Continuity Editing

1. Continuity Editing is where you use a camera to create smooth shot, which is used to appear as though its happening in real time movement
2. 180 Degree rule - This rule means the camera must stay on one side of the action and objects in the scene, There is a invisible line which shows where the camera goes along.

This shows exactly where the camera is pointing. 
This is used so that the audience is not confused with the position of the characters. It also ensures that the shots are not inconsistent and that flow smoothly 

Eye line match - it is done by one shot shows the character looking at something the camera cannot see and the other shot shows what the character is looking at. 
Cross cutting - This is where the camera will cut away from one action to another action, This shows that the scene are happening at the same time.

Storyboard

Story board

How to set up a Tri pod

• Spread the tripod legs and adjust them to the height you need and tighten it in place
• Using the screw on the side of the tripod more the center column to the height you want to make sure it is secure tighten the knob
• Take the plate off the tripod and clip it into the camera by flicking back a switch and placing it in carefully matching up the screw and the holes and then turning the screw at the bottom of the plate so it is tightly locked in
• Set the pan handle to the preferred angle by turning the handle 
• To rotate the camera in a vertical plane loosen the large side knob move the head into the desired position and tighten the knob to secure the camera in the new position
• Turn the camera on by turning on a switch at the top of the camera 

Final film idea

Two robbers are planning a heist to rob a school. The conversation takes place on a phone where there is a serious character (Rianne) and a ditsy character (Phoebe) where they discuss the plan for the heist but phoebe is not taking it seriously.

Plan for the clip:

1. Establishing shot of offices 
2. Crab shot following Morgana's feet into the room which follows around the room to Kisandra
3. Wide angle shot to a dark room of blue prints/ whiteboard, pictures 
4. Medium shot of Kisandra and Morgana getting the blue prints ready
5. Over the shoulder shot to show what they are looking at
6. Medium close up of them from the side talking to each other 
7. Extreme close up of hands/ leather gloves
8. Establishing shot of phoebes house and the music then is in the shot 
9. It then cuts to a long shot of phoebe dancing in her room 
10. Parallel editing is used to and from different places from phoebes house and the office
11. Medium shot to show that Rianne is telling me the plan for the heist 
12. Point of view shot when Rianne gets the phone to call phoebe 
13. Close up of Rianne dialing the phone to phoebe 
14. Extreme close up of Rianne talking on the phone 
15. Over the shoulder shot of Rianne on the phone
16. Close up of phoebe picking up the phone and talking to Rianne 
17. Extreme close up of phoebe's lips talking 
18. Rianne gets annoyed as phoebe is not taking it seriously and so a medium close up to show she is annoyed 
19. Mid shot to show that phoebe is still in her room and talking to Rianne 
20. Close up of Rianne when she puts down the phone 
21. Cuts to a long shot of Rianne in the office

Characters:

Megan- Morgana

Rianne- Kisandra

Phoebe- Penny 

FINAL NARRATIVE

Three thieves are planning a heist over the phone and plan to steal from a school. They plan to take all the equipment. Penny is really ditzy and is only part of the trio as Kasanda and her shared a past growing up as sisters in a care home. Kasandra takes it really seriously. Morgana is the quiet one and does everything Kas says.

KASANDRA: penny for god sake. this has to go to plan. for this to go to plan you need to answer your god damn phone. call me back. time isn't on our side

PENNY: BABY YOU LIGHT UP MY WORLD LIKE NOBODY ELSE THE WAY TH- oh. here we go.
*rings back*

HEY YOU ALRIGHT CHICK, YEAH SO WHATS HAPPENING WITH THIS PLAN OF YOURS THEN?

KASANDRA: 15 QUEENS STREET. 7.20. DON'T BE LATE. WE NEED TO KICK OFF ON TIME.

PENNY: YOU MEANT TONIGHT. BABE EASTENDERS IS ON.

KASANDRA: YOU KNOW WHAT I DON'T THINK YOU'RE CUT OUT THIS JOB. I'M ONLY LETTING YOU IN ON THIS BECAUSE I OWE YOU. YOU NEED THE MONEY. YOU'LL DO WHAT I SAY PENNY. MORGANA GRAB THE BLUE PRINTS FOR THE SCHOOL

PENNY: HEY MORGANA!!!! HEY AND KAS I CAN DO THIS ALRIGHT. GEEZ EVER SINCE WE WERE IN CARE YOU'VE ALWAYS PUT YOURSELF AS THE CLEVERIST ONE

KANSANDA: CAN YOU HEAR YOURSELF RIGHT NOW? AND I TOLD YOU DON'T CALL ME THAT. ALRIGHT SHUT UP, HERE'S WHATS GOING TO HAPPEN.

PENNY: GO ON SHOOT

KASANDRA: YOU GO IN AS THE CLEANING LADY. RECEPTION SHOULD BUZZ YOU IN. ON YOUR PERSON YOU HAVE THE KEY CARD JUST IN CASE FOR THE OTHER DOORS, THEN THE LASER AND THE EMPTY SACKS.

PENNY: A CLEANER SERIOUSLY, WHY NOT A MODEL?

KASANDRA: SHUT UP UNTIL I FINISH. RIGHT SO THEN YOU OPEN DOOR 4 WITH THE KEY CARD AND I'LL BE ON THE OTHER SIDE WITH THE CODE BEAKER FOR THE SAFE AND THEN MORGANA IS GOING TO BE OUT FRONT WITH THE TROLLEYS AND THE VAN PARKED ROUND BACK FOR THE MACS AND PROJECTORS. WE HAVE 9 MINUTES 24 SECONDS TO PULL THIS OFF BEFORE THE ALARMS SIGNAL. THEN SAY ABOUT 2 MINUTES BEFORE THE LOCAL FEDS ARE TRYING TO TASE US.

PENNY: ALRIGHT. SOUNDS PRETTY DECENT TO BE FAIR ERM APART FROM THE TASER BIT. YOU LEFT THAT OUT.

KASANDRA: ARCHIE AND HIS CREW WILL BE SO PISSED. ALL FEMALE HEIST SQUAD. BRILLIANT.

PENNY: RIGHT I'M COMING TO YOU NOW.

Preliminary activity

Short film ideas

It is a short story between two characters

Idea 1- Argument between two people

Idea 2- Telephone conversation between two people about important business 

Idea 3- Making a cup of tea