The student evaluated their planning process for a video production. They created a mind map, step outline, and storyboard to help plan shots, equipment needs, and conventions. A production plan and script further organized the shoot. During production, the student operated cameras and participated in shots both behind and in front of the camera. For editing, they linked scenes, stabilized footage, and added pigment and text. Areas for improvement included issues with background music embedding and stabilization of shaking footage during editing. With more experience using the software and equipment, the student hopes to produce higher quality videos in the future.

1. Evaluation
The planninghelpedsignificantlyinthe productionstage asitenabledme toorderandsee
whatI neededtoresearchanduse,such as the mise-en-scene andconventionalequipment.
The mind-mapdisplayedall outinitialideaclearlyandallowedme tosee whatequipmentI
needed,the mise-en-scene,cameraworkandsome editingideasall inone clearspace.The
mindmap alsoshowedme if itwill link andthe conventionstogoin to our production
commercial video.
The nextplanningpartwas the Stepoutline.The stepallowedshowedthe basicssowe
couldjot downthe ideasandsee if theywere toflow easily.Italsoallowedme tobuild
uponmy ideas tomake sure myvideofollowsconventionstoamake-upadvert. We then
done a storyboardwhichallowedustosee exactlywhatwasgoingtobe inour videoas
well aswhatwe neededtoinclude,itsetanoutline forourvideotofollow.
The nextpart to the planningwasa productionplan,thisissowe hada planto keep
too inorderfor us to be organisedandbe solidbase forus. It meantwe couldkeepto
a time and a place so we where practicable andclearlyorganised. Thisisthenbacked
up bythe scriptwhichwaseasyto followandtolduswhat to do andwhat time and
how.Thismeantwe keptto our ideasandthe timingneededinorderforitto be
convneitonal andlookneatandtidywhenjoinedtogether.
The Shot listwe thendone wasto showus howlongto take in eachshot,
whatsin the shot,where,whatshottype andsecene andany othernotes,
thishelpedkeeptotimingsandkeepeverythingasconventional as
possible,itasomade itorganisedandeasytofollow withease sothere was
no rushingaround.
My individual contributionswasthe same asmy partners.Katie andI both
contributedtothree partsof the planningeach,Katie done the Script,
ProductionPlanandStepOutline,whileIdone the ShotList,The MindMap and Storyboard.This
workedwell aswe bothcouldcontribute andalsohelpeahcother,italsoallowedustolinkideas.
Thisallowedustoget the final videoacrosseffectivelyandsmoothely.
In the production,Inot onlywasinshotsalong side Katie,butinindividually,thisaddedavarietyto
the shots,fromwho wasin itto howmany people where init,thiskeptitentertainingthroughout.I
not onlyparticipatedinbehindinforntof the camera I wasalsofilmingshots,formlongshotsto
close upto highangle shots.AnotherwayI participatedwashelpoutmypeerswithhow touse the
equipmentandthe editingsoftware.
In editingImostlytookpart,I linkedeachscene together,stabilized,renderedandsmartfixedeach
scene,thisallowedittolookmore preofessional andappealing,itwaseffectiveandthe bestwayto
go. While Iwaseditingeachscene Katie sentme vouice oversandfoundandsentme the music,whichhowever
couldnot be uploaded.The voice overwasrecordedwithequal amountsof eahcpersonspeaking,thisagainmade it
soundmore interestingandallowedustohave an equal amountof time.The shooting
was mainlyfilmedatKatieshouse withmymake-upproducts.
Katie came up withthe ideaof havinga Logo, so I came up witha logo,a logoname,a
sloganand a designforeachsection. AnotherthingIdone wasadd the pigmentparts
and the textinthe videotomake itmore visual andconvneitonal.
Each technical elementhada importantsignificance tothe final video,the camerawork
was well thoughtout,fromclose-ups,extremeclose-ups,wide shotsandtwoshots,thismade itmore conventional
and visual,italsogave itmore variety. The camerawork wasused,inthe Long shotkatie was placedonthe leftthird
withthe writinginthe rightthirdto showthe model first,the route of the eye wasalsousedalongside havingright

