Continuity Task

planning for continuity task

This is our storyboard for what we would be filming for the continuity task. Before we mapped it out we went to look at our setting to make sure we could film there, that it wasnt too busy and finally that there were classrooms free so that we could film inside them for a number of our shots.
In our continuity task we had to use he following checklist:
-Shot reverse shot
-Two shot
-DON'T BREAK THE 180' ANGLE !
-Walking through a door
-Sitting down
-Walkning out the door

Our first lot of filming we did was good and we acted well and the camera was steady and smooth as we tracked and panned, however we had a squeaky tripod which thorugh the sound off a bit, then when we came to edit our work we found out we had broken the 180' rule , so we had to start again and start from scratch since when we went back to filming the rooms we initially thought of using were being used and had classes taking place. We then kept to the same storyboard but worked around the mishap. We managed to get all the shots perfectly with a few dodgy camera work with a slight bump here and there, however we didnt have enough time to perfect the shots and edit them accuratley.

As this was just a task to get us into the real thing with less mistakes i think we did okay, we now know what to do and what not to do and leave us with plenty of time to correct mistakes if neccasry and to put in our soundtrack and edit more smoothly

This is going to help me because i now know what exactly i will be doing and i will be organized

StoryBoard for Continuity Task

We storyboarded our idea for the continuity task. This involved us sitting round at a table together and deciding on the theme, the type of shots, angles and how we were going to include the tasks we were given. I have included here our first draft of our storyboard.

After we began filming we soon realised we needed to change a lot of different aspects of the storyboards, such as the shot angles and the actual storyline. We also changed the setting from a hallwall to stairs, and an office instead of a class as we could not find a class to do this in. This is therefore not what the continuity task ended up looking like, but is just our initial planning. We wrote up the type of shots we wanted to use and also drew how we wanted each shot to look. This helped us when filming so we all had a clear picture  of what each scene should look like and what we were aiming for, even if we didnt completely stick to it.

In our continuity task we had to use he following checklist:
-Shot reverse shot
-Dont brake the 180 degree rule
-Walking through a door
-Sitting down
-Walking out the door
- Two shot

Evaluating Other Students Work

We marked the other student’s continuity-editing task in our groups, we broke down the work and this is the order, best to worst, we felt was suitable when examining there technical ability.


Group 1- Alexandra, Demi, Stephanie and Sareena
We gave this group a high Level 3, Mark 40 as we felt they were evident in a proficient level of technical skills and ability.  They showed a variety of different shots,and  the shooting material was appropriate for the task set. Sound was clear and understandable. To improve we felt there music could have merged out into dialogue better and that the background sound at the beginning was too loud. Overall a well filmed piece which followed the criteria set for the task. 

Group 2- Heather, Laura, Brogan and Sam
We gave this group a level 3, Mark 38, as we felt the technical ability was proficient. 

They showed a variety of different shots, the shooting material was appropriate for the task set and holding a shot steady. The sounds disappears at the end of the video which makes it difficult to understand and some cuts are too sudden and do not flow into the next shot well enough.

Group 3- Ellie, Tom, and Callum

We gave this group a level 3, Mark 36 as we felt that they used a proficient level of technical skills and ability. The shots they used were steady and clear. 

My Group- Jessica, Luke, Hannah and Serena

I gave my group a Level 2, Mark 32, as i felt there piece showed a basic level of technical ability. The sound was too quiet and not clear enough to understand what was going on. The editing was rushed and the ending was unfinished it was not clear whether it had ended or not. Also what stopped this group from achieving the higher grade was there was no sound to add to the suspense . There was also a few mistakes we forgot to edit out.