Preliminary task preview

Preliminary task preview

This was a continuity task that involved filming and editing in small groups.

The main character closes a door, walks down a short hallway and then opens a door. she then sits down on a decking ledge next to another character.

The two characters then exchange a few lines of dialogue.

This task was to demonstrate a match on action, shot/ reverse shot and the 180 degree rule.

We did a storyboard with pictures to fully demonstrate what we wanted to happen.



Match on action and rule of thirds.

Definition: Match on action is continuity editing in which one shot cuts to another and therefore portrays an action. An example of this is shown in my Preliminary task, the opening and walking through of a door.


Rule of thirds: the rule of making sure nothing in the shot is directly in the centre and is a little off.




In making a storyboard we had to have two attempts.
we where not able to use the first because it did not follow the rule of thirds as it was too cantered.so we did another version, this time ensuring we followed the rule of thirds.

Opening sequences

Opening Sequences

Opening sequences are used to introduced the beginning of the film and show that actors and producers names. It gives us an idea of what the film will be about and what type of genre it will be about.

The first ironman title sequence is a good example. its soundtrack, colour scheme, presentation of names and background art all representations of the film to come. 
the obvious red and gold colours reference the colour of the suit tony stark makes. The writing is bold and simple matching the colours and main character. the background art is all about the mechanical suit that is made during the film. It has all been put together in a creative and interestingly almost 3d way.

Coraline is completely different in a many ways but still follows a rough guideline. It has music, titles, colour schemes and and also have background art. But is completely different due to the small details. the colour scheme is dark and mysterious like the movie. the writing style of the tittles also match as they are delicate. the movie has mainly dim colours and so dose this opening sequence. the background is similar in the way that it gives background and relates to the story line.

Prelimeray task

This is our end production of our primary task. it is 35seconds in total.The girl is meeting up with a drug dealer, she walks through the obstacle of a door. I think this is a bit more realistic in the way that doors aren't always just open or not there. She is also threatened and warned of what will happen if she doesn't pay in time.


 I think this scenarios is relevant to our age group and is a common worry so therefore relatable.I think it worked well, although I think it may have worked better if the transitions of the slides worked smother. We also had a few filming mistakes such as the reflection of the camera men in the glass of the door and the window. Although these are not very obviously I would try to make sure this doesn't happen again in the future. I think more shot reverse shots would have worked well in this situation as they are having a conversation. We would then be able to see there facial expressions and emotions better.
I do however think it was successful in the way that it did convey a short piece of a film and was useful in order for us to learn new skills.