This document summarizes an evaluation of a group assignment for an A2 media course. It discusses the strengths and weaknesses of four students' documentary on media transformation. The summaries note that cutaways, background music, montage editing and statistics were effective techniques. Areas for improvement include using more public interviews, better framing, and addressing audio issues like abrupt endings. The document also includes assessment criteria and grades for different technical elements.

1. ASSIGNMENT 3:
EVALUATING EXAMPLE
OF A2 COURSEWORK
By:
Monae
Jodie
Amy
Pamela

2. Transformation
By Monae & Jodie

3. What went well
Statistics was used to
give factual evidence to the
audience
These diagrams keep the
audience engaged as they
are not just listening to a
voiceover.
Ken burns is effective as it
reveals more of the image
and gives the audience
information
The ken burns wasn’t too
fast, so the audience were
able to read it clearly.
Statistics
Ken burns

4. WWW
The cutaway is good
as it shows the views of
transformation in
different countries
This cutaway is very
clear to the audience.
Animations was used to
appeal to the audience
and make them stay
focused
Animations ensure that
the viewer isn't just
looking at boring footage
Cutaway
Animations

5. EBI
The public interviews
was just people from
the 6form
it would have been
more effective and
realistic if it was real
public interviews such
as people on the street.
During the close up her
head was slightly cut off
was bad framing.
This is hard to control
when an person moves
Public interviews
Better Framing

6. Assessment foci chart
Sub level Assessment focus
4b - Shooting material appropriate for the task
4b - Including controlled use of camera
4c - Attention to framing
4c - Variety of shot distances
4b - Close attention to Mise-en-scene
4c - Editing so that meaning is apparent
4a - Making selective and appropriate use of shot
transitions
3a - Making selective and appropriate use of captions
4c - Making selective and appropriate use of other
effects
4c - Recording and editing sound with images

7. Level Mark Percent Grade
4b 36/40 90 A2
Target:
• Pay closer attention to framing
• Use more caption/inter titles
• real public interviews
Transformation

9. Editing-Perspective- it has the
perspectives the filmmaker is talking
about such as drinking and sex.
Shooting Material-good
use of different locations.
Social actors-
people were
saying their
honest opinion.

10. WWW
• Overall I think it was really good and most things were
edited correctly. They had clear cutaways to different
soaps and various images.
Different advertisements
to back up their point.

11. If the talking in this scene
wasn’t so rushed. Also the
music was too loud.
The voiceover
towards the end of
this scene cut off.
There was children in the
background which were
being quite noisy. Also they
could have added more
expert interviews.

12. EBI
• More of it was really good, however there was some
aspects which were bad. For example at the end of one of
the scenes it cut straight off. Also there could have been
more expert interviews as there wasn’t many.
Pictures such as
this would go past
too quickly.
The music cut of rather
then fading.

13. Is the Current Media Landscape
Hegemonic or Democratic?
By Pamela

14. What Went Well
WWW Explanation
Cutaways When the presenter was talking
they had cutaways to make it more
visual
The background music was related
to the topic
It fits into the topic that was shown
and it sets the mood
Montage editing A lot of pictures that was presented
at the beginning of the
documentary
Statistics Which proves their point

15. Cutaways
Cutaways, is when someone
is presenter is talking, and
would use a cutaway to
show the audience, to make
it more interesting and more
visual.
The cutaway is good, as it keeps
the audience interested and not
bored, just by listening to the
presenter talking, and its more
easier to understand.

16. Background Music
The background music, is
when there’s music in the
background, whiles having
montage editing at the
beginning
The background music is
good, as it sets the mood, in
this case it was a happy
mood, as it shows how different
people use the media.

17. Montage Editing
Montage editing is really
good, as it gives an idea
what the documentary is
about. It would give a taste
to the audience whether they
would like it or not

18. Statistics
Statistics, were also used, this
is really good as it proves their
point to the audience making it
more believable as they are
proving their point

19. Even Better If
WWW Explanation
The placement where the presenter
was standing
The background can be distracting,
where the audience would focus on
the background rather than the
presenter
The presenter was talking too fast The audience wouldn’t understand
To have more expert interviewing Makes the documentary seem
more realistic

20. The Placement of the Presenter
The placement of the
presenter is really bad as the
background is distracting, as
the audience might look at the
background rather than the
presenter.

21. The Presenter was talking too fats
Its important for the presenter to talk slowly for the
audience to understand what the presenter to talk,
otherwise it wouldn’t be clear and wouldn’t understand
what the documentary might be about

22. More expert Interview
In this documentary, they only have a few interviews, this is
really bad as they didn’t get many peoples opinions on the
media, which means they cannot generalise to a big
population