Production Skills

Remember S . W . E . F . F

 

Sound:

    Are you recording sound for your project?

    How are you recording sound?

    Make sure to check the audio levels so you're not too quiet and not too loud.

    Make sure you're not getting any unwanted sounds like irrelevant background conversations  

 

White Balance:

     Remember to white balance using the hidden AWB button 

    If you don't your shots might more look blue or orange

 

Exposure:

     Check your shots lighting

    Make sure not to over expose or under-expose. Especially with backgrounds

    If your shot is over exposed use the ND Filter, and if its still exposed mess about with the Iris.

    If it's under-exposed make sure you have no ND Filter and the iris is the best option

 

Focus:

        Check if your subjects in focus

    Best way to check focus: Zoom into the characters eyes and make sure they're crisp then you can zoom back out

    Always check if your subjects in focus, especially if its moving!

Frame:

    Compose your shot.

    Make sure everything you want / need is in frame and visible

    Also make sure that nothing you don't want isn't in shot. so like a car, a random person

            For Example, Avoid This:

 

 

Continuity Editing

A system of editing used to maintain continuous narrative action by following theses set of rules:

1. Shot Reverse Shot
2. Eyeline Match
3. 180° Rule
4. Establishing / Re-Establishing shot
5. Match On Action
   

Shot reverse shot:

    Film technique where one character is shown looking at another and then the other character is shown looking back. In this rule the actor is looking where the other actor would be positioning and surroundings remain constant.

Eyeline Match:

    From a character looking off screen, followed by cut to object or person, essential for telling a coherent story.
    When you break this shot the viewers lose track of the spacial relationships and it become disorientating.

 

180 ° Rule.

    Line between character, it can't go past 180 ° so the scene keeps it's positioning.

     When you break this rule the positioning is wrong and it makes the viewer lose a sense of reality and emersion, its also very disorientating

 

Establishing / Re-Establishing shot:

      Used to refresh the viewers mind of the scene and gives the relationship of all the characters if somethings changed.

    Breaking this shot means the viewers lose track of all spacial relationships and makes it feel like the characters are teleporting and it makes you feel like you've missed out on all the action

 

Match On Action:

    Cuts from one shot to another, keeping the flow of movement clean. what's happening on screen is in real time. 

    Breaking this means you end up with duplicate shots and that shots replay over losing a sense of cleanliness.

 

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