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.