Prelim Task

Prelim Task Evaluation

What is the 180-degree rule?

In film making, the 180-degree rule is a basic guideline regarding the on-screen relationship between a character and another character or object within a scene that is being filmed. Imagine there is a line between the characters going through the middle of their legs. This line is called the axis and filmmakers mostly keep the camera on 1 side of the axis while filming a scene with two characters. In our film we did not implement this as well as we could of. We did not have a certain scene where there was a clear representation of the 180-degree rule. To improve next time I would make sure we implement this more.

What is a match on action shot?

Cutting on action or matching on action refers to film editing and video-editing techniques where the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot's action. To make a match on action you have to take 3 takes of the same scene but all different types of shot. For example in our film we filmed a scene of Mitchell ringing a person. We filmed this scene with a long shot; medium shot and an extreme close up of the phone in Mitchell’s hand. When we came to edit the clips together using Adobe Premier Pro we could use the long shot for 3 seconds, then cut into the extreme close up, then back out to the medium shot. This would all equal the whole scene in 3 different shots. This is a match on action in film making.

What is an eyeline match?

An eyeline match is a film editing technique associated with the continuity editing system. It is based on the fact that the audience will want to see what the character on-screen is seeing. We tried to implement this in our film but when it came to looking at the shots we had taken they did not really fit into the film. Trying to edit them in was hard and we decided to leave the Point of view shots. However the characters in our film our always looking forward and are visible.

How did the film making go?

In my opinion I think that the film making went very well. At first it took time to be able to get the right type of shot but I quickly learned how to get the perfect shot. We wanted to use all shots that we knew like a long shot, close up, medium shot & extreme close up. We also tried to use camera movements like a tilt, pan & zoom. All these shots and camera movements made the film making very enjoyable and it became simple after a while. We filmed around Landau Sixth Form College. This meant that while filming there was lots of students walking around and getting into shot. This meant that we had to tell people when we were filming so we could have space to film the scene. There was also natural wind that you could hear on the shot. When we came to edit them we had to add music in over the top to stop this being a problem. One of the scenes involved the actor running around outside the college. This meant that a risk assessment had to be made to make sure that he could not slip over anything and hurt himself.

What did I learn about editing on Adobe Premiere Pro?

I was already a tiny bit familiar with how to edit short films together and how to add effects in when needed. However I learned so much more in only a short space of time. The prelim task really helped me understand the basics of editing. This is good because you need to know the basics before you can go onto more advanced editing. We first used the Adobe to do our match on action scene. This was relatively easy and we did not find this too hard. I then tried to add some green screen effects in at the end of the film. I learned how to use the ultra key feature to take the green colour out of the animation and then add it into my film. I also learned how to add music into the film and get rid of any glitches between scenes where there is a black screen before the next shot comes up. I found working with Adobe Premiere Pro very interesting and cannot wait to edit more shots together the next time we use it.