Continuity Re-make

Me, Jason and Dom had to remake our continuity peice because we realised that we had broken the 180 degree rule.

In this clip, Jason and I was acting and Dom was on the camera filming it all - remembering to stick to the rules.

Making this was fun and it was good to be able to try out all the different camera shots and it gives you a taster of what its like to make and edit a clip all by yourself and once it has been done, there is a great feeling of satisfaction. It was good to test out different camera skills which we will possibly use in the future and which ones we will not use. It is good to see what is effective and what isn't in a certain situation.

It was a good lesson because we got to try things out for ourselves so we become comfortable in what we are doing and not just being told infront of a board. More people learn by doing more than just watching.

And here is our new and improved continuity piece.

Media Continuity CW

This is my continuity piece which I worked with Jason and Dominic.  Jason and I was the actors and dominic was the cameraman.

I enjoyed doing this piece because we got to use the camera equipment, take a few shots and then edit it in to on the Imacs and then collaborate each take into one to make a continuous sequence which made it look really effective. It was a sense of satisfaction at the end when you do all of the work from making the story boards to the final editing of each take and making a productive short film. It also makes you realise how hard it is to make a film and make each cut look good and to fit perfectly. It then makes you admire the work of directors and their editing staff to be able to make a film look realistic.

I struggled with trying to keep to the storyboard because it is a small scene and to be able to keep to your lines when your trying to make an effective piece of work. Also because we are not actors, it is hard to make it look realistic when you have to say specific lines.

We had to keep a lot of things in our minds whilst producing our clip. Things like shot times is always on our minds and making sure they are not too short so the audience can't understand or follow properly and not too long because they will then lose interest if the scene is dragging with the same camera angle.