Preliminary Task

this week we have been working on our preliminary task - including a short clip of someone walking through a door and then having a conversation with someone else. we had to include a match on action shot, 180 degree rule and shot reverse shot. i worked with Della, Becky and Gemma to create a preliminary task. we thought that we would use the door that led out to the stairs down to art.

match on action is when you take one shot of something and then take another shot at a different angle or zoomed in/out - showing something important or something is happening for a reason. by having the stairs to our advantage we were able to have Gemma coming through the door and then we zoomed on her hand by dong this it gave us our match on action shot.

180 degree rule is when you stay on one side of someone or something, as though there is a line that cannot be crossed. by doing this we film from one side and stay on that one side. we used this during Gemma and Becky's conversation.

shot reverse shot is where your able to see it from both points of views, from over the persons shoulder you able to film the person saying something then turn it to over their shoulder and seeing their reaction to what is said. we did this during out Preliminary task when Becky and Gemma were having a converation, using this will help us during out short film as we will be experienced with the camera and different techniques to make the film more realistic.

we also used panning to show Gemma walking towards the doors, and show her approaching, this meant we were able to see a whole body shot, and them a mid length shot. we were able to use panning when she was walking through the other side of the door, by using both of these we see movement and her finishing the action through out.

during this task i learnt how the different shots affected the filming, what they were and i also decided whether they woul eb suitable in my short film. i found the 180 degree rule hard to ajust to, as i didnt fully understand it until now. i find that my knowledge of the different shots and angles are progressing.