Preliminary ERRORS of the making of the video.

• Script mistakes- Actors remembered abit but not all of it.
• Camera shots were missed such as the Big Close (BCU).
• During the making of the video people were in the background so we had to wait abit, so then we had little time to film.
• Actors lauging/ Camera Crew aswell and background noise.
• NOT all props were with us i.e. the sun glasses.
• Pronunciation of the words in the script.
• Some parts of the video were blurry and not in focus.

Q's and Ans

Did you observe the 180-Degree rule?

Yes

Can you explain the 180-degree rule?

The 180 degree rule is if there are two people having a conversation the cameraman will stay on one side of them and no switch sides so the audience doesn’t get confused

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

I edited the video and contributed to the script

How would you assess your contribution to the group?

I edited the video and contributed to the script

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

I learnt how to use the editing programme better

Danny O’Neill

Q and A

Does your film use continuity editing so that the sequence of events are clear and easily understood by the viewer?

Our video is edited to make it as clear as possible for the viewer; we used shot/ reverse shot to help with this. We also have a narrative speech at the end of the video

Have you followed the directions in the brief? (A character opens a door, crosses a room and sits down in a chair opposite another character. An exchange of dialogue occurs.)

We have followed all our briefing directions from the script we created; we also tweaked it a bit when filming for a better look. Our two main characters exchange dialogue in a corridor before one character enters a room.

Have you used match-on-action?

In our video we see one man open a door entering a room; the next shot sees him walking into the room and up to a computer screen.

Can you explain what match-on-action involves?

Match-on-action involves switching between camera shots in a video scene; this can be done when an action sequence occurs or when a person moves into another room/scene. It also means when one shot sees something occurring and the next shot sees the effect of the last scene- for example somebody throws a ball the next shot shows a person catching the ball.

Have you used shot/reverse shot?

We used shot/reverse shot when our two main characters are speaking to each other, to do this we filmed the same scene twice from different angles to be edited into one scene.

Can you explain what shot/reverse shot involves?

Shot/reverse shot involves the same scene but switches between different angles, such as when two people are speaking. Every time a person speaks the camera focuses on them, it will then switch to the other person as they begin to speak.

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".  

Camera Views

Tilted Frame

Extreme Close- up (ECU)

Medium Long Shot (MLS)

Interviews looks into space in the frame (andtowards the interviewer)

Long Shot (LS)

Moving subject walk into space

Very Long Shot (VLS)

High Angle Shot (Looking down)

Big Close- Up (BCU)

Medium Close- up (MCU)

Two Shot camera view

Low Angle shot (Looking up)

Medium Shot (MS)

'Over the shoulder shot'

How to make a good Video

• Good Camera Work
• Good Actors
• Decent Location
• Good Lighting
• Sound Effects
• No background Noise (wind)
• Script
• Editing
• Copyright free music
• Believable characters
• Clear Diolougue
• Clear Script

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.