Match Cut Practice

In our lesson, we were set a task, to film a sequence, with at least one match cut.

The brief was : A character opens a door, walks into a room, sits down opposite another character and they share a few lines of dialogue. It had to include a shot reverse shot and we had to show our understanding of the 180 degree rule.

As a group, we decided to base the match cut practice on "Teenage love". We took a basis of a teenage love film, and made it into our own style. The match cut in this exercise was when, the young girl enters the room. First, there is a close up of her hand on the door, then a long shot of her just about to enter the room. Then, there is a close up of the door opening, but the camera is focused on her feet. The 180 degree rule, was when she walked into the room, the camera was following her feet, as she was going to sit down. We included dialogue in this practice because, it makes it more interesting and, the audience have a feel of what we want to show. There was an extreme close of the teenage boy because, we see his reaction when he is told the shocking news. The scene is with a shot reverse shot, between the converation of the teenagers. At the end, there is a two shot (high angle), we both teenagers, coming to an agreement.

I very much liked the match cut practice because i feel that it was much easier. I think, that we shot the close ups, where they were needed. I also think, that we shot the match cut and the 180 degree rule well. I liked our story line to this sequence because it was easy to film and get the right shots. And we as a group, learnt how to improve it, seeing as we did not like the other practice.