Final Prelim idea

We decided instead on the idea of either an interrogation or a business deal between Santa and a child. We discussed the idea of a business deal in which a breifcase of mince pies was involved and Rudolph was held hostage instead we decied on an interogation idea. We talked about Santa interogating the child but in the end came to the conclusion of having it the other way around to add comedic value. Our plan is to have Santa walking down a corridor, then being kidnapped by a child and taken to an interrogation room where he comes face to face with an innocent looking little girl however you later find out that she's not so innocent. She is questioning him as to where her presents are.
This is a clip found on youtube where they also interrogate Santa.

Rejected prelim idea

The idea was that two guys were high on magic mushrooms and one began to hallucinate. We were going to have clowns, santa and ninjas walking through the door and having conversations with one of the guys, however his friend could see nothing. We were going to get a box of ordinary mushrooms from Sainsbury's and write 'MAGIC' on the side to add comedy value to the scene.

Match on action

Match on action is matching action between shots to create a continuous movement.                                     For example; pace, body languages and actions.

Shot/Reverse shot

Shot/Reverse shot is used in dialouge to make the shots interesting and also shows reaction shots which are vital to a conversation. This rule is used in conjunction with the 180 degree rule as not to disorientate the viewer.

180 degree rule

The 180 degree rule is an important part of continuity and editing.
It involves an imaginary circle in which you can only film in your chosen semi-circle, two characters in the same scene should always have the same left and right relationship to each other, in order to not break the rule.
This is an example of how to accomplish the rule and how you can break it by crossing the line.



This video shows how to break and to keep to the 180 degree rule.

Preliminary Brief

Your Task:

THIS TASK CONTRIBUTES TO YOUR COURSEWORK GRADE:

COURSEWORK REPRESENTS 50% OF THE AS LEVEL

The specification states that this must be:

‘ A continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue.’ The sequence must last no longer than one minute.

This task should demonstrate:

• Match on Action
• Shot/Reverse Shot
• The 180 degree Rule

All filming and editing must take place on HaywardsHeath College campus. You will record your learning and processes on a group blog, which you will continue into the Main Task (the opening of thriller film).

DEADLINE: 21st January

The group photo!