The preliminary task is a compulsory piece of coursework that all students must complete as part of their Media Studies Foundation Portfolio. The purpose is for students to master film narrative structure as well as some basic camera and editing techniques, that they will then use and develop in the main production piece.
The brief for the preliminary task is:
“A continuity task involving filming and editing two characters in conversation’.
This task should demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.”
