Demonstrating Match on Action AS Media

Match on action is cutting one shot to another view that matches the action and pace of the first shot, doing this creates an impression of continuity although you may have filmed the shot weeks apart. If a character begins an action in the first shot and completes it in the next, a 'visual bridge' is created which acts to disguise the cut from one to the other.  

The scenario given to depict was that of the actor sitting down who then stands up and walks away, there were many decisions which had to be made regarding the positioning of the cameras, as a group we decided to to place one camera in front of the actor and the other on the side of the actor, this also inabled us to keep within the 180 degree rule. As part of the group my individual job was to film with the camera which was put to the side of the actor, this role consisted of making sure that the shot showed the actor sitting down and then standing up so I had to ensure everything that needed to be in the shot was included and also to concentrate on the mise-en-scene to ensure i didn't repeat any mistakes when considering what was happening in the shot and so what was being filmed.

The simplest part of the activity was choosing the position of the camera's and filming the character, this is because we as a group chose one camera to be opposite the character and the other on the side, the simplest part was filming because both camera were to film the whole entire scene which we would then later on edit it to demonstrate the match on action. 
The most challenging part was editing the footage together because I had to make sure both clips were in sequence together, also both clips went quite quickly and so to overcome this I had to slow down both clips.


EVALUATION
The simplest part of the activity was filming the actor in the scenario given, this proved to  be the simplest because I had practice with the camera before and so I was aware on how to use the camera along with the tripod, being able to adjust the height required and making sure the camera was kept still throughout the filming.

The most challenging part was editing the footage together to portray match on action accurately, this was the most challenging part because it was difficult to make sure that the shots taken matched which required looking at each second of the shot. This was done so the footage showed continuity throughout therefore portraying match on action accurately. I was able to overcome this challenge by taking my time in looking at the different shots carefully assessing where one was to stop and where the other was to start, furthermore, I slowed down the footage on imovie which helped to show match on action clearly portraying the continuity throughout the different shots.

This activity enabled me to become much more familliar with imovie on how to make the shots come together and the different effects which can be used  to make the footage portray what the camera was unable to do.
To improve my demonstration of match on action I would make sure the height of the two cameras and tripods were at the exact same level to avoid one angle being higher than the other which wouldn't portray match on action accurately.