Preliminary Task

Today we completed a preliminary task in groups of three, helping us perfect our continuity skills.
• Firstly we made a story board for our film with noted dialogue and sounds in order for our group to know what to do when it came to filming. We received a camera, tape and tripod then went to film our piece.
• Our film had to include someone; walking to open a door, crossing a room showing another character to whom the first person exchanges dialogue with. The two characters in my piece of filming are a couple; the boy is asking what’s wrong?’ to which the girl replies, ‘I’m pregnant.’
• We used continuity well in this as the girl has her hand to her face the camera then sees it from the girl’s point of view where the hand was in front of the camera.

When editing we had trouble with importing the film however we solved this by finding the camera lead was in the wrong port and there was another one on the camera in which the lead fits. We also found difficulty with our cameras as the batteries were running low, once we had a battery that was charged we could edit our film by cutting it to fit together.

Continuity Techniques

In order to have a clip of filming that is perfect continuity needs to be taken into consideration. This is needed to make the piece flow also to make sense, keeping everything in the right time and place when it is cut to a next shot. It helps the viewer maintain an imagined space in their minds and we have to fill in the gaps.

Techniques

180 degree rule:

This rule is used during dialogue (conversation) between two characters. The person filming must imagine a semi circle starting from one persons side and finishing on the other, this line cannot be crossed and the camera must not cross the line. The image shows that the camera must not be on the red line.

Match on action: this is where a character is carrying out an action, the first shot is from one shot type/angle and then the second shot is of the same action from from a different shot type/angle.

Eyeline match: when there is a cut from a character looking at the camera to an item that they are looking at.

Shot reverse shot: this is also used to show conversations. The camera switches between characters showing response and reaction. It is also vital that the 180 degree rule is adhered to ensuring continuity.

Even Better If On my Induction

My Induction tasks would have gone better if I managed my time more efficiently, in this time I would have been able to film shots several more times in order to get a perfect shot. My last continuity task didn't go as well as planned because the continuity in the film wasn't perfect and the filming was rushed due to little filming time. In one shot the boy filmed had his hands on a desk and in the next shot he and his hands to his face as I didn't notice this when filming it had to be in the final film.

What Went Well With The Induction

I believe the tasks that went well during the media induction was the Push a little button task, I improved my editing while making the final video, I also learnt how to import a film and music into Imovie.
The task I enjoyed the most was the Jobsite advert, I had the chance to set up film shots, deciding where to film as part of the mise-en-scene. In this task I learnt to edit the film so the continuity was almost perfect.

How I Personalised My Blog.

1) Firstly I clicked on "Design' and then template
2) I browsed through the templates and selected one I wanted

My First Blog Practice

Uploading an image.

1) I firstly clicked on 'NewPost'

2) I then clicked on 'Add image' and browsed my documents for an image

3) I then clicked 'Upload image'

Continuity Techniques

When filming