Six Shot Sequence - Reflection

Six Shot Sequence
Questions

1.  What are the six shots in the Six Shot Sequence?  Give an example of each.

→  Extra Close Up  (XCU)
Usually a close up of the hands (for this video, there had to be at least one close up of the hands.)  In my video, the only XCU shot was of Ben spinning the football in his hands.

→ Over the Shoulder  (OTS)
Shows what the person is doing.  In an OTS shot, you must see part of their neck/head in the side of the frame.

→ Close Up  (CU)
Answers the question- “who is it?”  A close up shot will show the person’s face.

→ Medium Shot  (MS)
Shows the person from the hips and above.

→ Wide Shot  (WS)
The person’s entire body, head to toe, is visible in this scene.  This shot shows what the person is doing, but it does not show the entire scene.

→ Extra Wide Shot  (XWS)

This shot helps set the scene, as the entire scene is visible in this shot.

2.  What did you learn from this project?

I learned about the six different shots in the six shot sequence, their abbreviations, and filmed my video using them.  I also learned a bit about camera angles.  For example, in my video, the extra wide shot was filmed from the bleachers, so it is at a different angle than the rest of my shots, which were mostly filmed at about eye-level.  I also learned how to set up a tripod and how to alter the height and angle of it to get different camera angles and shots.

3.  What will you apply to your next project?

I will definitely apply my knowledge of the Six Shot Sequence in later projects, as they are a very important tool when filming a video.  Using camera angles, if I remember correctly, will be more stressed later on, so having experience with that already will be helpful.  Always filming for at least ten seconds is a good strategy and can prevent you from having to go out and film more because you didn't have enough footage.  The knowledge from our highlight videos and this project of FinalCutPro will also be very useful in later projects as well.