Preliminary Task prep

The Preliminary task requires us to film a short video, that shows a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down on a chair. When the character sits down they will exchange a few lines of dialog with the character already sat down in the room. The task requires us to use continuity methods we will apply this by using editing.

For this task I am working with Niamh Barrett and Courtney Lynch. My role in this task is to be the character already sat in the room and to be assistant editor. Courtney is going to be the main character in the short film, the camera will mainly be focused on her. Whereas Niamh will be the main editor of the film.

This is our team, from left to right: Niamh, Courtney and Me. The one jumping in the background is Rae, she isn't apart of our group but photo bombed the only decent picture we got:). 

During this task we will be demonstrating match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180 degree rule. All these techniques will contribute towards the continuity of the short film, without continuity the short film would not make sense, and it wouldn't be believable for the audience.

Match on action refers to an editing technique where the editor cuts from one shot to another view, that matches the first shot action. This type of editing is key, as it gives of the impression of contunity, although these scenes may have been filmed days apart.

The 180 degree rule is a basic guideline for film makers. It states that two characters in the same scene should have the same left/right relationship to eachover. However if the cramera passes over the axis, this is called crossing the line, sometimes this happens to create a certain effect, but it is best to stick to the rule.