Evaluation (sam rodway)

Samuel James Rodway       Page 1    08/11/2013

Evaluation

Brief: Film a short conversation between 2 people that demonstrates the 180 degree line, shot/reverse shot and match on action.

shot reverse shot is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another character and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character.

When you move across the line of action you’re effectively reversing the positioning of characters. This causes a very confusing look from the perspective of the audience. The camera angles don’t stay true to the actual positioning of the characters. This 180 degree line rule.

Match on action is a very simple but essential technique, where the perspective of the camera changes during a scene and the scene continues to flow.

We each individually wrote a script and had to decide on which of the scripts to use. To write up the script we used celtx, which we used because it automatically formats our work.

After we made our scripts we made our storyboard, which was about 6 frames long. The storyboard helped us visualise the scene before we filmed it.

When we did this we had to go and find a location for us to shoot our scene.

Long shot walking down corridor establishes the scene and creates the motion.             

Close up on door handle

Medium long shot walking in room shows that the characters have changed location.

Medium 2 shot of 2 characters shows where the characters are positioned in the scene.

Medium close up over shoulder A and then over shoulder B to show what its like to see

We did a risk assessment to make sure all risks are avoided for example:

Dropping the camera on your foot, falling on terrain etc. To avoid these risks hold the camera tightly and watch where you going

We used a tripod and faced it own the corridor to shoot the walking down the corridor. The camera was placed on a tripod to keep a steady picture. we then moved the tripod to be level with the door handle to film him opening the door and the we placed the tripod on the desk to film the medium 2 shot. Then we used the extension on the tripod and placed it behind person a/b depending on who is listening/talking.

We used final cut express to edit the film we had produced so we cut the film down and puts it together to make it move smoothly and then for the shot/reverse shot we had to cut down the clip and put them in the correct order.

The film demonstrated the 180 degree rule because we didn’t cross the line when filming. It also demonstrated shot/reverse shot when we did the conversation scene. It also demonstrated the match on action when one of the characters entered the door switching between the corridor and in the room.