Preliminary Questions and Answers

Media studies questions and answers

   Did you observe the 180-degree rule?

   yes

Can you explain the 180-degree rule?

T the 180 degree rule is when the camera man stays one side of the people he is videoing and doesn’t switch sides as the audience would get confused who is who.

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·  What role did you play in the making of the preliminary task?  (e.g.  filming, acting, editing, equipment organisation etc.)

A acted as the hitman.

·  How would you assess your contribution to the group?

I played the part as the main character and helped in writing the script for myself.

 What have you learned from the process of making your preliminary film?

I feel more confident in acting for when the main task is brought to us as we had a few cock ups in the preliminary task but in the end got a good video.

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Premlimanary video

The video may have a couple of mistakes to it.

Preliminary Script

Script

1. VLS (Very Long Shot)- Man (Lee Arnold) walks down corridor and towards the camera and then camera view changes to the back of the man (Lee Arnold) whilst he is walking straight on.
2. 'Over the shoulder shot '(behind Man)- Man (Lee Arnold) comes to a door where a security guard is (Keiren Tyler) standing. (Security guard speaks). "You!... It's in there".
3. 'Reverse Over the shoulder shot'(behind security gaurd)- Man (Lee Arnold) speaks. "Me?!... You What!"
4. 'Over the shoulder shot'(behind Man)- Security guard speaks (Keiren Tyler). "Don't play games with me, go in you twat!".
5. BCU (big Close- Up)- Man (Lee Arnold) takes off sunglasses (Slowly) and speaks. "What you little prick! Who you calling a twat! Listen you must have the wrong guy!"
6. 'Over the shoulder shot '(behind Man)- Sercurity guard speaks (Keiren Tyler). "Listen shut up. And go in the old bill are about". 
7. 'Reverse Over the shoulder shot'(behind security gaurd)- Man speaks (Lee Arnold). "Alright alright... This better be bloody good". Shakes his head in confusion.
8. (LS) Long shot- Man (Lee Arnold) walks into room to find a chair and a computor. 
9. 'Over the shoulder shot '(behind Man)- Man (Lee Arnold) sits down on chair and gets an email. He opens it, and states his assighnment and where the equipment is to complete the job. Then he closes the email.
10. 'High angle shot of cabinet' (Looking down)- Man (Lee Arnold) opens cabinet, containing a picture of the victim and a gun.
11. 'Medium Close- Up'- Man (Lee Arnold) looks at gun (Voice over comes of Man (Lee Arnold) Talking). "It's decision time".  

Prelimanary Video idea

Walking n Talking Preliminary- Pitch

A man walks down the corridor and approaches a door where a security guard stands. The security guards talks and states that the computers in there, (the man is confused) he says ok. The man walks into the room and sits down where the computer is; he receives an email (He is uncertain) and opens it. He gets an email of the location and where the equipment is. The man turns the computer off and opens a draw containing a picture of the victim and a suppressed pistol.