Research- classwork

Last lesson we looked at blogs made by another school and watched some of the videos that they made for their continuity exercise.We were also given a handout telling us about three important principles when filming:

Match on action. Match on action is an editing technique where you cut from one shot to another view that matches the action and pace of the first shot. This is done to create an impression of continuity despite the fact you might have filmed the shots two weeks apart!

Shot-reverse shot. This is a very common effect used in making film an TV. When two characters are in conversation, film one character looking off screen to where the other character is imagined to be, and vice versa. You edit between a character talking and a character listening.

180 degree rule. This rule tells us that when filming the brief sequence of action in the room, you need to storyboard the scene so that an imaginary line is drawn across the room, cutting it in half. If you cross the line when filming, the characters will appear to exchange places and continuity will be lost.

Cerys xoxo