Continuity Task - Storyboards

Shot 1: Shot just outside of the room, where Ben comes into shot. He opens the door and enters the room.
Shot 2: Shot from inside the room, pans around as Ben walks around towards and past the camera, to the desk where Dr. Achmed is sitting.
Shot 3: Over the shoulder shot where we see Ben beginning to explain his problems to Dr. Achmed.
Shot 4: Shot reverse shot- to Dr. Achmed- over the shoulder shot.
Shot 5: When Dr. Achmed doesn't take Ben seriously, the camera zooms every so slightly towards Ben's back and then stays still whilst watching Ben storm angrily out of room.

Continuity Task - Film.

Roxanna Barry - 5034
Caroline Gooch - 5082
Jakob Montagu-Shaw - 1234546789

In our film we mainly used simple camera techniques. We used mid shots and long shots, with over the shouldershots with the conversation - math on action. We also had to obey the 180 degree rule to make the scene look more real, and make it easier to veiw from the audience.
The over the shoulder shots made the conversation flow more, and the swaps between shoulder's made it more interesting for the audience. 2 shots from the camera were following ones, as the camera follows a character to and from a seated position at the desk. The yellow line on our story boards demonstrates our use of the 180 degree rule, with an imaginary line across our scene, also showing the camera positions. The line would carry on outside of the roomto near the door, allowing the first shot to be taken at its angle and then continued from inside. We used digital cameras, non-linear editing software (Adobe Premiere), YouTube and our blogs. For the majority of our group the editing, filming and uploading to YouTube was a first, making the task more chalenging, but allowing practice for other tasks ahead.
I think our final product was rather good, as we involved all the points the brief included and people rather liked it. We received two comments on YouTube: "well filmed" and "this is amazing" with 29 veiws within 2 weeks. :)

Continuity Task - Script

BEN opens the door, the shot is from behind.

He walks through towards the camera, and over to a desk where DR. ACHMED is sitting. He sits down.

Over DR. ACHMED’s shoulder shot, viewing BEN as he starts to talk.

BEN: I need your help. It’s my fish.

DR. ACHMED: What’s wrong with it?

BEN: Well I’ve had him for 5 years now, and I’ve grown really attached to him, but he’s ill. I think he is going to die.

Over BEN’s shoulder shot, viewing DR. ACHMED as he suggests a remedy.

DR. ACHMED: I think I can help you with this. We’re making a type of plastic surgery for fish, which allows them to have a fake plastic fin put on.

It returns back to an over the shoulder shot, viewing BEN, as he ponders the idea of a plastic fin.

BEN: A fake plastic fin? It will probably be able to swim a bit easier, and it will probably be able to eat a lot more.

DR. ACHMED: But it may get bullied by the bigger fish.

Returns to over BEN’s shoulder again as DR. ACHMED doesn’t take Ben seriously.

DR. ACHMED: The only problem is, when this fish gets this plastic fin…

DR. ACHMED starts laughing.

BEN: Are you laughing at me? At my fish? Because he’ll get a plastic fin? He might die! He was my best friend for five f**king years!

BEN angrily stands up and shoves papers off DR. ACHMED’s desk.

The camera follows BEN as he starts to walk out, and as he leaves the room, DR. ACHMED Speaks:

DR. ACHMED: I’m sorry!

BEN slams the door shut, after turning round and yelling:

BEN: F**k you!

BEN Exits.

Media Shots

Over the shoulder shot (Lucy Garstka & Gemma Lam) - used to show a conversation taking place, or to show someone watching someonw else.

Birds eye veiw (Lucy, Gemma & Megan) - shots taken from above, looking down on the subjects, usualy used in passing or over scenery.










High angle shot (Lucy Garstka) - shot looking down at a subject, though not as high or dramatic as bird's eye's veiw.











Low angle shot cropped (Lucy Garstka) - this makes the person seem taller and more important, giving them more status, or a higher status.














Extreme long shot (Builder) - these shots usually also show surrounding scenery or in this case the long corridor. These shots usually establish the location, and sometimes give a feeling of isolation.









Midshot (Gemma Lam & Megan) - these shots show most of the body, but not all. They are good for showing movement, and to show the people in more detail, however also show the background and other features.








Close up (Helen Blythe) - this shot commonly shows the face of a person, close. It shows the characters facial expressions and any features.








Extreme close up (Gemma Lam) - this shot gets very up close and personal with the subject or person it is shooting, and it creates different atmospheres, like; passion in a romance films, or mystery and intruigue in thriller films. They don't show the whole of the object or person's main feature - i.e the face, but cuts off the top or bottom.