Prelim Task

Task
Practice continuity editing by filming someone walking down a corridor, entering a room and interacting with someone in it


Techniques we practiced using

• shot reverse shot
• match on action
• 180 degree rule
• whip pan
• focus push
• panning shot
• tilt
• basic lighting techniques
• we also made a brief shot list
• dutch angle

What we didn't have

• call sheet
• script
• tripod/monopod
• dolly
• props
• stabiliser
• microphone 
• mood board

What I learned 

• body language is as important as dialogue
• director needs to be clear/may need to demonstrate
• shot lists make it easier
• shooting in reverse order 
• continuity (eg turning out lights) must be payed attention to
• how to use manual focus
• get lots of footage (often of the same scene) from different angles/distances
• always try and jump at least 2 shot distances (eg extreme long shot to close up), other wise it looks like a continuity error
• see what footage looks like with and without lighting

Continuous editing v. Discontinuity editing

Continuity editing uses techniques which immerse the audience in the media text, make it smooth and show events as they happen in chronological order. Discontinuity editing however makes the audience acutely aware that they are watching an artificial text which has been constructed, and uses techniques such as jump cuts and the breaking of the 180 degree rule which take away from audience immersion.

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