Film school:Narrative Dialog Editing:Story of Penny and Eggbert:Camera Setup:Pop Quiz

An example for the course on Narrative Film Editing

Pop quiz #1

Decide which camera angles are best for this scene.
This is worth four points.






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The story of Penny and Eggbert
Intro: Penny & Egg Introduction
Page #1: The story and script
Page #2: The camera setups
Pop Quiz: Penny & Egg Pop Quiz #1
Page #3: The dailies
Page #4: The rough edit
Page #5: "L-Cuts"
Page #6: Creating "L-Cuts #1"
Page #7: Creating "L-Cuts" #2
Pop Quiz: Penny & Egg Pop Quiz #2
Page #8: Planning the film score
Page #9: How to insert narrative music
Homework #1: Create the film score
Homework #2: Editing the scene


Note: Penny and Eggbert are 3D Poser models created by 3D Universe. These characters were posed and rendered with the free DAZ Studio.
Please take this pop quiz!

The script

Just to refresh your memory.
The script for this scene

1. EXT. - 3D UNIVERSE IN AFRICA

Eggbert and Penny have a conversation.
EGGBERT
Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack.
PENNY
Peep, peep, peep, peep, peep, peep, peep!
EGGBERT
Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack.
FADE TO BLACK.
The possible camera setups for this scene



1. Wide-angle two shot

2. Telephoto two shot

3. Distant telephoto

4. Over-the-shoulder shot

5. Over-the-shoulder shot

6. Close-up Shot

7. Over-the-shoulder shot

8. Over-the-shoulder shot

9. Close-up Shot


You must decide

Here is all the possible camera angles. Select as many as you like.

Because this is a short scene, you do not want too many camera angles. (Probably 3 is best.)

If you were filming this scene, which camera angles would you select?

Email me with your answer. Special:Emailuser/Robert_Elliott
2 points for your selection and 2 points for your reason why!

Penny and Eggbert - Completed Assignments - The pop quiz for camera setups
Homework
Homework
The camera setups for on "Penny and Eggbert"



1. Wide-angle two shot

2. Telephoto two shot

6. Close-up Shot

8. Over-the-shoulder shot

4. Over-the-shoulder shot

3. Distant telephoto


Laihy says:
I like to answer to the Penny and Egg Pop Quiz #1. My camera angle selection will be:
-No.2 for the general idea of the two personages
-No.6 for Eggbert's speaking to introduce the first character
-No.8 for Penny's speaking, including Eggbert's back, character already introduced
-No.4 for the next conversation
-No.3 a distance view, preparing for fading out.
16 July 2007 - 4 points





A sample set of film dailies

The next page

After you tell me which camera angles you prefer, go look at the camera angles that I selected for this scene. Click here to go to the next page.

If you have any questions

Your instructor for filmmaking classes is Robert Elliott.
If you have any question, click here to email me.