The document outlines the requirements for an AS level film continuity task, including creating a two minute film with a character opening a door and having at least four lines of dialogue while following the 180 degree rule, using reverse shots, and matching actions between shots; it then provides details on a student's proposed story of a couple leaving a house but one forgetting something and going back to retrieve it.

1. AS level Continuity Task
Bradley Hoines

2. The Task
The task is to create a two minute film that
includes a character opening and going
through a door with at least four lines of
dialogue.

3. The 3 Rules
The three rules we have to abide by and include
when filming is:
• 180 degree rule
• Reverse shot
• Match on action

4. 180 degree Rule
The 180 degree rule applies to two or more characters conversing in dialogue.
The way this rule comes into effect is when the director draws an
imaginary line through the characters as shown in the picture below. Now
from this imaginary line the cameras can only film one side of the line
without crossing it to be abiding to the rule. The reason behind the rule is
to avoid bad camera angles on the conversation as a shot of the back of
someone's head is not fully utilising the full potential of capturing what is
happening in the scene.

5. Primeval
Here is the 180 degree line to
show that the camera has
definitely not crossed it as you
can clearly see each character.
Here both characters both appear to slightly side on to the camera but
we as the audience can see both there faces and even though they may
not be conversing you can still see their facial expressions

6. Reverse Shot
The reverse shot is applied when the shot is going between characters in
dialogue. For example a character will look directly at the camera lens as if
to look at the other character who is off screen. The use of the characters
looking at the lens and flitting between shots in co-ordination with the
dialogue give the impression that the characters are talking to each other
whilst not being in the same frame.

7. Strikeback
Here is the character shot
During the finished product the cut is so quick you miss
looking at the other
the continuity error of wearing different camouflage
characters in the scene
because it helps build great tension in the shot.

8. Match On Action
A match on action shot is where one piece of action is filmed at more than
one angle. From here the footage is edited so that it shows the same piece
of action but cuts between different angles. This give a sense of continuity
through the scene as it shows what is going on from all angles and can
help the audience understand more about what is happening in the scene.

9. Burn Notice
These three shots all show the same event but from different angles. In this
case it helps the audience realise how big the explosion is in relation to the
people. This is because in the bottom right and left shots the explosion looks
fairly tame but when you zoom out to the top shot it shows that actually it is
much larger than the audience would have originally perceived.

10. Idea overview
My groups original idea was to have a girl going to the
toilet in the men's toilets without realising and when
she opens the door she sees a startled male at quickly
leaves in embarrassment. After filming our idea we
decided against it as it was rather boring and had been
done many times before. After a long debate my group
and I settled on a scene that would include two
individuals leaving a house but once they both get into
a car to leave, one of them realises they forgot
something and dashes back to the house to retrieve
the item. Once back in the car the couple drives off.

11. Storyboards
I enter the shot and zoe Zoe and I both leave the I walk down I approach I get in the car as Zoe
follows suit house through the front the drive as the car to get shortly follows
door Zoe locks in
the house
Zoe gets in the I run through items that Zoe needs Zoe exits the car Once Zoe gets The shot then
car to remember when she realises she in the car I cuts the car
has forgotten something start the driving away
engine

12. How each rule is used
Match on action:
Here the same conversation was filmed from
two different angles to provide two different
angles on the conversation.
180 Degree rule:
We show the use of this rule by when I walk up the
drive the camera is to the side of me and Zoe. This is
so we can both be clearly seen by the audience.
Reverse shot:
In this shot the camera looks over my
shoulder at Zoe who in turn looks back at
me with a shot over her shoulder.

13. Dialogue
B= Bradley
Z= Zoe
B-Come on Zoe, hurry up!
Z-Coming (pause) Ah we’re gona to be late!
B-Always waiting for you.
Z-Ah just go.
B-Zoe hurry up.
Z-Yup. Coming now (pause) Coming, wait for me!
B-Hurry up.
Z-Hey wait up!
B-Right, you got your wallet?
Z-(pause) Yep its in my back pocket, got it.
B-Your Keys?
Z-Got it
B-You got your phone?
Z- Should have(pause) wait no, I’ll go back.
B-Oh hurry up and get your phone!
Z-Yep, lets go quick.

14. Location photographs
Here in this shot it the Here you can see the
stairs, we had to turn lights are turned on so This is the
the lights on all the way during filming when Zoe location of where
up the stairs for the and I left the house we Zoe and I left but
picture to as clear as had to turn the lights off this shot was not
possible. before Shannon clicked used in the
record. filming but shows
the contrast of
light from inside
to outside.
This is the drive way leading Here with some
out of the house towards the background light it
road however there was a the drive from the
car here when we filmed so actors point of view
it added to the scene to with the lay-by where
make it less empty. the car was parked at
the end of the drive.

15. Props/Costuming
Props:
Props we used were the car as a form of
transport, We used a wreath to indicate it was
Christmas time witch could give an indication
on why we were rushing to get out the house
i.e. Christmas shopping or seeing relatives.
Costumes:
Both Zoe and I wore normal everyday clothes
which can indicate or give the impression that
we were not going to a formal event or
anywhere that had a particular dress code.
Zoe also wore a hat and scarf which went
hand in hand with the Christmassy wreath to
really show what time of year it was .

16. Editing and software
When it came to the editing of the film, my group had
major difficulties as the format the recordings were
being made on were not compatible with most editing
software including windows movie maker. This caused
huge setbacks for my group as we still do not know
why they were not compatible. We even tried
converting software to change the format of the
footage several times on different converters.
Eventually we found that AVS editor worked with the
format which was MP4. This makes our findings very
surprising as MP4 is a very common format that is used
in mobile phones and most other video recording
pieces of hardware.