Preliminary Task

Our prliminary task consists of a conversation between two people, using match on action, the 180 degree rule and shot/reverse shot. This is effective in our blogging as it gives us an understanding on how to create a scene that looks realistic to the audiance, which is why we were told to create a scene that showed the use of this in action. We did this because it was a good way to show our understanding of the task and that we used these techniques effectively.

The clip consists of one character walking down a corridor and through a door, this was the task we were given, where the characters had a short conversation between each other. This allowed us to use a wide shot to open, which gave the audiance a basic understanding of the area they were in. The corridor could bring across a sense of being enclosed which could suggest that is how the characters could be feeling. The use of match on action is used to establish that she is opening the door, which was used effectively for the audiance to know that she was entering this particualar room.

Match on action is a shot that is used to establish what is going to happen, which is where it opens with a far away shot of a character to a close up straight away of an aspect which is important, which is why it is effective.

It was effective in the use of shots when the audiance are then taken inside the room, to which the camera follows the camera and then pans over to the left, to where I am sitting. This establishes to the audiance that this is who the character is going to be talking to.

The conversation is where the 180 degree rule is shown at the best it can be, using a mix of the over the shoulder shot for the conversation. We decided to use a simple conversation between two characters about a job interview. This way, the characters both have to talk for the conversation.

The 180 degree rule is where the camera remains on one side of the area, so the audiance are remained on one side of the scene. If the 180 degree rule is broken it then confuses the audiance when the characters are changed from one side of the video to the other. This is used with other shots, because it can easily be linked. I included it with shot/reverse shot, which is the last thing that needed to be included in order to finish the clip. Shot/reverse shot is with the over the shoulder shots that I have used, it is where the shot you used for one clip is then reversed to the same shot but on the other side, this makes it more effective when you see it in the video.

I think that this is helpful in me being able to experiment with my use of shots, and it has also helped me realise that I shouldnt think about using the shots too much as the overuse of it could also ruin the feel of the clip, I just need to focus on the 180 degree rule, which now I fully understand.