For the video preliminary task we have been asked to film and edit a video piece with 3 key aspects; character 1 must open a door, cross a room and then take a seat opposite character 2 and have a conversation with them. The aim of this task is to show a ‘starting point’ of our media skills- how good we work as a group, our skills when using a camera and our ability to edit together a simple piece of film. The video itself must demonstrate three video techniques; match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule. My understanding of these techniques will be shown below;
Match On Action
Match on Action is an editing technique where one shot is cut in
by another shot, whilst still following the actions of the subject matter in
the first shot. This is used to further the idea of continuity editing – where
the viewer of a media text can see that the action on the screen flows
continually. Match on Action presents a continuous sense of what is happening
on the screen in front of us.
The 180 Degree Rule
The
1800 rule is a camera technique where two characters or objects
positions are reflected over each other in the same left/right relationship to
one another. For example, having two people facing each other on opposite sides
of a table, one of the left of the shot and the other on the right. The actions
on scene take place in the same 1800 angle.
Shot Reverse Shot
Shot
reverse shot is an editing technique used most often during a conversation. It
switches from the two subjects faces during a conversation, in order to
represent a natural flow – even though the lines are filmed at different times.
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