Preliminary Exercise

It was a SUCCESS.
The short film sequence will created was a success as it followed a range of techniques we were given by Mr Johnson.

We were given the following techniques:
Continuity: shots are edited to follow a sequence.
Match of Action: ensuring that camera shots fit together. e.g. character eating and then a shot of what they are eating.
Shot/Reverse Shot: one shot reacting to another e.g. two shots of a conversation - reaction shot shows the over the shoulder shot followed by a close up of the others reaction.
The 180 Degree Rule: two characters or objects 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, this is known as crossing the line. The new shot, from the opposite side is known as the reverse angle.

These techniques enabled us to complete the making of our short sequence. In addition, by finding the definition of each technique allowed us to understand and establish the use of each.