Continuity- This is the thing that the audience can assume what happens between each shot or sequence. For example if the character was to get on the train is shot 1. Be seen reading the newspaper in shot 2. Be asleep with the newspaper folded on his lap in shot 3. Getting off the train in shot 4. Then the audience won't assume that the train journey was just really short, but that nothing significant to the plot happens in these shots, just that he's going to the next scene. However, the continuity will be broken if the character appears to move seats inbetween shots which would disrupt the flow of the sequence.
Story boarding- This is a set of cartoon charter's drawn to show each shot that will happen in the scene. It has to be in the order that it will be seen to by the audience when finally put together and have notes around it include things like the camera angles, the background and the props use. Its a visual thing that should help with continuity and although most people depart from using it once started, its very important to make one to see how it will all work together.
The shooting script- This accompanies the story bored and is basically the schedule for filming. It will most likely end up in unchronological order compared to the story bored as its more sensible to film everything you need from one location. This is very important in tightly budgeted films to take this into account and plan this very well so they don't have to revisit a location because they forgot about a later scene that needs to be there.
Notes for the preliminary task:
The preliminary task requires you to produce a piece of film in which a charter opens a door, walks across a room and sits down in a chair opposite another character and exchanges two sentences of conversation. There are three continuity principles to observe in this exercise:
- Match an action- Match on action occurs when an action that begins in one shot is continued or completed in the next
- Shot reverse shot- Shot reverse shot (or shot/countershot) 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.
- 180degree rule- (see image below)
'It has to establish character and/or setting and to create enigma- to help the audience understand easily where we are, who is invloved but, fundamentally why we should be interested.'
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