The preliminary task - Continuity

Preliminary task from Joe White on Vimeo.

For our preliminary task we were required to film and edit a character opening a door, crossing a room, sitting in a chair opposite another character and exchanging several lines of dialogue with them. In this clip we were required to utilise the 180 degree rule, match on action and shot reverse shot as elements of continuity editing (all described previously in the continuity editing slide show posted earlier on this blog) which this clip utilises in the conversation. This preliminary task is also partially related to our main task, in context it is a scene in which a scientist who is developing the zombie virus goes to speak to his mysterious, sinister boss regarding it, and could be included in a DVD extra or as a deleted scene on our film's release.