Preliminary Task Final

Above is our preliminary task which we created within our groups ( Me,Jana and Rachel). Myself and Jana did the acting in the clip and Rachel had the role of filming all the scenes. In terms of editing we all had an opportunity to edit and cut out unnecessary parts and get familiar with the iMovie software.

We are aware that the final product isn't edited in the best quality possible yet we are in the process of learning more editing techniques and applying them, so we will have a clear improvement towards the end with our film opening.

Preliminary Task Storyboard

Above is an image of our storyboard for the preliminary task.This is a clear plan on what camera angle each frame will have as well as what will be in the frame.
In addition the storyboard act as a guide for us as it will help us capture all the footage we need rather than filming unnecessary scenes.

Breaking The Fourth Wall Technique - Fleabag

Below is the trailer of BBC Three's Fleabag Starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Which we looked at briefly in lesson.The British television series incorporates the technique of 'breaking the fourth wall'. This is when an actor looks directly to the audience and speaks to them.

It can be used to implicate the audience. If a character murders another character, then looks right at the audience and addresses them, then the audience is implicated as people who watched a murder and did nothing also breaking the fourth wall can encourage an audience to ally themselves with a particular character.

In Fleabag the purpose may be to interact with Phoebe's brutally honest character or this technique could emphasize the humor of the situation as she has many awkward run in's with her father, short love affairs and her sister.Lastly we get an insight as an audience to how she is feeling in each scenario.

Camera Shots and Angles

In class, we were introduced to a variety of different camera shots and angles .
From the illustrations made in lesson, I have been able to find examples of these shots to refer back to.

Camera Shots

Establishing shot
An establishing shot is usually the first shot of a new scene, designed to show the audience where the action is taking place. It is usually a very wide shot or extreme wide shot.

Long Shot
A long shot typically shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings. 

Full shot

Full shot is another name for wide shot. It shows the subject fully, from head to toe (in the case of a person)

Mid-shot

The camera films from the waist up, the frame contains a more equal proportion of the person in frame and the background

Close up shot

This shows very little background, and concentrates on either a face, or a specific detail of mis en scène. Everything else is just a blur in the background. This shot magnifies the object and shows the importance of things, be it words written on paper, or the expression on someone's face.

Extreme Close up shot 

An extreme version of the close up, generally magnifying beyond what the human eye would experience in reality.

Camera Angles

Eye Level
A fairly neutral shot; the camera is positioned as though it is a human actually observing a scene, so that eg actors' heads are on a level with the focus. 

Low Angle

A shot taken with the camera in a position below and pointing upward at the subject.

High Angle

A high-angle shot is a cinematic technique where the camera looks down on the subject from a high angle and the point of focus often gets "swallowed up." High-angle shots can make the subject seem vulnerable.

Overhead Shot

Bird's eye view. A shot in which the camera photographs a scene from directly overhead.

Undershot

The camera is positioned directly beneath the subject, looking up. Often coupled with point-of-view shots when the character is looking up at something.

Camera Movement:

Pan

A movement which scans a scene horizontally. The camera is placed on a tripod, which operates as a stationary axis point as the camera is turned.

Tracking

The camera follows a moving subject.

Dolly

A dolly is any sort of moving platform that a camera is mounted on. Skateboards, office chairs and supermarket trolleys are the dollies of choice for low budget camera crews. A ‘dolly in’ is when the camera moves closer to a subject, a ‘dolly out’ is when it moves further away.

Tilt

The camera tilts vertically (up/down) when mounted on a tripod.

Preliminary Preparation...

For the preliminary task we needed to research some of the different camera shots we needed to include such as the 'match on action', 'shot/reverse shot' and the '180-degree rule'.

I have found the following information;

Match On Action

An example of the match on action shot being used :

Shot/ Reverse














An example of the shot/reverse shot being used:





The 180-Degree Rule

  

Diagram to illustrate the 180-degree rule:

Preliminary Task

Below is the information  OCR have provided regarding the Preliminary Task which we have to complete within groups.