Continuity task. This involves filming and editing a character opening a door, going across a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character with whom they will exchange words with. Demonstrate match on action, shot reverse/shot and 180 degree rule. (see picture.)Match on action - A technique used in film editing that connects two different views of the same action at the same moment in movement by carefully matching the movement across the two shots.
Shot reverse/shot - is a film technique wherein one character is shown looking at another character and then the other character is shown looking "back" at the first character. Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer assumes that they are looking at each other.
180 degree rule - A basic guideline in film making that states that two objects in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other.
Preliminary
Evaluation
We had some problems with the editing and trying to get the individual clips to flow together as one. As a result some of the transitions are rather jumpy or not in sync. Also our Match on Action was a little weak and would need to be improved if creating a professional film.
We also had some problems with the sound equipment which resulted in some clips not picking up our conversation and this caused us to use voice over dubbing instead which made a noticeable pitch change to our speech halfway through.
In conclusion, as our knowledge of the camera and editing software develops we can prevent these problems from occurring in any future filming. We will focus more on the continuity between shots and the fact that re filming has to be scheduled in case of difficulties such as a lack of sound between shots. The preliminary Exercise has helped us to develop our skills in camera work and the understanding of camera angles, transitions and editing techniques.
We also had a first attempt video with cut footage, which shows how our sound was lacking for the character in orange - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jefJTtImFzE
