Main Chorus Shots Planning and Research

Having completed some research and done some experimenting with the type of editing and framing that I plan to use I decided to have a look at some similar camera effects and uses for similar shots that have been used in other productions. For some of my main Chorus shots I plan to track back and have my 'Olly Murs' performing a lip sync with some suitable cuts to other shots that are well suited towards the lyrics.

Firstly I began by looking through Olly Murs videos to find something similar, straight away I came across this type of camera use within his videos, most noticeably within his video for Army of Two which was released just last month. The behind the scenes for this video is shown below and you can see just how they achieved this top quality, professional look.

 However as you can see, Olly Murs had a huge production team and some very hi-tech equipment at their disposal. This won't be the case for me and instead I need to make the most out of the little equipment that I have available. I have managed to get hold of a very handy piece of equipment that manages to stabalise some tracking shots and the movement of the camera to some extent, this is called the 'Steady Cam'.

"Steadicam is a brand of camera stabilizing mount for motion picture cameras that mechanically isolates it from the operator's movement. It allows for a smooth shot, even when moving quickly over an uneven surface. The Steadicam was invented by cameraman Garrett Brown and was introduced in 1975.'"

This will now put me into a stronger position to pull of this shot to a higher and more professional look. I am excited to be using this type of equipment and I feel that it will put me in stronger position to really hit this shot perfectly.