Ranvir Jandoo reflects on what was learned from the preliminary task of filming a conversation between two characters to the full production. Some of the key technical skills learned include shot-reverse-shot filming, match cuts to ensure continuity, and following the 180 degree rule. Additional lessons included different camera shots, editing techniques using Final Cut Pro, and the importance of good communication and collaboration within the film production team.

1. Evaluation Question 7: Looking back to your preliminary
task, what do you feel that you have learnt in the
progression from it to the full product?
By Ranvir Jandoo 12W

2. What was the preliminary task?
• Our preliminary task was to be focused on continuity and has to
include the filming of:
• A character opening a door
• Sitting down and having a conversation with another character
• The technical aspects that had to be used were:
• Shot – Reverse – Shot
• Match on action
• 180 degree rule
• The following slides will be explaining what I have learnt from the
preliminary task.

3. Shot – Reverse – Shot
What is Shot – Reverse – Shot?
• Shot – reverse – shot is usually used when two characters are
conversing with each other. The camera would show one characters
face, then switch to the other character then back to the initial
character.
• We did not use Shot – Reverse – Shot within our final production as
there was only one character present on screen

4. Match on action
What is match on action?
• Match on action is an editing technique where one shot cuts to
another view of the same shot; helping to create continuity of the film,
and a sense of movement.
• We had used Match on action throughout our

5. 180 degree rule
What is the 180 degree rule?
The 180 degree rule, is simple in the sense that the camera must be
placed on one side of each character e.g. If the camera is on the
right shoulder of one character during a conversation the camera
must be on the same shoulder of the other character.

6. Camera work
• During the filming of our preliminary task I had learnt a lot about
camerawork although I was not the cameraman.
• I had learnt that different shots impact how the audience see’s a
scene:
P.O.V shots give the audience
a sense of what the characters
perspective. The audience are
in the characters shot.
Extreme close up gives
the audience an insight
of how the character is
feeling and if they are
injured in anyway.
High angles portrays the
character as vulnerable and in
distress, in this case the
character is hurt and
vulnerable being watched by
someone.

7. Editing
• During the preliminary we had edited different shots together with the
use of the editing software ‘Final Cut Pro’, we had played around with
different tools, and learnt how to cut shots and put them together to
create different scenes.
• When it had come to editing our final production it was exactly the
same as editing our preliminary task, we had cut shots and placed
them together making sure that there was a different shot every 5
seconds so that the audience would not get bored of seeing the
character from the same angle or perspective.
• I had also learnt how to correct colour, we had done this to make the
lighting darker giving the production a gloomy, dark look, helping to
make it look more like a thriller genre movie. This was done
throughout the production, as if we didn’t it would spoil the continuity.

8. Team work
• For my preliminary task I had worked with one of my group members,
Keanon McSween, I had realised that you needed to have good
communication skills to get your point across in a group as large as
ours (Group of 5), however you also need good listening skills to
hear your team members opinions.
• During the course of creating and planning our final production, our
group had functioned extremely well, we had created a ‘What’s app’
group chat where we can communicate with each other and explain
what is missing and what is needed to be done. We were also always
discussing how we could develop each others ideas and make the
production better. My group was very easy to work with.