1.) Explain the story of your video:
A boy is practising his race starts and jumps over a hurdle. However, he trips shortly after attempting the second hurdle.
We started off with a CU to introduce the character before cutting to an OTS low angle POV LS to establish the setting. Afterwards, it cuts to a low angle MS to capture the action of the boy jumping over the hurdle. It then cuts to a LS in front where the boy finishes his jump and runs out of frame to the right. We constantly tried to make sure that the audience is spatially aware of where the boy is, so we made sure to include a master shot, showing the boy travelling from one hurdle to the other in an ELS. We also show the boy tripping in the master so the audience can see the action without the use of many cuts. It ends on a bird's eye view of the boy lying on the floor in pain to show his reaction.
3. Did you achieve full continuity? If not, why not?
We achieved continuity in most of the scene, such as staying on the same side of the action by following the 180° rule so the boy appears to be running in the same direction. We started off with a CU to introduce the character, which is followed by an establishing shot to present the character in the setting. In addition, we showed the character travelling to the hurdle to keep the audience constantly aware of where the boy is spatially. The third shot continues from where the second shot finishes, which shows the boy jumping over the hurdle. However, we lose continuity in the forth shot, as the shot starts at the wrong time, making the boy seem like he is jumping twice. Moreover, there were people in the background, who weren't there in previous shots, therefore breaking continuity. The following transition maintains continuity as the boy runs out of shot to the right into the next shot from the left. When the boy trips, we lose continuity again as he doesn't completely fall onto the floor in the fifth shot but is already on the floor on the sixth.
4. In hindsight, what would you do differently to improve the narrative flow of your video and tell your story more effectively?
If I could change my video, I would find more stationary positions for the boy to cut each shot, making it easier to achieve continuity. Also, I would wait for the people in shot 4 to move out of frame and make sure each shot is level, as some shots were tilted slightly. If I could edit my video, I would also add music to increase tension of the scene.
Below is an edited version of the video:
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