Evaulating the Preliminary Task

 In our Preliminary task we tried to stick to three main rules; shot reverse shot, match shot and the 180 degree rule. Match shot was the most difficult to achieve as we had to ensure that we match the two different shots perfectly so the door opening was not jolty. After this we focused on shot reverse shot in order for the camera to follow the conversation that was taking place. We had to film this part twice to allow the camera to position over the shoulder without seeing a camera person filming. Whilst filming this we had to ensure that we did not break the 180 degree rule or it would begin to look unnatural to the viewer. Once we had got all of the required footage we had to edit it together making sure the shots were perfectly timed with one another.

The strength of our filming were the match reverse shot being timed so the viewer can follow the character through the door as if they were there at the time. Also as Hannah is walking down the corridor we positioned the camera in the middle of it. As Hannah is in the middle of the corridor the lines on the walls make it look neater because the viewer’s eyes immediately focus on the action happening between the lines. However we could have used another shot behind Hannah as she was walking up the corridor to emphases her movement towards the door. Also there is a slight jump cut from Hannah walking through the door to the conversation. To improve this we could have followed Hannah to the chair with the camera in order to prevent this from happening.