I have been storyboarding for the past few days, and have realised how difficult it is to storyboard parkour without knowing exactly what tricks are possible, how they will work, and how they will flow. On top of this, in the videos I have studied for research (shown below) have taught me that a well made video will have hundreds of shots used, with as many as five different shots a second to keep the video exciting. I have here composed a page of photos of the best shots and tricks from various parkour videos (most of which were not professional), that I would like to incorporate in my own project, and why.
While finding these videos, I ran across this:
This is a professional parkour video, and follows a lot of the same themes my video will cover. Therefore, it is important to study it.
I also thought that this video, from the first episode of the show "Chuck" would be useful, as it features parkour filmed by a famous director.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l0zXgY-8Zo
This clip uses some fast paced parkour to create a sense of speed and urgency - which could be what I am looking for. It creates this mood by constantly switching shots and angles, and distorting time by skipping duller moments to make the scene faster. The switching shots also flow - the camera moves around the subject, destroying the 180 rule, making the events seem more hectic.
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