Continuity Task Evaluation
1) Explain the story of your video
In our 6 shot sequence we see two boys (Andreas and myself) throwing a ball back and forth in a school playground. A third character is then seen walking towards the boys. She isn't paying attention and then gets hit by the ball, much to her displeasure.
2) How did you attempt to create 'narrative flow' (continuity)?
Before shooting our sequence, me Andreas and Alize discussed our sequence thoroughly- both the technical aspect and the storyline. This enabled us to shoot the sequence with much more focus and sped up the process. This was important as we had very limiting time constraints so achieving continuity was even harder. We tried to achieve continuity by ensuring characters appeared in the same locations that they were last seen in. This was especially important as we only had three members so at times, someone who should be in shot had to be on camera, so the continuity in that aspect was something we really had to think about.
3) Did you achieve full continuity? If not, why not?
We did not achieve full continuity in our sequence for a few reasons. Firstly, when Andreas throws the ball, it moves from left to right, but in the shot after it moves from right to left, which could prove confusing for the audience. Additionally, the way we moved the camera between shots made it appear as if Alize is suddenly walking in the other direction, so in that way, we did not meet the brief.
4) What would you do differently to improve the continuity of your video and tell your story more effectively?
In hindsight we would've attempted a less ambitious sequence, as we knew time constraints were tight before we began. Furthermore, we would've paid more attention to camera positioning as it would've vastly increased the quality of our sequence.
In our 6 shot sequence we see two boys (Andreas and myself) throwing a ball back and forth in a school playground. A third character is then seen walking towards the boys. She isn't paying attention and then gets hit by the ball, much to her displeasure.
2) How did you attempt to create 'narrative flow' (continuity)?
Before shooting our sequence, me Andreas and Alize discussed our sequence thoroughly- both the technical aspect and the storyline. This enabled us to shoot the sequence with much more focus and sped up the process. This was important as we had very limiting time constraints so achieving continuity was even harder. We tried to achieve continuity by ensuring characters appeared in the same locations that they were last seen in. This was especially important as we only had three members so at times, someone who should be in shot had to be on camera, so the continuity in that aspect was something we really had to think about.
3) Did you achieve full continuity? If not, why not?
We did not achieve full continuity in our sequence for a few reasons. Firstly, when Andreas throws the ball, it moves from left to right, but in the shot after it moves from right to left, which could prove confusing for the audience. Additionally, the way we moved the camera between shots made it appear as if Alize is suddenly walking in the other direction, so in that way, we did not meet the brief.
4) What would you do differently to improve the continuity of your video and tell your story more effectively?
In hindsight we would've attempted a less ambitious sequence, as we knew time constraints were tight before we began. Furthermore, we would've paid more attention to camera positioning as it would've vastly increased the quality of our sequence.
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