1. PRELIMINARY EVALUATION SHEET
Quality of Summary My honest evaluation- what Strategies put forward to
was done well and what was make sure a high quality is
not of good standard? Try to maintained.
cite specific example and
moments from your video
Quality of holding a shot I think that the quality if Strategies to make sure that
steady holding the shot steady was this does not happen again is
not up to par it was shaky firstly use a tripod whenever
especially when the shot necessary and if a tripod is
was meant to be still in the not of use make sure the
reverse shots that we had camera person is on a strong
done. I think the reason for base e.g. leaning on a table.
this is that we as a group We will also make sure that
and I as the camera person we give our selves ample
rushed this exercise and time to record the shots we
didn’t spend that extra time need in our real task.
on it which I should have.
Quality of the framing shots We tried to use a variety of Strategies to make sure that
shots close ups, mid shots we use appropriate framing in
and long shots but it didn’t our real task is replaying the
go as planned as the shots footage firstly on the camera
we used did not quite fit, and itself after recording it so if we
example of this is when we do need to come back to it , it
tried to use a long shot we can be done there and then
could quite hear what our and also to check for it quality
actor were saying but I do before uploading. To use the
think that it does help us see appropriate framing in
what different shots would accordance to the scene for
look like in a frame an example make sure the
example of this is that we actors speak up when the
actually did a scene where camera goes further out ect.
both our actors got off there To make sure that we can get
seats and walked out but we both of our actor in to the
could not get both of them in frame before we start filming.
the frame as one is a lot
taller than the other. We
also got a feel of what else
we can see in the frame – in
the background when we
used different shots
especially the long shot
where we did get unneeded
footage of things in the
background which we did
not necessarily want.

2. Quality of shooting material We did do what was asked To make the script more
appropriate to the task set- of us – film someone concise and to follow most if
i.e. the content of your film walking through a door and not all of the script and
pre and post editing was sitting opposite somebody storyboard. We can do this by
consistent with the exam else and having a maybe putting more stage
directives conversation. We also made directions in the script or
a script which we did not maybe even putting in every
follow to the tee for example cut and every camera angle
we did change thing during we should use.
our filming and we did story
board the filming.
Quality of selecting mise-en- If we were able to do this We our going to make sure in
scène including colour, figure, again we probably would our real production that we do
lighting, objects and setting; choose a different location research on our locations and
as the location we did sets so we can choose our
choose was more a locations properly. We will
convenience as in it was probably choose a place less
close to the editing suite and populated so we can have
it all ready had a chair and less distractions from outside
table ect, but it had too sources. We will also try to
many variables in the make sure in accordance with
background with a lot of our shot selection we make
other students in and around sure that we know exactly
the place where we were what can and what cannot be
shooting. We also had seen in the background.
many things in the
background such as
windows and computers
which in future could be a
hassle as you may see
people through them. We
also didn’t use any props
and we may need to use
props in our real film and so
we didn’t get the experience
of using them in our shoot. I
think that one thing we did
do well is use a very well lit
room and the color of the
scene came out very well as
natural light.

3. Quality of editing so that One thing that we did not do To practice on the software
meaning is apparent to the very well in is our editing as for on other videos to play
viewer there is one specific moment around with the ability of the
where it is very jerky; after software so that we can make
the girl sits down and then it use of it when it comes to
cuts to the boy talking to doing our own. Leaving time
her. This happened because after the shot is done so that
I as the camera man rushed it doesn’t become difficult to
through the scene and it did edit afterwards. To shoot
not come out as well as we most of it in one go and not
hoped and so we decided to always go back to the same
just film the walking scene place and do it again as the
again and after we did this it small changes are very
just didn’t fit into our original noticeable and this can be
footage. I do think that the done if we have a lot of time
other parts if the scene is to do take the footage we
done to an okay standard need and also to take shots
and it did jog our memories twice so we have a choice of
of how to cut how to add shots we have to choose
things like the opening from. We also are going to do
credits. I also feel that I did research to see what shots
not give enough time after other movies of the same
the shot and this hampered genre and the type of editing
in editing as the shot would for example the cutting
end abruptly and then if we rhythms used and so we
wanted to cut something the could maybe recreate them to
space between the two put across more difficult
shots would be minimal and meanings and messages to
we had to be very precise the audience.
and this made it very hard
for us when we could have
made it easier for ourselves.
I do feel that we did get the
message that the two
people were having a
conversation through the
reverse shots.
Quality of using sound with We did have a small Strategies to make sure we
images and editing problem with the quality of don’t have this problem are to
appropriately for the task set; sound as in the long shot we make sure that the actors we
cannot hear the actors and use keep there voices up
this happen because the when shooting the video, and
actors didn’t speak up when also as we said before to
the camera went further choose a locations with less
away. In all the other shots variables such as noise in the
we feel that we did a good background.
job with the quality of sound

4. as we can hear the dialogue
of the actors clearly. But
when you cannot hear the
actors does hamper the task
as it does leave the viewer
baffled about what was said
but this can be fixed easily
by the actors raising there
voices. We also did get
some noise from the people
in the background.
Quality of positioning and We feel that we did well in To research on other film of
movements of actors this as I think we did get the same genre and see how
good close up shots with the they position there
characters in the centre of characters.
the frame and it will help
when we use close ups in
our real task. I also feel that
we got good over the
shoulder shots where you
can see that the two people
are having a conversation.
Quality of group planning, I think that we did do well for We need to make a more
meeting targets, organization the first time working as a concise script as a group; we
group we did meet all of our also need to continue to
deadlines including script communicate as we did
ect. We didn’t organize a during this task which was
location very well though very well. We also need to
and this was everybody’s research our locations as well
fault as we used the most so we have a good idea of
convenient location in terms what we want it to look like.
of the closest place we We also need to continue to
could get and we did not meet targets such as getting
consider the distractions the script in on time which we
around us, we did decide did well but the next script will
very early what we were be complicated.
going to do and we did
execute it, but maybe not to
the standard that we could
have, I do feel that the next
script that the group makes
should be more planned out
by the whole group one
which includes more stage
directions and more camera
angles and just one that is
more concise and I do think

5. that we did believe that the
script wasn’t to important
and that we could just
improvise but we do know
that this in not the case.
Group dynamics i.e. how did I do think that the group Everyone expressing more
your group work together dynamics are very good and opinions.
we communicated as a
group very well and very
clearly we do need to have
more group discussions
about what we think and
what we should do in the
future but we worked well as
a group as all of us know
what the other is doing and
the group roles have been
set and we all know when
the other has a free period
and this is very helpful
information.
Other points of evaluation I think that we need to get Playing around with other
( e.g. equipment related etc) more familiar with things videos with the software. And
such as the tripod and more to videos things using the
importantly the editing tripod.
equipment so all of us are
comfortable and confident
with the software.