Preliminary task evaluaion

• 180 degree rule: is when two characters are facing each other in a scene (one on the left and one on the right). Whichever way the camera is facing the characters have to be in the same place (on the left or on the right).
• Match on action: is part of an editing technique where one shot cuts to another shot where it is carrying on the same action from the last shot.
• Eye line match: is where the eye line of a person is in line directly at an object out of the shot.
• Shot-reverse-shot: is when a character is looking at another character with both of them in the shot. The camera is placed behind the characters shoulder (so getting that character also in shot) while looking at the other character.



 We did the 180 rule in our film during the last scene. The two main characters are shown facing each other and the camera always staying on the left hand side of the characters because otherwise if you cross the 180 degree rule then both characters will look like they’re facing the same way/view. We used the match on action also on the last scene, when the main characters exchange a folder, different shots on the folder are put in place to create the match on action. When the two characters are facing each other, the eye line match was used when the character said “who are you?” this had the characters face in eye line view with the other character off shot. During the last scene a shot reverse shot was used to make the dialogue between characters be in sequence.

 

While editing the video on an adobe premiere went very well although a few editing scenes where not edited properly in the scene where the main character is being chased. However applying clips and editing them together so that they flow in a continuum sequence was easy because of the cutting tool. Using the cutting tool to shorten down the clips of film was very helpful with the sound as we had trouble when the ‘rogue’ character (played by Sam) had someone speak over him when in the dialogue he says “down the stairs.” Using transitions such as slide in, slide out were commonly used in the opening and ending credits. The titles were edited in at the end, as we couldn’t make up our minds on the acrylic of the titles. The music in the film, I find is quite a creative way, especially at the start where the music is saddening and dismal which is what we wanted… a boring life but as soon as I blocked my surroundings with my ear phones my life was more upbeat. Editing the music so it fitted in with when I placed the ear phones in my ears proved to be surprisingly easy however getting it to be dead on and crisper was a slight challenge as we had to get it more precise.