Preliminary Questions By Ellis Trutwein

Does your film use continuity editing so that the sequence of events are clear and easily understood by the viewer?

The film  contains all necessary bits to make the film make sense with the addition of overplaying the clips to really emphasise the person typing away making the video tense and dramatic.

Have you followed the directions in the brief?  (A character opens a door, crosses a room and sits down in a chair opposite another character.  An exchange of dialogue occurs.)

We followed the brief starting with a character opening the door, crossing the room and then sitting down. After this another scene takes place, elsewhere are two people who are exchanging dialogue sitting opposite each other.

Have you used match-on-action?

We used match-on-action when we one of the characters walked to the briefcase it then skipped to him unzipping it.

Can you explain what a match-on action involves?

Match-on action involves a clip of someone about to do something then skipping to the clip of them doing it.

Have you used shot/reverse shot?

No we did not use the reverse shot.

Can you explain what shot/reverse shot involves?

The reverse shot involves a conversation between two people and the camera moving to a different position of the two people.

Did you observe the 180-degree rule?

We took the 180 degree rule into considering when we recorded the scene with the two businessmen playing cards, so that the viewer would not get . But when the ‘Keyboard warrior’ was recorded we didn’t take notice of the 180 rule as we wanted close ups from in front of him and behind.

Can you explain the 180-degree rule?

The 180 degree rule consists

What role did you play in the making of the preliminary task?  (e.g.  Filming, acting, editing, equipment organisation etc.)

My role is this preliminary task was being an actor, editor, prop man, costume designer and sound recorder.

How would you assess your contribution to the group?

I contributed to the group as much as I could spending countless hours in my own time to finish the editing.  All together we discussed the pitch and agreed on the idea. Each member of the group contributed by putting a lot of effort and overall they enjoyed the making and producing of the film.

What have you learned from the process of making your preliminary film?

I learned from the production of the film we made is that you need to be realistic with some of your ideas and know if they will work. You need to take music into considering identifying what type of music genre will fit in with the scene. In addition you need to be fully aware of the amount of time you have on the task otherwise things will be pushed towards the deadline and you will be rushing things rather than taking your time on a potential good film. Also I learned that you need to communicate as a group and keep everything organised with everyone putting in there shift to aid the film. Furthermore, I learnt a few editing skills that helped the film; the timer that I inserted, some new special effects and audio syncing.

Preminilairy Questions by callum price

Does your film use continuity editing so that the sequence of events are clear and easily understood by the viewer?
The film contains all necessary bits to make the film make sense with the addition of overplaying the clips to really emphasise the person typing away making the video tense and dramatic.
Have you followed the directions in the brief? (A character opens a door, crosses a room and sits down in a chair opposite another character. An exchange of dialogue occurs.)
We followed the brief starting with a character opening the door, crossing the room and then sitting down. After this another scene takes place, elsewhere are two people who are exchanging dialogue sitting opposite each other.
Have you used match-on-action?
We used match-on-action by one of our characters walk towards a laptop back, then it cut to him sitting down and opening the laptop bag
Can you explain what a match-on action involves?
It is showing a clip of someone about to do something then it skips to the next clip and they have done it
Have you used shot/reverse shot?
No we didn’t use this shot
Can you explain what shot/reverse shot involves?
The reverse shot involves a conversation between two people and the camera moving to a different position of the two people.

Did you observe the 180-degree rule?
We used the 180 degrees rule when we was having our dialog scene, then went back to our business man then cut back to the two people having dialog again and when we cut back to them we made sure we used the 180 degrees rule.
Can you explain the 180-degree rule?
The 180 degrees rule is basically a 180 degree shot, so for an example if you were filming to people having dialog at a table then a if you went to change then camera angle to a over shoulder shot and then go back to 180 degrees after, then you would have to make sure that you went back to the same position were you filmed the first 180 degree shot. Because if you went to the other side to film the 180 degrees shot it would look like the two people had change seats

What role did you play in the making of the preliminary task? (e.g. filming, acting, editing, equipment organisation etc.)
My role is this preliminary task was being an actor, custom designer and to organise the scene we filmed in.
How would you assess your contribution to the group?
I contributed to the group as much as I could by making sure we had all the right stuff we needed to film our scene and made sure the scene was all ready to be filmed. I also put some of my own ideas into the film to try making it look more effective. I made sure that I had my custom for the filming

What have you learned from the process of making your preliminary film?
I have learnt a lot of things while making my preliminary task; I have learnt what the 180 degrees rule, how to use a camera properly and I have learnt lots of different camera shots. While making the film I learnt some new skills that we could use for our main task.

