Understanding The Preliminary Task

Definitions:


Match on action - A cut made on action or movement between two shots in which the action has been overlapped either by repetition of the action or by the use of more than one camera
Youtube Video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laUPi7MPOSQ


Match on action is clearly shown between 2-3 Seconds, 7-8 Seconds and 18 seconds. The perspective changes while the scene still flows. Its a simple but essential technique.


Shot/Reverse Shot - A film technique where one character is shown looking at another and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. Views assume there looking at eachother, because the characters are shown facing in opposite directions
Youtube Video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvof8mI6pXk


2 Camera positions are edited to show conversation between three different actors, this clip shows a brief example


The 180-degree rule - The 180 Degree Rule states that two characters in a scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other

Coursework Brief

Preliminary exercise: 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 she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. This task should demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.

Main task: the titles and opening of a new fiction film, to last a maximum of two minutes.
NB: You have to complete BOTH the preliminary exercise and the main task but you will ONLY be marked on the Main task. The preliminary exercise is your chance to practise the practical skills you will be marked on in the main task without the pressure of it counting towards your final mark.

All video and audio material must be original, produced by the candidate(s), with the exception of music or audio effects from a copyright-free source. Both preliminary and main tasks may be done individually or as a group.