Evaluation of Continuity Sequence

          

Mise-En-Scene

In our video we used quite a bit of mise-en-scene. The first use of mise-en-scene would be the paper on the door, we used this paper only at the beginning in order to get across the purpose of the chase which adds to the story element of our short video. The second use of mise-en-scene would be the cardboard boxes. We used these boxes at about halfway through the video, we decided to use the boxes as it's more interesting/entertaining than having two people run the whole time. One piece of mise-en-scene that I regret is when we accidentally had our camera bag in the background of one shot. I now know when i'm next filming to double check and make sure that no camera bags or equipment in the frame.

Lighting

We didn't really use any lighting for this short video, but when we were filming we had to film one half of the video in one lesson and the other half in another lesson, because of this when we were filming the second half of the video it was a lot cloudier and darker then when filming before, All I did was slightly raise the ISO and it was barely noticeable when watching the final product.

High Or Low Camera Angles

We don't really have any high angle shots as we didn't really have a way of filming a high angle and we didn't think it would fit in our video. We do have lot's of low camera angles and a worms eye view shot. We decided to use these low angles because we thought that they looked good and they fit well with the style of our video. I regret not getting any high angles because we could've at least tried to see in case it would've worked.

Different Shot Distances

Because we decided to have a chase scene for our video we did some research into what kind of shots they have, we realised that fast paced action scenes in film are usually filled with close ups and quick 2 second shots. We decided to use the same kind of shots you would see in a fast paced action scene like a quick shot of his hand grabbing the cardboard, this is generally something you would see in a fast paced scene. We also had a wide shot so that we could show both one character running away and one walking towards the door all in one shot.

Any Camera Movement

We only moved the camera in a shot twice, the first was when we did the POV shot, the other was when we went from the note to the face. I generally do not like moving the camera as without the proper equipment it gives a shaky effect that I don't like, though sometimes a camera movement is more effective than a simple cut. Overall I would do more camera movement if I had the proper equipment but until then I will generally avoid it.

Fades Or Dissolves

We didn't really have any fades or dissolves which is another thing that I regret, although we do have a certain shot when a character walks into the camera and it all goes black before the next shot. This shot is kind of like a fade but we didn't use any editing to achieve it (other than using a cut).

                                

                         The Continuity System:

180 Degree Rule

For the majority of the video the camera is placed head on in front of the performers. One time that we broke the 180 degree rule is when the person being chased runs across the road the camera is facing up the high street, the next shot is a close up of the face of the person being chased, but, the camera is now facing down the high street. In our shot reverse shot sequence we stuck to the 180 degree rule.

 Establishing Shots

Our group did have a wide shots that show the location we're in, but I wouldn't class any of those shots as an establishing shot. None of the shots are the opening shot to a certain sequence, this is a mistake on our behalf but also because of the fact that we were only limited to 20 shots.

Match Cuts On Action

A match cut on action is when something happens on screen and you see two different shots of the same thing happening from different points of view. Unfortunately we did not have any match cuts on action this is because we were unsure where they would work on a chase scene.

Eyeline Match Cuts

We had one eyeline match cut in our film, when a character is resting you see him look up at something, the next shot is then his POV of a bus driving past and revealing the pursuer behind the bus.

POV Shots

Our POV shot is the first shot we have in our short film. The POV is when a character puts a note on a door but the camera is from his POV. We did this because it would've been hard to film and strange to have the POV shot during the chase scene, we could've done this but we would've needed the proper equipment because the final product would've ended up very shaky.

Shot Reverse Shot

We had our shot reverse shot at the very end of the video when the character being chased finds somewhere that he believes to be safe, then the pursuer arrives from around the corner which begins the shot reverse shot sequence. We made sure to not break the 180 degree rule while filming because we know that that can be confusing at times

Summary

In summary I believe that our continuity sequence had many good things, I believe that we told our narrative in a successful way. Though there were also disadvantages, we were unorganised with our pre-production instead of properly planning where to film is we didn't get our ideal space of filming and ended up walking around trying to find somewhere to film.

Connotations Photo Exercise

     

                                                                                                            Strength 
We decided to have a someone stand on a balcony with the camera at a low angle, we also used props (the balcony) so the subject is above the ground this shows that the subject is superior to those who are below him.

                         

                            Poverty
For this shot we decided to have someone laying/ sitting outside with the camera at a wide shot so we could show the surroundings of the area, we decided to use a prop of a bench in the college.

                           

                             Love
We decided to have a wide shot of two people     holding hands, we decided to have the shot from behind because the only thing that you can tell from this image is that they 'love' each other as all you can see is them holding hands.

                            Fear
For this image our group chose to have a shaded silhouette behind an oblivious young person, we used a medium shot. We decided to use this image because having someone follow you around can be very scary to some.

                          Desire
For this image we originally were going to have an over the shoulder shot with an object in focus, due to complications we had to go for a less subtle approach showing a side shot of someone 'desiring' a drink.

                         

                               Danger
Our group decided that a POV shot from high up
would be the best option, I decided to have my feet
slightly dangling off an edge, the reason why we wanted to do this is because; photos like this are supposed to make the viewer
anxious by putting themselves in that position showing the true danger of the situation.

                 
                        Wealth
When we were first planning this image we were unsure of what we were going to do, after some time we chose to have a slight dutch angle of someone holding money/cards, we decided to do this because most times you see a dutch angle it's usually of a nice car or a luxurious item. We played to that stereotype for this image so it's clear it's supposed to be 'showing off'.

                     
                       Weakness
For this image we had all agreed to do the opposite of strength and have an image from a high angle, this shows the person being weak. The image is ominous an implies something 'bad' may be about to happen.

                 
                     
                         Friendship
We were unsure what to do for the friendship image so we decided to keep it simple and have a mid shot of two people hugging, because of the facial expressions you can tell the two are not in love and it's more of a 'friendly' hug.




                         
                           
                            Purity
 For this image we were again unsure what to do so we decided to do something simple like a mid shot of a person returning a purse instead of stealing it. We used a mid shot because it's the perfect option for a picture like this, it shows all that you need to see in the frame.