The Brief


Media Studies Foundation Portfolio

Preliminary Exercise in Continuity Editing

Your Task:
THIS TASK CONTRIBUTES TO YOUR COURSEWORK GRADE:
COURSEWORK REPRESENTS 50% OF THE AS LEVEL
The specification states that this must be:
‘ A 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.’ The sequence must last no longer than one minute.

This task should demonstrate:

  • Match on Action
  • Shot/Reverse Shot
  • The 180 degree Rule

All filming and editing must take place on Haywards Heath College campus. You will record your learning and processes on a group blog, which you will continue into the Main Task (the opening of thriller film).