The preliminary task involved filming a mock police interview scene to practice various film techniques. The filmmakers captured a variety of shots, including long shots, close-ups, and shots that followed the 180-degree rule. They also aimed to maintain realism by keeping background noise minimal during dialogue, as is typical in police interview scenes. The inclusion of match-on-action shots, shot reverse shot editing, and adherence to the 180-degree rule worked well overall. Some areas for technical improvement include enhancing the mise-en-scene to look more realistic and professional, and improving lighting to match conventions of police interview scenes. Through completing this preliminary task, the filmmakers developed skills in planning, preparation

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EVALUATION OF THE PRELIMINARY
TASK

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1. HOW HAVE YOU USED MEDIA
CONVENTIONS AND MEDIA LANGUAGE IN
YOUR PRELIMINARY TASK?
We have used media conventions in our preliminary task by having a variety
of different camera shots. For example we have a long shot, behind the
shoulder, close up and many varying 180 degree rule shots. The main aim for
our preliminary task was to show that we are capable of successfully doing
the 180 degree rule and match on action.
Conventionally in police interview scenes there is silence in the background
so that the audience focus their attention on the dialogue that is being said,
therefore we replicated this in out final piece.
When planning our mise-en-scene we couldn't’t do much due to the filming
day being rather spontaneous and the actors weren’t told before hand to
dress a certain way however we made the policewomen wear a lanyard
around her neck and not the suspect to try and make her look more
professional and as if she has more authority.
The editing was kept pretty simple with short, quick cuts to make the piece
seem profession and keep the topic serious.

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Our preliminary video was of a police interview, to make ours
convincing we watched a few clips of TV shows that had
included a scene like ours. This was helpful as it meant that we
could write our script so it followed the conventions of an
interviews such as stating the date and time of the event,
making the policewomen formal and also having some sort of
evidence, for ours we had copies of CCTV photographs.
Another convention of police interview scenes are the the
interrogator walks into the room and then it cuts to a scene of
the suspect sitting down and watching them.
Here are some screenshots from an example of a police
interview and our preliminary task…

4. + 2. HOW SUCCESSFUL WAS YOUR
INCLUSION OF MATCH ON ACTION, SHOT
REVERSE SHOT AND MAINTAINING THE
180 DEGREE RULE?
Personally I feel like we included the 180 degree rule very well as their were
no problems with the shots when the final piece was produced. The majority
of the film was in conversational 180 degree shots which also required shot
reverse shot to make the scene run smoothly between the two characters
speaking.

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At the beginning of the scene,
there is a match on action shot
as one of the characters walks
through a door and into the
interview room. Match on action
is used to ensure there is
continuity throughout the film.
When editing, we had to make
sure that the sound of the door
opening didn’t carry over twice
when the two clips were edited
together which was difficult at
first but turned out fine in the
end.

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3. HOW COULD THIS PRELIMINARY TASK
BE IMPROVED TECHNICALLY?
Our preliminary task can be improved by just making it look more
professional and of a better quality. This could be by making the
mise-en-scene more conventional. For example, as we filmed
our film in a classroom at school, because it was convenient, it
makes the situation of the film not fit as there are French posters
all around the room. Also, the lighting of the film is very bright
which is the complete opposite in conventional police interviews.
This could have been overcome if more planning was done
before the filming was done however I know that a great amount
of preparation is needed to make my final piece look the best
that is can be.

7. + 4. WHAT SKILLS HAVE YOU DEVELOPED
AS INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THE
PRELIMINARY TASK?
What I have learnt from this preliminary task is the importance of
planning and preparation. I have also improved my editing skills
as I now know how to cut the clips and overlay some of the
sounds so that there is continuity, for example when the door
opened in the video. I now have a better understanding of how
IMovie works, which is the software that was used to complete
the editing of the film. This will be helpful in creating my final
piece as I will be able to edit my horror opening easier and to a
better quality.