Drugs - Final Video

This is the final preliminary task. We included match on action well, and the 180 degree rule. I also liked the ending where there is a smooth transition between the client getting up and then tossing it into the air before putting it into her pocket. Another part I liked was the worms-eye shot of the client's shoes walking toward the door.
 However, there are many things that could be improved on. In one of the shots a tripod stands in the background, disturbing the continuity. I also think it couldn't been made more dramatic with close-ups on the actor's faces. I will pay special attention to these factors in the main task to ensure it doesn't happen again.

Opening Sequences

We got our brief for our main task: Film the opening sequence of a new fiction film, including titles and soundtrack to last approximately two minutes.

To help broaden our understanding of opening sequences, we watched a few on the website Art of the Title. I noticed that the opening sequences we watched all had some sort of colour scheme; The Conjuring had a brown and off-white 'vintage' look, while Catch Me If You Can has a bright pop-coloured theme. A second thing I noticed was the film team's names in the opening sequence. On Dinner For Schmucks it is a very cheerful and delicate opening, and the writing font reflects this.

Filming Difficulties!

It turns out the room we were going to begin our filming in had a class scheduled (which we should have checked beforehand). Thankfully it was easily recovered by cutting out the first two shots in our storyboard and just going straight into the corridor scene- now back to editing!

Drugs - Storyboard

Our story board for our preliminary task. It's the short tale of a girl getting drugs for the first time from a mysterious boy...

Shot/Reverse Shot

Shot/reverse shot is where character A is shown looking at character B (from character A's point of view), and the shot then reverses so character B is looking back at character A (from character B's point of view).

180 Degree Rule

The 180 degree rule is where characters opposite each other have an invisible axis going through them. The camera will only focus on one half of the 'circle' around them (hence 180 degrees).

Match on Action

Match on action is a key part in continuity. It's about cutting and pasting clips together to make one scene. Above is a good explanation with examples.

Preliminary Task Brief

Continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room, and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. This task should demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot, and the 180 degree rule.

War Soundscape

After a lot of downloading and re-downloading, laughing at bean fart effects, and yelling at Audacity, a final piece has at last been produced!

Daughter's Engagement

We explored the use of media editing in our short silent film "Daughter's Engagement". We added the black and white effect to give it an older, more 'silent movie' feel.

Rule Of Thirds

The rule of thirds is the rule that nothing in a shot is dead in the centre; the focus point is instead on one of the four points like shown below.

Daughter's Engagement Storyboard

Draft:

The problem with our draft was that the close-up shots were too centred. I was taught about the rule of thirds (which I will make a post on) and corrected the drawings after.

Final:

Casino Royale Camera Shot Analysis

The scene opens with a medium long shot where the man being chased jumps over a fence, and ends with a long shot looking to the direction of where James Bond has ran. There are lots of other shots, like a reverse shot at 00:20 -just before Bond bursts in on a digger- and a bird's eye view at 01:15 to emphasize the size of the explosion.

Holiday Homework - Exploring Camera Shots

I made a short powerpoint on the various camera shots I learned about in my Media Studies induction class. Link here --> http://www.scribd.com/doc/239424288/Camera-Shots-Holiday-Homework