Preliminary task evaluation.

1. AS Media Evaluation
Preliminary task
Jayda Brandford

2. How well did you plan your production and what
methods did you use?
We was given about 2 weeks to create and plan our production timeline. We
came up with a few ideas on how to structure it. We made sure we
implemented our current media knowledge to prevent us from wasting time
on too much planning; and use the saved time for filming.

3. What influenced your choice of theme?
After reading through the preliminary task, as a group we discussed what
would be the best way to show off our talents and creativity individually.
Everyone gave their first thoughts which we recorded into a mind map.
Originally we wanted drama as our theme to show off our talents, however,
this then seemed complicated as we didn’t have much time for filming. We
then agreed on a more simple theme as it was our first production; we came
to the conclusion of reality concept. This made the planning time much
shorter, thus allowing us extra time for filming.

4. Was this an effective method?
The mind map was an effective method as it gave a chance for every
individual to contribute their ideas. Having everything down on
paper let us analyse what we had came up with and decide which
flowed best. We tried to use as many interpretations as we could to
assure everyone had their input; granting everyone to feel a part of
the project.

5. How well did your product meet the original
proposal?
Our initial idea didn’t seem too complicated; however once we attempted to
film it we realised it needed much more time and effort than we had been
given. Thus leading to us back to the drawing board to brainstorm again.
That's when we decided that we could still show off our skills but in a much
simpler form. We created something less challenging. Another issue with our
original proposal was our timing, once we tried to structure our production
timeline we realised it didn’t fit into the time frame we had. Our original
theme was a drama; a young girl in an abusive relationship but wanted to
leave. Although our new idea was a reality.

6. Camera composition and movement of shots
Camera composition is what is currently in the view of the camera
lens and being captured. Such as a close up shot, a long shot and wide
shot.
Movement is the effect that panning and filming have on the shots.

7. Mise en scene
Mise en scene could be made up of the following:
Setting and props
Costume, hair and makeup
Facial expressions and body language
Lighting and colour
Positioning of characters/objects within the frame

8. Diegetic and non-diegetic
Diegetic sound is sound that has san origin
point that is visible on screen, such as
character voices. Another term for this would
be actual sound.
Non-diegetic sound is sound that is added
afterwards such as narrative voice or sound
effects. Another term for this would be
commentary sound.