Preliminary task evaluation

Eutopia Opening Response

In the theory side of media A level we have been watching a few episodes of a series called Utopia. We have now been given our first exam style question to answer, we practise with exam questions so that we get a feel of what we will be asked in the final exam. For this question we had 45 minutes and a short clip from the opening to an episode. The question we were asked was: What is effective about the opening to series 2 episode 6 of utopia? This is my final response. I will use the feedback from the teacher to try and improve my next written response.

Story board

This is my storyboard in preparation for the preliminary task. I can now use this as a direction of what to film and when to film.

~ Beth

Preliminary task video

Hello,


This is our final video for the preliminary task described earlier,
 


                        ~Beth

Preliminary task

Hello,

So we have been set our first proper task. It is to film a continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. I am in a group with Jack Geary and Spencer Graham. We must correctly use the 180 degree rule which is shown in the diagram below:

 

The 180° rule is a cinematography guideline that states that two characters in a scene should maintain the same left/right relationship to one another . When the camera passes over the invisible axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line and the shot becomes what is called a reverse angle.
                                              ~Beth

First/ Inferance task

Hello, So the other day we got set a practise task; which was to use inferences in film making to make it look like someone is being stabbed. I worked with Dominic Bramley, Kasey Stanley and Mr Welch. As a group we came up with the plot of a over exaggerated teacher and a student with attitude about a set assignment. The pupil didn't hand in the set work and the teacher had had enough with students like this. The teacher then stabs the student. We did this so that we can show our understanding of using inference within media. We do this so that we can practise different skills so that we can use some of the stuff we learn in our final thriller opening.
~Beth

More camera shots

Hello again,

I went out today to get a few more shots and here they are:

Two shot

Close up

Low angle

Mid shot

                                                                        ~ Beth