My analysis of my preliminary task of the different camera shots.

1. ANALYSIS OF PRELIMINARY TASK
Lauryn Robertson

2. MATCH ON ACTION
• Match on Action is an editing technique for
continuity editing in which ones shot cuts in to
another shot portraying the action of the subject in
the first shot.
• I have learnt from filming this with my group is that
the action we are portraying is much clearer to the
audience and easier to follow what is going on in
the scene.
• We used the match on action to portray someone
walking into a room by filming him walking up to
the door then an close up of his hand opening the
door then filmed he coming in which allowed us to
be able to develop this shot in our thriller opening
scene to help the audience follow what is going on
to keep them engage.

3. 180 DEGREE RULE
• 180 Degree Rule is filming guideline that participants in a scene should
have the same left-right relationship to each other, with filming only
taking place within the 180 degree angle which maintains a conversation
• Filming this rule I learnt how to maintain and keep the audience
engaged during a conversation in a scene also to know who is speaking
as this rule makes it clearer to see and hear the conversation
• We used the 180 degree rule to film a conversation between two
individuals to show the relationship of the characters and what they
were talking about. But our overview shot was a bit unstable and shaky
which we need to improve next time when we film our thriller opening
scenes.

4. SHOT REVERSE SHOT
Shot reverse shot is a continuity editing
technique is used in conversations or simply
characters looking at each or other objects.
I have learnt how to film a shot reverse shot
which has allowed me to be able to use it in my
thriller opening scene to engage the audience
to a specific scene to see the actors relationship
and conversation in depth and who is in the
scene and the quick cut edits adds tension most
times
Using this shot reverse shot as an example in
my preliminary task allows me and my group to
film a conversation easier and more clearer to
the audience in what is going on the scene

5. EVALUATION
From analysing my preliminary task I am now able to
know the wide range of camera shots and angles used
in film to make a simple movement or conversation
more engaging and interesting to the viewer. Using
what I have learnt I will apply to my thriller opening
sequence by using a variety of camera shots, editing to
make it more interesting to the viewer so it does not
look boring.