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These videos show some very early practise shots that we attempted at the start of this project in order to become more familiar with the equipment including the cameras, tripods, props and editing software. we tried to recreate a ver simple take on the famous 'skateboard' shot used in many horror movies, most frequently in Chernobyl diaries (2012). this shot uses an actor (usually the victim) led on a skateboard where some thin string is attached. Another person stands our of the shot and pulls the string, which moves the skateboard and effectively the actor. the art of this shot is to fully conceal both the skateboard, string and the person pulling and if it is pulled off, can create a very effective possessed-like image once edited on Final Cut. you can see a cleasr difference from the first to second attempt of this shot, where we began by failing to conceal the person pulling ad we had serious continuity errors. where as the second attempt saw better concealment, continuity and the addition of some quick flashes and filters gave a more sophisticated look. (jordan)