Preliminary Task Evaluation

The 180 degree rule is where, once a scene has been established, the camera must stay on the one side of action and if they don't then the rule has been broken. When two people are facing each other, a line must be drawn down the middle. The line usually runs straight down the middle, between the two people. Once the line has been placed the camera can only stay on the one side. If the camera is switching between the two faces during a conversation and then it suddenly cuts to the other side of the line it will appear that the two people are facing the same way.

A match on action shot is where the perspective of the camera changes during a scene and the scene then continues to flow. A good example of this is normally between two to three seconds. A match on action shot is meant to run smoothly.

An eye line match means that the gaze of the character in one shot has to line up with the person or thing that they are looking at. To get this right, you should put both camera positions a similar distance from the

Shot reverse shot is where one character is shown looking at another character, and the other character is showing looking in the other direction to imply that they are looking at one an other. Its a simple but very effective
We Incorporated the 180 degree rule when handing over the documents. As you can see in the video, the rule was not broken as we never crossed the line. This was effective because it gave the audience chance to gather their own impressions on the file and show them the type of file.

In terms of filming I think that it went well although I believe that we could of incorporated more of the shots that I talk about above. Filming it around sixth form was a good idea because there were plenty of offices that we could use and it also seemed like a business building because of the way that it's been set out and the way that it has the reception at the front of the building. My storyboard could've been better and this would of helped to remind me what shots to use while filming.

I learned that editing a film is hard work even if it is only short. I also learnt that there are many ways to make our film better through editing. We didn't really use any editing on our film although now looking back I think it would of been a good idea because our film looks too bright to look 'corrupt'. In terms of cutting clips, it didn't go very well because half way through out film you can hear Liam say "3...2...1". However  up until that point it was going alright. The adding of the music was a good idea because I think that it adds to the theme of the short film.