Preliminary Task Ideas

Our preliminary task was based around the idea to create a Western themed short video. When creating our storyboard we visualised and planned out how and when we are going to use the camera angles that we were told to include. We want them to be used in the most beneficial, efficient and accurate way possible so we planned which scene will be best and get the best effect by using a certain camera angle.

 The 180 Degrees Rule

 We are going to focus on maintaining in the correct arc of the 180 degrees rule because it is very important that the audience don't become confused. The importance of the 180 degrees rule is to stop the view being disorientated from the audience’s perspective, it is vital in a media text. An imaginary line, the axis, keeps the characters together in the same place by keeping the camera on one side of the axis for every shot in the scene. Our target is to maintain constantly within the correct arc so that the audience don’t become confused with our preliminary task and so it can be as successful as possible.   

 Shot Reverse Shot

The shot reverse shot will display the power the male antagonist has over the female protagonist by starting and ending the shot reverse shot with the antagonist. We are using this to show the power of the characters in our opening scene. Shot reverse shots are used to also connect conversation between characters to add continuity between dialogues within the media text. We want to demonstrate that we completely understand the shot reverse shot and that we know its importance and uses within a media text, hence why we are using it in a vital scene within our opening.   

 Match On Action

The match on action will be of the antagonist bursting through the door of the "saloon" and threatening the bar staff and characters who are in the bar. The importance of the match on action shows continuity and a smooth display of environment change. The match on action will show that we have skills in editing and not just camera work and filming, showing our range of talents when coming to creating our media text.

There is going to be dialogue within the video between multiple characters. The story line of the video will involve the antagonist appearing as he is going to shoot someone within the bar but the situation is quickly resolved and the antagonist is defeated.