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Crane footage for an action film could includes shots such as an overhead of two characters fighting, a pan up as the character is running away, or a pan down to show the result of a fight. Slider footage for any film could easily be used to present more information to the viewer, from around or corner or just simply putting important details off frame initially, then sliding over. Drones for actual story scenes might be almost impossible due to the location we film, the volume of sound produced by the drone, but for opening wide shots of the setting, it's an easy way to present this information to the viewer. Ultra wide aperture footage has a wide range of uses, from obscuring unwanted details to putting focus on a single object in frame, for an action movie an idea that's been floating around my head is to use it show the character is now focused. The character could be loosing a fight, unfocused and about to lose, but in a moment of energy and intensity, the camera ...
My personal favorite genre and the one I wish to create a short film for would be action, the genre is very full of easy to express character. I would which to film a very avant-garde action film with hints from other sub genres such as superhero films and spaghetti westerns. As long as I can keep the viewer on the edge of my seat with dramatic elements I'll be fine with how the project turns out. I have always been interested in the action genre, being able to convey emotions solely through movements and behaviors for me is a very human thing. A machine cannot properly express visual stimuli and understand the action from it. So being able to convey a truly human emotion and piece of art to me is very beautiful. Action can more than just meaningless violence, it can be a way to convey traits about the characters and their motives, the human brain automatically gathers information about people from their movements, for example if a character were goof off during a fight, it would i...