Continuity Exercise

Continuity Exercise Reflection 
We were presented with a task whereby we would have to create a short clip of an encounter between two people where we would have to include the three continuity rules: match on match action, the 180 degree rule and shot reverse shot.

Match on Match Action 

Whilst filming this exercise I realised the importance of the 'match on match action' rule as it required us to edit sufficiently so that it eradicated the possibility of showing an event happening twice.

For example it would have been very easy to have first edited the character opening the door and then from the second shot filmed her re- opening the door from another angle.

This could have been an easy mistake but by following the match on match action rule, we made a conscience effort to avoid making this error even whilst filming.

180 Degree Rule

The 180 degree rule requires the camera shorts to be filmed on one side of the conversation in order to keep the audience orientated. This was fairly difficult as it meant we were limited in the amount of shots and spaces we could uses in order to satisfy the rule. Apart from the initial difficulty, we quickly adapted and chose angles within 180 degrees from our first camera angel.

Shot Reverse Shot

Shot revers shot was part of the components that we had to incorporate within our short clip to convey both sides of the conversation. This was very important within our sequence as it conveyed to the audience the anger and emotion of the characters. This informed them of who was more dominant andwhat their feelings were towards the other person.