evaluation of contiuity

The 180 degree

We used the 180 degree rule when we filmed the scene when Kaval goes to ask the councillor for help when he finds out someone’s following him.  The reasons for doing this we thought seeing were each person is looking so in this case there both looking at each other. However when filming this scene we had difficulties due to the angles of the camera as in the height and placement of the camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rule of thirds

We used the rule of thirds pretty much in every scene we done. We did this so that from the audience’s point of view the scene looks natural and so that the audience can see the background. We didn’t really have any issues when doing this as the person on camera was always walking on the either side of the cameras point of view.

Match on action

We used the match on action rule throughout the whole movie, for example when kava was walking through the corridor. Accomplishing this was difficult, due to after filming when we watched back the scene we had saw that there were huge jumps between scenes. So from a realistic audience point of view the story did not flow well. So if we were to film again we would redraw our story board so each scene is chronologically correct and looks appropriate to the human eye.

 

 

 

 

Challenges I faced after production

As it was my first time editing I didn’t really know what to expect. So overall I didn’t come across any problems after production apart from that I wasn’t familiar with the software for editing, although after a while the software became very clear to use and was straight forward.

My overall strengths  

I think coming out of this task I have gained a lot of strengths, like now I am able to use a camera and use appropriate angles for the specific type of shot. In my opinion I think we came up with a very creative story line, by having this it was much easier to plan things like locations and dialogue. We also had members of the team who were experienced with using cameras and other equipment, this lead to us having more time instead of learning how to operate the equipment, which saved me time.

My overall weaknesses

Throughout production we made minor mistakes, for example things like the 180 degree rule and looking into the camera. Doing this was very time consuming as it meant we had to go back and film these scenes all over again. I think the reason for this is that we were not paying attention to what we were filming and what we were viewing post production.

My overall improvements

My overall improvements would be to improve the main planning part of production, in my opinion I don’t think this section was detailed enough. So for the next project for a better finish I would improve the planning.