2. on the leftasit isthe mostdominantsectionof the screenandall attentiongoesthere first.The cameraworkmade
the extractwork effectivelyandaddedaninterestingcontrast.We alsopayedattentiontothe mise-en-scene,the
make-up,the bushes,the white wall andthe costume. Thiswasjustasimportantandthe mise-en-sceneof the make
up wasthe whole reasonthe videowasmade,the bushshowedthe freedom, the smileshowedhappinessanditall
portayedthe message we wantedittoo effectively.Italsomade the shotsmore interestingandrelatablebyhaving
fashionableclothingjustlike the teneagerswatchingwillbe wearing andhairstylesalongsidemake-up,alsoa
costume change addsvarietywhichisconvnetional. The soundwasalsoimportant,howeverthe backgroundmusic
wouldnotupload,howeverthe voice oversdid,itmade the piece more interestingandconventional,itaddedmore
layerstoeach scene andshot type, italsoengagedthe audience andmade itheardevenwithoutbeingseen.Itwas
effectiveydone asitmade eachscene linkmore smoothlyandaddedadiversitytothe piece.Byusingdifferent
voicesatttacts the audience evenmore andbyhavingitexaggerateditintriguesthe audienceeffectivelyandmakes
themwantto watch till the end.The editingwasalsovital asit showedthe final piece andlookedprofessional and
well placedtogether,the editingmade the videoasitall linkedandwithouteditingitwouldnotlinkorrunsmoothly
and wouldnotlookwell thoughtoutorpreofessional.Sobyeditingit,itmade the videolookhigherqualityandnot
justthrowntogether,howeverthiscouldbe changedasthe more itwas editingthe startingkeptchanging and
shakingandmakingit worst,soto improve we wouldneedextrahelpinordertosolve thisproblemalongsidethe
backgroundmusic. The lightingwasalsoimprotant,itwasnotto brightthat it was intense,howeveritwasalsonot
too dark soyou can see the model andthe make-upbeingadvertisedthiswaseffectivelyusedasthe brightness
changedto make itmore unique andfocusoncertainparts more than otherparts.
Wide shotand twoshot Extreme Close-Up Panningandclose-up
Mise- En- Scene- Clothes hair Mise- En- Scene - Lipstick Mise- En- Scene Setting/Lighting
There a fewelementsof the videoIwouldlike toimprove andwillneedtobuildupontogainmore skills.Sinceit
was the firsttime usinganyof the equipmentandthe firsttime usingthe software itwasa goodfirsttry, we stayed
behindtoedititand try to improve ithoweverthe more itbecame editedthe more itbecame worstatthe start,and
so we wouldneedhelpinordertosolve this,nosoftware wouldedititautomaticallytostopitfrom shaking,
althougha tripodwasused to stabilize the shot.Anotherthingtoimprove onisthe sound,the background music
wouldnotembedintothe videoandthiswascrucial part of the videoanditmeantit wouldall linktogetherand
there wouldalwaysbe sound,howeverthisdidnothappen,sotoimprove Iwouldneedtoeitherresearchmore or
findanotherteacherto helpovercome thisproblem. The mise-en-scene couldalsobe improved,the backgroundhas
some binsinand so we wouldneedtochange locationorshot type inorderfor thisnotto be inthe way, alsothe
make-upcouldbe appliedagainbefore the videoinsteadof beingatsixthformandthenshot,thiswouldmake it
lookneaterandfresher. Due tothe deadlineIdidnothave a lotof time to learnthe software andso lateron inthe

3. course I hope it will lookneaterandhigherquality.Alsothe camerawork, the cameracouldbe useda lotbetterand
inmore time,hopefully,Iwill be able touse itmore effectivelyandgeta greateroutcome,Iwill alsolearnthe
equipmentandsointime the final extractwill lookahigherqualityandsuitthe genre Iam doing.