4&5. Preliminary Task and Evaluation (Harsh Makwana)

Our aim was to produce a piece using continuity editing involving filming and editing a character opening and closing a door, crossing a room and sitting down opposite another character, with whom he/she exchanges a couple of lines with. We aimed to demonstrate match on action, shot reverse shot and the 180 degree rule.

Evaluation

Pre-Production:  

• We did not have a lot of time to plan; only 30 minutes. 
• We only had time to write a script and not enough time to draw up a storyboard. 

Production:

• Our production process involved finding a setting. 
• We decided to film our task in a small hall where we had a lot of space to set up the camera and use many different angles.  
• We found props such as a table, chairs and a box of pin pong balls.
• We used shot reverse shot to add a sense of continuity. 
• As a group, we made sure that we included the features that the task required.

Post-Production:

• We imported all the different scenes into Final Cut Pro.
• We then started to piece together all the different scenes using match on action, which added to our continuity editing.
• It was during the post-production stage when we noticed that the speech in our scenes echoed around the room and because of this, we had to detach the audio line from the visual line and raise the volume of the speech.