Thinking about ideas for our film opening

In todays lesson we had a brief think of ideas of what we could do for our film opening. We came to a mutual decision, and my group think it's best we don't stick to the safe option and do horror. We think it could become cliché, and we want to do something completely out of the ordinary. I can't wait to start storyboarding! Oh, and we get to film pretty soon!

What we've done so far

This is my 3rd take of my archive as the previous 2 were out of synch..just my luck hey! This is a basic summary of what we've been focusing on over the past few weeks. Enjoy.

Youtube need to sort themselves out

So I'm sitting here like a lemon waiting for my youtube video to upload. Guess how long it says uploading time is? 183 MINUTES! My patience is definitely being tested here. But the video will be here soon Miss Foster :)

First Filming Using The Flip Camera

This is my groups first footage from the flip camera. We were given our media equipment, and off we went to explore the wonder of filming. We didn't plan what we were going to film, we just went with the flow, and it suprisngly went smoothly (with a few slip ups). The editing looks really great on the video, and for first timers I think we did an alright job :)

Analysis and Representation

Asynchronous sound - sound which is indigenous to the action but not precisely synchronized with the action.



Two Shot - used to create a relationship between two characters, normally during dialogue. Two shots may be combined with mid close ups.


Close Up - focusing mainly on the face or a detail of the mise en scene. Close up shots magnify the object, emphasising the importance. Often used in 'shot reverse shots' of dialogue between characters.



Eyeline Match - is a continuity editing practice that creates a look or a gaze of a character as it follows the eye. E.g. if a character is looking at an object it will cut from the character to the object.



Shot Reverse Shot - is a method of filming a conversation, it shows one characters point of view, then the other’s, then back to the first character’s.



Jump Cut - is a cut to later action from one filmed scene to the next, creating an effect of discontinuity. A jump cut is where two shots of the same subject are taken from slightly different camera positions. This type of edit causes the subject of the shots to appear to “jump” position.



Establishing Shot - similar to a long shot or extreme long shot, the establishing shot is used to ‘set the scene’ at the beginning of a film/TV drama. Tends to show the setting.

Over The Shoulder Shot - gives us a character’s point of view but includes part of the character’s shoulder or the side of the head. This type of shot is very common when two characters are conversing.


Dolly Shot - the camera moves horizontally alongside the characters or action or scene. The camera is moved along rails or tracks in order to follow the action.

Depth Of Field - is the zone between the nearest and furthest points at which the camera can obtain a sharp focus.

Final Prelim

This is my groups final prelim. Suprisingly, we picked up the techniques of filming and editing really quickly. As a group, we are really looking forward to starting our film opening.



We had fun editing the outakes, and playing around with iMovie. We gained a real undestanding of how to use it and how to speed up/slow down things.