Filming

Film is are contructed from shots, Wide Shots, Medium Shots and Close Ups. Wide Shots set the scene and Medium and Close shots show the action. In cutting between shot time can be expanded or contracted and we can move around to explore the action.

Most filmmakers use this to make the interesting bits longer and boring bits shorter. Also to choose the bit we want to see close and further away.

Video destroyed film based porn films, but as digital video becomes better and better the possibilities of producing beautiful visual films is now a reality. All digital cameras can now produce good quality pictures if a few conditions are met.

A good level of light

Correct exposure,

Correct focus

Correct colour temperature.

The best cameras a 3 chip like the Sony PD170. These can give broadcast quality TV pictures. Learn to use the camera in manual mode. Setting the exposure, focus, shutter speed, by hand can help achieved good quality pictures. It is very difficult to judge the pictures from the picture on the camera's screen. Use a external monitor to see a truer picture quality. Most shots only last a few seconds. When shooting change framing to give a good selection of shots, Close Ups, Medium Shots and Wide Shots. In the editing this will allow the construction of an edited sequence. Shoot the main action in Wide Shot, then after the main action has finished you can pick up some Close Ups. Of course close up faces but also a close up of a hand or even a foot can be erotic.