Task 5 Continuity Editing

Continuity Editing

Continuity Editing consists of four camera techniques; Match on Action, Eye line Match, Shot, Reverse Shot and the 180 Degree Rule. A film maker may use the Match on Action because it may make the action being portrayed more realsitic and give good angles. Match on Action is when the protagonist carries out an action and the camera cuts to another camera angle while the character still is going through with the action. If the film maker does not use this technique then the scene may be a bit boring. Eye line Match is when you see the character looking at something off screen, and then the camera cuts to the object/person off the screen that the character is looking at, a film maker may use this to build tension of what the character is looking at. If the film maker does not use this then it may not build tension in the scene. Shot, Reverse Shot is most commonly used when there is a conversation, it is when you see one person talking and then the camera cuts to the other person that that person is talking to and etc.. A film maker may use this to portray a conversation fluently. The 180 Degree Rule is when the film maker is using Shot, Reverse Shot, they cannot go to the other side of where the people are talking because it may confuse the audience. This is used to help not confuse the audience and if not used may confuse the audience, however this can deliberatly not be used to make the audience feel uneasy.

In my film, i think that we showed all of the camera techniques, however i think that we managed to convey techniques better than others. We used Match on Action is multiple scenes such as when the door was opened also when Charlie threw the dice at Jake. I think that we managed to convey this technique very well. We managed to use Eye-Line Match in the film when Charlie is giving Jake an hour detention, however we did not use this technique very well. When we see Charlie looking at the desk we cut to an 'over the shoulder' shot and a diary appears on the desk that was not there before that shot. We can improve on that by seeing Charlie put the diary on the desk before the camera cuts to the 'over the shoulder' shot. We successfully managed so encorperate Shot, Reverse Shot into the film, this can be seen when Me and Jake walk into the classroom late and we have a conversation with Charlie. We cee the camera on Charlie and then on Jake and Me, fluently portraying both ends of the conversation. I think that we successfully did not go over the 180 degree line. I think that when the conversation is taking place that audience will not get confused becasue we did not go past the line.