BLOG 2: Film Techniques

Hi everybody..


Today was another day of filming "Fantastic Four."



The director (Tim Story) wanted to use lots of different camera angles and shots for the movie so the audience would be more engaged. The camera crew had to work really hard to get the shots and angles the director wanted.




Here is a picture of our great director-

In the scene after we had gone to Brooklyn Bridge all the reporters were surrounding us and the shot was taken from a high angle to show how many people there were.

Another type of shot that was used in the movie was a close-up of my face when I was fighting with Dr. Doom. This was to show my facial expression and how determined I was to beat Doom.









For the scene when Ben/The Thing crashes into 2 womens' car, the director specifically wanted a slight low angle to be taken from the driver's point of view to show how scary Ben is.









When the Fantastic Four are lining up ready to go on their mission into space a mid shot was used so that you could see all the characters faces clearly but at the same time have an idea of the clothes they are wearing so you get an idea of how professional the mission really is.

A full shot was used when Ben was getting out of the machine to show that from head-to-toe he was finally normal again. It is a slight low angle to shot to show that even though he isn't a rock monster anymore but he is still big and tough.

Lastly, a high angle shot was used when Reed was hanging off the edge of a building after Dr. Doom pushed him out the window. A high angle shot was used to show how high up he is and that he is hanging on for his life.

There were many special effects that were used in the movie such as Johnny turning into flames, Sue turning invisible and Reed's super-elasticity were all computerised. When Victor von Doom walks into a room all the lights were made to flicker and sparks had to fly from all electronic devices in the room.

A lot of special effects were used on the Brooklyn Bridge scene such as when Ben hits into the truck. Our crew had to put a cement pole in the ground and smash the truck into it. Ben was added into the shot later.

The following video explains more on how that special effect was made :