Homeland Continuity Task

1) What was your role in the task and what did you actually do?
During the pre filming stage of our task, I helped to make a storyboard for our video. We planned the camera angle, framing and content for each shot. We began this by first drawing up a floorplan of how we wanted our set to look. After our storyboard was complete we proceeded to make a shot list in order to making our filming session run as smoothly and efficiently as possible. I was assistant director when filming, helping to direct the actors. I then made an individual edit of our scene.

2) What factors did you have to take into account when planning, filming and editing?
When planning we had to make sure to include shots varying in camera angles, movement and framing as well as master and establishing shots. We also had to plan them in a way which helped to convey the key parts of the plot in the right order.  During filming we were careful to follow rules such as the 180degree rule so we would not confuse the audience. Also, to keep the continuity we had to film the same scene multiple times from the different viewpoints. When editing I was careful to select the best shots and make sure the continuity was smooth throughout.

3) How successful was your sequence? Did you manage to demonstrate match-on-action, shot reverse shot and the 180 degree rule? Did you achieve continuity overall?
I think that overall the sequence went well however some scenes do not follow continuity for example because of the lighting. Despite this, we successfully managed to keep to the rules, demonstrating match-on-action, shot reverse shot and the 180degree rule.

4) What have you learnt from completing this task?
By completing this task I have learnt that it is very important to keep continuity to make a sequence as realistic as possible. I realised the importance of carefully planning before filming and also the difficulties when filming a continuity sequence.