Pre-Production Tasks

Intro
The preliminary task is a continuity editing task which is basically filming and editing someone opening a door, crossing a room/walking down a corridor, sitting down with another person and having a conversation. This will show a match on action, a shot-reverse shot and the 180 degree rule, also including a cut in and cut away. 


Continuity Editing

Continuity editing is used in television and film to smooth over the discontinuity of the editing process, it is ‘invisible’ editing that cannot be seen by the audience, this process includes things like match on action and the 180 degree rule.

Match on action is when a movement occurs, then the shot is cut, the movement continues in a different shot allowing the scene to appear completely smooth and the cut is almost unnoticable to the audience.

As demonstrated in this example video.

http://www.youtube.com/v/BRRavGgX1pw

The 180 degree rule is a film making rule in continuity editing that states that the two characters should always appear on the same side of the screen (to the audience), this is done by only filming 180 degrees left and right, for example, if you were filming a conversation, and you crossed the 180 degree line, it would appear to the audience as if both characters were on the same side of the screen.

The correct use of the 180 degree rule is demonstrated below in this example video.

http://www.youtube.com/v/IiIUwsQV2uU


Risk Assessment
Things that could go wrong: 
Trip with camera (perhaps whilst walking backwards to film)
Drop camera
Fall down stairs whilst filming 
Break camera
Drop camera in puddle (electrocution)
Trip over tripod
We filmed near a construction area, so avoid hazards
Don't lick the batteries




How we prepared for filming

We found a location in college which was suitable for our film, we chose this location because it suited our needs for filming, it looked how we wanted it to and it was a safe and realistic place to film. We created a storyboard which covered the following events: Hannah walking through a construction site mission impossible style, walking sneakily down the corridor, looking around, running down the corridor, entering a room (which was our eye-line match and match on action), a room for a conversation (this is where we filmed our cutaway). We decided to have a student rolling her eyes as our cutaway as it suited the scene and made the story easier to understand.

Photos 

Production
Overall filming went well, with a few problems with the camera and the areas in which we were able to use. The storyboard helped as it allowed us to see which shots we needed to film and where. We had trouble with the camera and the weather stopped us from filming outside as much as we would have liked, however we slightly modified to scene to resolve this. During this project we learnt quite a lot about filming and planning, about how important it is to plan and that you need more than one shot in order to create an effective match on action.

Targets

My 3 targets that I need to improve on before my main coursework are -

1. Planning, consider timing, shots and styles before day of filming.
2. Test all equipment first, as in the preliminary task our camera kept freezing.
3. Practice using the editing software and cameras.

Scene 1 - Knife

Scene one: Knife

When Ben and the woman were sat in the dining room, the two-shot, a feature of cinematography was used to show the couple conversing.

Close-ups were also used several times during this scene, particularly when Ben accidently stabs the woman’s hand, this is done to show her pain and emotion.

During this scene, Point-of-view shots are used to give the audience a better concept of the situation, especially when the knife is introduced into the scene.

During the scene the lighting is dark and mysterious to create a dangerous and flirtatious atmosphere to engage the audience.

The characters in this scene were both well dressed indicating they’d met on a night out, giving the audience an idea of their personalities.

The props used in the kitchen indicate that the house is not hers, this is reiterated by the conversation Ben and the woman have.

A cut in is used many times during the scene/during the conversation for example when the woman pours Ben another drink, the camera cut’s in to show the detail of the lime being placed into the glass. This gives the audience more insight into the characters activities.

An ellipsis was used when the scene changes from the kitchen to the hallway to remove an irrelevant part of the film or to hide part of the scene from the audience to create intrigue.

The 180 degree rule is applied when Ben and the woman are talking, this is part of continuity editing and ensures characters appear in the correct places on screen.

There is no ambient sound used in the background apart from the dialogue, the scene appears completely silent, this is to increase the idea that they are alone.

Synchronous sound is used when Ben stabs the table, he screams at the same time as the impact, this gives the audience a shock as he could be screaming from pain or fear, and the audience is unsure if he has stabbed himself (as his hands are not in the shot).

Sound effects are used to enhance the sound of the knife in the table, it is much louder than it would normally be, this is to add suspense and perhaps make the audience jump.

  

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