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Film Production
for the DVX100, DVX100a and DVX100b 
The Panasonic DVX - Do It Yourself
- Low Budget - Indie Filmmaking Community |
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Maximizing Your Space
by Paul Ziegman
More often
than not, when shooting a digital movie you’ll find that most of
the space that you’ll have to work with is relatively small. For
example, bedrooms, kitchens, offices, etc. Thankfully, things
tend to already look a lot bigger in-camera than they do in
person (ie. television soundstages, football fields, etc.) The
trick is to know how to manipulate your space to benefit the
scenes in your film. The following tips will help you make the
most of your space and your independent video production.
Low Angles
You can
definitely alter the appearance of objects in the camera by
utilizing angles that aren’t the normal chest-high or eye-level
framing. Find a good area in the room that will accommodate the
movement of your actors while shooting with your DVX100 from a
low angle. This will give the actors more of a dominating
presence which allows them to become the focus of the shot
instead of the layout of the area.
High Angles
High angles
give the room that you’re working with a larger-than-normal
appeal. Because your viewers aren’t used to seeing their
everyday surroundings from high angles, this type of framing
registers differently to them giving your audience a new
perspective on what would normally look like regular space. This
is a plus for any digital film production.
Direct the Blocking of Your Actors to Utilize the Space
If your
scene calls for your actor to walk into a small space to perform
an action, then use the space in-between the motions. Direct the
blocking of your actor to end up in an area that will complement
the workspace. Just because the layout is already there, it
doesn’t mean you have stick to it. Use your creativity to move
your actors in the best areas of the space given.
Cheating Space
This is a
very popular and practical method used all the time in digital
movie making. Cheating space basically means that you utilize
the workspace to benefit what the camera sees and not the
real-life actual physical shooting space. For example, let’s say
the scene calls for your actor to enter a small bedroom and sit
on a bed, BUT like in most rooms, the bed is pushed up against
the wall, limiting your camera angle to just one side of the
bed. How can you cheat the space to make the room look bigger
for your film production? Easy.
(continued
on next page -
Maximizing Your DVX100
Production page 2...)
Do
YOU have a cheap, low budget, do-it-yourself DVX100 tip or trick that
you'd like to contribute?
If so, just email it to
us and we'll post it up!
Thanks
for helping the grass roots grow!
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