Preliminary Task

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Before my peers and I started thinking about our film ideas, we had to learn the basics of film. We experiemented with reverse shots (for conversations), over the shoulder shots, match on action, and more camera angles. We also learnt about the importance of the 180 degree rule. The rule is if the camera is filming from the left hand side of a person, it can never cross over to the right hand side, and visa versa.

If broken, the audience will be snapped out of their 'trance' and brought back to reality. The camera switching angles confuses the audience's brains and breaks the illusion.

From filming this preliminary task I have learnt the skills I need to make my final film look professional and effective. I will be using match-on-actions, reverse shots, over the shoulder shots and much more to bring my film opening up to the right standard.