PRELIMINARY TASK EVALUATION

Preliminary Task Evaluation

1. What is the 180-degree rule? A match-on-action? And eye line match? And a shot-reverse-shot?

The 180-degree rule is a rule that is very important and needs to be followed. The idea of it is that in a scene you only film from the one side, so that the characters and props are in the same place. For example, if you were filming a family sitting at a table you would only film the one side of the table but you can swivel from that angle but never from the other side as it would break the rule.

A match on action shot is where one shot is cut to another shot but they both link into the action. A common example of this is a man going to open a door and reaching for the handle in one shot and then in the other shot he is turning the handle close up from another perspective.

An eye line match is where the eyes have to be level. For example, if two people were having a conversation they would be making eye contact and their eyes would be in the same position.

A shot-reverse-shot is where one character is shown to be looking at another character and the other character is looking back who only has the back of their head shown usually. It is useful for creating tension as you cant see one of the characters expressions so it adds an element of suspense.

2. Describe how you incorporated (the shots above) into your final film?

We used the 180 degree rule in a scene where one character was facing another and it was only filmed from the one side. We also used a match on action shot when a character was holding a folder and then dropped it. The first shot shown his body and him dropping the folder and then the second shot shown the folder from close up falling onto the floor. The eye line shot was also used in a scene where two characters made direct eye contact in a conversation. This was effective as we could see the two characters emotions and how they reacted to each other. A shot-reverse-shot was used in a scene where one character was standing still looking forward and then the other character standing behind looking in the same direction.

3. How did the filmmaking process go, in terms of filming shots from the storyboard and filming around college?

The filming went well as we had a clear idea to start with before we began filming but as we were filming we had thought of ways to improve the scenes and storyline so we did as such as we went along. We used all of the shots that were on the storyboard and incorporated them into the film. We had found a suitable area in the college to film and we stayed in that area for the majority of it but just changed the angles.

4. What did you learn about video editing on Adobe Premiere?

I learnt how to edit the clips and how to add in and use transitions. I also learnt how to add in music, sound effects and titles. The sound effects I chose were suitable for the scene and they added to the overall film because it set the mood, for example, making it tense and adding suspense. There were different effects that I had found and I was able to see which fitted my scenes the best without making it seem over the top. There were different fonts and colour that I could use for the title and the credits. This was useful as I could pick a font that suited the theme of the film. So for example, I could pick a mysterious font. Also, using Adobe Premiere was useful because we were able to cut down the clips so that if there was a part that we did not want or if it was too long we could trim it. Using transitions enhanced our film as we could make it more interesting. Learning this was fairly straightforward and as I used more of Adobe Premiere my skills had improved.