Blog post number 2: Preliminary Task

For the preliminary task, we recorded a short 2 minute clip involving filming and editing a character opening a door, entering a room and sitting down on a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. The task demonstrated match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.

What went well:

We recorded enough footage to reach the required length of filming after editing, we stuck to the 180 degree rule, and used a variety of camera shots.

What I learnt:

I learnt the functions of a camcorder,  and how not to break the 180 degree rule, and I gained basic knowledge on how to edit a video after editing our footage in the editing suite.

Areas for improvement:

Next time I could improve on my acting skills, we could use different camera shots. We could use different editing techniques and effects to improve the final edited version.