Task plan



For this piece of work we have been ask to make a thriller opening which will be 60 seconds, we are expected to do the following:

character opening doors

crossing the room.

sitting down in the chair opposite another character.

Then characters exchanging brief dialogue.

we are ment to use a Match on action, shot/reverse/shot and the 180 rule.

match shot action

Match shot action is an editing technique for continuity. This is editing in which shot cuts to another shot. It is an action shot of the subject in the first shot. This creates the impression of a sence of continuity.

180 degree rule

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

Purpose of the Prelim

To put your learning in to practise- camrea work / editing

To learn how to shoot effective digital video and editing using iMovie.

To apply the rules of continuity editing

To experiment/ to also be creative.

We have to work in a group of 4 max

we have to do a storyboards 25 sketches of shots we are going to do for the opening of the thriller. we aim to make it a minute long and to add all the camera work to show our development.

 we have made it as a man who wants his "gear" he has taken a man and has a bag over his head not knowing why he has been taken. We are wanting to make it action, and thrilling at the same time.
In this prelim i will be working with ben, elliott and myself. we will be then useing iMovie to edit our openings, to improve it and to show that we can use iMovie. This Prelim should be down by the end off half term.