Preliminary Evaluation (Michael Currie)

Our preliminary task was to create a video which featured the 'Shot Reverse shot' camera angle as well as 'continuity editing'. I worked in a group with Tony Egan and Elliot Stahlmann to create a 1 minute video which we titled 'The Meeting'. 

We were each allocated roles and due to the shortage of people we may of had to have double roles. Tony also had a slight injury and was on crutches which limited the areas we could go and film. We gave Tony the role of actor and he just had to sit in a chair and read his lines. Elliot was cameraman and editor while I was also an actor but the director at the same time.

Shot Reverse Shot

The best stage of doing this preliminary task was the actual filming as we sorted out what we were doing very quickly which gave us plenty of time to film then edit. We acquired lots of footage from the filming but we had to decide on what footage to use when editing as our video could only be a minute.

180 Degree Rule

One of the criteria of the task was to have a 'Shot Reverse Shot' which we included at the end when me and Tony are talking. When filming this shot we had to film from both sides which meant we had to keep in mind the 180 degree rule. We didn't break this rule which is good.


One of the main problems when it came to filming and of course editing was the lighting. The first 15 seconds of the video was fine but afterwards the lighting was darker then we wanted which was an issue. This probably happened because we forgot to set the white balance which is a mistake we will learn from and not make again. 

Me walking up stairs

When it came to editing, we had to keep in mind continuity editing as we had to keep it consistent. overall the best bit of 'The Meeting' was when I walked up the stairs as we edited that quite well.