Generic conventions of action, horror and thriller films.

G321 Preliminary task write up.

G321 Preliminary Task - Final Cut.

Continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue.

G321 Preliminary Task - Story board. (Updated)

My preliminary task required me and my group to produce a short piece of film which contained a continuity of action. In the film, a character had to open a door, walk across a room and exchange two sentences of conversation which become dramatic. We each made a story board with the same story line.

The orange dots on each picture shows where we planned for the camera to go. We made this decision through practicing shots and talking through what each shot signifies. 

The three continuity principles we had to focus on were: match on match action, shot reverse shot and the 180 degree rule.

Match on match action means to cut from one shot to another view that matches the action and pace of the first shot. This is used to create an impression of continuity. We planned to use match on match action for the library scene. We thought it would be a clear show of continuity as the audience would be able to clearly see the library setting in each cut.

Shot reverse shot is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another and then the character is shown looking back at the first character. We planned to use this as a chance to exchange conversation. The third story box shows this, as you can see we planned to use a close up shot along with an over the shoulder shot.

The 180 degree rule is a basic guideline in film making that states that two characters in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. We planned to try not to break the 180 degree rule throughout our film. We planned to practice it to help us gain understanding.

Camera shots/angles

This video is a combination of different camera angles that I shot and put together. Each shot is labelled so the shot type can be identified.

The 180 Degree Rule

The 180 degree rule is a basic device in film making that shows the relationship between two characters' positions. The rule states that two characters must have the same left/right relationship to each other in order for the continuity of the sequence to be correct. To understand the rule you have to imagine that there is a line between the characters. 

The camera must stay on one side of the two characters and pan in a half moon line to make sure the left right relationship doesn't change. 

If the line is crossed, causing the characters position to change, the audience may be disoriented and confused. However, sometimes the rule may be purposely broken to off-put the viewer or to even show the mental state of a character. The breaking of the 180 degree rule catches the viewer off guard as it isn't a filming technique that's often used.

The Seventh Seal: The knight's first meeting with death

I decided to upload this clip as an example of an embedded video: The clip above is from The Seventh Seal, a Swedish drama-fantasy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. In this scene it is clear that non-ambient lighting has been used throughout to show emphasis on the lightness and darkness of the scene. We see that 'Death' is dressed completely in black, this gives the audience a feel of uncertainty and mystery when this character is shown to us.

Summer Task.

Introduction to my blog.

Hello, my name is Chloe Forkes and this is my blog. It will be used to upload various content for my AS Media Studies.