Tip #132. USE AERIAL FOOTAGE TO MAKE A SMALL FILM SEEM BIG. In the old days, movies—both features and shorts—usually used many locations. While the multi-location film is still with us, increasingly we’re seeing limited location films. The action might even be set in a single place. One way to make such films feel bigger is to open them with an establishing shot that captures a large area. The cityscape here is from Ben Stahl’s “The Sorting Room,” an intense 6-minute drama that takes place mainly in a very confined space. But the stunning aerial establishing shot connects that limited stage to the wider world outside As we saw in Tip #37 with “Ember,” aerial shots can be taken using a drone. But they also can be made by shooting out an upper-story window or even by animating a stock photo using the Ken Burns effect. #mobilemoviemakingtips #kenburnseffect #establishingshots #limitedlocationmovies #aerialphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/B1AG9xIgIPk/?igshid=9ugk5htnm49x
