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Today during lesson we began to film and edit our footage. To do this we took the cameras out and filmed a number of different shot types that included match of action, the reverse shot, 180 degrees rule and the basic shots such as close ups, mid shots and long shots. When we was recording the footage we needed to make sure that we recorded a lot more than what we would think we would need in case we needed extra footage as it would too late to retake filming as the actors would have changed outfits and the mis en scene could be different the next day.

During the recordings we filmed one of us walking down the corridor, opening the door, closing it behind her then sitting down and having a conversation with her friend. When recording the footage we tried to include ranges of footage such as he feet walking from side on, her hand opening the door and her facial expression in a close up as she walked past.

What we found from when we began to edit is even though we feel like we recorded too much footage, it still wasn’t enough. When editing I felt that the footage edited together didn’t run smoothly together as there wasn’t enough ranges of shots.

Because of this it made it clear to me that when I come to create my own opening of a film that I need to keep recording over and over even if I believe that I have got everything. I also need to think about my actors and the mis en scene as it needs to look as realistic as possible as well this did not work throughout my practise.

Shot and editing techniques:

Match of action is an editing technique for continuity editing in which one shot cuts to the next shot portraying the action of the subject in the first shot.

By using this shot it creates the impression of a sense of continuity, the action is carried through creating a visual image which draws the audience’s attention away from slight cutting or continuity issues. This action portrays a continuous sense of the same action rather than matching to separate videos.

                                                                                               The shot reverse shot is an editing technique used during actors having a conversation or simply them looking a each other or objects.

A shot showing what the character is looking at is followed by the reverse angle shot of the character themselves looking at it or the other character looking back at them for example.

Shot reverse often ties links well with the 180 degrees rule to retain continuity by not disordering the audience’s sense of location of the characters in the shots.

             

                                                     
The 180 degrees rule is a filming guideline that participants in a scene should have the same left-right relationship to one and other, with filming only taking place within the 180 degrees angle in which this is maintained during a conversation for example.

By using this it allows the audience to have a greater sense of location of the scene in terms of what may be off-screen in some shots, for example in shot reverse shots.

                                                         

                                                      

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Notes on the opening of Sleepy Hollow

The gothic, scary genre is introduced by the deep, low frightening music, horror based, the setting (mis en scene) is dark, cold and spooky flashes of lightning keeping the audience on their feet.

The mood is introduced a lot by the music again, it creates enigma as it’s a mystery to what is actually happening, as most as if there is a build-up. Something else that builds tension for the audience is the fact that they may have loads of questions which are not being answered, hooking the audience even more making it more and more interesting.

Weather is also used to set the mood, rainy dark weather is stereo typed to be scary.

Characters are represented as old fashioned/ elerly you can see this by the costumes that they are wearing and the setting help adds to the effect, by doing this the narrative is slightly introduced too.

The camera shots that are used are a lot of close ups, mid shots and point of view shots.

The title order so far was: Companies name, who presents the film, productions and the director’s name.

My film will include close ups, dripping, lots of enigma, dirty misty atmospheres old buildings and mislead stories.

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