PREMLIMINARY TASK

For part of our media coursework we got given a preliminary task that had to be done in order for us to gain more marks in our media coursework and exam.
This involved working in a group of three and we had to video three different types of shots, these included: 

• 180 Degree Rule
• Match on Action
• Reverse Shot

These different shots had to be included for us to pass, it is important that we added these as it shows to the assessor that we know how to use different types of shots and how.

The continuity task involving filming and editing a character walking through the door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he will then exchange a couple lines of dialogue.

180 Degree Rule 

This rule is quite important when filming because if you don't follow it then you can confuse the audience. This is normally when two characters are opposite each other for example at a dinner table and imagine that there is a line that the camera cannot cross. The camera should either stay to the left or the right of the characters. It is important that the camera doesn't cross this line as the audience will get confused and then it will be more harder to follow.

Match on Action

This is when the camera focuses on one character A which is talking and then ask the opposite character B a question and then the camera will move to the character B.

Reverse Shot

This is when character A is talking to character B and then camera will cut to character B who may say something and the camera will cut back to character A. This camera shot could be like a reaction shot as we are finding out how the character may be feeling which may be important for the audience.

Overall, i thought we could have done better with our task as we wasn't to familiar with the camera types but we still added the types of shots that we needed. Here is our preliminary task:

SWIVELL PRODUCTIONS

For our production logo we decided on the name Swivell Productions, this is because it gives our a elegant and feminine feeling to the audience.
Here are some pictures of our Swivell Production logo which we were creating on after-effects on the macs which is a software that comes with the computer. 

After-effects is a really complicated programme to use so we needed some guidance from the technology teachers so that they could guide us through it all. We had to listen carefully as this programme is quite technical and you have to use it correctly in order for your finished product to look good.

Here is a screen shot from after-effects of our production logo, but this is only the basics to the production as there are plenty more things that can be added like effects, so that our production logo can look its best.

After, we added some effects so that it would give a mysterious illusion to the audience which may give out the impression to the audience that it is a thriller opening. Here we added an effect which was to sharpen and blur the text to give a mysterious feeling. I think that this effect is good for our thriller opening because it looks deceiving. We also added a light that goes across the name which i also thought was a good effect because the audience will be inticed into the name and it will be focused on the name. 

Here we then added the colour, cold blue which gives out a cold feeling to the audience and seems to fit the thriller conventions because of the colours and the effects.

The effect here is mystical because we made the writing scatter and then all come together when the spot light scatters across Swivell Productions the word would come together. I think that this effect is good because it is mysterious an gives out a thriller feeling.

Here are the pictures of our final product:

Unfortunately i was unable to attend the session of the making of our final product, but i am very pleased of the final out come.

VIDEO DIARY

Here is a video of our group talking about the advantages and disadvantages of the filming that took place. As said in the video there were some few mishaps that could put us off filming but our group over came that and dealt with any problems.
I think that we are working well as a group and we always contribute ideas and always think of something that we could include within our thriller opening. But overall i think that we all work well as a group and we tend to work great together.