G321 Preliminary Task

Strengths:
I think our video is successful as we have used key camera shots and rules such as shot reverse shot, match on action and the 180 degree rule.

We inserted a soundtrack of a school bell ringing which gave the effect and understanding that we are in a school type environment.

The match on action shot is successful as it shows our character walking down the stairs at different angles. We see from a fairly low angle looking up to a close up of the characters feet and then a medium shot showing the surroundings.

The shot reverse shot in our clip woks effectively as we used an over the shoulder shot to show the conversation between the two characters. By using the shot reverse shot it helps show the audience that they are not talking to themselves and by achieving the 180 degree rule it doesn't change sides and leave the viewers confused.

From our previous task, the characters took the role of acting  more seriously and didn't make the video look amateur. The soundtrack is also relevant in this scene so doesn't leave the audience unbalanced.

My favorite shot in this scene is when the two
characters are saying goodbye to each other. This is successful as it achieves the rules of thirds. The character we are looking at automatically takes our attention as she is positioned appropriately.







Weaknesses: 
There are also parts to our clip which aren't successful. Four seconds in our brunette character leans back as if she is leaving the scene and makes it misleading for the audience. She is then the main character in the next bit which is confusing as to why she is there. You can also see the characters laughing which suggests they haven't taken it seriously enough as they should.





Another weakness in our clip is that we haven't
achieved the rule of thirds the whole way through.
Here in this print screen you automatically look at the opened door not the character standing on the right, this is due to our positioning not being appropriate and faulting the video. To improve we need to make sure we are following the rules on continuity in filming to enable us to have a successful clip by the end.