In my preliminary exercise we shown someone walking across a hallway, through a door and sitting down and having a conversation with another person. We took many shots in order to be able to piece together a continuous scene. I used match on action on the handle of the door when being opened. During the conversation between the two of us, I used shot reverse shot to make it clear to the audience of who is talking to who and what is going on. Whilst doing the shot reverse shot I followed the 180 degree rule to not confuse viewers. I think I pieced together the shots well but it could have been better in places. This could have been improved by taking more shots during the filming so that there was more to choose from when piecing it all together. The way in which the conversation was filmed went well, following the 180 degree rule and managed to do over the shoulder shots. It could have gone better if the continuity of the shots ran smoother so it didn't look as messy. This would have made it look a lot more professional than it does. Some of the shots should also have been filmed at the same levels so it helped with the exercise running more smooth.
Extreme close up is a shot taken at extremely close range. An extreme close up shot will only show of object in subject and no background. For example, the shot may only show half of someone's face.
continuity is editing that creates action that flows smoothly across shots and scenes jarring visual inconsistancies. This established a sense of story for the viewer and keeps them in the know of what is happening throughoutthe scenes. This type of filming editing is used so that a film for example can show you 20 hours of someone's life within 15 seconds without confusing the audience.
The 180 degree rule is a filming guideline which means that in a scene it should have the same left-right to each other, meaning filming only taking place within 180 degree during a conversation between characters. This gives the audience a greater sense of location.
Shot/reverse shot is a film technique where a character is show looking at another character, and then the other character is then shown looking back at the other. The camera shows the characters facing in different directions, so it becomes clear to the audience that the characters are looking at one another.
Match on action is when something happens in a scene and when the camera cuts to the same action that was being filmed in the first scene. This is an example of continuity editing which is important for helping the audience know exactly what is going on.
Produce a continuity exercise which involves a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character. with whom they exchange a couple of lines of dialogue. The task should demonstrate;
