Continuity Editing Exercise

In this exercise I was asked to create a scenario where one person enters a room and creates conversation with another member who is present in the same room and then walk out. In this task we were asked to use different types of media language skills such as match on action, shot/reverse shot and 180-degree rule.

 The main media language I used were 180 degree rule, rule of thirds, shot/reverse shot and match on action. I used 180 degree rule throughout the whole of my 30 second clip meaning my actors would have to both stay on the same side in every shot. By using 180 degree rule it makes the shots flow creating it to be more easier for audience to understand.

In my clip the shot/reverse shot is shown when two actors are having a conversation, during this the camera switches from one actor to the other and then back. I think by using this it makes my work look more professional.

Match on action was used when my main actor walks away from the canteen and is filmed from the back and then from the front. By using match on action it adds the effect of continuity, it shows the same action but at a different angles.

To plan this clip I worked with Nazrin who I have worked with previously in my other media work. I also filmed this with her and I thought we were a good team as we finished the clip the way we hoped to, I think when planning this we found it quite easy and agreed with each others ideas on the concept of the 30 second clip being about a person falling over and being laughed at. We agreed to have a two antagonist and one protagonist in our clip to make it humorous as well as relatable.

 

In my opinion I personally think this grouping was successful as we both were very keen on making our clip exceptional and including all the key camera languages asked. We took each other’s ideas in consideration and tried to include different types of camera shots in each clip. We both divided out the work equally so we do not face any problems when filming.

My creativity shows a lot through this clip, I tried to make this very realistic by including a real life situation. I was creative when including the shot/reverse shot as I used it in a conversation between the two bullies to show how they talk about the main character and how they despise her and want to cause harm. I did this to show realism and to make the storyline a lot easier to understand. I also showed my creativity by using the match on action when the main character walks in. I filmed her walking in from the back and changed to the front, I found this quite a creative way to represent match on action. By using match on action this way I believe it makes my clip look more professional. To show the main characters point of view I used the camera in first person, I think this is quite creative as the audience can see what she is going through and may be able to relate. It also shows how a person would react to a situation like this. Throughout the whole 30 second clip I used the 180 degree rule and kept each character on the same side. 

 

 

 

Our storyboard was very useful as it kept us on track through the whole process, it helped us understand which scenes were hardest meaning that we had to film it first and spend more time on it than then the others. The storyboard did not need much changing as we stuck to it, the only extra we added to the clip which was not on the storyboard was the first person view of the main character. Each of our clips were 3 seconds but I think we might change them to be a few seconds longer and I think 3 second would not be long enough for certain scenes, but overall the whole clip will be within the time limit.