PRELIMINARY

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ROLES- 


YUXIN-

Actor/Fashion Designer/Camera Work

As an actor I contributed to the Preliminary by allowing interaction and dialogue within our preliminary task to allow it to have a purpose. As well as being an Actor I also contributed to the clothing worn in the preliminary as a fashion designer it was my job to pick out the clothing worn by each individual and actor in the preliminary. The clothing choices were varied with different choices of colour. Each different colour was chosen to represent the mood and background, genre and surrealism of our preliminary. Another role that I played in our group was to be a camera man, as a camera man my job was to include all of the individual camera techniques that were given for the task. It was also my job to get the camera at the beginning of the lesson, for us as a group to film our preliminary.

MASON-

I was the producer throughout the preliminary task; whilst also being the co-director along with Scott I also helped Harry with the editing so was the assistance editor.  I took the responsibility of managing the making of the film and gave my idea on the filming. I also took the responsibility of Aiding the Director in executing his artistic vision, The duties varied widely also being the assistant editor I helped the editor organize the various shots and sequences of a film or on the editing program.

HARRY-

Editor/Sound effects/Camera Work/Actor

As an editor I contributed to the preliminary by piecing the video together in the correct order, I added transition for the video to flow well and made it so you didn’t know what clip was coming next which intrigues the audience to watch on. After the editing I placed music over the top to add atmosphere to the video. I also did some camera work throughout the preliminary trying to achieve the entire individual camera angles asked. I acted a couple roles in the preliminary but mainly stuck to filming and the final outcome of the video.

SCOTT-

 I was the director in the production of our preliminary video, whilst also performing as an actor and a sound effects provider. I took the responsibility of organizing my group and piecing our production together whilst providing assistance to the practical production of our video e.g acting, helping to organise the cinematography and sound management.

Preliminary Task

Preliminary Task

· Does your film use continuity editing so that the sequence of events are clear and easily understood by the viewer?

MASON- Our film uses continuity editing which makes the sequence of events clear to the viewers in which they can understand what’s going on.

HARRY- Yes, but we edited it in a way that left the audience wondering what clip was coming next. However we kept scenes clear and simple for the audience to understand what was happening.

SCOTT- Our film uses a chronological sequence to indicate the order of the events that take place in our preliminary task.

· Have you followed the directions in the brief? (A character opens a door, crosses a room and sits down in a chair opposite another character. An exchange of dialogue occurs.)

MASON-No we did not follow the directions in the brief of opening the door and sits down in chair but we used the exchange of dialogue throughout our preliminary

HARRY-No, we didn’t follow the brief of sitting down as it seemed to bland and hard to make exciting and didn’t leave much room for creativity

SCOTT- No, however our improvisation gained good feedback.

· Have you used match-on-action? 

          MASON- Yes we have used match on action.

HARRY-Yes, we used match-on-action on the slide scene to make you feel like you were really there on pablo’s trip to the park.

SCOTT- yes, during the parks scene.

· Can you explain what a match-on action involves?

MASON-matching on action involves the editor to cut from one shot to another view that matches the first shot's action.

HARRY-Match-on- action involves the editor to cut from one shot to another  scene that matches the first shot's action.

SCOTT- involves a break in the cut, showing an object or person in finer detail- usually closer.

· Have you used shot/reverse shot?

MASON-we have used shot reverse shot in our task when Pablo is being interview.

HARRY-No, we accidentally left that shot out but will make sure that it will definitely be used in the main task.

SCOTT- no

· Can you explain what shot/reverse shot involves?

MASON-Shot reverse shot is where one character is shown looking at another character, and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character.

HARRY-Shot reverse shot is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another character, and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer assumes that they are looking at each other.

SCOTT- when the camera cuts in sequence between two or more people, usually during conversation. 

· Did you observe the 180-degree rule?

MASON-We did observe the 180 degree rule in our task when we was maintaining a conversation between the two characters.

HARRY-We used the 180 degree rule when zoomed on the pupils faces’.

SCOTT- Yes, when panning into the the students faces

· Can you explain the 180-degree rule?

MASON-The 180 degree rule is when two characters should always have the same left and right relationship to eachother, with the filming only taking place in the 180 degree angle.

HARRY-the 180-degree rule is a basic guideline regarding the on-screen spatial relationship between a character and another character or object within a scene. An imaginary line called the axis connects the character

SCOTT- when the camera moves in an 180 degree motion around two or more subjects, usually sat or standing still through the entire movement.

· What role did you play in the making of the preliminary task? (e.g. filming, acting, editing, equipment organisation etc.)

MASON- Throughout the making of the preliminary task i contributed to a variety of roles but i mainly involved with  the directing but i also contributed to the filming, editing and producing.

HARRY-Actor/Cinematography/Editor/SFX

SCOTT- Director, actor, SFX assistant 

· How would you assess your contribution to the group?

MASON- I believe I have contributed a lot to the group as I followed and completed my tasks and managed to help the others members out and managed to help a variety of roles. 

HARRY-I would say I contributed fairly in comparison to the others on maintaining an equal work rate.

SCOTT- I believe i provided a thorough contribution into the production of our preliminary film.

· What have you learned from the process of making your preliminary film?

MASON- From the process of making the preliminary task I have learnt that it is very important to make the dialogue clear so it is easily understandable for the listeners/viewers.

HARRY- I have learned that in a short space of time we can create an above-average creative video.

SCOTT- The various processes and stages that must be worked on to create a short film of good quality.