Inspirational Camera Shots and Techniques

While researching, i decided to look for really interesting and unique shots which i would like to employ into our own video. I went onto youtube and typed in music video camera shots and techniques and watched various videos. I came across effects and angles which are produced my the use of the camera. These are the zoom dolly effect and the dutch angle and various other shots.






Above is a video demonstrating the dolly zoom effect. This effect really caught my attension as it plays tricks on the eye and is visually captivating. This effect is performed by tracking backwards away from the object in focus and at the same time slowly zooming in creating this sort of vortex effect.




Secondly, above are some dutch angle shots. These are definately used in music videos and are used when there are rapid cuts and shots. It will be suitable in our music video as we will be having a whole wide range of shots and they will be quick and fast.


Thirdly, i came across shots which are shot through and object, e.g. a hollow tube, or a reflection shot at a mirror; all focusing at the main subject, in our case the artist.

This shot above, is a shot which i would use in our video. It shows a different angle, could possibly carry a narrative and shows the different ideas the photographer can come up with.

Again, this shot is very similiar to the shot above. This shot is purely used to vary the shots and show a change.

 This is a shot that made me think as to why use a spoon and not a mirror. Again this shows the creativness of the photographer and makes use of what is around him to produce such a shot.

This shot is from a rick ross music video. This long shot is shot from some kind of hollow tube. I really like this idea as it brings creatvness to the shot and also once more making use of what is provided or around you. When we are shooting at our locations for example the urban street at london southbank, we could possibly shoot through a metal gate or through a parked vehicle via reflection.