Prelim task

The 180 degree rule is an imaginary line which cuts through the middle of a scene from side to side of the camera. It means things can only be filmed on one side of the line in a 180 degree field, if you cut to a shot from the other side of the line it changes the viewers perspective and causes confusion about the direction the actor/actress faces. If you need to shoot from the opposite side of the line you should ensure that you show the camera crossing the line in one shot this helps the audience make sense of it. In our prelim task we stuck to the rule by staying on Jack's left side for the majority of shots and if it changed then we showed the change and ensured we made it look smooth and the correct way to be filmed.

A match on action is when a shot switches from one view of something to another, using different positions and camera angle to give a sense of real time. We used the match on action in our task when handing over the box, we shot the hand over from one position and then moved the camera to another position to get another perspective, when we edited it we made it look like it was shot with two camera's by cutting and placing the shots next to each other.

An eye line match is when the shot is normally over the shoulder and shows two characters eyes at the same level, this shows a relationship between the two characters and is shot in a way that makes it look as if there the same height. We incorporated an eye line match in the scene where Phoebe and Jack exchange words, we tilted the camera over Jack's shoulder in a way that made their heights and eyes look on the same level. This was well executed as eye line matches with people of different heights can be hard to do.

The overall film making experience went well due to detailed planning and careful filming. As a group at the start of the process we discussed different ideas before agreeing on one final plot. We then went on to storyboard the idea shot by shot, when we had the shot by shot guide we started filming and stuck to the storyboard shooting all the planned shots. When doing the filming we made sure we filmed every shot various times to ensure we could avoid continuity errors when later reviewing the footage. This made the editing process a lot simpler by offering a wider choice of shots to minimize mistakes. We used the program Abode Premier in which we were able to tidy up the film, straightening, zooming and cutting to get the best possible results. To make the piece flow we used dissolves and transitions to avoid straight cuts.

Throughout the whole film we tried to maintain the idea of not showing too much of the main characters face to add a feel of mystique, the choice of shots often reflected the characters thoughts such as the extreme long shot at the start showing how far away he is from knowing what awaits, handheld showing his anticipation and shots from behind.