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1. Dantalion
   Posted September 28, 2011 at 2:56 pm | Permalink

   Sharing is caring! And cookies are great!

2. haven rose nopper
   Posted September 28, 2011 at 5:23 pm | Permalink

   Can we see a video of this shot somewhere?

3. haven rose nopper
   Posted September 28, 2011 at 5:23 pm | Permalink

   BTW Thanks!

4. videofilmmaker
   Posted September 28, 2011 at 5:59 pm | Permalink

   Yes — it’s the Ray Ban spot on my reel.

   You’re welcome

5. andre
   Posted September 28, 2011 at 11:08 pm | Permalink

   hi,

   Thanx for the script (and the emails)!

   About the Ray Ban commercial: The actors are delivering an excellent job, the script is great too. But I guess you would appreciate criticism much more than compliments, so here it comes:

   The scene is to darkly lit for my liking, especially in the beginning, I think there shoot be always light in a office corridor, while in the commercial the boss steps ‘into’ the light.

   I would like the track-in shot more, if it was 100% fluent…

   …and if it was performed noticeably all the way to the end of the shot…

   …leaving just a little bit of the shoulder visible. I am much more interested in faces than in dark blurry shoulders. Even a tiny bit of shoulder would communicate enough for me that it is a subjective shot.

   The second shot as well: I would rather see is face of the Ray Ban dude, than some huge blurry black thing.

   cheers,

   Andre

6. havillahlove
   Posted September 29, 2011 at 3:33 am | Permalink

   infact that was excellent keep it up man ists really helpful

7. videofilmmaker
   Posted September 30, 2011 at 9:56 am | Permalink

   Thanks for the feedback, Andre — constructive criticism is always of great value!

   I certainly cannot convince you (or anyone else) to have precisely the same tastes as I do, but I feel it is worth making the following two technical points:

   – It is perfectly okay not to like over-the-shoulder shots, but I would argue that if one does go ahead with an over-the-shoulder shot, the shoulder should be very visible in the frame. In other words, it ought to be included in the frame very deliberately — “by design.” If there is only a tiny bit of shoulder in the frame, it looks like it is there as a result of sloppy framing rather than as a creative choice. I see many directors do this and it simply doesn’t look very good. It is much better to omit the shoulder altogether than to make it look like an accident, and I do agree that in many cases a clean shot with no shoulder in the foreground is the best option anyway. All a matter of taste

   – There are some exceptions, but in general, foreground objects ought to be both dark and out of focus, otherwise they will compete with the main subject and you don’t get the intimate, voyeuristic effect of the foreground object. In some cases a bright and colorful shoulder or other foreground object can look very good indeed, but it is the exception. Again, all a matter of taste, but this is how I see it.

   Thanks again for taking the time to leave a detailed comment!

   Cheers,

   Ed

8. Cris
   Posted October 16, 2011 at 5:44 pm | Permalink

   Thanks so much for all the great tips and advice. It’s much appreciated from someone who is just getting started in cinematography.

9. peter manu
   Posted November 30, 2011 at 12:22 pm | Permalink

   how do i shot a close up from one subject to another without skipping or breaking the background music?

10. Tanyaradzwa Kasiyano
    Posted December 15, 2011 at 5:49 am | Permalink

    Thanx for the list, as an aspiring filmmaker your tips are proving to be very educative and informative. keep up the great work.