Continuity 1 - Research

Our first step was to think of an idea that was simple yet very effective in showing the continuity of our piece. We decided to show a female student (Nina) running down a staircase into a classroom and then sitting down and having a conversation with a male student (Femi) who had been waiting for her. To make sure were able to complete this task we booked a teachers room and a camera so that we could film during lesson time and our own time.

We looked at television drama clips because they are known for their use of shot reverse-shot and close ups and both of these types of shot will be need for our continuity piece. 90210 is the program we looked into because they constantly use those shots, watch it to see what had inspired us. 

180-Degree Rule

The specification requests us to produce a continuity piece that demonstrates the 180-degree rule, the rule is a basic guideline in film making that states that two characters (or other elements) in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other.

Shot/Reverse Shot

The specification also insists that we demonstrate shot reverse shot which is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another character (often off-screen), and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer assumes that they are looking at each other. Through applying the 180-degree rule to a shot/reverse shot you will end up with a very clean & flowing conversation.

Match on Action

Match on Action is a film editing technique where the editor one shot to another view that matches the first shot's action. This is the final technique that is requested by the specification.

- Nicholas Ajagbe