Preliminary Task

The preliminary task is set by the exam board OCR to allow us to show our skills both filming and and on Imove editing the footage. The preliminary exercise was to create a video including:

•  Continuity - a system of cutting used to suggest a progression of events in real time and space (Only Cuts, no use of Flashbacks for example.)
• Match on Action - where a shot of a character starting an action and the completing the action in the next shot.  
• Shot/Reverse shot -  An editing pattern that cuts to the view in the opposite direction (used most often for dialogue)
• The 180 degree rule - Camera should be positioned on one side of the line of actions (within the 180 degree arc). Do not cross the line of action (place the camera on the other side of the line line of action).

Additional features were set by the teachers;

• Shot Variety – size and angles 
• Good Framing of shots
• Make us laugh!
• Music
• Everyone must have an appearance on screen
• Random object from the box!