Continuity task Evaluation

1. Explain the story of your video

Our video is about a girl who sees a boy in a magazine that she wants to cut out because she thinks he is gorgeous. She asks her friend Hugo to pass her the pair of scissors that he is holding, however he accidentally throws them too hard and they cut right through her hand. 

2. How did you attempt to create 'narrative flow' (continuity)

Because we were not allowed to edit the video, we tried to create continuity by holding our positions when the camera was paused. We would then resume action when we filmed the next shot. This was very difficult as some of the positions were hard to hold and we had to stay still for long periods of time. We also tried to use some of the rules of continuity by keeping an eye line match. This meant that me and Hugo had to keep looking at each other throughout the whole filming process. 

3. Did you achieve full continuity? If not, why not?

We were unable to achieve full continuity in the video. There were too many visible pauses between the shots where we didn't start speaking straight away. This means that the scene doesn't flow seamlessly as it is clear that the shots are separate.

4. In hindsight, what would you do differently to improve the narrative flow of your video and tell your story more effectively? 

If I had the opportunity to film the video again, i would take the rules of continuity into account more when thinking about what shots to film. If we had a master shot, the scene might have ran slightly smoother. I would also want to film in a better lit space as the lighting on both the characters looks very different and so it almost looks like the shots were filmed in different places.