Prelim- group 4

Prelim Filming

We chose our location by thinking about an appropriate place for a couple to go when they wanted a serious talk. The only place I could think of was either over dinner/ lunch or in a park. We both came to a conclusion that a park would be a good idea as the playground in our school looked like a park, so we chose a bench in the school's playground to film our scene. 


We filmed the 180 degree rule by Sean always sticking to the left side unless he was filming the reverse shot. We also did the match-on action rule by cutting some parts that we not necessary, for example whilst Alban was walking towards me we cut it so it didn't take up too much time, we then made sure the shot after followed on smoothly so people were unaware we made a cut. 


We adapted our initial idea quite a bit. One main thing we had to adapt to was that two members from our groups were absent so we had to ask around for anyone to act in our piece, as there was only two of us, Alban offered to help us and became the boy in our short scene. We also added some shots in whilst we was filming because we felt they made the story more clear and more effective, for example we added a shot in of Alban throwing the ring on the floor, to make sure the audience were definitely clear that he was going to ask me to marry him. We also added a pan into a shot because it made it flow more than always stopping and starting. 

Task 2- November

I need to learn the shot types well because I tend to forget them. I aim to reach this target by December. 

Target 1- September

Give more specific examples and write in more detail. 


I think I am working towards this target and I'm almost there, I find it hard to write in more detail but I am slowly improving. 

Half Term Homework

Desperate Housewives

Who made the show?

It was created by Marc Cherry

What channel is is played on?

It is played on E4.

What time is it on?

It is on at 10 oclock, but repeats at 11.

What is the sub genre?

The sub genre is comedy.

Who is the target audience?

The target audience is mainly woman ranging from teenagers to elderly people.

What is the narrative?

It shows a group of woman living in a neighbour hood and it follows thier life through the eyes of a dead neighbour. 

Who/what is being represented?  

Woman and husbands are being represented. 

1/11/10 Prelim Task

-  Our prelim task was to create a scene that involved two people, which one would walk through a door to meet the other person. The scene would then end with a character leaving. 

- The two rules we had to demonstrate were the 180 degree rule and the match of action rule. The 180 degree rule is when the camera cannot move anywhere out of the half circle around the action, as this prevents confusion within the audience. The match of action rule is when you can cut in the middle of scene but you have to make sure it follows on and looks like one big scene. 

- A summary of my initial scene was to have a boy and a girl in a park. The boy is planning to ask the girl to marry him but the girl thinks he is about to brake up with her, so she brakes up with him first. 

Devon and Sean's script

Girl is sitting on the bench.
Boy is round the corner looking at the ring.
Extreme close up of the ring.
He smiles then and closes the box and puts it in his pocket and walks through the door to meet her.
Girl stands up and asks.


Girl: (thinking... I knew this wouldn’t last, he is finally going to brake up with me, I really thought he loved me.)
Girl looks very sad. High angle middle shot of the girl looking very sad.
Girl: What did you want to talk about?
Reverse shot 1
Boy: I think you need to sit down.
Reverse shot 2
Girl: No I think you need to sit down.
Reverse shot 3
Boy: Ok, but we really need to talk about something serious, ive given it a lot of thought Devon and I feel like today is the right day to finally get it off my chest.
Boy looking unusually awkward. Middle shot high angle to show how weak he looks.
Girl: (thinking...oh my god he is actually braking up with me)
Close up of her face.
Girl: You know what, I need to say something first (stands up) I don’t feel like this is working between us, I think its best if we brake up, I’m sorry.
Boy: Your braking up with me?
Girl: Well you obviously thought it wasn’t working. (walks away)


Boy gets ring out of his pocket and looks at it, and then slowly walks away.