WHAT I HAVE LEARNED + WHAT I CAN APPLY
Creating a continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom he/she then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue with. This task should demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.
When analysing and comparing this continuity task to our micro-drama, we can state that this has been filmed better in terms of choosing different shots and angles types.
In this case, the task was to film a character opening a door and crossing a room to then exchange a couple of lines of dialogue with another character.
The first shot we see is a long shot, of Bronnie Vaughan walking accross a pavement outside. Since she is later on talking to a teacher (played by me), the audience knows that it has been filmed around a school. This let's the audience establish a setting.
The shot after this is an over-the-shoulder shot of Bronnie looking at the door. This shows the audience that she is about to go inside of the school.
For the next shot, we took it in a low angle. This shows how she is walking very straightforward and determined inside the school building.
The following shot is a two shot and mid-shot where Bronnie walks past me (playing a teacher). This shot was created to show the audience the difference and comparison between the two characters. The teacher as a very tall person with glasses and hair tied back and the student with her hair loose who looks a bit younger.
In the next few shots, there is a shot and reverse shot changing to represent the dialogue between the two character's.
After the few lines of dialogue have been exchanged, we decided to create a long shot, where the audience again sees the mise-en-scene that is within a school. but also sees how the two character's walk their own ways, emphasising on the fact that the movie is over.