- Match on Action.
- Shot/reverse shot.
- 180-degree rule.
Me and My group decided to base our footage on the sub-genre 'Crime'.
PLANNING
Me and my group first began our piece by planning out our footage onto a storyboard. The storyboard contained drawings of the different type shots. Under each shot we wrote down the name of the shot, the transitions within the shot and the sounds that was happening within and around the shot. While doing the storyboard, we kept to task, making sure our piece was simple and making sure the conventions of a TV drama where kept to its expected level and not gone over the top with fancy effects, difficult angles etc.
After drawing and labelling the storyboard, we then wrote up a script/dialogue of what the characters within the footage where going to say or what their speech was based along along with stage directions. Noting that the shots and the three important rules where the main focus, we kept the script at a minimum level.
STORYBOARDS
SCRIPT
Long shot/establishing shot of corridor for 2-4 seconds.
Mid shot of front door.
Officer opens door as camera is in a close up angle of officers face. He delivers his line before taking seat.
Officer: Hello Ms.Geeta, I'm PC Paul you are being held here today due to the murder of Patrick Mackenzie. What ever you say will be given as evidence.
Girl: Whatever man!
Officer: Now Ms.Geeta, please can you tell the recorded tape where you was on the 17Th of May 2009?
Girl: I was at my mothers house! Why do you want to know so much man!
Officer: That's not what our CCTV cameras show us Ms.Geeta.
Girl: I've had enough of this man!
Girl stands up
I'm out!
Officer: Ms.Geeta! Sit right down!
SHOTLIST
- Establishing shot of door.
- Mid shot as character begins to open the door.
- Close up of characters head, as it enters through the door.
- Establishing shot of character walking across the room.
- Shot/reverse shot of characters having a conversation.
- Close ups to show characters facial expressions.
- Over the shoulder shot Showing the important character of the shot.
- Long shot of character exiting the scene.
When shooting our footage we made sure kept focused on the conventions of a TV drama. We did this by shooting every shot at least 3 times and shooting the same shots for both characters. (This was so that we can have a wider range when editing.) An example of this is an over the shoulder shot. Each character would have contained an over the shoulder shot, which was recorded three times or more. An over the shoulder shot features the 'most important' person within the shot on the left hand side. This is because the audience analysis the text on the screen, reading from left to right. This was kept in mind to make sure that the layout of each shot was correct. We also shot our footage from one side of the room, making sure that we don't break the 180-degree rule.
EDITING.
Once we finished filming we had to edit our footage individually using the software Final Cut Pro. Before i edited i had to transfer the footage onto a Apple Mac. I did this by connecting the Camera with the tape inside to the Mac using a USB Cord. The Camera was then detected by the Mac, and i imported the footage into i-movie before transferring the file onto Final Cut Pro. Once the file was on Final Cut Pro, i had to move it from View mode into the canvas. At first the footage shown in the canvas wasn't playing any sound so i had to render my footage which took approx 10 minutes. Once rendered i began cutting up my footage and placing shots into what i felt was its designated area. While cutting and placing shots into there position, i kept in mind the 'Match on Action' rule, making sure i cut carefully and making sure the final product made sense.
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