At the editing stage of our Preliminary Exercise, we split into two different groups to allow everyone to have a chance to edit; Jimmy, Harry and I were in one group, and Megan and Shannon were in the other. Our camera work was steady and smooth as we made sure that we filmed each shot on a tripod, which prevented any unwanted jerky camera movements, as a hand held camera shot was not needed for our video. Despite this, there was one particular shot which was poorly framed; the over the shoulder shot of Jimmy from Harry's point of view made Jimmy appear incredibly distant, and did not mirror the better framed over the shoulder shot of Harry from Jimmy's point of view.
As we filmed inside, the dialogue was loud and clear, and there were no unwanted or distracting background sounds during the scenes in the office; however, the sound in the corridor was particularly bad, and unnecessary; this however, was a likely outcome as we filmed during the midst of the lunch time rabble, and we were positioned next to the canteen.
The editing was efficient in the sense that it strictly obided by the 30 second maximum time limit, yet as a juxtoposing negative consequence of this, a lot of the shots were removed, which made the video appear rushed, and generally uninteresting. Though match on action was included, where Harry walked through the door, and shot reverse shot also played a significant part, the actual events themselves were relatively boring; it was simply a 10 second conversation. Although, due to the fact that the 180 degree rule was obided by throughout, and due to the other editing techniques used, I would state that my current editing level is intermediate; My group and I exhibited skilled editing techniques to excel beyond basic, yet we were not good enough just yet to be labelled as advanced.
The shots/techniques used during the Preliminary Exercise:
- Point of View (POV)
- Over the Shouler (OTS)
- Medium Close Up
- High Angle
- Match on Action
- Shot Reverse Shot
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