Preliminary task - Filming and Editing experience

Preliminary task

Preliminary task - Breaking the 30 degree rule

In our first attempt of filming the preliminary task my group and I also broke the 30 degree rule. In this clip you can see how this rule was broken as the angle switches from one shot to another. 

Preliminary task - Breaking the 180 degree rule

In our first attempt at the preliminary my group and I ended up breaking the 180 degree rule whilst filming. Here is a clip from the mistake we made. Due to this mistake my group and I are going to re-shoot our preliminary task.

Preliminary task - Animatic

This is my first animatic. It shows the frames from the storyboard I created for my Preliminary task. To create this animatic I used Adobe ImageReady where I collected the frames and chose the speed I wanted the animatic to be. I then uploaded my animatic to photobucket which allowed me to post my animatic onto my blog.

Preliminary task - Storyboard for re-shoot

This is my final storyboard for my preliminary task. I have included long shots, close-ups and shot reverse shot in my storyboard so that my preliminary task has a range of different shots to help create continuity. There are five different frames in this storyboard and a description of the shot and what happens in the shot.

Preliminary task - Storyboard

This was my original storyboard for my preliminary task. However this shoot was unsuccessful as the 180 degree rule and the 30 degree rule were broken. I learnt from this that it can be very hard to follow your storyboard exactly and to get the camera angles perfect. However it was a good experience for my group. I have created a second storyboard for my re-shoot.

Preliminary task - Shot map

This is a map of what is going to happen in my preliminary task. It shows character A walking into a room and sitting down at a desk then having a small conversation with character B. This map also includes the different camera angles and the order in which they will be shown. The arrow shows where character A will walk and which direction they will walk in. This map is useful as it will help my group and I not break the 180 degree rule.

Preliminary task - notes and diagrams

180 degree rule - This rule is one of the most important rules of film making. It makes sure that the audience is not confused by which way round objects or people are. For example if someone shot two people talking then cut and shot the next part of the scene beyond 180 degrees from where the first shot was, the people talking would be sitting the other way round and this could confuse the audience. Therefore there is an 180 degree rule which means the scene can only be shots within 180 degrees. However if the camera was to move round from one shot to the other breaking the 180 degree rule but in one shot that would be allowed as the audience would see the camera move from one place to another.

Match on action - This makes sure the scene has continuity. When shooting a scene you must make sure that whenever you cut, the next shot has to pick up from where it was left no matter what the camera angle is. Match on action makes sure that the same action and pace is kept from shot to shot so that it looks realistic and contineous. For exmaple in one shot someone may be holding their handbag in their right hand and the next shot they may be holding the bag in their left. The technique of match on action makes sure this does not happen.

Shot reverse shot - This is a common tenchnique used in film making. An example of shot reverse shot would be two people (A and B) having a conversation sitting opposite each other, the camera would shoot one part of the scene from the back of person B looking at person A, however you would see the back profile of person B so that the audience knows they are there. Then the camera would cut to the back of person A looking person B and the scene would keep switching between the two shots.