Evaluation
For this task, I created a scene that shows a character sitting opposite another character on a chair and exchanging a few lines of dialogue.
Here are some of the techniques I used in my scene.
Match On Action:
These shots denote a boy walking down a corridor and kicking the door open. I showed a close up pan of the boys feet walking towards the door as this would build up tension as the audience does not know where the boy is going. The second shot was a long shot of the door opening with a great impact. I think this was a good way to use a match on action as it shows the force of the door opening and also it shows how he walks in the room.
180 Degree Rule:
The first shot denotes an over the shoulder shot looking towards the councillor. Using the 180 degree rule, you can tell the boy is on the right and the councillor is on the left. I had to ensure these positions were shown throughout the whole scene. The second shot denotes a mid shot of the boy facing the councillor and with this position of the camera, you can still see that the boy is on the right therefore the councillor must be on the left, even though she is not visible on the screen.
Shot reverse Shot:
This is an example of one of the shot reverse shots in my scene. The shots denote the boy saying something ill-mannered towards the Councillor and the second shot was to show the reaction to what he said. The last shot denotes the boy watching the Councillors reaction.
Rule of Thirds
I ensured to use rule of thirds throughout the scene. I made sure before filming that when the character in the scene looks at the camera, their eyes are in level with the top line of the grid.
The challenges I faced whilst production were that we had to make sure that we filmed in a room that has no smoke detectors as we lit a cigarette. This was a challenge the room we used was not always open so we had to make sure we filmed when the keys were accessible. Another problem whilst production was that the person who was originally acting the role of the Councillor could not film with us, therefore as a last resort, I had to step in and play the role instead. As I was not prepared, I kept on laughing during my production time so we had to keep filming over and over again.
If I was to film again, I would change the theme of the scene to make it more humorous and calm and not so serious as it is hard to film something very serious.
The challenges I faced during post-production was that even though I had a range of footage, when I edited all my shots, I found that in some shots, I had my glasses on, and in some, I didn't. This made it confusing for the audience to keep up with the timing of the scene. Also some of m shots ended with Brandon (who played the boy) with his hands down and the follow up shot showed him with his hands up. This made the editing seem much harder than usual.
If I was to edit again, I would add some music into the scene and like before, I would re-film some shots.
I think the overall strengths of my work was producing a match on action shot and the use of various of shots. I think the planning was good as we had a script prepared, a list of camera shots and all the equipment we needed.
The overall weaknesses of my work I think was the editing. I think I could've edited much better if I had re-filmed my footage. Also if my group was here the whole time, I think we could've filmed more shots.
The improvements that can be made are; re filming the beginning of the scene ensuring that the camera is still and not shaking, re filming the footage with the correct suitable attire and lastly, making sure the whole group is present throughout the production.
