Evaluation help 2

•Although you need to answer all the questions, they are misleadingly simple and just writing a sentence or two in response to each one is not going to get you top grades
•You need to critically evaluate your work – focus on strengths and weaknesses and how you feel quality could be further improved in some places
•Do not focus on evaluating the production process (e.g. how long it took to film something or some one not having the right costume), but do comment on directorial decisions that you had to make e.g. casting & setting & film work & editing where appropriate
•There is a model to look at on my blog.
•Use the mark scheme to check how well you are doing.

You also need to do a summary of your findings from your audience feedback questionnaire. Don't forget to do this bit!!!




A section which addresses “What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?” BADLY. DON'T DO IT LIKE THIS!!!!!!

I have learnt a lot about the technologies I have used constructing my film opening. I have learnt how to film effectively, thinking about location and camera angles and I have learnt how to capture footage to Premiere and how to split clips, create timelines, add transitions and other effects. I have also learnt how to put a music track over the top of my footage.

This is better:

Having chosen to make a film which was set in a busy environment, I have learnt a lot about the importance of shooting schedules and timing. I wanted to re-create the atmosphere of a school with people in the background getting on with their normal activities, but I also needed to be able to get good quality footage of my actors and not have too much background noise. In order to do this I realised that I needed to stage the scene properly: rather than just filming at lunch time I needed front of the camera or distract attention away from the main events.

Another aspect of filming that I have now gained experience of is how to direct actors and think about camera angles and mise-en-scene. I felt that I was particularly successful in this area when I filmed the opening montage of my film, which followed a character getting ready for work. The very first shot was… I felt that this connoted the impression of… very successfully as it is very clear that the character is…

During the editing process I became very adept at creating good continuity, learning exactly how precise I needed to be with cutting clips when switching shots. This was particularly important in the scene when …

And the “Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you think you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?” question:

When I was working on the preliminary task the main focus was on continuity rather than plot line or character. This was very different to working on my film opening because I had to ensure that not only was the piece technically good, but that it also introduced my characters and the situation of my characters well. In order to do this I needed to use a few different techniques, such as parallel action and split screens when… The purpose of this was to connote…