Brief: Continuity task involving filming and writing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom he/she then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. this task should demonstraite match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.
Continuity: This means that the scenes flow, and that the characters are wearing the same clothes, the probs are in the same place, etc, to make the scene be the same all through out. Other wise, it would be confusing if probs or clothing or postitioning kept changing throughout the scene.
Continuity Production Techniques:
* Match-on-action
Is where the non-diegetic soundtrack has to match with the scene. For example, if it was a sad scene, you wouldnt have happy music, as this would change the emotion of the scene and also will not get the disired affect for that scene, and vice-versa. Also, the soundtrack has to match with the scene, so if one persons speaks, it has to finish before it cuts to the next frame.
*Shot/Reverse Shot
This is where the camera cuts between the two characters sharing dialogue, and as character 1 is talking, it shows a little bit of character 2 in the shot, and when character 2 is talking back, it is over character 1's shoulder with a little bit of them in the shot, so the viewers can clearly see that the conversation is between the two characters.
* 180-Degree Rule
Continuity: This means that the scenes flow, and that the characters are wearing the same clothes, the probs are in the same place, etc, to make the scene be the same all through out. Other wise, it would be confusing if probs or clothing or postitioning kept changing throughout the scene.
Continuity Production Techniques:
* Match-on-action
Is where the non-diegetic soundtrack has to match with the scene. For example, if it was a sad scene, you wouldnt have happy music, as this would change the emotion of the scene and also will not get the disired affect for that scene, and vice-versa. Also, the soundtrack has to match with the scene, so if one persons speaks, it has to finish before it cuts to the next frame.
*Shot/Reverse Shot
This is where the camera cuts between the two characters sharing dialogue, and as character 1 is talking, it shows a little bit of character 2 in the shot, and when character 2 is talking back, it is over character 1's shoulder with a little bit of them in the shot, so the viewers can clearly see that the conversation is between the two characters.
* 180-Degree Rule
At the set of the scene, there is an imaginary line, where the camera cant cross, so the other camera wont see it in the frame, and the characters will be in the same place. On the diagram, the shaded gray area and the letter 'C' is where the camera can go, however the camera with a cross through it, or 'D', is where a camera cannot go. 'A' is character 1. and 'B' is character 2, where there would be Shot/Reverse Shot.
*Shot sizes
*Framing
*Camera Movement
Premium Script:
The scene starts off with a policeman walking past, and a heartbeating non-diegetic sound to create tension, and the viewer doesnt know whats happening yet, and as the character of the policeman walks into a dark room, there is a girl sitting behind the table, with a lamp shon on her face. The policeman and the girl share lines, and then she gives up what she stole.
Script:
Shot list:
This will help us when we start filming.
Storyboard:
Location Reccee:
This document helps us to clearly see our set and how things will look out when we come to filming it. Also, it will help us with the lighting, and to help us see what adjustments we have to make to the filming, or the set, to accomplish our clip.
Risk Assesment:
This document helps us to learn all the danger points in detail to avoid injury to ourselves, or the equipment that we use. it will help us, as it will save us time, because if anything does happen, this will stall our film making.
Mise-en-scene:
For the costumes the policeman Tim will be wearing black trousers, black shoes, a white shirt and Black tie. He will have to dress a smart way and look like a police officer. Emily will be wearing an all in one track suit with trainers, big earrings and gold jewellery. She will have to be dressed as common as possible.
The props will be very simple so that the main focus is on the people. There will be a table and two chairs in the middle of the room. On the table there will be a small lamp, a few pieces of paper and a tape recorder. There will also be a packet of crisps at the end.
The set design will also be very simple. It will be a dark empty room with nothing but table and chairs and a light in. The curtains will be shut so that it creates a dark atmosphere.
The lighting will be as dark as we can make it without being to dark that you can’t see it. The key light that we will use will be the light on the table so that it focuses on the characters and creates an intimidating atmosphere and to build up tension.
The character movement will start with Tim walking up the stairs and into the room. From then on both of the characters will be sitting down at the table for the remainder of the scene.
The hair on Emily will have to be in a ponytail all tied back revealing her face which will be covered in lots of over the top make-up. She will be wearing bright pink eye shadow, thick mascara and eyeliner, bright blusher and red lipstick. Tim will not be wearing any make-up.
The Mise-en-scene helps us to set it out our design, and to help us create the right affect for our film, like time period, gender etc.
Evaluation
For this project, we had to create a short sequence, including the techniques of 180 degree rule, shot/reverse shot and match-on-action. These are all are continuity, which is what we were working on for practice. This makes sure that through out the production; the scenes flowed, and made the production look believable to the audience.
