Report on the Preliminary Exercise

 

My Group: Me, Bethan Grey and Billy Turner

Beth and Me (right) overseeing the camera angles with

Billy (left) acting for our preliminary exercise.

 

We filmed our preliminary exercise during a Media lesson. We chose to film the shots surrounding one of the schools classrooms: along the corridor outside of it, and then in the classroom.

We used a Canon Legeria Camcorder to film these shots using a stand. Once we had finished filming, the shots were then put together and edited by using Adobe Premier Editing Software. 

When filming, we used the rule of thirds and the 180 degree rule in order to make the filming professional. Before filming, the person with the camera would count down to filming so that none of the acting and movement would be missed. Various camera skills were used whilst filming. During a conversation, shot-reverse-shot was used. We also used close-ups of the actors eyes to build and show tension.

During the editing process, we used the technique of hyperealism to add the sound of a slap when one of the actors was hit. We used Hollywood editing so that the film flows naturally and also is professional. We still need to continue the editing and may use other techniques.