Post 1-Intro To Brief

This is the first post in my 'AS Media Production Blog', and will consist of research and planning that i have produced towards both my preliminary and main tasks.

Today I was introduced to the preliminary task in which I must produce a short piece of visual stimulus that includes the following:

• A character entering a room who proceeds to sit opposite another and engage in a short dialogue.

It Must include these cinematographic devices:

• Shot Reverse Shot,
• The 180 degree rule and
• Match on action

Which should maintain a feeling of verisimilitude through continuity editing.

An example of shot reverse shot is:

Within the first 3 minutes of this clip we had a combined use of and interior establishing shot and a continued use of shot reverse shot. The combination of shot reverse shot over Harry's shoulder and over Sally's then combines to a close up point of view shot form Harry's perspective, framing Sally's face, this highlights the comedic elements by placing us as an on-looker in the crowded room from Harry's point of view, we are also invited to participate in the voyeuristic nature of the scene by the dissonant use of a medium length shot entwined within the conversation backthrow of shot reverse shots. The intention to remove the closeness created by the over the shoulder aspect and allow us to experience this as an onlooker and find hilarity in the performance, in combination with the sudden loss of diegetic sound this is a good example of shot reverse shot in action.