Preliminary task

Our preliminary task is a continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down on a chair opposite another character, they then have a short conversation.

Continuity filming means that the scenes flow so no possible changes will effect it. In this task we will use three different types of shots:

Match on action - this is when there is one shot from behind the character then the camera is cut and moved then next shot taken in front, or visa-versa, in one seamless action.
In our interpretation one shot is taken behind the character and shows them opening the door and the next shot is taken in front of the character and shows them walking through the door.







Shot/reverse shot (see previous post for definition)- this is an over the shoulder shot, we will use this after Elsie (the person who's late) comes through the door and is looking at me (the woman waiting for her).

180-degree rule - this rule draws an imaginary line between the two characters at 180-degrees at which the camera doesn't pass so the viewers don't get disorientated.
We will use this when the characters are having a conversation.

First Task: Camera Shots

Our first task was to get into groups and with a camera practice all different types of camera shots and angles and come up with an overall narrative that links our photos together.

The narrative we choose was for these shot types was a bully and a victim in the school courtyard.

Close-up shot: 

this shot is used to catch a character's emotional response to something or show them in thought, for example in this shot it is showing the character of the victim looking scared

Establishing shot:

this shot is used to set the scene. It is usually used in an opening shot or sequence as an exterior and can sometimes be called an extreme long shot. From this shot we set the scene in the school courtyard.  

Extreme close up:

 this is used to show an important detail, object, gesture or moment of contact between characters. Our shot shows a moment of contact of a fist and a cheek between the bully and the victim.





Long shot:

                             
this shot shows a character at some distance. The character will often be dominated by their surroundings. Our shot shows the bully chasing the victim at a distance and you can see a lot of the surrounding area.






Shot/reverse shot

these shots show a conversation between two characters. we get to see in detail how they react to each other emotionally and what they say. In this shot we see the victim covering their face portraying sadness or upset. Even though the cameras facing the victim the photo is still dominated by the bully for we can see more of them.

In this shot we see the bully pulling a face at the victim trying to intimidate her. We see that the victim's back isn't in the shot as much as the bully's because we wanted the victim to look less dominant.






Low shot:

 this shot makes someone seem larger than life or dominant, or to suggest we are seeing through the eyes of someone seated or small. Our shot shows the bully dominating the scene, and making the victim feel small.






Tilt shot:



this shot can be used to show speed, movement, or an unsettled mood. We used it to capture the moment after the victim gets hit and falls to the floor to show movement. The camera is high up to make the victim look vulnerable.

  

                                      

Introduction

Hello welcome to my first ever blog for my A level media course.

In my media lessons this year I am looking forward to learning how to make and edit my own videos. I like watching YouTube videos so it will be good to know what goes on behind the camera not just in front of it. I'm also excited to learn about how films are made and produced because I spend a lot of my spare time watching movies and TV programmes.

I expect, because I have never edited my own videos using professional software, it will be difficult at first, but I hope that over time I will be able to get to grips with the technology and my blog will gradually improve.

I'm worried about getting behind the rest of the class because of not knowing something but hopefully i will be able to keep on top of all the tasks, and keep my blog up-to-date.

I chose media studies because I think it'll be a fun alternative to many other subjects and gives people the chance to be creative with their work, as well as learning loads about what goes on in the massively growing world of media and hopefully being a part of that.