Throughout this project, I built upon my knowledge from previous studies at GCSE level. This helped our group, as I had a firm foundation and good knowledge, so I was able to input efficiently and assist in moving our work forward promptly to get our work finished. For instance, when we were creating the script, shot list and storyboard, I was able to tell what would work and what wouldn’t work from past work productions, by aided in the terminology, placement on computerised documents and camerawork.
During the preproduction, it was all quite straight forward, however when we had to convert our work from paper to computer, it got a little complicated, as there was some confusion in the scene numbers and shot numbers matching with the shot list, so this took a while to overcome, but we got through it eventually. Also, we had some difficulties changing our script into the storyboard, as some of the scenes wouldn’t fit, and was a challenge to get it to fit in the exact way, with including match-on-action, and shot/reverse shot.
Also, I found some trouble when I was moving our work onto our Blogger account however I overcame this by asking my fellow classmates, and getting additional help from Media teachers.
As I was one of the actors, I did not have much involvement with the camerawork, nevertheless I still helped setting up the camera, and clipping it on the tripod, and thus taught the others in my group too. Although we had previously had a lesson on the camera movements etc, we all had to jog our memory on these while we were filming and remind ourselves what they were.
Furthermore, we came across other problems while filming that we had not thought of before hand, like laughing and mistakes. This was a big obstacle to overcome, as it was really hard to not laugh once we got the giggles. But this made the project more enjoyable, as we had fun, whereas it may have been a bit dreary if we weren’t. Also, there were some problems with the camera during the filming, as it kept slipping down, so this was a trouble to keep steady throughout filming. I also think that I need to improve on my skills or atleast understanding of how to set up the tripod, as I had some difficulties with this previously.
We had to make many changes on the day, as some of the script was hard to remember, and some didn’t make sense. Also once we were on location, some of the shot sizes had to change, as we had to move locations last minute. The TC blocks turned out better for our production, and we had longer to film there, whereas if we filmed in our original set, we would only have had an hour film; therefore our location recce and risk assessment is wrong for our final set.
Once we started filming, we accidentally ran into lunchtime, so some of our scenes have unwanted background noise, but we could not overcome this. As we only came to realise this when we were editing, so it would have been really difficult to re-do a scene, so we had to keep the best shot of this, even with the background noise.
When we came to editing, we also came across numerous problems too, like continuity issues. This problem was that we hadn’t filmed enough, because as we filmed Tim walked through the door from the outside, when we moved onto the inside shot of him walking through the door, it didn’t match the previous scene. We overcame this by putting in another clip of me sitting on a chair worried, so this gave us time to crop the clip more, so it made sense.
We could have also made changes to the layout of the scenes, as the table and characters may have been a little too far over, as there was a large space area to the right, so we could have moved the camera over a little to make the main focus more on the character.
Overall however the editing went smoothly and we got this done in good time. I had to be reminded of how to do some of the smaller detailed procedures, such as creating the titles, but we got this done efficiently.
After we finished filming and editing and watched it all the way through, we decided to not put any backing track, as we used fades instead, so this adds a similar affect; which is suspense.
I had forgotten the many difficulties and complications that each group goes through throughout the whole preproduction, production and work around this, but overall, I think we did well as a group and got through all the challenges we faced and overcame them promptly and efficiently. Also I think we all worked well together as a team, and all helped input into the production. Also I feel that despite the challenges and mistakes we made, we completed the task well, and got all the continuity points added and more.
I think I need to develop my skills in camera work and computer work, as these were a constant challenge for me throughout the process. I could improve this by finding out more about the camera before we go out filming, or having someone in my group who knows about the camera who could teach me. I can get extra help from the computers by asking for help and understanding about the software on the computer, as this will also help me in editing in the future too, and get familiar with the Blogger account. Another point I could work on is to apply Media terminology in my writing and work, and this can be achieved by learning the terminology and their meanings.
This document helps us to clearly see our set and how things will look out when we come to filming it. Also, it will help us with the lighting, and to help us see what adjustments we have to make to the filming, or the set, to accomplish our clip.
Risk Assesment:
This document helps us to learn all the danger points in detail to avoid injury to ourselves, or the equipment that we use. it will help us, as it will save us time, because if anything does happen, this will stall our film making.
Mise-en-scene:
For the costumes the policeman Tim will be wearing black trousers, black shoes, a white shirt and Black tie. He will have to dress a smart way and look like a police officer. Emily will be wearing an all in one track suit with trainers, big earrings and gold jewellery. She will have to be dressed as common as possible.
The props will be very simple so that the main focus is on the people. There will be a table and two chairs in the middle of the room. On the table there will be a small lamp, a few pieces of paper and a tape recorder. There will also be a packet of crisps at the end.
The set design will also be very simple. It will be a dark empty room with nothing but table and chairs and a light in. The curtains will be shut so that it creates a dark atmosphere.
