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Easiest vs most difficult shot to film - #28

   All films have their easiest to hardest shots to take. Mine, however, would not consist of many shots, but rather longer quality ones of a higher difficulty. I found the dialogue shots to be the easiest, and the action, or moving shots to be the hardest.

  One example of a shot of dialogue was between Tim and Miguel. This was when Tim would first talk to Miguel after calming down. The reason this shot was so easy was that the main priority was acting. Acting is not difficult, as long as both of the parties involved take it seriously and don't glance at the camera.


  One example of a more difficult shot was the getaway. Since this required the movement of a motorized vehicle, it would be harder to move back and forth, as well as make sure traffic and pedestrians were clear of the space that we needed. Along with this, it did take several times to shoot, which meant we had to drive the car back and forth around the neighborhood circle.

  Even with these shots, filming them wasn't that bad, since my friends and I all had a good time and were able to go through the motions. The easiest shot to film for me was the POV of Tim looking at Miguel as Miguel is about to help him up. What I found to be the most difficult shot was when Miguel hit the heavy bag. This was because Victor is not a very skilled puncher and I wanted it to seem as if he was a natural. What I chose to do instead, which ended up working better was to film him hitting the bag a couple of times, then have a shot of his legs. 



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