Third Video - Mugging

Second Video - Continuity & Editting techniques

Story Board

Camera Angles

Story Board

Clip To Show Continuity

Process and reflection of using Window movie maker

For my short clip to show continuity the material that has been used were: cam recorders, characters, a short script or mind map of what is going on in the scene, Windows Movie Maker.

The file format of the film was originally mp4 therefore we had to change the file format to WMV which will enable me to use the files on Window Movie Maker. We did this by going on this website - (http://video.online-convert.com/convert-to-wmv), which will convert the file into the format that is needed to work in Window movie maker. 

After changing the format of all the file and downloading them I then went onto Windows Movie Maker. I uploaded all the videos that we have took during the shoot. I then look at all the video clips and got rid of any that aren't needed in the actual video. I then put them in chronological order. The next step was to edit the video so that any bits in-between the videos for examples pauses and audio voice like 'action' is cut out. 

After spending sometime cutting and editing the footage I re-watched it a few times and had others say their opinion on what to improve on it. In this short clip that I have created I try to show shot-reverse-shot, 180 degree shot and match on action. 


In the film that I have created I have created a match on action, short-reverse-shot. 180 degrees shot could definitely be improved on as we have crossed over the imaginary line. 

For improvements I can retake the scene to show a better continuity editing as it is not as smooth in the film we can see.

Continuity Editing Keywords

Shot-reverse-shot
A shot reverse shot is when one character is shown looking at another character and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. Since the characters are shown facing in oppposite directions, the viewer assume that they are looking at each other. This technique is used a lot in editing to make it look like that they are in a conversation.

180 degree rule 
180 degree rule has many factors which make up this continuity. One, the rule states that the camera must never cross over the imaginary line and will almost be within it (shown in the diagram below). 180 degree of the scene can be seen however it never cross the imaginary line. An example of 180 degree rule is

Example of a 180 degree rule :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMq8t0d3gLE&safe=active

Match on action 
Match on action is when something is happening then it is cut to a another shot that is taken which looks similar to the shot that is already taken  but the audience are unaware of this, this is an example of continuity

Steady use of camera
This is when using a tripod along isn't enough to steady the camera especially if it's a scene where you have to run to follow the character. To help steady the camera you can use a dolly camera to steady it so the scene doesn't look blurry and shaking. Or you can use a tripod with a panning head: this is so that the movement of the camera is more smooth therefore the scene doesn't look shaky but steady.

Camera Type
Close-up
Medium Shot