The lighting will be as dark as we can make it without being to dark that you can’t see it. The key light that we will use will be the light on the table so that it focuses on the characters and creates an intimidating atmosphere and to build up tension.
The character movement will start with Tim walking up the stairs and into the room. From then on both of the characters will be sitting down at the table for the remainder of the scene.
The hair on Emily will have to be in a ponytail all tied back revealing her face which will be covered in lots of over the top make-up. She will be wearing bright pink eye shadow, thick mascara and eyeliner, bright blusher and red lipstick. Tim will not be wearing any make-up.
The Mise-en-scene helps us to set it out our design, and to help us create the right affect for our film, like time period, gender etc.
Evaluation
For this project, we had to create a short sequence, including the techniques of 180 degree rule, shot/reverse shot and match-on-action. These are all are continuity, which is what we were working on for practice. This makes sure that through out the production; the scenes flowed, and made the production look believable to the audience.
Throughout this project, I built upon my knowledge from previous studies at GCSE level. This helped our group, as I had a firm foundation and good knowledge, so I was able to input efficiently and assist in moving our work forward promptly to get our work finished. For instance, when we were creating the script, shot list and storyboard, I was able to tell what would work and what wouldn’t work from past work productions, by aided in the terminology, placement on computerised documents and camerawork.
During the preproduction, it was all quite straight forward, however when we had to convert our work from paper to computer, it got a little complicated, as there was some confusion in the scene numbers and shot numbers matching with the shot list, so this took a while to overcome, but we got through it eventually. Also, we had some difficulties changing our script into the storyboard, as some of the scenes wouldn’t fit, and was a challenge to get it to fit in the exact way, with including match-on-action, and shot/reverse shot.
Also, I found some trouble when I was moving our work onto our Blogger account however I overcame this by asking my fellow classmates, and getting additional help from Media teachers.
As I was one of the actors, I did not have much involvement with the camerawork, nevertheless I still helped setting up the camera, and clipping it on the tripod, and thus taught the others in my group too. Although we had previously had a lesson on the camera movements etc, we all had to jog our memory on these while we were filming and remind ourselves what they were.
Furthermore, we came across other problems while filming that we had not thought of before hand, like laughing and mistakes. This was a big obstacle to overcome, as it was really hard to not laugh once we got the giggles. But this made the project more enjoyable, as we had fun, whereas it may have been a bit dreary if we weren’t. Also, there were some problems with the camera during the filming, as it kept slipping down, so this was a trouble to keep steady throughout filming. I also think that I need to improve on my skills or atleast understanding of how to set up the tripod, as I had some difficulties with this previously.
We had to make many changes on the day, as some of the script was hard to remember, and some didn’t make sense. Also once we were on location, some of the shot sizes had to change, as we had to move locations last minute. The TC blocks turned out better for our production, and we had longer to film there, whereas if we filmed in our original set, we would only have had an hour film; therefore our location recce and risk assessment is wrong for our final set.
Once we started filming, we accidentally ran into lunchtime, so some of our scenes have unwanted background noise, but we could not overcome this. As we only came to realise this when we were editing, so it would have been really difficult to re-do a scene, so we had to keep the best shot of this, even with the background noise.
When we came to editing, we also came across numerous problems too, like continuity issues. This problem was that we hadn’t filmed enough, because as we filmed Tim walked through the door from the outside, when we moved onto the inside shot of him walking through the door, it didn’t match the previous scene. We overcame this by putting in another clip of me sitting on a chair worried, so this gave us time to crop the clip more, so it made sense.
We could have also made changes to the layout of the scenes, as the table and characters may have been a little too far over, as there was a large space area to the right, so we could have moved the camera over a little to make the main focus more on the character.
Overall however the editing went smoothly and we got this done in good time. I had to be reminded of how to do some of the smaller detailed procedures, such as creating the titles, but we got this done efficiently.
After we finished filming and editing and watched it all the way through, we decided to not put any backing track, as we used fades instead, so this adds a similar affect; which is suspense.
I had forgotten the many difficulties and complications that each group goes through throughout the whole preproduction, production and work around this, but overall, I think we did well as a group and got through all the challenges we faced and overcame them promptly and efficiently. Also I think we all worked well together as a team, and all helped input into the production. Also I feel that despite the challenges and mistakes we made, we completed the task well, and got all the continuity points added and more.
I think I need to develop my skills in camera work and computer work, as these were a constant challenge for me throughout the process. I could improve this by finding out more about the camera before we go out filming, or having someone in my group who knows about the camera who could teach me. I can get extra help from the computers by asking for help and understanding about the software on the computer, as this will also help me in editing in the future too, and get familiar with the Blogger account. Another point I could work on is to apply Media terminology in my writing and work, and this can be achieved by learning the terminology and their meanings.
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