Filming Preliminary Investigation

 Filming

For the preliminary investigation, in groups, we filmed a basic storyboard scene. we were given five shots which we had to use: wide shot, close up and over the shoulder. we could use any other shots which we thought would be suitable to the sequence and would add more versatility within the sequence. we used a close up of the telephone which the character picks up. we also used some other variations of the over the shoulder shots.we had to consider that when it came to editing we had to have a match on action to convey the continuity within the sequence. we had to use the 180 degree rule, so it was obvious to the audience where the characters were position to one another.
 The preliminarily task involved a character opening a door, crossing the room, then the two characters exchange a couple of lines of dialogue. 
The first shot we used was a wide shot, to set the scene, including the mise-en-scene of a sofa and table. we used the close ups of the two different characters so when it came top editing we could focus on the dialogue and emotion from each character when necessary. We decided to use different variations of over the shoulder shot so when it came to editing, we could have a variation of uses for this type of shot. we used an over the should of the character walking through the door, with only seeing the responding characters face, so we knew where the dialogue was coming from but focused on the other character so er emotion was clear. We used an over the shoulder shot of character 1, including character 2, so we could show the interaction of emotions between the two characters. we did a close up of the telephone so that it was made clear when she picked it up and put it down, so it could make more of an impact and the movement was more purposeful.
i think, what we could have done better was using more of a variation of more complex shots, so when it came to editing we had a wide variety of different shot to choose from even if we didnt use them they were there. Also we could have done more takes of the same type of shot, so that there were more to choose from if there were any continuity errors.
In our preliminary task, I was the director and I filmed most of the shots. I enjoyed doing this because I could contribute my ideas for which types of shots would work best for each section of the sequence.