Preliminary Task: Continuity task
We were instructed to film and edit a video with the following scenario: a character entering a room through a door and engages in dialogue with a second person. We were required to film at least 20 different shots and include these technical elements: shot/reverse shot, 180 degree rule and match on action which are all essential parts of continuity editing.
We wanted to recreate the iconic opening of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960). It begins with a birds eye view of the city of Phoenix, Arizona. The camera pans across the city and shows the houses and cars, to create mise-en-scene. The camera begins moving in and focuses on a building, zooming until it reaches a window that leads the viewer into the opening interactions of the protagonists. The blinds are closed, leaving only a small gap in which the viewer looks into.
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