Script:
Alex: Alright mate
Michal: Yeah. Not Bad.
Alex: Wanna go get some food
Michal: Yeah. What you getting?
Alex: Don't know, lets go look
Michal: Yeah. Lets go...
Shot List: Establishing Shot, Close up, Match on action, reaction shot, long shot, over the shoulder. 180 degree conversation.
Props: A phone
Location: Classroom
Filming
Our group started filming and began by looking at the array of different shots that needed to be used. We started off with the establishing shot which was the corridor with me going into the classroom. Then we had the close up shot of my hand on the door and me walking on followed by the match on action shot of me actually in the classroom. We then have a reaction shot of Michal looking at me when he sees me walking in and sit opposite. We then have our over the shoulder shots which is our conversation talking about going to the canteen. Then lastly with our long shot of both of us walking off to the canteen. We think the preliminary task went well and used all the shots to good effect.
180 degree rule
The 180° rule is a basic guideline in film making that states that two characters (or other elements) in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. If the camera passes over the imaginary axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line. The new shot, from the opposite side, is known as a reverse angle.
Establishing Shot
In film and television, an establishing shot sets up, or "establishes", a scene's setting and/or its participants. Typically it is a shot at the beginning (or, occasionally, end) of a scene indicating where, and sometimes when, the remainder of the scene takes place.
Close up
In film, television, still photography and the comic strip medium a close-up tightly frames a person or an object. Close-ups are one of the standard shots used regularly with medium shots and long shots. Close-ups display the most detail, but they do not include the broader scene. Moving in to a close-up or away from a close-up is a common type of zooming.
Match on Action
Cutting on action or matching on action refers to a film editing technique where the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot's action and energy.
Reaction Shot
Reaction shot is a term used in motion picture production and cinematography referring to a basic unit of film grammar. It is a shot which cuts away from the main scene in order to show the reaction of a character to it.
Long shot
In photography, film and video, a long shot (sometimes referred to as a full shot or a wide shot) typically shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings.
By Alex Johnston.
