Preliminary

Video

Preliminary exercise: Continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. This task should demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.

Main task: the titles and opening of a new fiction film, to last a maximum of two minutes.

All video and audio material must be original, produced by the candidate(s), with the exception of music or audio effects from a copyright-free source. 

Both preliminary and main tasks may be done individually or as a group. Maximum four members to a group. 

You need a script, storyboard, shooting script, risk assessment, prop list, actor list, research into location, shooting schedule before you can begin filming. The key to success here is PREPARATION!