Essentially, we had to make a short video involving a character opening a door, crossing the room and then sitting down in a chair across from another character. They'd then exchange a few lines. The video HAD to include match-on-action shots, shot/reverse/shot, and the 180 degree rule in some way, shape or form.
The video had to be edited fully in Adobe Premiere Pro, and we had to cast, set up and film the shots in the space of 2-3 hours.
Technically, what is the 180 Degree rule?
The 180 Degree rule is the rule that involves the camera never going more than a semicircle around the action. For example, if a character is standing directly in front of another character, you can only film from one side of them, or over one shoulder.
Below is a diagram demonstrating the rule.
What is Match-On-Action?
Match-on-Action is when you film a character doing an action from two or more perspectives; they could start opening a door from a shot of their back, and then continue them opening the door from the front. Just so long as the action is continued and flows from one shot to the next, it is considered Match-on-Action.
What is Shot/Reverse/Shot?
Shot/Reverse/Shot is when you film a conversation from two perspectives, with each one focusing on each person's face while they speak. In editing, they would splice the conversation so that when each person is speaking, it shows their face.
How did it go?
It went pretty well! I was working with Jordan, Emily and Wendy, and we all pretty much naturally took on roles; me and Jordan wrote, I storyboarded and was cameraman, Emily assisted all around and Wendy directed. The actors were directed well, and we managed to get all the shots done in about an hour and 20 minutes. The plot, conceived by Wendy, was adapted by all four of us, and we made it fairly unique. The location was convenient, but it was WAY too small. That'd be something to improve upon next time. The equipment was used well, and we had no issues. The editing, however, was VERY irritating. None of us had any experience with Adobe Premiere Pro, so it was a real learning curve, to say the least. We had to retrace steps, reset computers, and generally import entire scenes again because we had issues. However, we finally got it done.
Ultimately, setting up this blog was fairly easy. I already have a Google/YouTube account, so I'm using that. All around, it went well!
If you had the chance to do this task again, what would you change or do better?
If I was to do this task again with the group, I'd recommend finding a larger office setting to make filming and general moving around a whole lot easier. I'd also suggest getting a microphone so that the voice audio would come out better.
And so, here is... THE FINISHED VIDEO! <fanfare>
https://youtu.be/lCQ7uARVnwc
Overall, I'd give the task a 9/10, and our final outcome around 8/10, since the audio is a bit grainy and the editing is a tad jumpy.
Until we meet again,
~ Noah Carolan :D
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