Sequence Shots and Long Takes class exercise - Pulp Fiction Script

Different approaches filming the Pul Fiction Cafe Script scene.

We were given a script from a scene in Quentin Tarantino's 1994 'Pulp Fiction' and learnt ways to film the scene within our groups. We used a clapper board at the beginning of the shot to indicate the scene and take number. We also experimented with using a clapper board at the end of the scene if we weren't able to use it at the beginning, for example filming from above a cup at a bird's eye view.

We used XF 305 cameras and I have used this camera before on my own project and felt comfortable getting used to the settings and use of it. These cameras are known to be used in the industry and can create shots such as the 'Dolly Zoom' originally in Hitchcock's films where the subject remains still while the background appears to be moving. Although we attempted this move in our filming practice we coudn't quite master it yet.