Preliminary Task Evaluation

Preliminary Task Final Video


Evaluation

This is the final video for my group’s preliminary task. In the construction of our film we focused on demonstrating our film techniques, including match-on-action, over the shoulder shot, 180 degree rule and shot reverse shot. I believe that my group consisting of Yusuf, who acted and made the floor plans, Nile who was in charge on set design and editing, and me the camera man, we able to execute our task well as we delegated tasks well and produced a good end product. We used match-on-action, a continuity editing technique, to show our characters moving and make our film easily interpretable to the audience. As well as this, we also used an Over the shoulder shot and shot reverse shot when showing dialogue between the two characters. This was executed well but we had to be careful to acknowledge the 180 degree rule. One problem we encountered during the construction was continuity. We only had a limited amount of time to film our preliminary task so had to stick to a tight schedule. However, after filming we realised that one of our shots had to be re shoot  But this was the next day and our actor was wearing different clothes consequently, in order to preserve good continuity we had to re shoot the whole footage. However, this can be viewed as a good thing because we were able to get better quality shots and acknowledged any errors we had made before. 

As well as camera techniques, in our movie we also incorporated various camera angles. For Example, we used medium, medium close ups and close up shots and Point of View shots.  We also used a dolly shot, which we executed by placing the camera on top of a school chair and wheeling along the camera in the scene which has Yusuf walking down a corridor. However, in doing this we encountered a problem, in view of the fact when pushing the chair, the camera wasn't stationary therefore our shot became shaky which wasn't our intention. We were going to use a CCTV shot, but didn't include it in the final production as we acknowledged that it would be hard to merge that and the match on action well. This was probably the most difficult shot because we didn't have anything to place the camera onto, I had to stand on a chair, holding the camera above Nile's head in order to film it which took us numerous attempts.

After we finished filming the video we uploaded the video onto the computer and then opened it on iMovie so we could edit it. The film was edited by Nile and Yusuf with input from all three of us regarding length of cuts, what to leave out, choice of music etc. A problem we encountered during editing was deciding when to cut scenes so we could display match-on-action as effectively as possible.

How Young People Are Represented In Media

The video below intends to demonstrate how young people are represented in the media.

Mise en Scene analysis

The characters portrayed are wearing casual clothing of which teenagers would be associated with. Icons such as earphones and hoodies make the audience associate the characters with teenagers.

The characters are all in a full front position; looking in our direction which invites the viewer’s complicity. The characters are also personal distances apart which imply they are friends or acquaintances.

The character in the middle is positioned closer to the camera and is the biggest object in the frame and centred in the middle of the frame which draws the audience attention to him and implies he is more important. As well as this, while the background is white he is wearing black white also makes him stand out because they are two contrasting colours. Furthermore, the other two characters are perceived to be in the shadow of the man in the middle or inferior as while he is well lit they aren’t.

 The facial expressions of the characters suggest they are about to face confrontation. This is supported by their posture which also suggests they are preparing for confrontation. The eye view level angle gives us the clearest view of their facial expressions.

The show is a mystery series and the medium shot features low key lighting which is often used in mysteries. There is indoor florescent lighting on the wall and a hanging rail which sets the scene of a changing room.

Filming today (Preliminary Task) [UPDATED]

Today we are filming our preliminary task. However, there isn't enough cameras so we have to wait so in the meantime i'm updating my blog.

So we are filming again and have to restart due to continuity because our actor is wearing diffenrent clothes.

Iron Man 3 Trailer

Iron Man 3 Trailer



Iron man is a fictional character invented by marvel  that was made into a movie. So far part 1 and 2 have been released successfully and above is the trailer for part 3. The movie follows a billionaire playboy, industrialist and ingenious engineer, Tony Stark suffers a severe chest injury during a kidnapping in which his captors attempt to force him to build a weapon of mass destruction. He instead creates a powered suit of armor to save his life and escape captivity. He later uses the suit to protect the world as Iron Man. In think the trailer is good because it gives the viewer insight into what will happen in the film through the use of a montage and various fades. The cuts in the trailer are fast paced which implies the movie is going to be action packed and infers the genre of the movie.

Movie review

Review: Why Did I Get Married Too?

It was a romanic comedy that feautured a group of black friends going on a marriage retreat. very funny and i felt i could relate. im not sure why though.

Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too? is a sequel, but you don't need to have watched 2007's Why Did I Get Married? to understand what's going on. In fact, you barely need to watch this one to understand what's going on. In accordance with his usual style, Perry spells things out very clearly: This character is Good, that one is bad, these events are Happy, these events are Sad. Picture three weeks of daytime soap opera episodes, crammed into two hours.

180 Degree Rule

The 180-degree rule is a basic guideline regarding the on-screen spatial relationship between a character and another character or object within a scene. An imaginary line called the axis connects the characters and by keeping the camera on one side of this axis for every shot in the scene, the first character will always be frame right of the second character, who is then always frame left of the first. If the camera passes over the axis, it is called jumping the line or crossing the line.