Depth of field is the distance between the nearest thing in the frame and the farthest thing that are both in sharp focus in an image.  Depth of field is create by a couple of things: to start with the actual layout and composition can determine the depth of field because if you are taking a photo or video of one object in a plain room it will always seem deep focus because you cannot tell whether the background is blurred and everything will look in focus.

The other two factors that affect depth of field are aperture and focal length. The lower the number of f stops (e.g f1.8) in terms of aperture, the shallower the depth of field, therefore the higher the number of f stops (e.g. f22) the deeper the depth of field. Focal length also affects the depth of field affecting the more compression. The higher the focal length (e.g 200mm), the higher the compression resulting in a shallower depth of field whereas a wider angle lens with a focal length (e.g. 18mm) there will be less compression and consequently a deeper depth of field.

Usually when describing depth of field, either shallow focus or deep focus is used. Shallow focus means there is only a small distance where things are in focus whereas deep focus means that there is a large distance between objects for example and they are both in focus.

An insert shot is used to put a light on a specific detail in a film. They’re usually filmed separately from the rest of the sequence. They’re usually made to provide detail and are focused on a character. object or a place and they can create dramatic irony (the audience is given knowledge that the characters are not aware of), give more empathy to something in that scene or it can create sympathy for a character.

In film, an insert is a shot of part of a scene as filmed from a different angle and/or focal length from the master shot. Inserts cover action already covered in the master shot, but emphasize a different aspect of that action due to the different framing.

Insert Shot – In film and insert shot is a shot of part of a scene as filmed from a different angle and/or focal length from the master shot. Inserts cover action already covered in the master shot, but emphasize a different aspect of that action due to the different framing.

For this shoot, we had the idea of creating a small scene with one homeless person and one other person handing him money. We kept the set small with very little detail so that the main focus was the handing over of the money and the expression. Our main close up shots/big close shots were based around looking for the money, the counting of the money, the handing over of the money and the money being put away by the homeless character.

As a group we decided to capture a less fortunate man living in a closed secluded area with little money, friends and clothes.

We first pictured the unknown donator picking money out of their wallet using an extreme close up as well as close ups throughout the photoshoot. We also captured the donation process photographing the walk up and the moment the money is handed over using an “Over the shoulder” shot to capture the point of view of the donator and the receiver.

For our insert shots we captured the message on the phone as it told the audience the crucial plot of our film which was that his dad had died. We wanted the shot after the insert of the phone to be a close up of his face so that we could capture his instant emotion and allow the audience to feel a sense of sympathy. These shots also help the audience to understand the fathers and son relationship through his response to the tragedy.

Insert shot: is used to put a light on a specific detail in a film. They’re usually filmed separately from the rest of the sequence. They’re usually made to provide detail and are focused on a character, object or a place and they can create dramatic irony (the audience is given information that our characters are not aware of), give more empathy to something in that scene or it can create sympathy which then the audience can have a more closer connection with the characters.

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An insert shot is a shot of part of a scene as filmed from a different angle and/or focal length from the master shot. Inserts cover action already covered in the master shot, but emphasize a different aspect of that action due to the different framing.

For our shots, we used money as the main focus of the images, using close-ups and focusing on the money. We created character of a homeless man, who really needed money.

We used a variety of medium-close ups close-ups, big close-ups and extreme close-ups, most focusing on the money. We used a few over the shoulder shots to create perspective.