Introduction to the plarimary coursework

Today we, as a class, were given are set assignment for our plarimary coursework piece. i feel that there is going to be a lo of work ahead of me. but i am ready for the challenge. our set task is to do a:
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.

today in class we where shown how to combine the use of the 180-degree rule with the shots we could use with this. a classic example of this is
://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYSzx_zy-98



this shows how the use of the 180 degree rule is important as through using the reverse over the shoulder shot it would confuse the audience if both characters where on the same side of the screen. i will use this when i come to my production and keep aware of the fact that the characters eye line must be in the right place. also i have learnt from this clip that the background dietetic sounds are important as it keeps the feel of the setting of where the two characters are situated. however, i think that the pauses between the two characters are to long and often which i feel makes the viewer bored. i agree that the pauses are useful to see the other characters face reaction, however this looses the effect when used after every line in the duologue.