Preminilairy Question By Luke Sherlock

Does your film use continuity editing so that the sequence of events are clear and easily understood by the viewer?The film contains all necessary bits to make the film make sense with the addition of overplaying the clips to really emphasise the person typing away making the video tense and dramatic which will put the viewer on edge.

Have you followed the directions in the brief? (A character opens a door, crosses a room and sits down in a chair opposite another character. An exchange of dialogue occurs.)We followed the brief starting with a character opening the door, crossing the room and then sitting down. After this another scene takes place, elsewhere are two people who are exchanging dialogue sitting opposite each other.

Have you used match-on-action?We used match-on-action when we one of the characters walked to the briefcase it then skipped to him unzipping it.

Can you explain what a match-on action involves?
Match-on action involves a clip of someone about to do something then skipping to the clip of them doing it.

Have you used shot/reverse shot?
No we did not use the reverse shot.

Can you explain what shot/reverse shot involves?
The reverse shot involves a conversation between two people and the camera moving to a different position of the two people.

Did you observe the 180-degree rule?We took the 180 degree rule into considering when we recorded the scene with the two businessmen playing cards. But when the ‘Keyboard warrior’ was recorded we didn’t take notice of the 180 rule as we wanted close ups from in front of him and behind.

Can you explain the 180-degree rule?The 180 degree rule consists of the camera being in one place and then changing to a different position and showing the recent position in the clip.

What role did you play in the making of the preliminary task? (e.g. Filming, acting, editing, equipment organisation etc.)
My role is this preliminary task was being the camera man, prop man and I also helped out pick the costumes that people were wearing.

How would you assess your contribution to the group?
I think I contributed to the group as much as I could, by telling the others how to do stuff and if they were doing it wrong. I helped out Ellis who was editing the video, I helped out with bits of the video that I wasn’t in so the group and myself did not think that I wasn’t helping.

What have you learned from the process of making your preliminary film?From this preliminary film I have learned who to film properly and also how to work in a group to get things done and make it look good.

Preminiliary questions by tom morgan

Does your film use continuity editing so that the sequence of events are clear and easily understood by the viewer?
The film contains all necessary bits to make the film make sense with the addition of overplaying the clips to really emphasise the person typing away making the video tense and dramatic. We made sure the ending was clear and used feedback to help our video make most sense to the audience as we could.
Have you followed the directions in the brief? (A character opens a door, crosses a room and sits down in a chair opposite another character. An exchange of dialogue occurs.)
We followed the brief starting with a character opening the door, crossing the room and then sitting down. After this another scene takes place, elsewhere are two people who are exchanging dialogue sitting opposite each other. (Me and Callum both businessmen)
Have you used match-on-action?
We used match-on-action when we one of the characters walked to the briefcase it then skipped to him unzipping it.
Can you explain what a match-on action involves?
Match-on action involves going up to an object or doing something and then cutting to it being done for example we walked over to a laptop then we used match on and it was open.
Have you used shot/reverse shot?
Nope we will go on and improve our next marked video by using shots like this.
Can you explain what shot/reverse shot involves?
The reverse shot involves a conversation between two people and the camera moving to a different position of two people

Did you observe the 180-degree rule?
We took the 180 degree rule into considering when we recorded the scene with me and other businessman playing cards. But when the ‘Keyboard warrior’ was recorded we didn’t take notice of the 180 rule as we wanted close ups from in front of him and behind.
Can you explain the 180-degree rule?
The 180 degree rule consists of filming in a 180 degree angle and not going past that limit we did not break this rule and i think we done a very good job.
What role did you play in the making of the preliminary task? (e.g. Filming, acting, editing, equipment organisation etc.)
My role is this preliminary task was being an actor, prop man, costume designer and co director. I also made sure we was following our idea and keeping on track and that we were organised and ready to film.
How would you assess your contribution to the group?
All together we discussed the pitch and agreed on the idea. Each member of the group contributed by putting a lot of effort and overall they enjoyed the making and producing of the film. My personal input was being an actor and done numerous scenes as a business man doing different shots and following scripts I also helped with lighting and contributed by adding new ideas and giving the video a fresh modern feel.
What have you learned from the process of making your preliminary film?
From making our preliminary film, I have learnt different camera techniques and the long process of making and editing a film. I have also learnt that lighting is a big issue when filming and learnt numerous things about acting.

Music for Preliminary task

The music used in our first Preliminary task is from:
http://freeplaymusic.com/
It was called 'running away'
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