Preliminary Task
Bad Preliminary - This film is the bad preliminary because it doesn't follow the 180-degree rule, this is an important rule to follow because we want to ensure that the audience can see everything in the scene to allow the audience to understand what is happening within the scene,to also contains many continuity errors and as a result looks unprofessional. The different lighting in different shots and sound overlaps makes it a bad preliminary task, however in our good film, it follows the rules correctly and doesn't break the 180-degree rule.
Good Preliminary - This task is much better in terms of looking professional because it follows all of the rules, an example of one of those rules is the 180 degree rule. There are no errors, such as sound, lighting or continuity as all of these aspects have been implemented correctly in the scene. Most importantly, it uses the 180-degree rule correctly and successfully. This allows the audience to see everything that is in the scene and understand the concept of the film better. Having no continuity errors also allows the audience to have greater knowledge about what is going on.
180 Degree Rule - The 180 degree rule is important to ensure the audience understands where everything is in the scene, especially when filming separate scenes. It is a basic guideline that shows the relationship between two or more characters within the scene. an imaginary line called the axis connects the characters and by keeping the camera on one side of the axis for every shot, this makes the first character always in the right frame of the second character. When the camera passes over the axis, it is called 'jumping the line' or 'crossing the line'. This is breaking the 180-degree rule because it is shooting on all sides, also known as shooting in the round. The object being filmed must aways remain in the centre, however the camera must always face forwards towards the object.