The 180 degree rule, rule of thirds & match on action
180 Degree Rule
The 180 degree rule was used throughout the conversation in my work but it was broken near the end when filming the P.O.V shot. Apart from this mistake, the work was all filmed on one side of the room.
Rule Of Thirds
The rule of thirds was used as much as possible but had to be broken to fit the whole scene in sometimes. For example, when filming the second two shot, we couldn't fit both actor's in without both of them breaking the rule of thirds.
Match on Action
The match on action worked smoothly when the files hit the desk, but, we encountered a lot of problems when filming this particular shot because we couldn't fit a lot in due to the space
Challenges Faced
There were shots that really took a hit on the editing side of the work because certain shots were not taken properly or they were cut off too early. If they were longer clips, I could have played around with them a bit more and made it look much more professional. The location of filming wasn't ideal either because the room was smaller than I expected so if we went to a head office it would have been easier to film in as well as it being easier to edit. If I was to edit this again, I would have filmed more footage or got a bigger room to play around with. I would have got a better wildcat soundtrack as well because the one i had was just plain traffic, if I had got a wildcat soundtrack of a hall way in school or a classroom/staff room.
Overall Strengths And Weaknesses
The overall strengths of my work was, the story line and editing. You can easily follow the storyline through the editing, dialogue and props. The cuts and fading in the work is done well and looks professional. The weaknesses are the location choice and lighting. If the room was darker it would've added a certain element of danger and anticipation of violence. The choice of location wasn't thought out properly and in the end it was too late to change it to a bigger room. Although the editing in general was good, more could have been done on the sound side of it. Like I said earlier there was no wildcat sound track.
Improvements?
The improvements I would make would be, proper actors, e.g. drama students, better location choice so we can control lighting and have more space and finally have more footage to make the scene slightly longer. I thought we could have added more even if it was supposed to be a short film/clip because when I was editing the work it felt shorter than it should have been.
I have been instructed to make a short movie showing; Match on action, the 180 degree rule, Shot reverse shot and editing techniques
Shooting Script
Storyboards
Camera Techniques
I chose some of these shot types to actually show what is happening, like long shots and an establishing shot. The first shot is establishing shot. Most productions use an establishing shot because it makes the whole project look more professional and really is the best way to show where the scene is or who is in the shot. In this case, it will be a shot of the police station just to identify that it is actually in a police station. The close ups in this production show are really to show the intensity of the whole scene and the emotion of both characters. The particular close up that stood out is the P.O.V because it showed how intense the scene was from Asad's perspective. The two shot's were some of my favourite shots because they show if the scene is relaxed or intense. In this case, the scene was tense because they invaded each other's personal space but not in an intimate way but an intimidating way. In general, the camera enhances the intensity of the scene and is used well to establish the situation.
Mis-En-Scene
I chose an office room to act as the police interview room because it is small, compact and had a computer connoting professionalism. I planned to have the room low key, in terms of lighting, to create a sense of mystery and danger, but due to complications the room was high key and lost some kind of atmosphere that the low key lighting would've denoted. The costumes would have had a bigger effect if they were more relevant but Asad's costume denotes a criminal because he is wearing a dark hoodie. The establishing shot in the start denotes that it is a police interview because its of a police station.
Music
The music I have chosen is Run Boy Run by Woodkid because of its slow to fast dynamics in the tempo, especially in the start of the song. Also, it is quite dark in the start of the song but gets lighter at the chorus. The song could recreate the intense atmosphere I wanted to capture with the mis-en scene by only using the dark parts to the song.
Credits
Graphics
The end credits are simple and contemporary. They denote white text on a black background as the text rolls up the screen. This connotes the intensity of the whole scene and that it is not a comedy and is in fact an action/drama.
