The 30 degree rule is a basic film editing guideline that states the camera should move at least 30 degrees between shots of the same subject occurring in succession. If this rule is not followed and is broken, a jump cut occurs and there is a risk that the audience starts focusing on the filming technique instead of the story that is being narrated.
This is a screenshot of what Adobe Premiere Elements 10 looks like, it may look quite complicated, but actually it is quite easy to use. This is the software I used to edit the mini movie of 3 types of camera shots. Adobe is very good to use for editing as it has a lot of varies to choose from for effects and transition. Using this software for the mini movie, it makes the scenes for tense because of the effects being used. If anyone makes a mini movie and doesn't know what software to use, use this one because it is really good an handy to use.
The 180 Degree Rule states that two characters in a scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. The line is drawn perpendicular to the camera's viewpoint in the establishing shot of the scene. An example of this rule being used is that in a car chase scene, if the car is travelling from right to left, the next shot must also be shot from the same side, meaning the car has to enter the frame right to left again. This is also applied for football matches. If the characters don't follow the 180 Degree Rule, or break it intentionally, will confuse the audience, especially in scenes of chase, conversation or sport, the camera must always be on one side of the line.
This video clip is shown from Lord of The Rings and this is a good example of a 180 Degree Rule as this rule is being used in the clip. We know this because when Gollum is speaking, there is a good side of him and bad side of him and it makes the audience think that Gollum is talking the bad side of him which is very good and clever.
This is the trailer for a Romantic Comedy film called Bridget Jones' Diary. We know that this is a Romantic Comedy because there are different kinds of conventions. One thing to show that it is a Romantic Comedy is the film is set in a big city, which is in fact in London and most Romantics Comedy are set in big cities because of the type of love interests there are in the film. Other thing to show that it is a Romantic Comedy is that there is a male and female character that most likely have a love interest together, this is shown in this trailer as Bridget the main character being female and the other two males also being the main characters as well.
Here I have done a spider diagram about the genre Romantic Comedy. This is to give me an idea of what is in a Romantic Comedy. On my blog I will be doing three trailer analysis of Romantic Comedies as this is the genre I really like and enjoy watching.
The target audience for a action film, is mainly aimed for men mostly because of the chase scenes, explosions and gun fights, but some women may be interested into action films, because in most action films, there are normally a love interest with the hero and this gets the women more engaged with the film, this is mainly stereotypical, because myself I like watching action films, because action films are actually really good to watch and I would never get bored of them. The age rating for action films I would say around 12-25+ only because the younger generation of males or females would be interested in this type of genre.
This is the opening of a action film called Spectre, which is a popular series to James Bond 007. To show that it is an action film we get a scene where we see a guy with a gun, who we are assuming that it is James Bond, aiming his gun towards a window and then finally shooting the bad guys. This then makes a big explosion, causing the building to collapse and fall near James Bond. This is very effective because in most action films, there are always explosions happening and the hero is normally there shooting the bad guys. We have a clue that James Bond is the main character of the film and is also the Hero. One other thing to show it is an action film, is when James Bond is having a fight scene with a bad guy on a helicopter, this causes the helicopter to go side to side and James Bond manages to kill the guys off the helicopter and escaping by flying off with the helicopter. This is also effective because in action films there is always a fight between the Hero and the bad guys and this is shown in the opening scene of Spectre.
In the opening scene of Spectre, there is few of good camera shots and angles. The first one being is a close up shot of James Bond face with a mask on, this is showing that he is fitting into the carnival as he has a costume on to look like the Day of The Dead. This is effective because we get to see James Bond fitting into a carnival as we know he is after someone. This then gives an idea to the audience of what is happening and makes the scene thrilling and exciting. Another shot is an over shoulder, close up shot, this is shown when James Bond is using his gun to aim at one of the bad guys. This is effective because with the close up shot, we can see his concentration on his face and he looks like he is ready to shoot the target, but also with the over shoulder angle, we can see well how he is using the gun, but we can also see in the background the two guys having a conversation. For the audience this is really good because the audience get to see what James Bond is doing but also what the two guys are doing in the background, as this links to the gun that James Bond is holding.
In the opening of Spectre, it tells us what day it is in Mexico and in fact it is "Day of The Dead". When the title of this date comes up, upbeat and kind of party music is playing in the background, this is actually digetic music, because everyone in the scene can hear it as the characters are using the drums and other instruments to make the music very upbeat. This makes the audience think the scene is thrilling and exciting because of the type of music being played. Another piece of music being played is when James Bond flies off in the helicopter and the theme music of 007 comes on, presenting the series of the film but also telling the audience that this film is part of the 007 series, making the audience more engaged into the film.
