Evaluation of early film work

Cameron Farrell

Preliminary Exercise Evaluation

Brief: to film a short conversation between two people that demonstrates

            180-degree line

            Shot reverse shot

            Match on action

180-degree line

The 180 degree line is the metaphorical line that should not be crossed when filming a conversation, this is done to make the placement of each person consistent and the audience isn’t confused.

Shot reverse shot

Shot reverse shot is when a shot is taken from over the shoulder of a character, this is used to show a first person point of view but whilst still showing the subject speaking, the shot is then switched over when the other person starts to speak.

Match on action

A match on action is when a shot is cut as a piece of action takes place, for example, when someone is walking towards a door the shot would cut just as their hand touches the handle, it would then cut to the inside of the room and keep continuity.

Planning

When planning our short film we had to consider a script, storyboards, locations, research, a shot list and a risk assessment.

To create a script we used a program called ‘Celtx’, this allowed us to create a short script for our work that everyone could have a copy of.

We drew out a storyboard for our work to ensure the whole cast was clear on how the filming would take place and come together as a whole.

We had to book out a room for our film location and ensured our lighting levels where suitable for filming.

Before we started filming we had to compose a shot list, this was to make sure no important shots where missed out from our production and we didn’t have to go back to film our work again.

To ensure we worked safely we had to create a risk assessment that insured everyone on set remained safe throughout filming.

Filming

When filming we had a cameraman, a director and two actors on set. The director decided the shot angles and worked with the cameraman to make sure the shots followed our shot list and nothing was missed out during filming. A Difficulty we had when filming was the small space we had to use the camera on the tripod.

Editing

To edit our film we used final cut express, this allowed us to edit our film to a good standard and do it easily, the film was edited with input from the whole group

How Our Film Met The Briefs Requirements

Our film made use of ‘shot reverse shot’ multiple times and we used it for the entirety of our short conversation, as well as this we used match on action for when our actor walked into our filming room.

During the whole filming process we ensured that we never crossed the 180-degree line.