Evaluation task 7

Since the start of As media studies when I filmed the preliminary task I believe that I have learnt a lot when it comes to filming. At the start of the year I did not completely understand continuity in filming, now I feel I have learnt a lot about it. One thing I have learnt a lot about is shot reverse shot. In my preliminary task we used shot reverse shot. This was when I asked Alex a question, then it went to Alex answering the question. Shot reverse shot is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another character, and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer assumes that they are looking at each other. We also used this technique in our opening two minutes. This is when one of the antagonists is pointing a gun at the protagonist and the protagonist looks back in his direction. Since the preliminary task my understanding on how to use shot reverse shot has improved massively. 

Another technique I have learnt to understand more is match on action. This was used in my preliminary task when I walked through the door. There was a shot of me walking through the door, then there was a shot of me walking through the other side. With the knowledge I gained from using this technique in the preliminary task I then used it in my opening two minutes. There was a mid shot of me holding a gun and then the next shot was a close up of the gun. In this scene I believe that the shots flowed pretty smoothly and it showed continuity. 

Since the Preliminary task I have learnt a lot about camera work and shot types. In our opening two minutes one of our aims was to use as many different shots as possible. We tried to just use mid shots, and two shots. Some of the shots we used were: Close up, mid shot, long shot, extreme long shot and over shoulder shot. With using a range of different shots I believe that it made the opening two minutes much better to watch. So overall from being taught about continuity techniques,shot types and camera work I was able to put some of that knowledge into practice when making my opening two minutes.