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AS G321: Foundation Portfolio in Media - Overview

My name is Mariya, and I will be using this blog to document my AS Media Studies coursework. For AS G321: Foundation Portfolio in Media, I have been given the following briefs:


Preliminary Exercise


Continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. This task should demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule. 


Main Task


The titles and opening of a new fiction film, to last a maximum of two minutes.

This blog will serve as a record of my progress. It will include the documenting of research and planning, production, post-production, and evaluations. 

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