Chapter | Thirteen
Shooting
OVERVIEW
It’s not your actors, it’s not your story, it’s not the price tag on your camera – what really affects your film is the way you use the camera.
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What you shoot and the way you show it.
The way you point the camera is crucial – and it’s not about just describing the action so we keep up with the plot. You need to do two things at once: you’ve got to show what is happening in the scene, but also give it some feeling or mood.
The difference between just showing the action and actually giving it some mood is huge. It’s like the difference between a statistics chart of a football game (who scored and when) and a high-octane commentary of the ...
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