Continuity is the maintenance of continuous action and self-consistent detail in the various scenes of a film.

Continuity is important because it makes the scenes of the film more realistic

The 180 degree rule is a basic guideline regarding the on-screen spatial relationship between a character and another character or object within a scene.

Preliminary Task

In our preliminary task, we used the 180 degree rule when two students are greeting to each other and going to engage in a conversationThe screenshot on the right, we used an over the shoulder shot on the left side so we won’t break continuity.

Opening Scene

In our opening scene, we used the 180 degree rule when the character is on the phone. We have shown that we didn’t cross the invisible line and break continuity

Match on Action refers to film editing and video editing techniques where the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot's action.

Preliminary Task

In our preliminary task, we used match on action when the student is about to open the door. Then we moved inside the camera in the room to see him coming in.

Opening Scene

In our opening scene, we used match on action when the character is going down the stairs. The screenshot on the left ,the audience can see a mid shot of the character who is about the go down the stairs. The screenshot on the right, we used a long shot so the audience can see the location or the surroundings of the character.

Shot reverse shot is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another character and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character.

Preliminary Task

In our preliminary task, we used shot reverse shot when the students are engaged in a conversation. We also used the 180 degree rule so that it doesn’t break continuity.

Opening Scene

In our opening scene, we used shot reverse shot when the gang leaders are interrogating the victim. We also used the 180 degree rule not crossing the invisible line so the scene flow continuously.

Cinematography is the art of photography and camerawork in film-making.

This is important because it is a way to analyse media text. Using different shot types makes it more appealing the

audience The lighting and colour are also important because lights and

colours can have a strong emotional impact on the audience. There are different types of light that give different feeling, effect and colour as well.

I have improved in terms of cinematography by using camera angles that shows a significance to the character. The low angle shot show the power of the character and also we used a point of view shot to put the audience in the place of the victim.

Editing scenes makes it more appealing for the audience to watch. Editing works with using raw shots and combining them together

I have improved in terms of editing by using filters in our opening scene and also titles. Whereas in the preliminary task, we didn’t use either colour filters and tiles.

Mise-En-Scene is the arrangement of scenery and stage properties in a play. It contains setting, props, costume, make-up etc.

It is important because it determines what the character is like.

In our opening scene, we used costumes that relates to the characters occupation for example, the detective is wearing formal clothing which shows that he is important and shows his dominance.

I have developed my titles by changing font style and size as well as the positioning of the titles.

We have used the white colours to our font so it stands out from the background

Also I learnt how to use transitions to use for the titles in the opening scene. I used fade out to make it more appealing.

In all the construction of the preliminary task and opening scene I have developed my skills in many ways to be able to create better quality film. I learnt that continuity is a key aspect on making a good film and using continuity makes the film more realistic.I also learnt that sound can make a difference in a film and can change the atmosphere in a scene. For example, in our opening scene we added up beat music to show that the detective is rushing to go to his can.From the preliminary task to our opening scene have shown improvements in my camera work by having varieties of shots and angles. For example, the shot of the gang leader is a low angle mid shot which represents his authority. But the shot for the victim is a high angle which show that he doesn’t have power. Also the mise-en-scene can show the characteristics of a character. For example, the detective wears a suit which shows that he has a profession. Compared to the other characters, he is the only one who has a real job.