Preliminary task

Preliminary task


My preliminary task is a demonstration of continuity editing using match on action, shot reverse shot and the 180 degree rule.


The key edits


Match on action - This is where we see a character start an action in one frame and then see them continue it in the next.


180 degree rule - This is a basic guideline that states that two characters or other elements in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. If the camera passes over the imaginary axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line.

Shot reverse shot - This is usually used for a conversation. We first have a shot of one person talking and then reverse to see the other person talking.

eye line match -  This is where we look at someone staring at something and in the next frame we see what they are looking at.

This was the guidelines for our preliminary task:

• Character A walks towards a closed door
• Character A enters through the door and crosses the room to where character B is seated.
• Character A and B exchange a few lines of dialogue
• Either A or B exits the room

This was our preperation for our task.

For our preliminary task we all took on roles but all put our input into everything. Florida and Tajinder were the main actors although Tina and I did play parts. Tina and I did most of the filming and so we had to make sure we had the camera at the right angles and include the shots such as shot reverse shot. We had to make sure we filmed 'baggy' so that we left enough footage to be edited. As well as the necessary shots we also used over the shoulder shots, medium shots, close ups and long shots. 

We then had to edit our film, placing the frames together and adding in transitions. We added a fade in at the beginning and a fade out at the end. The rest were cuts as our scene was an argument and so it was very tense and fast pace.