Continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting opposite another character with who he/she then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. The task should demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180 degree rule.

• 180 degree rule

•Shot/ reverse shot

•Match on action

The 180 degrees rule is so when you’re filming you can only film in 180 degrees of the set. Instead of filming in different angles around the scene its just the 180 degrees.

• Match on action is an editing technique of the continuity system where in a cut is placed in the midst of an action so that the action from one shot continues to the next.

• Shot reverse shot is usually used in a conversation when filming. They can also be used for effects but mainly used in a TV drama during conversations.

• When were filming inside the toilets there is a conversation between two people where we used the shot reverse shot and close ups to show facial expressions.

• Overall we’ve had a few ideas of what storyline to go with in our media task. We’ve had ideas from exchanging drugs for money, two brothers going for a job but one is really dumb but the idea were using is ‘toilet talk’ its where two people in a school had a toilet pass and one of the students are bit stranger than the other and thinks he has seen him before.

James walking into the toilet

As James walks into the toilet

Jake starting a conversation with James

James ending the conversation with Jake

Jake moving closer towards James

The rules are important in the task and we have to keep to them. The first rule is the 180 degree rule, this rule will be used throughout which will also come in well to include a shot/reverse shot. Also the 180 degree rule will include over the shoulder shot and also a pan. Match on action is the third rule, we will use this when we open the door from the outside then the next shot will be from inside the toilet opening the door.

• Jake: Oh you alright mate?• James: I’m good?

• Jake:I swear I’ve seen you before?• James: Wrong guy mate• James: What are you doing?

• Jake: hi there

• School toilets

• Actors: James Cox & Jake Brough & Olly Watts• Props: Toilet pass• Costuming: suits

• The group had a couple of ideas but one or two of them were bad. We had started filming a couple of other storylines and we realised they wasn’t good enough so we all decided one storyline and went for it and it is turning out very well