Preliminary Task

Here is our footage from our preliminary task where the filming requirements were to include the following techniques:  * 180 degree rule; * match on action. As this was our second attempt at filming, we did struggle with filming from the right angles in order to create a realistic scene. We decided that we should have shot another angle of footage inbetween the transition of 11 seconds and 12 seconds to show another angle of perspective from where Kate is walking towards. This mistake has made me ensure that I wont allow it happening in my opening sequence.

 

Despite this minor self-criticism, I believe that we successfully edited the 180 degree rule and the match on action.

 

* Match on action transition @ 5 seconds

* 180 degree rule transition @ 15 seconds... for example these screenshots of our footage show how we have gone about utilising the 180 degree rule by filming from one persons left shoulder to the other persons right shoulder, to ensure the camera is kept along the imaginary 180 degree line.

Filming this preliminary task has really helped me grasp the rules and allowed me to apply them instead of just reading about what they meant which has given me a much fuller understanding of their necessity. I have picked up skills and knowledge which I can now apply when it comes to filming my opening sequence.