Evaluation

Evaluation

Our videoing went really well, as we clearly demonstrated match on action, the 180 degree rule and shot/reverse shot. Our match on action flowed really well and looked really realistic. In addition, we used a wide range of shot types, such as close-ups, low angle, over the shoulder and midshots, to show all that we have so far learnt thus far in A Level media studies and to make our film look as professional as possible. We never broke the 180 degree rule, which added to the professionalism of the film.There were no jumps in the footage and the shots we used were very stable. The recording quality was really clear.

During the filming, i have developed my knowledge on shot types, and how to create them. I also developed my team working skills, my independence and my patience. I thought that the filming would have taken less time than it did, as we had to redo a few shots due to the actors laughing and not taking the filming seriously.

However there were a few things which we needed to improve on.
During the filming, we used two portrait shots when we should have used landscape shots. These were for the over the shoulder shot of person 1 opening the door and of the close up of person 1's hand on the door handle. Also, our shot/reverse shot was not very realistic, as we used it after the conversation had happened. Next time, we will use shot/reverse shot during the conversation, to make the clip much more realistic. Another key are to improve on is using more dialogue during the conversation to make the dialogue seem less forced and scripted. Moreover, we should have checked through the footage to check for errors, such as filming in portrait for two shots.

To conclude, next time i film for a media project, i will make sure that i always film landscape, and i will also make sure that i check the footage for errors before i come to edit them.

Preliminary task finished video

Here is the final product that we created, showing match on action, the 180 degree rule and shot reverse shot.

Preliminary Task Story board

Shooting Script

Shot Number	Shot type	Description	Sound	Duration
1	Close up	Feet walking towards the camera, which moves away.	Non diegetic footsteps	2 Seconds
2	Low angle	Person 1 walks towards the door	Non diegetic footsteps	3 Seconds
3	Close up	Hand on the door knob		2 Seconds
Match on action
4	Over the shoulder shot	Person 1 opens the door and walks in	Squeaky door	3 Seconds
5	Eye line match	Pov shot from person 2, looking at person 1 walking through the door and sitting down next to them.		3 seconds
180 degree rule
6	Midshot	Person 1 says, “how are you?” and person 2 replies with, “not too bad mate.”	Diegetic dialogue	4 Seconds
7	Close up	Person 2 looks at Person 1		2 Seconds
Shot Reverse Shot
8	Close up	Person 1 looks at Person 2		2 Seconds
9	Midshot	Person 1 stands up and says, “seeya!”	Diegetic sound of chair moving	2 Seconds
10	POV shot	Person 2 looks at Person 1 who is walking away	No sound	4 Seconds

What I think about blogger

I'm still getting to grips with Blogger. I will keep on improving but at the moment I've found it really hard to edit. I can see the advantages about using this website, as it prevents the risk of losing your work, it saves on paper and it means that all our work can be easily accessed anywhere with internet.

Group for the preliminary task

I have decided to work with Will Brook because we get on really well and work well together. We are both hard working individuals who are focussed on their jobs. Will is reliable and cares about his work.

Oliver Watson AS Preliminary task definitions

Match on action= Match on action is an editing

technique where a shot of a subject cuts to another shot that shows what they are doing in the first shot. A good example of this is where a person walks up to a door and reaches for the knob. Just as his hand touches the knob the scene cuts to a shot of the door opening from the other side.

Shot/ reverse shot= An editing technique used during conversations. There is an over the shoulder or a point of view shot from one person looking at the other character, followed by another shot (either a point of view shot or an over the shoulder shot) looking back at the first person.

80 degree rule= A basic principle regarding the space between 2 characters or objects within a scene. An imaginary line called the axis connects the 2 characters, and by keeping the camera on one side of this axis for every shot in the scene, the first character is always frame right of the second character, who is then always frame left of the first.