Preliminary Task

In this video it shows our preliminary task that we were given to be completed by us as part of our coursework. In the preliminary task we were asked to film a short film of a character opening the door and another character sitting down and having a conversation. We were also asked to include the following in our film ; match on action , shot reverse shot and the 180 degree rule.

Our narrative for the task was a girl ( Enid ) was going for a job interview but she had the wrong attitude and wasn't prepared at all for it. She enters the interview room and greets the interviewer in an informal way. As she sits down , letting the interviewer ask her some general questions about why she wanted the job. It seemed like she only wanted the job for the money and wouldn't really be dedicated to it. Enid then faced getting rejected and looked very upset by it.

I think the things that went well were that we used a variety of camera shots and angles. We included a mid shot to show the two people in the scene because the 180 degree rule was to show the two people having a conversation from one side without breaking the rule and filming from the other side. The different camera shots to show our knowledge and understanding of what would make a successful filming task.

What would be even better is the editing. We could've added more transitions and included more effects in our filming , to make it more realistic and run smoother. Also we could've adjusted the lighting in the first scene where Enid was walking up the stairs.