Prelim task video

Before filming our actual opening sequence for our movie each group had to do a preliminary task in order to help get a greater understanding of how the cameras and editing suites work. It helped the group in making sure that we knew how to use the cameras and how to efficiently edit shots that have been filmed.

Our sequence was based on a small deal between two people (Zulaikha and Ruby) and consisted of very little dialogue. The sequence was based on a person walking into a room, sitting down at a table (Zulaikha), and having a conversation with a character sitting across the table (Ruby). The main aim of the task was to enable us to use different angle shots and understand the rules of filming; such as the 180 degrees rule. The filming was done by Fatima.

During the filming shoot we did several takes of each scene from different angles in order to get a better sequence. We took a range of different shots from angles for each scene and this helped us when editing our sequence. When putting together the sequence it allowed us to have a much more naturally flowing and realistic sequence. It helped us to avoid any jumps in time and scene because we had enough shots from different angles and were able to split these at the correct moment. We were able to use the 180 degree rule correctly and filmed all the contents from the right side. The use of different sized shots and framing was also done very well.

The editing was a time-consuming task as we had to make sure that the sequence flows efficiently. Sometimes we did have to edit scenes several times before they fitted perfectly into the sequence. We also have not used any credits, apart from the last one, any transitions or sound effects. This was because the main aim for this task was to work on filming. However when we will be doing our opening sequence we will do this and this is something we would like to improve on.

In our story board for the preliminary task, we used the rule of thirds to set out each scene. However, when actually filming, the scenes were not always shot according to the rule of thirds. This is something that we hope to take into account when filming our opening sequence.

Overall, as a group we feel that we have made a great achievement and have done an excellent job with our filming and editing. The sequence had a natural flow and was very effective. The use of angles and the 180 degrees rule was done successfully. In the end we are all happy with what we have done and feel that we accomplished good results.