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Wednesday 8 December 2010

RM - PRELIM

Preliminary Exercise.

Continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. This task should demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.


After our initial edit, we were given these tasks to do. This further editing should make our film more continuous:
  • Start 3rd shot later - edit so there's no pauses/jumping
  • Don't show victim or/and face of villain
  • Close up of villain showing identity
  • 4th shot earlier
  • Edit 6h shot - no pauses
  • Sound quality needs improving
  • Camera should be steadier, not shaky
  • Cut part of walking scene
  • No panning - should be over shoulder
  • Instead of two-shot, use high angle
  • Close up of fire extinguisher
  • No 'time traveling'
  • Following chair being pushed away
  • Sound effect of hit, skull being smashed

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