Evaluation of preliminary task

As a starter to our main coursework sequence we were going to make, we were asked to construct a short clip with around 15 shots in it. The clip could be anything to do with a meeting between two characters interacting asking for some sort of item. The clip had to involve three of the key elements when making a film, match on action, 180 degree rule and shot reverse shot. We prepared for the task by first looking at the story line we wanted and then drew up our first story board.

We then began to film; I took on the role of director and acting in our piece. we used all the key shots in our task, by filming Charlie waking towards a door, seeing him open it from behind then the next shot was Charlie waking though showing his front. We kept to the 180 degree rule by shooting over the shoulder of the two characters therefore showing them in the right spot at the right time. We used a very basic frame style; we zoomed right in and had up close shots to express the meaning that this clip was a meeting between two characters. We had side shots and mainly over the shoulder shots of the two characters in our clip again to just show them and how the story was between them.

After editing i was happy with how we achieved our shots and the clip had a good sense of the key aspects of filming. as we learnt more when filming I think we could have included some more interesting shots and more of a verity in our work through the framing and shot types. we could maybe have also expressed the shot reverse shot angle by enhancing the frame using better ideas for shots to achieve this key aspect in filming. After working with my group in this task I think we worked well together and we began to understand what our strong points were and seemed to agree on ideas and we grasped what each of us were trying to achieve. I now feel happy and confident to move on to my main task, working with my group and using the equipment also. I feel more confident with the camera and I have grasped the best ways in getting the most from it. I am happy and I have learnt a lot from this first task and I am sure that I can improve more still.