Wednesday 14 January 2009

match cut exercise lesson

In todays lesson, i learnt about what a match cut is. For the first part of the lesson i was given a sheet with a synopsis. Using the synposis i had to create a short sequence using 20 shots. I was then shown the video of the synopsis and compared it to the way in which i thought the synopsis sequence will go.
I was then shown the video again and this time i had to see where the match cuts were. A match cut is where a shot is shown from one angle and the same shot shown from a different angle.
Before starting my thriller i was told to do a practise one first, so that when it comes to the thriller i would be able to film more confidently and make sure problems don't occur. Therefore we all were given a same brief in which we all had to follow. A match cut had to be in the sequence. the brief was:
"A character opens a door, walks into the room, sits down opposite another character and they share a few lines of dialogue."
I started to plan the sequence of this brief, with a match cut in which i will actually include two. The first match cut would be of the person in the lift where the person waits for the door to open and take the first part of the lift door openin from the person's point of view (over the shoulder shot in the inside). I would then take a shot from the outside as the lift door opens properly and also the person stepping out of the lift. And this would be at a mid shot level.
The next match cut that lies my sequence will be as when the person opens the door handle this shot will be a close up of their hand holding the handle and opening it slightly. The shot will then be done again on the otherside of the door as we only see the door handle moving and the door opening.

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