Preliminary Task

Welcome, again~

Currently, we are completing a preliminary task of creating a scene that makes use of match-on-action and shot/reverse shot, amongst other things which don't immediately spring to mind (edits possible?), and observes the 180 degree rule.

The official denotations of the terms above are below (with proper citations if the links work):

Match-on-action refers to film editing and video editing techniques where the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot's action. A common example is a man walking up to a door and reaching for the knob.
Shot reverse shot  is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another character (often off-screen), and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer assumes that they are looking at each other.
The 180° rule is a cinematography guideline that states that two characters in a scene should maintain the same left/right relationship to one another . When the camera passes over the invisible axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line and the shot becomes what is called a reverse angle. (Description taken from a YouTube video)

All this is a pretty fanciful way to explain some filming and editing techniques that create something called continuity editing, which is editing in a way that makes the viewer feel as though they are watching the events unfold chronologically and somewhat realistically. It also helps to make sense of the scene and the position of the characters, well as their actions.



For this particular assignment, I am working with two or three other media students, shooting a noir detective scene in which the detective is paying a "contact" for information. Most of the details in the scene are very vague, and this is intended to create a mystery effect. We are trying to use more filming and editing techniques such as eyeline matching and hopefully, maybe, possibly some special effects, although I'm not very competent in After Effects unless it's somewhat basic.

We're not very far into this due to.. creative differences.. but once the ball gets really rolling there'll most likely be more details to include.

For now, ja ne!