Skills audit: filming and editing preliminary Match Cut exercise

Our Preliminary Match Cut exercise did not follow to plan as on the date only two members including myself were in. Therefore much of what was prepared in the storyboard did not follow accurately. Whilst i filmed Sarah acting her part, she then filmed my scene, the tripod was included when both of us were to be included in the shots. Whilst filming, we paid much attention to including many match cuts as well as not breaking the 180 degree rule, as required of the task. I took various shots of Sarah as she approach the door, her feet walking towards the camera, as well as a long shot from down the corridor. I also used the tripod dolly, to follow her from behind, as well as one that showed her walking past the camera from the inner classrooms areas of the corridor. A close up was integrated when Sarah pushed the door handle, and a match cut followed from inside of the room of her entering. It was here we both agreed to implement our 180 degree rule, where Sarah would be followed by the camera by panning, from one end of the room to the other, where i would be standing waiting to greet her. This shot was successful. Here we used out editing skills to cut the camera when it just pans to the area where i should be standing, by doing this Sarah can film me awaiting there, trimming and cutting in Final Cut Pro made this part seem simultaneous and accurate. For practice we placed the camera on the tripod, whilst we included some over the shoulder shots of myself and Sarah conversating. A shot reverse shot was used here through editing, whilst she filmed me making talk, and i then went on to video her speech. To achieve and eye level shot of us as we were sitting down, we place the camera on the table, and walked to the shot, clearly cutting this part out when it came to out final Match Cut edit.