Preliminary Filming Task - Deciding on the plot & Genre...

When we were first given the task to shoot a short film, all three of us had our own ideas on the main plot and name of the film. My idea was an Argument, two people having an argument within school, or at work, Graham's idea was to do an interview, it was a good idea as it did relate to our lives, as we've all had interviews with people in the past, and Marnie's idea was to do something like a Deal, where there's a drug deal or something similar. We all agreed with Marnie's idea as we thought it sounded interesting and was an easy genre to use.

Preliminary Filming Task - Camera Angles By Shot...

• Shot 1 - Close Up, Tilt
• Shot 2 - Close up, Tilt
• Shot 3 - Close Up, Tilt
• Shot 4 - Big Close Up
• Shot 5 - Close Up
• Shot 6 - Medium Close Up
• Shot 7 - Close up, Panning
• Shot 8 - Long Shot, Panning
• Shot 9 - Big Close up
• Shot 10 - Long Shot
• Shot 11 - Over the Shoulder Shot
• Shot 12 - Close up
• Shot 13 - Medium Long Shot
• Shot 14 - P.O.V Shot, Panning
• Shot 15 - Wide Shot
• Shot 16 - Over the Shoulder Shot (Reverse Shot)
• Shot 17 - Over the Shoulder Shot
• Shot 18 - Long Shot (Match on Action)
• Shot 19 - Close Up
• Shot 20 - Over the Shoulder Shot
• Shot 21 - Big Close Up
• Shot 22 - Over the Shoulder Shot
• Shot 23 - Big Close Up
• Shot 24 - Two Shot, Panning (180 Degree Rule)
• Shot 25 - Close Up

We did have to change a few shots, as when we did it again, we didn't have all of the props, and some of the group weren't in and we had to follow the script. We changed the match on action, as we thought it was a more effective shot than it was before. This was the original Shot Script, which we did film first, before we had to redo the whole thing!

Preliminary Filming Task - The Three Main Shots...

Our preliminary task is to show off our filming, editing and acting skills and is a good practice run before we start our main task. We were asked to shoot three main shots these are; Match on Action, Shot/Reverse Shot, and The 180 Degree Rule.

• Match on Action - A cut between two shots of the same action from different positions, giving an impression of seamless simultaneity. Our example is when Graham is walking through the door from  one angle, it cuts to show him walking through the door on the other side of it.
• Shot/Reverse Shot - Two successive shots from an equal and opposite angles, typically of two characters during a conversation. Our example in our video is the two over the shoulder shots of Graham and Megan when they were talking to each other.
• The 180 Degree Rule - This states that the camera can be in any position as long as it remains on one side of the action. If not it becomes a reverse shot. Our example is when I panned at the end of the video I kept to one side of the action.