Preliminary Task

For our preliminary task we have to film and edit a sequence of a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with who they then exchange a couple of lines of dialogue. For this task we have had to research and demonstrate the following shots and filming techiniques;

• Match on action; The rule that states two characters in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship ship to each other. This keeps continuity/consistency within as film by avoiding 'crossing the line' and confusing the audiences' prospective.
• Shot reverse shot; Action in one shot is continued into the next. If a charcter begings an action in the first shot and completes it in the next, this keeps continuity and a visual bridge is created. For example in this task an exterior shot of a character opening a door can be used, followed by the next shot being an interior shot of them walking into the room.
• 180 rule; This Technique alternates between over the shoulder shots shwoing each character. Often used in conversation scenes. The camera cuts between two different viewing points to follow conversation and show reactions. Helping the audiences understanding and to show them the motive/mood of the characters in shot.