Practicing filming and editing techniques in our prelim

Key things that I have learnt:

1. 180 degree rule - In our prelim we didn't use a wide range of shots we mainly used over the shoulder shots as it was a basic conversation between two people. The 180 degree rule was vital in our filming as it meant that our actors would look like they were speaking to eachother across from eachother, rather than next to eachother if the rule was broken. 
2. Close ups, over shoulder and wide shots - Practicing these key shots in a context was a really important for my camera work development as well as my understanding as to which shot is better suited for each part of the scene. As you can see in the video above, the camera instantly goes to an over the shoulder shot when actor number 2 replies to actor number 1. This is essential as it establishes the 2-way conversation straight away, therefore the over the shoulder shot with the successful 180 degree rule was the correct shot at this time.
3. Framing camera - We learnt how to zoom and alter the shutter speed so this was effective into turning shots into slow motion which was a useful tool to learn to have for our opening thriller as it meant we knew how to speed and slow shots down to create extra emphasis and effect.  
4. Zooming in and out - As you can see in the video above a close up of both actors is shot, this is important as the close ups began in the middle of the conversation when it was getting more emotional. This was important to understand for our thriller so we would know when to zoom in and out of characters to portray different emotions. 
5. Editing the sequence - When we edited our prelim it was very difficult as it was our first time using the software. This meant that our editing was very basic and not so effective. Therefore, through analysis we were able to identify different aspect in the prelim such as..... where we should've done this.
6. Balancing the tripod -