I feel I have learnt a lot since we first created our preliminary project, and the progression up to our final film opening "The Ghost of Church Lane". I have learnt about many different shots that I did not know about, until now. This includes knowing about the 180 degree rule and match on action.
This is an "Over the shoulder" shot from our preliminary exercise.This isn't a very good shot, however as the background is of a bad quality as you cannot clearly see what it is.
In this scene we did not use a tripod, which may be the reason why the background is of a bad quality. We made sure that when we were filming our opening, we used a tripod.
This is an "Over the shoulder" shot from our final film opening. As you can see from the photo, you can tell the shot is of a much more higher quality as the shot is a lot more in focus and you can see what the character is looking at in detail. This may be because we used a camera of a higher quality when filming. We made sure to use a tripod when filming, as it would keep the camera still, which would produce a shot with a clear image.
The 180 degree rule states that two characters(or a character and object) in the same scene must have the same left/right relationship to each other.
The two shots below from my final film opening show the 180 degree rule in place because even though the camera shot is different, the person and object are in the same place. By using the 180 degree rule, it ensures the audience does not get disorientated and understand fully the positions of characters.
Before i had completed my preliminary, i was ensure about the 180 degree rule and how it was put in place. I know understand fully the concept of it.
Here is a mid shot of 3 girls talking, you can clearly work out that they are talking together but as you cannot see any of their faces closely, you cannot pick out emotions, which is what I wanted to do when filming our preliminary.
From creating our preliminary to our final film editing, I learnt that the most effective shot to use to show either expressions, drama and emotions would be a close up shot.
Here is a close up shot from our film opening. By using this close up, you can clearly see that the characters face and tell that she is upset. This shot is a lot more effective as it portrays emotion. This ensures that the character is fully understood by the audience.
From creating our preliminary, we learnt for a shot to be effective, it needs to have good focus. Below is a low angle shot taken from our preliminary exercise. This is not a good shot however as it does not have much focus and you cannot fully see the person stood at the top. This may have been due to the fact that a tripod was not used. The most important thing we learnt, was to use a tripod!
Match on action is an editing technique, for continuity editing in which one shot cuts to another shot portraying the action of the subject in the first shot.
These two shots below show match on action as even though the shot is a completely different one, the editing has stayed the same, which gives the film good continuity and a sense of realism.
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