AS Media Foundation Portfolio – Self Assessment
Name: Stephen Nutton

Preliminary Task
· Does your film use continuity editing so that the sequence of events are clear and easily understood by the viewer?
The story line is clear, and understanding to the viewer. We have cut the selected scenes with precision to give a flowing view of the scenes.
· Have you followed the directions in the brief? (A character opens a door, crosses a room and sits down in a chair opposite another character. An exchange of dialogue occurs.)

We have used the simple story boarded idea of the set task given.

· Have you used match-on-action?
Yes we have, we have used match on action shots in a variety of different scenes.
· Can you explain what a match-on action involves?
The editor cuts from one shot to another, that matches the first shot's action.

· Have you used shot/reverse shot?
Yes we have used shot reverse shot, for example, we have used this specific shot in the interview.
· Can you explain what shot/reverse shot involves?
Shot reverse shot is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another character, and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character.

· Did you observe the 180-degree rule?
We have used 180 degree rule in most of our film, mainly most of the talking

· Can you explain the 180-degree rule?
The 180° rule is a basic guideline that states those two characters in the same scene should always have the same left or right relationship to each other.

· What role did you play in the making of the preliminary task? (e.g. filming, acting, editing, equipment organisation etc.)
Filming, acting and editing.
· How would you assess your contribution to the group?
I have for filled and opted my opinion in the work.

· What have you learned from the process of making your preliminary film?

I have learnt how the different shots in camera work, gives different effect.

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