Preliminarytask2shortfilmasmediastudies.pptx

As media studies

1. VIDEO CONTINUITY TASK ‘The Bloody Merry ’ Preliminary task 2 AS level Anastacia Sibikina

2. Brief Project Explanation In this project I plan to film and edit a continuity sequence that builds to a tense climax. I’ll be using filming and editing techniques to maintain an interesting and engaging imagery. I’ve decided to make the main plot based on The Bloody Mary, a folklore character, thus some of my editing techniques and shots will be thriller/horror-like. To meet the goal's requirements and needs, I have to firstly establish, shoot, and cut a sequence that shows different elements of continuity editing. Later, I'll define the continuity editing I employed, evaluate its effectiveness, and identify places for improvements. The clip exhibits my comprehension of the following 5 media techniques: match on action, eyeline match, cross cutting, shot/reverse shot, the 180-degree rule.

3. Further explanation of the shots used Shot/reverse shot The shot/reverse shot film technique involves two characters or objects, typically with one on the left and one on the right side of the screen. This technique is often used for dialogue scenes to indicate who is speaking, as well as to provide insight into each character through their body language and facial expressions. In most cases, there are continuous shots without any editing cuts from either character’s perspective. The term was coined by Sergei Eisenstein in 1925 while working as a director for his first sound film Strike (1925).

4. Further explanation of the shots used The 180-degree rule The 180-degree rule in cinematography states that the camera should stay on one side of an imaginary line between characters. When you keep your camera on one side of this imaginary line, you preserve the left/right relationship of your characters and help the audience maintain a sense of visual consistency. This means that no matter what type of shot you use, the viewer still knows where everyone in the scene is located. Breaking the 180-degree rule is known as a "reverse cut.” The jarring nature of a reverse cut may disorient the viewer, so when it occurs somewhere, it’s used to communicate a specific message.

5. Further explanation of the shots used Close-up shot A close-up shot is a type of camera shot size in film and television that adds emotion to a scene. It tightly frames an actor’s face, making their reaction the main focus in the frame. The director of photography films a close-up with a long lens at a close range. This allows the actor to establish a strong emotional connection with the audience, and the audience to intimately see details in the subject’s face they wouldn’t see otherwise in a wide shot, long shot, or full shot.

6. Further explanation of the shots used Cross cutting In film editing, crosscutting describes the video editing technique of switching back and forth between scenes, often giving the impression that the action occurring in different locations is unfolding at the same moment. Also known as parallel editing, this technique dates back to director Edwin S. Porter’s The Great Train Robbery of 1903. It’s usually used to create suspense, to state a point and/or to play with space and time.

7. Further explanation of the shots used Wide shot A wide shot, also referred to as a long shot, is a camera angle that shows the entire object or person and their relation to what surrounds them. The wide shot lets the audience absorb all the information at once. The wide shot can feature a number of characters and allows the audience to read their body language and see how they interact with each other.

8. Further explanation of the shots used Mid-shot/medium shot The medium shot is a great way to capture both the details of and actors performance and their surroundings. The distance from the subject means you can frame up multiple actors at once, and capture everything they are doing in the scene.

9. Further explanation of the shots used Match on action A match on action cut (also referred to as cutting on action) is a type of film transition that cuts from one shot to a closer shot in order to emphasize an action. Match on action cuts are used by filmmakers to generate seamless flow in editing. Match on action cuts are also an important part of continuity editing.

10. Further explanation of the shots used Eyeline match Eyelines are determined by where an actor looks during a scene. They can help inform viewers of the scene's geography, as well as conveying actors' relationships and moods. Eyelines are also a powerful tool for telling a story through visuals and directing the eyes of the audience to portions of the frame.

11. Preliminary Task Synopsis The story appears in a house in Belgrade. After two girls have been on their phones for a while, one of them giggles and the other is curious. The giggling girl then proceeds to make a challenge called The Bloody Merry with her friend, even though she knows the other girl is not a big fan of these things. Still, she leads her friend to the bathroom and locks her there, promising things are going to be ok and she’ll let her go once she finishes the challenge . Then, she herself turn the lights of and scares her friend. After that, she apologizes.

12. Storyboard

13. Script

14. Location search

15. Equipment&Props List Phones Camera Lipstick Call Sheet Actors: Actor 1 - Serena Actor 2 - Bobby Location: House in Belgrade

16. Actors Serena plays a ‘bad girl’, the second girl. She’s a troublemaker and likes to make fun of her friend, but feels sorry every time afterwards . Bobby, on the other hand, plays a ‘good girl’, the first girl. She believes in supernatural and is very careful when it comes to playing with folklore creatures.

17. Editing

18. Overall, I’m satisfied with how my work turned out. If I had more time, however , I believe I could’ve done better. It was the first time I was making something entirely by myself , since before I used to do things in a Filming School for kids. Additionally, I’ve worked with my friends and the two of them became actors for the first time, too. It was one of the most challenging things, to work with friends. I do not blame them for this and I’m grateful for their help, but for them this shooting day was something fun, meanwhile I was stressing out. I began to film this short film two weeks before the winter break and the deadline was coming for me, so I had to speed things up. When Bobby and Serena wanted to laugh and joke, I had to remain my strict mood and push them to work - something I didn’t really enjoy. I think that my work met all of the requirements , since it contains all of the shooting techniques I’ve mentioned. I’ve used match on action, eyeline match, cross cutting, shot/reverse shot, the 180-degree rule, shot/reverse shot becoming my favourite. I don’t think it was hard to maintain and face all of the rules, and I believe if I had a better camera I could’ve done this work even better, increasing the sound and the video quality. Even though it was supposed to be less then two minutes, I think my story is well-told and honestly, I’m the one who made it look so fast-paced. It appears to me that if I had more experience while creating this short film, it would be more than possible to delve into the storytelling even deeper during the short time given. Evaluation

19. Furthermore, the filming itself was chaotic. As I said, my friends were having fun while acting, but my stubbornness took over and I wanted everything to go perfect, line by like from the script, shot by shot from the storyboard. My friends, obviously, are not the professional well-trained actors who know how to keep a straight face, so we had to take a lot of retakes they were laughing so much. Time, everything always cuts to the fact that you always need more time. It is still a pleasant experience and this task gifted me unforgettable memories with my friends - something truly worth repeating. After running and rushing during the filming day, editing day was the most calm for me. It was easy to edit, too, since I didn’t have any extravaganza shoots and most of them I knew how to edit, how to bring this entire film together. My idea, thankfully, didn’t change much and the script didn’t have any changes, I managed to stick to it and do the best I can to tell the story I wanted to depict. However, for the editing and the filming I had to make a research, to revise all the shots I wanted to use. The research is shown in this same presentation.

20. So, I believe that this project made a great impacts on my skills, from better understanding of why time management is needed, to expanding my lexis. Before this project I wouldn’t be able to be that specific with the terms, and that improved and will help me on the exam for the movie analisis. The End