Continuity Task 1

1. Explain the story of your video

In the scene there is a boy in a school who is playing with a pair of scissors. There is a girl in the background reading a magazine. She asks for the scissors and he throws them at her. They get stuck in her hand and she screams. It cuts back to the boy who says 'oh shh...'.

2. How did you attempt to create 'narrative flow' (continuity)

Because we couldn't edit the video we tried to create continuity by staying in the same position between shots and when the camera was paused. We would then resume the action when we filmed the next shot. This was quite difficult as we would often have to re shoot shots meaning we couldn't go back to the exact same position. It was also difficult to hold some of the positions for long periods. We also tried to keep an eye line match meaning me(boy) and Megan(girl) had to keep eye contact throughout the whole filling process.

3. Did you achieve full continuity? If not, why not?

We were unable to achieve full continuity in the video. We broke the 180 degree rule meaning the audience would be disorientated when they watch the scene. Also positions often changed between shots, such as where the hands were placed and the hair of the characters. Also between the first three shots the cuts were very disjointed.

4. In hindsight, what would you do differently to improve the narrative flow of your video and tell your story more effectively? 

If I were to do the film again I would make sure to think more about continuity when thinking about the position of the camera and where the camera starts and stop and wouldn't break the 180 degree rule. This means the video would run more smoothly. I would also shoot it in a room with better lighting as the lighting changed drastically between each character and so looks like they were filmed in different spaces. I would also try and make sure the eye line was more accurate by taking it into more account.