I recently watched an episode of Top Shot that was a great
show to look at film techniques we learned in class. There are many different
camera shots used in this show which make different aspects of the show stand
out. There are two teams that compete against each other during the show and
many short, quick shots are used during the competition. The extreme close up
is used to show the bullets that the competitors shot hitting the target, which
in this episode was glass jars which really catch the viewer’s attention. The
sound aspect in this show really adds to the plot and provides suspense while
the two teams compete. The lighting in this episode was all natural because the
episode was filmed outdoors. There is also subjective point of view used when
the camera looks over the shooters shoulder and can see exactly what the person
shooting the gun can see. There is also a head to head challenge where the bottom
two shooters have to compete to see who loses their place in the competition.
This show demonstrates many of the film techniques we’ve learned about in just
one episode; the more you look for the techniques the more clearly you can see
them in any show you watch.
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Top Shot is a very good show. The episode I watched was called Trick Shots. The competitors had to make difficult exhibition style shots to win points and avoid elimination. In the episode camera work and the uses of sound emphasizes the action on screen. As a shooter is firing there are many different camera shots that are used. The main two are the medium shot of the shooter firing at the targets and the over the shoulder shot of the target itself. However shots of the host, the shooters team, and the opposite team are used to show the general feeling of how well someone is the competitor is shooting. One of the most interesting camera shots comes when a final or decisive shot is hit/missed. Using a high speed camera the bullet is able to be slowed down so that the viewer can see it flying through the air and hitting or missing the target. Music is also used purposefully in this show. During the elimination scene members of the same team must decide who's target to shoot and send them to a face off with another member by shooting a target with their name on it. As each person is decide a crescendo type music is being played that concludes when he/she shoots. Although it is a cliché the elimination music is a staple to any show that kicks someone off at the end of each episode.
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