Media techniques used

My opening two minutes displayed some technical media techniques. For example i made sure when filming, that I followed the rule of thirds. This means that the character is never positioned directly in the middle of the shot. In my film opening I ensured that the characters were always put towards one side of the screen as shown by the image. The use of the rule of thirds makes the film look at lot more professional. For example if there was a conversation between two people and the camera showed the character in the middle of the screen it wouldn’t look normal as it either look like the character was talking directly into the camera (which is sometimes used for effect in sitcom for example)or talking to nobody.

Another technique is the 30 degree. This stages that the camera must always move at least 30 degrees between shots. I did follow this rule however a lot of the shots that I used where of different things therefore this rule isn’t appropriate as it is only applicable for looking at oe thing such as a conversation.

I did break the 180 degree rule in my opening; however I didn’t feel it should have been followed in my film. I broke it originally so it would create a sense of disorientation, however as I use so many close ups and extreme close ups I don’t feel as if the 180 degree rule should be followed as it would have limited me to certain shots, and I don’t believe that my opening would have been as successful. I also don’t feel like my opening comes across as to disorientated anyway therefor I feel like me breaking this rule was the correct thing to do in this situation.