The workshop was primarily based around camera movement and how it can be used to visually tell a story without any sort of exposition. I found this very interesting seeing as many of the listed techniques such as the framing of certain characters to show their emotion or status were very creative and I feel I would want to emulate similar techniques.
We were then given some time to get some footage using various piece of equipment. Firstly, I used the 'fig-rig' as well as using the camera hand-held. This was to get some shots that resemble a crash zoom onto a person's face. This type of zoom was heavily inspired by the types seen in films such as those directed by Sam Raimi. I tried getting some experimental shots due to my ideas for the piece being about someone whose life was turned upside down. My aim to to present this metaphorically through my camera movement. The fig-rig footage worked well when keeping the camera stable but I found having the camera hand-held allowed for a much faster and urgent movement. I had some trouble with the focus at first, with it going out of focus as I zoomed on the person's face but I was able to overcome it by focusing on the close-up first and then pulling back.
Next I had a go on the track. My shots mostly consisted of the camera pulling away from a person sat in a chair and the camera following the person walking side-on. On particular shot of this type I liked was when I had the camera follow just behind the person as they were walking and then stop and pan as the person carries on their path.
Other shots I tried involved a crash zoom on the face as somebody turns around.
Here is a video showing some of the shots I had achieved:
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