Monday, 31 October 2011

Preliminary task

We learned the basic rules of filming, such as how to execute the 180 degree rule, Match On Action, and Shot Reverse Shot .

180 degree rule
As seen here with an image courtesy of (LINK), the 180 degree rule allows for 180 degrees of movement horizontally between two characters in order to allow film coherency. If this rule is broken, it leads to a confusion of character placement where one character who WAS on the left of the screen in comparison to another, changes to the right side with seemingly no reason. One way to get around this is to pan from one side to the other.


Match On Action
Match On Action is a simple technique where one cut is seamless with another, such as a close shot of two hands exchanging an item, leads to a medium/dual shot, one of the hands still moving, holding the item that was exchanged.
This leads to deeper immersion.


Shot Reverse Shot
An SRS is when the camera goes from one character to another, usually during dialogue.
It usually uses the same camera angle for each cut of the same character, which makes it more simple to film and watch.

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