After studying the ending scene from 'The Graduate', we set out to try and recreate two distinct shots. The first involves a subject walking/running towards the camera in an effort to make it appear as if they are taking longer than necessary or running on the spot. This effect can be used in a number of ways, notably to convey a sense of struggle or create a feeling of unease. We plan on using this for the former example within the context someone being late for a bus. Here though, we just practiced down a hallway in order to capture a long stretch of area we could run down and record.
The main way going about this is positioning the camera in a certain way while zoomed in and, as the subject is approaching, zoom out the camera. This gives the effect that the subject is further away then they actually appear. This creates the effect that the destination they are trying to reach is a struggle and feels just out of reach.
The second shot was a the very last shot from 'The Graduate' which sees the bus Ben and Elaine are riding on drive away from the camera. It's a handheld shot that follows the bus a little bit before stopping.
I feel we captured this very well. It was quite simple as all it required us to do was follow the subject for a bit and then stop while the subject continues on.
We had to make sure that we could accomplish both shots in order to put them into our final film and convey our inspiration from 'The Graduate'.
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