Preliminary Task.

To begin our coursework, we had to complete a preliminary task. This was to show our understanding of continuity editing and to ensure we can use match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180degree rule whist filming. The task had to involve a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue.

In my group of three with Charlotte Hannah and Amy Martin, we decided that the narrative of our preliminary task would be a young girl who came home late, drunk and had to face the consequences of her mother, who was angry with her daughter. We began our short film with the young girl, played by Charlotte, running up the drive of her home and unlocking her front door. There were three different camera angles and shot types used in this beginning section, so it was vital that we used continuity editing. We then showed the young girl walking through the front door in two different shots, which again required continuity editing. Then, the young girl has to run through her hall way and into the kitchen where her mother is waiting. In this section match on action is used. After this, a few lines of dialogue is exchanged between the two characters where the 180degree rule and shot/reverse shot is also used.

In this film, we used a number camera angles and shots, these included:
-Close ups
-Mid shots
-Long shots
-Over the shoulder shots

Once we had finished filming, we had to upload the film onto the mac and then begin to edit. The editing of the film consisted of cutting parts of clips that were not needed, as well as making sure the clips ran smoothly without any jumps. We also added a few transitions into the film to ensure it looked interesting but natural.



180degree rule:




Shot/reverse shot: