Our brief was to plan, film and edit a continuity sequence of a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair to exchange dialogue with another character. In the exercise, we had to include demonstrations of match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180 degree rule.
Who did you work with and how did you manage the task between you?
The people I worked with were Yssy and Josh B, the main character is acted out by Josh and the other character is acted out by Yssy and I did most of the camera work.
How did you plan your sequence? What processes did you use? What theories did you try to take into account?
We had a few problems trying to think of a plot to plan our sequence on since the initial idea we had was impossible for us to do with the limitations we had since we had to record in school. However once we got over that fuss, we decided to alter the initial idea we had of a comical spy-like sequence so it would be easier for us to film without any injuries. While we were planning out the sequence, we definitely remember to keep the continuation going throughout the whole thing. To do this, we remember the theories that were mentioned in the brief; which were match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180 degree rule. Before the shoot, Josh made a floor plan and finished our storyboard, however we didn't do a walkthrough or blocking in the area we were going to film in, so we had a few troubles during the shoot.
What technology did you use to complete task, and how did you use it?
For the filming, we used the Canon HV30 camera and the Senheiser HD 201 headphones to check the sound. We also had a tripod to hold the camera steady so we wouldn't have shaky framing. For editing, we used the software Adobe Premiere Pro. We captured the footage, then dragged the clips of it that we wanted into the timeline so we could edit the clips into the sequence that would work suit the brief as well as making sense.
What factors did you have to take into account when planning, shooting and editing?
The factors we had to take into account when planning included the space in the area of the scenes, which we didn't take into account, since we didn't do a walkthrough of our sequence. Also, since the hallway was needed by other groups, we should've made a schedule for when they are able to use it and when we will be using it. However since that wasn't planned out properly, during the shoot we had clashes with the other groups. For shooting, we needed to make sure we had enough space, which we didn't do because we didn't block the area, so we didn't realise the office we used was smaller than we expected. As for the editing, we had to take into account of the time, since we ran out of time and had to have a bit more time than other people.
How successful was your sequence? Identify what worked well, and what would you improve?
In the end, I think our sequence turned out fairly good. Except we thought we were able to include music, but we weren't able to and didn't have time anyway. If we were able to include the music, the sequence would be better and the atmosphere would be built better. Surprisingly, we were able to edit the match on action pretty well, since you wouldn't notice it. And we had to use an ellipse to cover up the mismatching scenes we had
What have you learnt from this task? Looking ahead, how will this learning be significant when completing the rest of your foundation coursework, do you think?
I have learnt to make better judgements during the planning, otherwise it would leave me and my group in a situation where we would need more time to shoot and edit. Our organisation will also have to be better, since I wasn't that great at the organising in my group.
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