Abi's evaluation

During this task I have learned how to film a shot-reverse-shot which we used in this film during a conversation between Jazz and I; a shot-reverse-shot is when you film the people speaking at different times or with a different camera and then edit the film to make it look as if you are switching between speakers as opposed to just moving the camera your self to see both people speak. This is more effective because it gives a cleaner finish instead of the chaos of a hand-held effect.
I have also learned how to edit and cut films effectively using the programe Final Cut Express. I found this interesting because we saw how films were put together and how each scene does not just naturally lead on from one another which was what I had assumed.
The 180 degree rule is a way to film effectively, it works by the camera person imagining a line that cuts through the middle of the scene, from one side to the other with respect to the camera. We used the 180 degree rule in our film when we filmed the conversation. I think it was effective because it made it look as if it really were a conversation.
Match on action is when the audience see's the same thing from a differnt angle, for example we filmed Jazz's hand on the door-knob on the front of the door and then filmed her coming in from the opposite side of the door. This is an effective way of filming because because it puts you in the shoes of character on the other side of the door watching the person walk through. We used match on action in our film when we filmed Jazz's hand on the door and then Jazz walking through the opposite side of the door into the room that I was in. I think that we did this quite well because we did not keep that shot running too long for it to seem strange but it was long enough to be noticable.
I think that this task has prepared me for filming the childrens film because I now am confident with the cameras and tripods and can use the Final Cut Express effectively. I think that it was neccersary for us to complete this preliminary task prior to the childrens film because it has shown me how to film things such as the shot-reverse-shot which was unclear to me before and now I think that I could film all shots effectively. It also urged us to become comfortable with using the equipment such as the cameras which I may have been wary of breaking if I had not already seen how they worked.