E4 Test Shots

As my paper work explains my idea for my E4 Ident has changed, i have decided from the feedback i got at my last tutorial to simplify my idea. Instead of documenting the journey to the couch in a parodied style for each film i am now quickly going to show the same shot of 6 different people, each watching a different film, sat on their own in the dark.
I am carrying on the theme of "Guilty Pleasures" which the brief suggests, my subjects therefor will be sat watching their guilty pleasure films in fancy dress.
I plan on using the same 5 second shots for each subject.

This is the footage from my 1st test shots, i shot these in order to view angles and composition. The clip below is at 200% speed and has no sound.



Oli - Buffy Fan, will be holding a stake & wearing an E4 purple dress.

This 1st shot works well, fits within 5 seconds and could be applied to all other subjects, my issue with it is that starting from the eyes means nothing, and the zoom out takes up the shot, with more speed there could be more impact with the zoom, leaving more time pre zoom-out to build a false impression/mystery.


This Edit was an attempt to build a false impression that it was just a man sat watching TV, then the zoom out would reveal him to be in a dress. I don't think it works very well and i think it would be hard to keep continuity between subjects.


Slow revolve around subject, initially shows normal man, then reveals skirt and then the TV were he would be watching Buffy the vampire slayer/dirty dancing (undecided) or an E4 Ident. in order to do this shot properly i would need to use track or some kind of move-able tripod, which brings an issue of space. composition wise i don't think this is as effective as straight on.


sweeping pan of subject would easily fit all other subjects but is a quick and easy method, the composition doesn't add anything to the concept.


James - Greese Fan, would be wearing a white t-shirt (possibly E4 purple) and/or combs his hair with a purple comb

Slow zoom out works well, but same issues as before, eyes give nothing to the content other than surprise at the gender/film mix which is evident anyway. [consider new starting point: chest, arm, hand?]


Pan includes TV and subject which is good but shot of subject doesn't have the impact i want it to.


Slow pan up the body is a nice movement and composition, its effective in showing the subject but no reference to the TV.


Short cuts build a good view of subject, and includes TV, works well on its own but appears jumpy because of contrasting camera movements, stationary camera for next would probably be better. If put next to 6 examples of the same shots it may appear jumpy and chaotic.