Preliminary Task

Preliminary Task

This exercise is a continuity task invloving filming and editing a charcter opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another charcter, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines dialogue. This task should demonstarte match on action, shot/reveres/shot and the 180 degree rule

Script


Dead or Alive

Preliminary Task


Establishing shot of Character A in the room, then long shot of the corridor and then low angle view shot of character B walking down the low lighting corridor.

A tilt shot of character B from behind walking down the corridor and then close up of face and then it cuts to character B opening the door, whilst charter b is walking into the room and low ticking noise is playing in the background.

Shot reverse shot between character A and B whilst the conversation is going on.

Character A: Ahh! I have been expecting you; please sit (sharp point to the chair)

Character B sits down

Character B: (demands) where is it?

Character A: where is what? (Shrugs and laughs)

Character B: Don’t pretend you don’t know what I am talking about; there is not enough time for your silly games when the whole race is depending on me

Character A: (mimics)”when the whole race is depending on me” please, you wouldn’t know that a bomb had gone off even if it hit you, in front of your face

Character B: Give me the bomb now!

Character A: why should I? You will never take me alive

Character B: oh really, do you want a bet? (Pulls out gun)

Character A pulls out gun from underneath the table. Then blackout and here loud gunshots, then ticking noise from the bomb gets louder and louder. To be continued. . .

Editing schduele

Place: School
Where: Media classroom
Time: 3pm
Date: Tuesday 20th March 2012
Group: Merissah, Enitan, Olivia and Roberata

Filming Schduele



DATE
TIME
FILMING
SHOT
Page
19th March 2012
4:05
Character A sitting in the room.

Establishing short of Character A.

1

4:10
Character B walking down the corridor
Long Shot of character B walking down, make sure tracks are out of the way
1




4:12
Character B has made progress down the hall
Tilt shot of the character that then goes into a Close up on the face showing their emotion.
1

4:16
Character B walks into the room and toward where Character A is
Viewing shot, panning the room till Character B sit’s down
1

4:20
Character B and Character A in the same room having the talk about a bomb
Film Character B’s Lines
Shot reverse shot, when cut to the next person have the camera over the shoulder.

1

4:25
Character A’s lines for the same scene
Have the camera over the shoulder of Character showing that it shows they are in the same place.
1

4:30
Character A pulls out a gun
Camera Slowly Zoom’s in on Character A when they pull out the gun.
1


Photographs of Location





The Corridor




The Door



The Classroom

Storyboard




Preliminary Task Video