anlaysis of Preliminary exercise – AS
For our Preliminary exercise we began a continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, where both characters exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. We will be demonstrating a match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.
We will be planning, filming and editting a 30 second sequence in which a person walks down a corridor and opens a door. We could use a point of view shot for when the character enters the room, In the room another person is sitting. We could use the 180 degree rule and match on action for when we show the characters sitting opposite eachother. We could also use over the shoulder shots or shot-reverse shot for when the characters exchange dialogue. When the package has been given to the other character it representes the end of the sequence and may offer a resolution or establish an enigma.
We would have to try to use at least one close-up and one extreme close-up during this exercise and it is also important that you observe continuity rules and not break the 180 degree rule. All shots must be taken using a tripod. In our work we would have to show appropriate sound levels, Correct composition, framing, lighting, white balance and appropriate use of story telling to make it easy for the audience to understand.
We looked at one example of this exercise by Mr Marshall and Mr Manix and evaluated it. all through the exercise there was just the right amount of head room however for the first shot of mr Manix and the reverse shot of mr Marshall the head room could have tightend a bit as there was a little bit of unwanted head room. There was a wide range of camera shots and the camera panned steady and slowly which was effective, the close up of the door handel and the chair was effective and used correctly. The only dissapointment was the sound as it was a tad fuzzy and difficult to hear, other than that this was the perfect example of a prelinary exercise which we could of learned from.
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