Preliminary Excercise Brief:
In groups of no less than 4 complete a continuity task involving filming and editing a charactor opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another charctor, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. This task should demonstate match on action, shot/reverse shot, and the 180 degree rule. (AS Media Studies, Exam Board, 23rd Sept 2009)
In groups of no less than 4 complete a continuity task involving filming and editing a charactor opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another charctor, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. This task should demonstate match on action, shot/reverse shot, and the 180 degree rule. (AS Media Studies, Exam Board, 23rd Sept 2009)
Shot Types: (http://rbsmedia.blogspot.com/2009/01/shot-types.html) (24th Sept 09)
The Rule of Thirds - The Rule of Thirds is a compositional rule of thumb in photography. The rule states that the image can be divided into 9 parts by two equally spaced lines horizontally and vertical. The four points formed by the intersections of the lines can be used to align features in the frame. Users of the technique claim that aligning a photograph with the points creates more tension, energy and interest in the photo than simply centering the feature would.
Panning - Panning is the horizontal movement or rotation of a camera, or the scanning of a subject horizontally on video or a display device. Panning a camera is a motion similar to that of someone shaking their head “no”.
Tracking Shot - In media picture, a tracking shot (also known as a dolly shot or a trucking shot) is a segment in which the camera is mounted on a wheeled platform that is pushed on rails whilst filming or photographing. Tracking in on a stationary subject is used for emphasis, as is tracing out, and tracking beside a moving subject.Tracking Shots can include smooth movements forward, backward, along the side of a subject, or on a curve. Trackers with hydraulic arms can also smoothly “boom” or “jib” the camera several feet on a vertical axis. Tracking shots, however, cannot include complex pivoting movements, aerial shots or crane shots.
Dolly Zoom Shot - he dolly zoom is an unsettling in-camera special affect that appars to undermime normal visual perception in film. The effect is achieved by using a zoom lens to adjust the angle of veiw (aka field of view) while the camera moves towards or away from the subject in such a way as to keep the subject the same size in the frame throughout. In its classic form, the camera is pulled away from a subject whilst the lens zooms in, or vice versa. Thus, during the zoom, the subject stays the same, however the directly noticeable feature being in the background appears to change size relative to the subject.The effect was first developed by Irmin Roberts, a Paramount second-unit cameraman, and was famously used by Alfred Hitchcock in his film Vertigo.
Pedastal Shot - A pedastal shot means moving the camera vertically with respect to the subject. This is often referred to as “pedding” the camera up or down.The term comes from the camera support known as a pedastal. They provide a great deal of flexibility as well as very smooth movement, and have the ability to move the camera in any direction; left, right, up, down.
Tilt Shot - This means that the camera is in the same position but tilts the angle of veiw up and down. It means that the camera is looking up or down at the subject in the frame, instead of being at the same level, as these are usually more dramatic than straight-angle shots. A downward tilt is usually used to observe a large area or oversee action, creating a kaleidoscope effect, making the subject seem less important. However an upward shot, creates an impression of superiority.
A Crabbing Shot - A crabbing shot is basically tracking or dollying, however it is a side-to-side movement at a consant distance from the action or subject. It basically mimicks how a crab would walk along the beach.
(Posted by Roxxy) (G321 Induction unit )
Mise-en-scene - Mise-en-scène is what we see in a film; editing is what we do not. These are simplified definitions, but they emphasize two essential things: the basic building blocks of a film—the shot and the cut—and the complexities of each that allow a film to achieve its texture and resonance. Mise-en-scène concerns the shot, though we need to keep in the back of our minds that editing, putting two shots together, affects not only how a film's narrative is structured but how the shots are subsequently understood by viewers. (http://www.filmreference.com/) (24th Sept 09)
Continuity:
Film editing is the process of selecting and joining together shots, connecting the resulting sequesnces, and ultimately creating a finished motion picture. It is an art of storytelling. Film editing is the only art that is unique to cinema, separating film-making from other art forms that preceded it, although there are close parallels to the editing process in other art forms like poetry or novel writing. Film editing is often referred to as the "invisible art" because when it is well-practiced, the viewer can become so engaged that he or she is not even aware of the editor's work. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_editing) (Edwin S. Porter) (23rd Sept 2009)
180 degree rule - The 180° rule is a basic guideline in film making that states that two characters in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. If the camera passes over the imaginary axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line. The new shot, from the opposite side, is known as a reverse angle.
Shot/ Reverse Shot - Shot reverse shot is a film technique where in one character is shown looking at another character, and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer assumes that they are looking at each other.
Match-on-action - A match on action, a technique used in film editing, is a cut that connects two different views of the same action at the same moment in the movement. By carefully matching the movement across the two shots, filmmakers make it seem that the motion continues uninterrupted. For a real match on action, the action should begin in the first shot and end in the second shot.
Storyboard:
Film editing is the process of selecting and joining together shots, connecting the resulting sequesnces, and ultimately creating a finished motion picture. It is an art of storytelling. Film editing is the only art that is unique to cinema, separating film-making from other art forms that preceded it, although there are close parallels to the editing process in other art forms like poetry or novel writing. Film editing is often referred to as the "invisible art" because when it is well-practiced, the viewer can become so engaged that he or she is not even aware of the editor's work. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_editing) (Edwin S. Porter) (23rd Sept 2009)
180 degree rule - The 180° rule is a basic guideline in film making that states that two characters in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. If the camera passes over the imaginary axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line. The new shot, from the opposite side, is known as a reverse angle.
Shot/ Reverse Shot - Shot reverse shot is a film technique where in one character is shown looking at another character, and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer assumes that they are looking at each other.
Match-on-action - A match on action, a technique used in film editing, is a cut that connects two different views of the same action at the same moment in the movement. By carefully matching the movement across the two shots, filmmakers make it seem that the motion continues uninterrupted. For a real match on action, the action should begin in the first shot and end in the second shot.
Storyboard:
Script:
Evaluation - During the production of out short film, we had to take many factors into consideration, including 180 degree rule, Shot - Reverse Shot, Match-On-Action which enabled us to maintain continuity. One of our shots crossed the 180 degree rule and we couldnt include it, however, it was a good shot so it was a shame.
Our Location Recce, was taken in the canteen at Kings Langley School but at the last minute we had to change it to one of the temporary classrooms, this was due to the canteen being very rarely available for our group to film in. We would have changed the location recce but we had little time to do so.
The skills i have developed whilst we were creating this project were, how to effectively use a camera and i learnt how to use the editing software efficiently and how to edit the sounds and fade them out and in. I also learnt how to publish my work that i hve produced onto my blog, and my span of media terminology has been increased throughout this project. I leart all about camera angles and shot sizes, which enabled us to create our film as properly and professionally as possible. i also learnt how to create a stoyboard and location recce etc.
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