Preliminary Evaluation: Filming
What was successful in your filming? I think that overall the whole film was successful, however in particular I think that there were a few shots that we did very well, such as the first shot and the match-on-action shots throughout the film. Some of these shots were quite hard to get right and ensure that the continuity wasn’t affected. Did you use a variety of shots? What were you trying to achieve with certain shots and why do you think your choice of shot mattered? We tried to use a good variety of shots to test the abilities of the camera. We made use of a lot of over the shoulder shots after our initial establishing shot to keep the 180 degree rule. I think that what we were trying to achieve with our shots was to emulate the constant back and forward of ideas being flung about. We used our long opening shot that followed because it led well into the wide shot to establish the 180 degree rule. I think our choice of shot mattered because it allowed us to capture t...
