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.