RULES OF FILMMAKING

STARTER

To recognise and understand media language. To be aware of the golden rules for film making.

In pairs, answer the questions about your AS media course:

1. What type of media will you be producing for your portfolio?2. How many marks are awarded for the evaluation of your media

product?3. Why can’t you use a theme tune in your portfolio piece?4. What is the maximum number per group?5. When should your portfolio piece be completed by?6. How many sections are there in the exam paper?7. How much time do you have and how many marks are

awarded for each section?8. What four areas should you focus on in your analysis?9. Which processes should you explore in section 2 of the paper?10. Which films will you be using as your case study?

Media language

Camera shot Editing

Sound Mise-en-scene

Media language

Camera shot Editing

Sound Mise-en-scene

Straight cut

FadeDissolve

Setting & props

CostumeBridges

Diagetic / Non-diageticParallel / contrapuntal

Position within a frame

Tracking

High-angle

ECU

Preliminary task

• A continuity task involving filming and editing a character (1) opening a door, (2) crossing a room and (3) sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with who (4) he/she then exchanges a couples of lines of dialogue.

• You must demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180 degree rule.

The filmmaker’s rulebook

1. Match on action –2. Shot/reverse shot for dialogue – 3. 180 degree rule – 4. The rule of thirds –

What are these rules? How would you define them? Use the clips to help you come up with a definition.

The clips

1. Match on action –http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZsUqJYiKHY&list=PLTncY6XLnu8ZwQGNLcZ0wyMPX_jZ0WQOj&index=152. Shot/reverse shot for dialogue – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Ey0a6LJRA&list=PLTncY6XLnu8ZwQGNLcZ0wyMPX_jZ0WQOj3. 180 degree rule – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HinUychY3sE&list=PLTncY6XLnu8ZwQGNLcZ0wyMPX_jZ0WQOj4. The rule of thirds – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEWx6zbUDrc&list=PLTncY6XLnu8ZwQGNLcZ0wyMPX_jZ0WQOj

Self-study task

• On your blogs – write a definition of each of the following media terms:

1. Match on action –2. Shot/reverse shot for dialogue – 3. 180 degree rule – 4. The rule of thirds –

Good and bad

• Next lesson we will film, edit and upload an instructional video on the rules of filmmaking.

• In it we will include examples of the rules being broken followed by the same shot sequence following the principles.