The Preliminary Task

Our preliminary task consisted of, deciding an idea and then designing a storyboard of the different camera angles and the different characters we used. Gina and Charlotte produced the storyboard and Rachael organised characters, props and set design. The storyboard took quite a long time to finish due to the choices of camera angles and different times in the task. The story was quite a simple idea, a police interview where a character gets interrogated.

The setting was a simple white washed room in our school corridor. we used a table and three chairs to make the situation more realistic. We originally decided to use a tape recorder but due to technical difficulties and time problems, we re shot without it to make the task easier and quicker. The hat was the focus as it was the main reason that the character was being being questioned.

The conversation between characters consisted of a few minutes and would have typically featured in a crime drama. certain words we included were "confess, evidence, detective," but we also decided to add humour by naming the detective "Noodles." The characterisation of the suspect being interrogated was nervous and confessed easily, we used this outcome so we didn't have to spend long filming it. The other character that we included was the solicitor, this also made the situation more realistic.

The camera angles and editing that we used were in the brief that we recieved from our teacher before starting the task. These shots and editing were:

Establishing shot,

Close up,

Match on action,

Reaction,

Long shot

and the 180 degree rule.

To veiw the final product follow this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hDKq-34TNQ