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STORYBOARD  This is our prelim storyboard, it was created before we even started filming because it would helps us decide the shots and camera angles.  The first shot is a wide camera angle, a long medium shot of me walking on the school corridor towards the classroom.  The second shot is a match on action camera angle of me opening the door, and then it cuts to the close up of my hand on the door handle when opening it.  The third shot is a medium shot of me walking through the door, and I then sit down and speak with my friend.  The fourth shot is a shot reverse shot camera angle of me and my friends having a conversation about school.  The fifth sho t is a wide shot of me walking away from the classroom and then that is the end of the preliminary task. 

For the preliminary exercise we had to incorporate shot reverse shot, 180 degree rule and also match and action. The exercise was successful because we all worked well together as a group to keep the camera angles clear and basic, and to complete the task. As it was our first time filming with a good camera, we had to be careful to keep the camera still and spot all the actions in a clean shot. The camera had many tools, but as a group we went over it and helped each other out through the process of filming the preliminary exercise.

Two young girls catch up on a conversation on the first day of school. The two sit in a classroom and get very entertained.   The first girl walks through the corridor (wide shot) and she calmly opens the classroom door (close up on handle) and then she walks to the table where she sees her friend (wide shot). (Establishing shot) Girl 1: Hey, are you okay? ( Shot Over the shoulder ) Girl 2: Hey, yeah am good you? Girl 1: am fine, thanks. How was your summer holiday? Girl 2: Oh, it was really good. I went to Spain what about you? Girl 1: That's great! And I stayed in England, I was working all summer. Girl 2: That's good. Well I have to go now, I will see you later. Girl 1: Okay, see you later. Girl 1 walks out(Wide Shot).

Shot reverse Shot:    Shot reverse shot (or shot\countershot) is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another character (often off-screen), and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. This shot is taken over the shoulder and it should always be recorded in the side which would link to continuity. Match on action: Refers to film editing and video editing techniques where the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot's action. A common example is a man walking up to door and reaching for the knob. 180 degree rule:   The 180 degree rule is a cinematography guideline that states that two characters in a scene should maintain the same left/right relationship to one another. When the camera passes over the invisible axis connecting the two subjects. it is called crossing the line and the shot because what  is called a reverse angle. Continuity Editing: Gives the ...

Video: Preliminary exercise: Continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. This task should demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule. Main task: t he titles and opening of a new fiction film, to last a maximum of two minutes. All video and audio material must be original, produced by the candidate(s), with the exception of music or audio effects from a copyright-free source.