1. EVALUATION
QUESTION 7
Chaya Desborough

2. Preliminary Task
• When I first started Media Studies at AS level, I shot my
preliminary task. I had to use various camera techniques
and demonstrate them by filming two people having a
conversation. There were three basic techniques I had to
use. These were: Match on Action, Shot Reverse Shot
and the 180 degree rule.
• I have progressed a lot from filming my preliminary task
to filming my film opening.By filming in different locations
I learned continuity is very important and I have learned
how to film numerous different camera shots.

3. Progression from Preliminary
Task
• In my preliminary task, I used match on
action to film Nina walking through the door
from behind, then switching to a shot from
inside the room to show her walking in. I
then panned across to show her sitting
down opposite Georgia.

4. Progression from Preliminary
Task
• I then used shot reverse shot
to show Georgia and Nina
having a conversation whilst
keeping with the 180 degree
rule.

5. Progression from Preliminary
Task
• I then filmed Nina looking at the clock, and
filmed a close up shot of the clock.
• I then filmed a match on action shot of Nina walking out the room.

6. Film Opening
• In my film opening, I used many of the same
techniques learned in my preliminary task such
as Match on Action, keeping with the 180 degree
rule and close up shots. I also used new camera
techniques. For example, wide shots,
establishing shots, panning shots, tilt ups, over
the shoulder shots and point of view shots are
just a few!

7. Film Opening
• Here is an Establishing shot,
used as the first shot in our film
opening.
• It is also a wide, high angle
shot.
• We used this here to let the
audience know that the story
starts off at a train station,
where our protagonist is
starting her day travelling to
work via train.

8. Film Opening
• Here is a panning shot used to
show our protagonist, Samantha
walking across the train station to
get her ticket.
• A technique used in the Devil Wears
Prada is to not show the
protagonists face for a few shots to
create mystery around the
character, enticing the audience.
We tried to adapt this in our own
film opening. It took us a couple of
tries to pan across without showing
Samantha’s face!

9. Film Opening
• Although you can’t see in this
screenshot, here is a tilt up shot
which is commonly used in chick
flicks to show a characters outfit,
we decided to film this so we
could keep in with the
stereotypical chick flick shots.
• Unfortunately, due to the weather
it was far too cold for Molly to
take off her coat and so we didn’t
have a chance to properly show
off her outfit, and thus the shot
was not as effective as it could
have been.

10. Film Opening
• Here, we used a POV shot to
show Samantha’s phone, as she
receives a text from a coworker.
• Due to the lighting outside, we
had to adjust the settings on the
camera, so that in the reflection
you couldn’t see the camera.
• We thought the decision to use
the latest iphone reinforced the
social status of our protagonist
and made her more appealing as
a potential role model to our
target audience.

11. Film Opening
• Here, we used an over the shoulder
shot to show Samantha, opening
this ‘confidential letter’.
• We felt it would be good to use this
particular shot as it shows from her
angle, exactly what she’s looking at,
almost from her point of view.
• Furthermore, the fact Samantha is
unable to read the full letter before
her boss walks in piques the
audience’s curiosity and as a result,
consequentially makes the audience
more likely eager to watch the rest
of the film.