For the preliminary exercise we had to produce a continuity task that involved filming and editing of a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite a other character, with whom she then exchanges a short conversation with. This task had to demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.
- For the main task we had to produce the titles and opening of a new fiction film, to last a maximum of two minutes.
Using the skills we learnt in the preliminary exercise for our main task
- We used the match on action technique- In our preliminary Kelsey held the door handle and then there was a close up shot of her opening the door. We used this technique in the main task for Darcey's phone call, Darcey picks up the phone in a wide shot and then there is a close up shot as she holds the phone to her ear.
In our preliminary Kelsey and Amy had a shot/reverse shot conversation over there shoulders. We used this technique several times in the main task, once when Kelsey and Darcey are searching for Amy.
- In our preliminary Kelsey and Amy had a conversation with which they used the 180- degree rule, the camera didn't go over the line as otyherwise it would have caused confusion. We used this technique in the main task, for when Kelsey and Darcey are speaking to one another.
Improvements
We seemed to improve on the match on action as in the preliminary task there were many probems when editing, we couldn't get the shots to match and there were jump cuts. But when we edited the match on action in our main task it matched precisely and ran smoothly.
Other Method
We used a split screen in our main task for when Amy and Kelsey are speaking to one another on the phone. We edited the shots so that the two girls are facing one another and look as if they are speaking to each other.
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