Creative Task: Shot Reverse Shot Practice

What I have learnt:
By creating this video I have learnt what went wrong and what went well. The first problem that we had was that we started to film the shots in portrait on an IPhone. This was an issue because it would have meant that the shots would have looked small on IMovie. Half way through filming we realized what the issue was and had enough time to start to film in landscape which made it look a lot more professional. Another issue that we encured was with the audio in each shot. This is because we were overlapping each other as we spoke which made it very difficult to edit. Therefore, we should have left long gaps between the time that we spoke so that it would have been a lot simpler to edit. One thing that went well, however, was the editing of the video. This is because each shot clearly linked together and flowed which made it look like a real conversation. One particular edit that went well was towards the end where Tom and Adam walk away from the conversation. The camera changes at exactly the right time which helps the video flow. We also followed the 180 rule and i believe this was important because it is easy for the audience to follow the conversation and also implies that there is no confusion between the characters in the shot.

Checklist For My Opening Sequence:

• Don't reveal too much of the narrative.
• Use a catchy soundtrack to engage my audience.
• Correct institution information used.
• Make the main character the focus of the narrative.
• Film the video in landscape and not portrait as it will make it difficult to edit.
• Make the actors speak clearly and slowly to make it easy to edit and understandable.
• Stick to the 180 degree rule unless I am braking it to add effect and demonstrate confusion.