CAMERA WORKSHOP WITH MIKE RYMER
As part of the preparation for our fiction adaptation we had a camera workshop with Mike Rymer. Mike is a filmmaker who has worked in television and film, and has worked with the likes of Peter Greenaway on his film Nightwatching. In 2007 his released his debut short film 'SICK', which was praised by The Guardian for breaking the silence on mental health.
To find out more about Mike, check out his website:
http://mikerymer.info/
THE WORKSHOP
During this workshop, Mike ran us through the importance of camera movement, and how it aids storytelling. To do this he showed us many examples, including a few scenes from one of my favourite films, Jaws.
Mike broke down a few types of camera movement, like:
- Crab: when the camera moves from left to right.
- Jib: when the camera moves up and down.
- Track/Dolly: when the camera moves forwards and backwards.
As well as a few special types of camera movement, like:
- ContraZoom: when the camera tracks in, and zooms out at the same time, or visa versa. For example, this one is Jaws (from 2:01).
As well as this, he also shared a few tips with us about general filmmaking, and life on set.
After his presentation, we split into groups of 4 and began to try out some of these shots using the camera track, the fig rig and the jib. My group started with the jib, and attempted to recreate some of those famous Wes Anderson tracking shots. These were pretty unsuccessful, so we moved onto the jib. For the jib shot, we came up with the idea of using the jib movement to reveal something to the audience. We had two people sitting down in front of the camera. They then spot something off screen, and run towards it. The camera then jibs up to reveal what it is they've seen as they're running towards it. Mike really liked the shot. Unfortunately I didn't get a chance to download the footage so I can't post it on here.
Overall, this was a really good workshop, and it helped expand my knowledge on using camera movement to aid storytelling. It is definitely something I will keep in mind whilst working on this project.
After his presentation, we split into groups of 4 and began to try out some of these shots using the camera track, the fig rig and the jib. My group started with the jib, and attempted to recreate some of those famous Wes Anderson tracking shots. These were pretty unsuccessful, so we moved onto the jib. For the jib shot, we came up with the idea of using the jib movement to reveal something to the audience. We had two people sitting down in front of the camera. They then spot something off screen, and run towards it. The camera then jibs up to reveal what it is they've seen as they're running towards it. Mike really liked the shot. Unfortunately I didn't get a chance to download the footage so I can't post it on here.
Overall, this was a really good workshop, and it helped expand my knowledge on using camera movement to aid storytelling. It is definitely something I will keep in mind whilst working on this project.
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