The Preliminary Task- Continuity Editing

The Preliminary Task needed to include someone sitting in a chair , having a conversation and opening a door.Continuity is used to make the editing between shots seamless and un-noticable, good continuity editing should make the shots appear to flow from one to the other.
Using this task we had to show four techniques. These included:the 180 degree rule , match on action , shot reverse shot and eye-line match. Shot reverse shot is usually used to show conversations , it is where the camera is focused on one character then shows the reaction of another character, showing response and reaction.Shot reverse shot is used during our preliminary task to show the conversation during the job interview.
Eye-line match is where someone is looking at something off screen , the camera then cuts to what the character is looking at. We used eye-line match as the job interviewer looks at the applicant , the camera then cuts to the applicant.
Match on action is where the character carries out an action , which the camera shots from one angle , we then see the action from another angle. We used match on action to show our character sitting down on his chair.We shot this from side on of him walking to his chair , just as he sat down we cut the shot and showed him sitting down from a front on angle.
If I were to re-do this task I would ensure that I stuck to the 180 degree rule fully, as this can ensure the continuity is seamless.I would also improve any small gliches , such as sudden jerks in the camera , by making sure the tri-pod is used correctly.

Induction EBI

During the induction , the task I thought that I could have improved would be the 'Push a little button' advert , as the shots were too short which made it harder to cut as we didn't have enough material to use. Also we didn't finish our task as no-one had the confidence to record the voice over , this is something that could be improved.

Induction WWW

During the Induction , the activity that I think I completed to my best ability would be the Jobsite advert. This is the task that I did well as I thought about all of the media 'key words' such as : camera angles , shot and continuity , and tried to use them in order to make our Jobsite advert intersting.

Step by step on how I personalised my blog :


1) Firstly on the toolbar at the top of the page , click 'design'
2) Then underneath 'design' click the icon 'template design'

Blogging Practice

How to upload a photo :

1) Click add image

2) Click browse image

3) Choose your image

4) Click upload image

5) You can then choose the size and the position you want your image to be