Homework BLK: Continuity Sequence Analysis

We started our film with an establishing shot. We attempted to set the scene by filming the stairs at which the accident happened, with the victim walking up them. In this instance, it wasn't successful as the shot was cut massively at the beginning due to technical difficulties. This meant the audience couldn't get a basic idea of the surroundings, and affected how continuous the story line appeared to be.

Next we tried to film the action - the girl walking up the stairs. This was successful in regard to continuity as the audience could understand what was about to happen and where it fits in to the accident. However, had we had more shots we could have made it even more effective by filming this from different perspectives, for example from the top of the stairs.

The close up of the foot was showing the accident as it happened, the victim falling as their foot slipped. This was successful in the sense that the audience could see clearly what was going on, but one thing we could've considered was the amount of space we jumped across. We went straight from a medium/long shot to a close up, which could've confused the audience and was therefore not meeting continuity principles.

At this point, we attempted to include a perspective shot - filming the action from the girl's eyes as she falls. Problems with timing made this puzzling to the audience, but made it clear what was happening. Had this been filmed effectively, it could've served continuity purposes. However, shot variety may have suffered as we including a couple of close-ups in a row, especially as this shot was followed by the girls face as she lies in pain. This emphasizes the severity of the fall, but could bore the audience with a lack of perspective.

Lastly, we included a long shot of the victim recovering and carrying on rather dazed. This gave the story line a conclusion, which was effective in regard to continuity and was a nice change from the previous close ups.