Continuity task evaluation task 1

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1. Explain the story of your video:
Ben is being antisocial, and his friends are upset that he isn't listening to them. They take his phone to try to stop him from using it, and Kush runs off with it. However, he accidentally runs into a pole, and Ben takes back his phone.

2. How did you create 'narrative flow'?
We tried to link shots together with relevant shot types, for example scene 1, an ELS, is followed up by a MS in shot 2. We didn't include any jump cuts from one shot type to another, e.g a LS to an MCU. We also tried to start shots with characters where they left off in the previous shot. This however proved hard due to it all being in camera, however is still evident in shots 1 and 2 where they are still in the same positions on the bench. Most of the shots show continuity in the edited version however, seen below. We started the film off with an establishing shot in order for the audience to have a clear sense of space. This then allowed for the next shot to be an MS as it wouldn't confuse the audience and would allow them to learn about the characters of the film.

3. Did you achieve full continuity? If not, why not?
As said before, most of the shots didn't show full continuity, and this is due to the difficulties of shooting everything with only a camera and no editing software. For example, in between shot 2 and shot 3, Kush seems to teleport about 3 metres forward, as does Ben, and this is due to us shooting shot 3 with the characters in the wrong positions.

4. In hindsight, what would you do differently to improve the narrative flow of your video and tell your story more effectively?
In hindsight, I think showing Ben getting up off the table would have been very important to show for continuity reasons, so I think adding this in would be very useful. Also, I think starting shots with all the characters in the same place as where they were in the previous shot would also be very important as it would stop the audience from becoming confused as to the story of the film.