Preliminary task

For the preliminary task, the brief stated that we were required to create a piece which uses the following editing techniques: shot-reverse shot, match-on action and the 180-degree rule.

Below, I typed a script which acted as a guide for the cast during the filming of the task. 

Visual demonstration of the 180-degree rule. 

This is an example of match-on action, an editing technique for continuity in which one shot cuts to another shot continuing the action of the subject or object in the first. Our example (see GIF) shows an 'interviewee' (Kaden) entering an interview room via a door. The initial shot demonstrates the interviewee walking down a corridor leading to the door. The following shot demonstrates a perspective of the character walking down the corridor from the interior of the interview room. A problem with this scene is that the match-on action itself lacks excitement, however this reflected the uninteresting tone of the interview. What I learnt is is that match-on action creates the impression of a sense of continuity -- it acts as a 'visual bridge' between shots, conveying editing as invisible to viewers which creates realism. 

Here is an example of shot-reverse shot, a continuity editing technique typically used in diegetic dialogue. In the preliminary task, we ensured perspective of the camera changes in accordance to the character in dialogue (i.e. interviewee/interviewer): an over-the-shoulder coveys the character as in conversation, followed by a reverse angle shot, showing the other character looking back at them. This establishes the relationship of the characters. In conjunction with shot-reverse shots, we obey the 180-degree rule -- a guideline which states that participants in a scene should have the same left-right relationship to each other. We learnt that the 180-degree rule ensures continuity by not distorting the audience's sense of perception. A problem with obeying the 180-degree rule is that our cameraman accidentally broke it by misplacing the camera. However ,this production error was emended by mirroring the footage during the editing phase of the preliminary task. This gave the illusion that we had obeyed the 180-degree rule. 

Finally, to highlight the conclusion of the supposed interview, the scene transitions via a fade-out. Fades are a continuity editing technique which ensure that transitions are smooth; symbolising the natural ending to a scene.