Preliminary Preparation

Our first project for Media was to do a Preliminary task which requires us to film and edit a character opening a door and walking across a room before sitting down opposite another character to exchange a short dialogue. The prelim must include:

1.  Match on action, which is an editing technique when one shot is cut to another point of view that matches the first, this can be done by having an action follow through or have a dialogue continue through different camera angles. 
   
2. Shot reverse shot, is used when you shooting a conversation between characters, during the conversation the camera switches from the point of view of one character to the point  of view of the other, this can be shown in over the shoulder shots, over the head shots or face to face shots.
   
   
   
   
3. 180 degree rule, this is important when filming because it maintains the 4th wall between the audience and the characters. It outlines that the camera(s) must stay on one side of the imaginary 180 degree line across a room and two characters that are interacting.