Preliminary exercise- Filming plan

I am ready and determined to begin filming my preliminary exercise. As you have already seen, I have completed the script and storyboard. For the filming I will be using two of my family members as the main actresses. I will be showing them what to do and also be giving them a few lines of dialogue to learn. I have chosen the location of the filming, which will be taking place at my grandparents house. I am feeling positive about the filming and also quite excited, because I will be using filming equipment and after I will be using an editing software, called Final Cut, to put it all together. I am hoping all the challenges that come my way prepare me for my main task and that this experience gives me an insight into what it will be like to film my main task.

Planning for preliminary exercise....

Today I wrote a script and made a storyboard for my preliminary exercise. I really enjoyed writing the script because it is something that I have knowledge and experience about. Secondly, it was interesting to set the scene and dialogue out on paper. Making the storyboard was also interesting. It gave me an insight into how a simple idea from a script could develop into pictures using your imagination, and choosing camera shots was also enjoyable too. This exercise has definitely prepared me for my main task and now I am more aware of what I will have to do for the research and planning for it.    




I have attached two pictures of my storyboard and script that I took using my camera. 

Script

Storyboard. 

Preliminary exercise- introduction

For my preliminary exercise, I have been asked to do this: "Filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. This task should demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule." 

 As I am familiar with these camera techniques I already know what is asked for me to do. However, I will be showing you an example of each of these techniques. 

180-degree rule-  The 180-degree rule is used in filming. This is a guideline that shows two characters in the scene, on screen and the 180 degree rule is that they must at all times have the exact right and left link to each other.  

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Shot/reverse shot-  Is where one character is visible looking at another character and in reverse the second character is shown looking back at the first character mentioned. The technique used here is that both characters are filmed by camera facing the opposite direction, but this lets the audience think and believe that they are looking directly at each other. 

  

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Match on action- This is when something occurs in the scene either by a person of item, then when there is a editing cut continuing through to the next scene, here, the same sequence of action must be continuing. If unfortunately this fails to do so, there will be a continuity error.  

In my next post I will be showing you a plan for my preliminary exercise. 

Introduction to Media Studies AS.

This is my first post, I have started my Media Studies AS year. I will be learning and working on Film and Video, doing a series of research and planning and I will also be doing a preliminary task, to help me and show me what it will be like to film my main task. I will be exploring different camera techniques such as shot/reverse shot and 180 degree rule. I will update shortly when I begin my preliminary task.