Preliminary Task

Our preliminary task was show us how to take various shots and to follow the rules of filming. This had to be done by telling a short story and to help the audience follow it and understand it. Our story is of the diary genre showing a typical day in Paddington Academy when a student is sent to the principals office. We kept it brief, however we learnt alot from it. We were able to show match on action by having Rejaul walk through the door and then enter from the other side. This should convince the audience that this action has happened at the same time and in the same place. The reaction shot was brief too, but we managed to show the emotion of disappointment as Rejaul being told off, and our choice of it taken at high-angle was successful in making Rejaul look small, although this would have been made better by a low angle or eye level shot of the teacher. Also, next time we would make this a close-up shot rather than the mid-shot we used so the audience would be clear in how upset he was. The other thing was, when rejaul the main person in the preliminary was walking down the hall, it was long, so we had to use a couple basic effects to shorten the length.