Preliminary Task

The brief for the preliminary task:

“A 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.

This task should demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.”

 

I have used the following camera techniques:

  • High angle
  • Mid shot
  • Long shot
  • Close up
  • Low angle
  • Aerial shot
  • Zoom

I used these techniques to create a sense of realism and continuity to create a narrative in way that is clear to the audience, to help them understand what is happening in the scene. This also helps the audience to feel as if they are actually there with the actors through the use of point of view shots and shot reverse shot.

I have learnt to use the following continuity editing rules: Shot Reverse Shot, Match on Action and also the 180 degrees rule which gives the audience the sense of tension between the actors talking.

I used these rules to determine the video ran smoothly and in chronological order making the narrative interesting to watch.

I have learnt to use the following tools/techniques in Premiere Pro:

  • Import
  • export
  • rendering
  • setting point
  • mark in
  • mark out
  • razor tool

I used these tools to import the footage onto Premiere Pro, cut it  and place it together in chronological oder to create continuity .

If I was to do this project again I would do some things differently:

  • I would make sure that we didn’t film any camera techniques that we didn’t need like the Aerial shot we jumped to, I would do this differently because the shots didn’t make sense to the narrative and in consequence making the video look substandard and cruddy.
  • Something else I would make sure I do differently is fixing the break in 180 degree wall we made near the beginning of the video, so that viewers would be able to piece the clips up better.

Vine task-Camera presentations

In this task we had to record a variety of examples for different shots and camera angles using Vine. We completed this task in groups that we were assigned to.

The shots we used included:

  • An aerial shot, this is because it may suggest that someone is in a vulnerable position or in an unsafe environment.
  • A long shot, the reason Long shots are used in films is because it gives the audience a chance to see the whole characters body in it’s whole and can also make the character seem dominant or important.
  •  A low angle shot in one of our vines, Low angle shots usually make someone look powerful and also in total control.
  • We then decided to use a Tilt, movies use Tilts because they can introduce a character or place clearly to the viewers.
  • My group then used a Close up as it helps illustrate emotion and feelings.
  • Lastly we used a Canted angle in a vine, this gives the scene a distorted feel, Canted angles are usually used when something isn’t quite right or tension is in place.

 

Aerial shot/Long shot

Extreme long shot/Frame – Close up

Low/Tilt angle

High/Canted angle

The Brief

The titles and opening of a new fiction film, to last a maximum of two minutes.

All video and audio material must be original, produced by the candidate(s), with the exception of music or audio effects from a copyright-free source.

The genre of film which you are going to make is Thrillers.