Preliminary film and explaination

 

 

 

This is our final film in which we displayed knowledge of: the 180 degree rule, reverse shots, over the shoulder, panning, editing skills.

 our task for this short clip was to use and understand the 180 degree rule and reverse shots, we used the reverse shot for the opening of the door as we could make the transition really smooth and pleasing to watch, the 180 degree rule was applied during the dialogue scene as this is how the technique is used in film most often.

 we came up with the idea not to show the characters face that walks in until the dialogue scene to create a moment of suspense and mystery for the watcher. This was also a little play around with skills that we are looking at using for our actual opening sequence. the title of the clip cuts away at the exact moment the character reaches for the door knob, this makes the transition from title to action more crisp and saves the viewer watching a low quality fade out.
We see an establishing shot of the room and two characters, as soon as the character walking in begins to sit down there is a cut to a closer shot of the character sitting down, this makes a very smooth cut and is seen as being pleasing to watch as opposed to multiple jumpy cuts.