Friday, 30 September 2016

Monday, 26 September 2016

Preliminary Research

Research and blog definitions of;

Shot reverse Shot: 
is a film technique
 where one character is shown looking at another character (often off-screen), 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: 
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. A common example is a man walking up to a door and reaching for the handle.




180-degree rule: The 180° rule is a cinematography guideline that states that two characters in a scene should maintain the same left/right relationship to one another . When the camera passes over the invisible axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line and the shot becomes what is called a reverse angle.





Continuity editing: 
Continuity editing gives the viewer the impression that the action unfolds with spatiotemporal consistency. In most films, logical coherence is achieved by cutting to continuity, which emphasizes smooth transition of time and space.




Video Brief

Prelim:

Continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character with whom a dialogue is exchanged. The task should demonstrate match on match action, reverse shot and the 180 degree rule.

Main task:

The titles and opening of a new fiction film to last two minutes. All footage and audio must be original or copyright.

Sunday, 25 September 2016

Product Inspiration

I have recently watched a horror film scene opening with a chase scene through a field. This scene has inspired me to create a similar film opening and create a chase scene using the location of woods and a field. The shots in the sequence includes a close up of the face from the side using the 180 degrees rule and so I'm going to create a similar shot but an extreme close up on the mouth to emphasise her drastic breathing to create more panic in tension. Another shot that was used that gave me an idea for my product. The over the shoulder shot used in this sequence gives a different perspective of the antagonist. For my film opening, I am going to include a over the shoulder shot of the villain.