The document outlines ideas for a student film scene involving a conversation between two characters about incomplete work that leads to a conflict. It discusses using techniques like the 180 degree rule and match on action during shooting and editing. A breakdown is provided of 12 potential shots describing the type of shot, what it shows, and any necessary props.

1. Abigail
Joanne
Gledis
Vera

2. Interrogation.
Small conversation
First date. between characters.
A meeting
between friends.
Arguments.
An Our Potential
abusive/bullying Ideas
storyline.
A student’s A work related
incomplete incident.
work. Students as
Conflict characters.
between
characters.

3. • We came up with a medley of rough ideas to
work with, and decided on using a few
merged ideas.
• We decided upon a small conversation
between characters, about a student’s
incomplete work, which leads to conflict
between the characters.

4. • What is it?
• The 180 degree rule is a basic guideline which states that two characters or other
elements within the same scene must always have the same left/right relationship to
each other.
• The rule allows the audience to connect visually with unseen movement that is
happening around and behind the immediate subject.
• Often in professional productions, applying the 180° rule is an essential element for
continuity editing.
• The rule is normally used to avoid disorientating the audience with shifting the shot
from one character to another using cutaways.

5. • We considered using the 180° rule whilst filming the characters in
our scene are having a conversation at a desk.
• During the conversation the camera will be placed on the right
hand side of the table, and will remain
within a 180 degree radius.
• By doing this, the character on the right
hand side remains on the right and the
character on the left stays on the left side of the shot.

6. • By following the
180 degree rule the
character on the
left hand side will
stay on the left.
• The camera remains on this side of
the scene within 180 degrees so that
the audience are not disorientated.
Middle
Left. Middle
• Although the camera changes
position, due to the 180 degree rule
the characters remain in the same
position and on the same side of the
Right Left. Right shot.

7. • Match on action is editing, where it cuts from
one shot to another shot that matches the
first shot's action.
• It is used to show the continuation of actions.
E.g.:
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RjfGD1R
TW8&feature=related

8. 1 2
3 4
6 7

9. We will be using match on action in our opening
sequence throughout.
We’ll use it to show:
• Joanne as she walks into the media room.
• Joanne as she sits opposite Abigail.
• When Joanne pushes Abigail’s work from the
table.

10. • Another example of match on action:
http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=Mv93covb5
3w&feature=related

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Visual
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. object. conversation.

12. Overhead plans.

18. Number Of Type Of Shot. Description Of The Props/Costumes
The Shot. Shot. Needed.
1 Establishing Shot. Shot of the door which N/A
hints to the audience
that someone will
come in or out.
2 Mid shot. Lets the audience see • T-shirt and trousers
the character through
the door.
3 Long shot. To show the character • T-shirt and trousers
fully coming through
the door.
4 Over The Shoulder. It shows the other • T-shirt and trousers
characters expression. x2
• Homework
5 Long shot. It shows the characters • T-shirt and trousers
body language.
6 Two. To show the tension • T-shirt and trousers
between the • Headphones
characters. • Homework

19. Number Of Type Of Shot. Description Of The Props/Costumes
The Shot. Shot. Needed.
7 Over The Shoulder. To show the characters • T-shirt and trousers
expression. • Headphones
• Homework
8 Mid. To show the characters • T-shirt and trousers
facial expression.
9 Long. To display violent body • T-shirt and trousers
language.
10 Over The Shoulder. This shot will show • T-shirt and trousers
increasingly violent x2
body language.
11 Mid. To show the character • T-shirt and trousers
running.
12 Long. To show the scene • N/A
after the character
exits.