Late Night Coffee Break
- Thread starter Zachadoodle
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I have to respect your commitment to practicing.
My negative (but I hope constructive criticism): at 0:48 you seem to be using a tripod, but not at 0:54. I did not like the wobbliness of the second shot there. Maybe consider the most likely context of a shot and keep using the tripod (or do not use the tripod to begin with) when you have a sequence of shots that are mostly static?
Amusingly, I shot a short a few months ago and I used a tripod for 90% of the shots, but then wanted to have some camera movement in a few shots and I also do not like the contrast between some of the static shots and the moving ones. Kind of giving you advice I should have given myself months ago.
My negative (but I hope constructive criticism): at 0:48 you seem to be using a tripod, but not at 0:54. I did not like the wobbliness of the second shot there. Maybe consider the most likely context of a shot and keep using the tripod (or do not use the tripod to begin with) when you have a sequence of shots that are mostly static?
Amusingly, I shot a short a few months ago and I used a tripod for 90% of the shots, but then wanted to have some camera movement in a few shots and I also do not like the contrast between some of the static shots and the moving ones. Kind of giving you advice I should have given myself months ago.
Charlie Ross
Member
I'll take artistic licence and say the jittery closeup of the cup signifies the viewer is getting uncontrollable shakes in anticipation of the elixir now being just moments from attainment. The scene steadies again as the coffee begins doing its work.
~ Coffee is the foundation of all consciousness. ~
~ Coffee is the foundation of all consciousness. ~
morgan_moore
Major Contributor
making a coffee is a film any student should make. often the camera mut be counter or overhead mounted making for some fun grippery.
Wide introducer
CU of beans
CU of grounds
Tamping
Various audio
pour with 'mouses tails'
steam
frothy milk wobbled to a heart
red mua lips enjoy a sip
no jump cuts
no audio jump cuts
space for text on intro and outro frames
edit 1 - 60s 2.35 aspect
edit 2 - 20s, upright format 9*16 aspect
does this film have any of that?
Wide introducer
CU of beans
CU of grounds
Tamping
Various audio
pour with 'mouses tails'
steam
frothy milk wobbled to a heart
red mua lips enjoy a sip
no jump cuts
no audio jump cuts
space for text on intro and outro frames
edit 1 - 60s 2.35 aspect
edit 2 - 20s, upright format 9*16 aspect
does this film have any of that?
morgan_moore
Major Contributor
why should they make that film?
because it covers a lot of the basics and you can do it at home using things you own and not have to hire and models or locations or kit
because it covers a lot of the basics and you can do it at home using things you own and not have to hire and models or locations or kit
Doug Jensen
Veteran
Excellent suggestion.
Ah, So that was the intention of the youtube clip.
morgan_moore
Major Contributor
i got no idea. it seemed to be making a coffee with mainy a lamp in the way and locked off for a min or two. odd.
Imamacuser
Veteran
it looks like the lamp is your main/only light, and it's quite prominent in the scene, and also blown-out which is distracting, and counter productive, as you want to use contrast to direct the audience what to focus on, i.e. focus on the well illuminated subject, not the dim surroundings.
I think you'd get a better result by staging the scene with a large window as your key light & putting the lamp in the background for ambiance, with a really low wattage bulb, or better yet, a mini dimmable LED light.
This setup won't allow much separation of you from the background, but it will look more neutral, and the only challenge is that you have to record it at the right time of day, when the sun is in the optimum position, and you'll probably need a shower curtain liner or parchment paper for diffusion.
I think you'd get a better result by staging the scene with a large window as your key light & putting the lamp in the background for ambiance, with a really low wattage bulb, or better yet, a mini dimmable LED light.
This setup won't allow much separation of you from the background, but it will look more neutral, and the only challenge is that you have to record it at the right time of day, when the sun is in the optimum position, and you'll probably need a shower curtain liner or parchment paper for diffusion.