For our Preliminary Task we have done some planning. We created storyboards and a shooting script. We created these to help us see what type of camera shots we'll use. Our planning hasn't really changed what we wanted to do we went on ahead and shot the task and had it filmed in under 30 minutes.
What is the 180 degree rule and how did this planning aid the filming?
The 180 degree rule is a guideline in film that characters in films should always have the same left/right relationship within a scene. If the camera passes over the 180 degree line then it would confuse viewers. The 180 degree helped us in our planning because it helped us choose which type of camera shots we should use that would ensure that we aren't breaking the 180 degree rule.
What camera skills have you developed?
Since the start of the course I have developed a variety of camera shots such as:
- Panning Shot
- Over the Shoulder
- Tilt
- Medium Close Up
- Bird's Eye View
- High Angle
I am really confident using the shots mentioned above but there are a few shots which I feel I need to improve which are:
- Long Shot
- Medium Close Up
- Extreme Close Up
- Worm's Eye View
- Low Angle
- Tacking Shot
- Point of View
How confident are you with using the cameras, and has this confidence changed during the project?
At first when we started using the cameras I wasn't confident because I didn't know if I was shooting the camera shots right but out of lessons I have been practicing using a stills camera (as you can see from my posts) and since then I have improved my camera skills.
Explain what you have learned about editing and any problems you had editing your film, or what made the editing easy.
When we finished filming the Preliminary Task we started editing. It took me about an hour and a half to capture and edit our captured film. It was the first time I ever used Adobe Premier Elements (program used to edit the Preliminary Task).
I have developed a variety of developing skills such as cutting scenes which are irrelevant to the finished product. Another editing skill I have developed is editing the sound skills. Some of the sound on the film were not even so I now knew how to change the volume of each scene.
Well done for posting your evaluation of the preliminary task onto your blog, you need to explain in another post what you've specifically learnt i.e. continuity editing, shot reverse shot and the 180 degree rule. You need to be specific when evaluating your practical work by referencing specific shots and angles, for example in your practise film you use some lovely high angle shots, you need to explain why you used these shots.
ReplyDeleteAvoid listing shots, you need to specifically identify the shots you used in your film and explain why. I have distributed another document re evaluating your preliminary task which you should find will help you strengthen your evaluation.
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