do or how to respond.
The camera is that message, it focusses on Lorenzo.
It's coming closer. We're building up the tension, we're boxing Lorenzo in.
He has nowhere to go, but to respond on that message.
I'm going to zoom out, take the camera in my hands and stand close to Lorenzo.
Because Lorenzo starts to feel uncomfortable.
And by standing close to him on a wide angle lens,
the audience feels like we are in that moment.
We can feel what Lorenzo feels. We sit next to him and feel awkward as well.
But then he takes action. He takes out a gun.
Things go out of control at this point,
so I'm going to zoom in a little bit and take distance from him.
But I'm also going to shake that camera.
Lorenzo is nervous, so the camera should be as well.
I'm going back and forward between the gun and Lorenzo.
What is he going to do?
Lorenzo makes his choice and puts the gun against his head.
For the audience it now becomes way too much.
We are going to step way back from that awful scene,
zoom in and look from a distance. Like one of those disaster tourists.
We are leaving Lorenzo alone. That is what this camera standpoint tells us.
The audience feels safe here. Lorenzo is left alone.
There's nobody there for him, he's all by himself.
Hopeless, fragile, and we are just looking at it from a safe distance.
But then something happens. He receives another message.
What is that message?
The audience is curious, so now we move the camera closer.
But, because we don't know what’s going on, we're going to film this handheld.
We are a little bit nervous.
We could even walk slowly forward or place the camera on a slider,
but as we track forward, we move the camera on a loose head.
Slowly, we're stepping closer.
Now, let’s peek what the message is about, very quick.
I'm going to cut to an extreme close up of that message, sturdy on a tripod.
An instant hard cut, which reflects on the peek.
And it looks fine. The message was sent to the wrong person.
-Phew!
Let’s give Lorenzo some space.
I'm going to go back on the slider and move slowly backwards.
We are literally giving Lorenzo space to breath again.
He stands up and walks away.
Full with confidence again, we wanna keep the camera still,
so that's why I’m shooting from a gimbal.
This allows us to follow Lorenzo.
A little bit below the height of his eyes, we turn around Lorenzo.
Like a model on the catwalk, we’re showing every angle of his confidence.
The world around him moves,
so the audience cannot do anything else than to focus on him.
And that's how the story came to a good end,
and you've just witnessed 10 different camera stories that helps you...
…tell an even greater story.
Now, these where just a few of the hundreds of different camera movements.
If you like to see more in the future,
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