Task 1: Preliminary Task

In lesson we learnt how to execute the 180 degree rule, a match on action and a shot reverse shot. The camera we used was HD to film within the rules of professional film makers.

180 Degree rule:
In our film the dialogue between me and Harry, if I am on the left and Harry is on the right, then I should be on the right at all times and Harry should always be facing left. Swapping  to the other side of the characters on a cut, so that Harry   is now on the left side and I am on the right, will disorient the viewer, and break the flow of the scene.

Match on action shot: A match on action is when some action occurring before the temporally questionable cut is picked up where the cut left it by the shot immediately following. For example, in our film we had a shot of handing over the wallet and receiving the wallet this can be edited to show two different views, while maintaining continuity.

Shot reverse shot: Shot reverse shot  is where one character is shown looking at another character  and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer assumes that they are looking at each other. In our film we used the shot when I was looking down the stairs and Harry was looking up the stairs.