Preliminary task

This is our preliminary task which is a continuity exercise that was set to test our knowledge upon three techniques-match on action, shot reverse shot and the 180 degree rule. I wasn't on location when they filmed this, but we have discussed how we will incorporate them within our final production to help it to become more successful. I think that this task was positive and rewarding because it has enabled us to understand how we could include these in our opening. We have decided that we will now include match on action at the start of our production, (after the title sequence) to connote that he has just escaped from cannibals and to represent the protagonists age because it will improve the connotations of his strength and bravery as the match on action will include him forcing the door shut. Additionally, we were already aware that the camera should always stay on one side of the 'imaginary line,' unless you are moving it to the other side through a hand held flowing shot, therefore we were able to put this too the test and find out whether we were able to do this successfully. Finally, the editing technique of shot reverse shot was influential towards our piece because even though it will only include one character, we can still use this between the character and props to connote his relationship with certain objects and also that he is going to use it soon. Whilst making this, Will forgot that the DSRL would not auto-focus, leading for some of the shots to turn out blurry. However, this task was obviously designed as a 'warm up' and so that we can experiment with different things and learn from our mistakes. The chosen non-diegetic sound was: "Romantic" - Bensound.com (Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Licence)