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Edward 40hands

i just started back my final year at film school, and the first assignment that was handed to me was a "seemingly" simple exercise. the brief is to get 12 creative shots. the purpose is to experiment with new techniques. seems like a simple task right? but i cant think past the basic choices like time-lapse, depth of field, and slow motion.
any ideas, examples, or inspiration for cool shots i could attempt?
 
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You could do a creative framing of the shot. Or interesting action going on in the shot. Like one side has only circular objects, and other side only rectangles..

Dumb, but creative lol
 
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Watch Kubrick or Tarkovsky films. To me, it seems, their films are just so beautifully put together; every shot hints/compliments the next or prior one.

The best "framed" movies of theirs, if I had to pick, would be: Kubrick "Barry Lyndon", Tarkovsky "Ivan's Childhood".

Pay attention to the symmetry and creativity in their shots. Try moving ones, or ones at different angles, or ones that are surprising/create tension.

It's something that really can't be explained in words. Just watch good movies (like the ones I mentioned) and you're good on inspiration. Hope this helps.
 
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funny you should mention that, i was having a discussion with someone today about kubrics composition and framing, thank you for the suggestion, i will check out those films.

@indiebudget it will be video. i found a good tutorial on how to fake 1000fps slow mo, so i might try that aswell.
 
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you could do 12 frames jump shots like in "the five obstructions"
you could put the camera on side, and do a high screen part
reverse slo-mo?
slanted angles
pull back zoom with twist in camera
skipping every 24th frame
 
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