Preliminary exercise evaluation.

http://vimeo.com/79603274

To show we understood the concepts of how to use a camera properly we completed the preliminary exercise that consisted on a short narrative including different shots.

We had never used a camera of this level before so it was a great way to learn how to frame shots properly in a good quality. Using the proper equiptment provided huge strength for us. The tripod made sure our shot were steady, not appearing hand held. It overall made it look more professional also making it easier for the audience to focus on what is happening in the frame. Another advantage of using the correct equiptment meant we could create tracking shots such as when Ashley is running towards the school.

However we faced some problems when it came to editing our clips. Firstly in one clip Lewis started talking so we had to cut the audio out all together which doesnt particularly follow the rule of continuity but on our actual film opening we will overcome this by making sure we dont talk when the camera is rolling. We then lost alot of footage when transfering it to the hard drive which meant we had to film on another sepreate day meaning our actor had to wear the same outfit and because he doesn't take media we had to fit it around his timetable which was alot of messing around.

When filming the coversation between myself and Ashley we had to follow the 180 degree rule this is basically an imaginary line called the axis connects the characters and by keeping the camera on one side of this axis for every shot in the scene. another rule we had to consider was match on action. This is "either an action commenced in shot A is completed in shot B, or an action in shot A is mirrored by an action in shot B". I think we followed these rules well for our first attempt at using camera equiptment.