The document summarizes a student's evaluation of their practice task filming assignment. It discusses how editing was beneficial compared to camera movements, how steady the camera work was as they were just starting to learn, and that the narrative was clear enough though a voiceover may have improved it. It also outlines the planned elements of mise en scene, basic camerawork techniques used along with a match on action, and using the video camera for sound. Minor additional editing effects like music were included to set the mood without words.

1. Evaluation of Practise Task
Abigail Elliott

2. a. Any benefits to using editing as opposed
to camera movement.
Editing made our practise task a lot better than
otherwise as we were able to create match on
action so that we could show steady continuity and
progress of our small film. It also allowed us to edit
parts that we didn’t like or didn’t fit with other
shots. Using the editing to zoom in also gives a
increasingly efficient shot as it is less amateur and
so we could create a more professional looking
piece. Editing provides a smoother movement as
panning is difficult and when we were first getting
used to the camera it is difficult to get a slick
movement without bumps or shakes so I definitely
prefer editing.

3. b. How steady the camerawork was or
needed to be.
The camera work was quite steady but not
at the same pace throughout, we tried our
best but we were just starting to learn to
film and learning the different parts of the
tripod. We didn’t want to try anything to
adventurous as we were not capable of
doing so. We stuck to basic movements
and angles so that the film was not ruined
by an amateur try at a professional
technique.

4. c. Whether the narrative is clear
enough.
Yes it is clear, we could of used a
voiceover technique but it would of been
difficult to match the voiceover to the
actors so instead we used the recording of
the video camera. The sound may not be
perfect or faultless but it was good enough
for our first task. It is difficult to get a clear
sound from the video camera as it takes in
all surrounding sound also.

5. d. What you planned for other elements of the sequence
such as mise en scene, camerawork (including framing)
and sound (if used).
For sound, we just used the recording off the video camera.
For camerawork, we kept to the basics such as panning, still
shots, close ups etc but we did try to use a less basic
technique which was match on action which worked well and i
think definitely showed progression in our film in a way that
was quick and efficient and did not slow down the pace of the
film. For mise en scene we used modern costume but created
a set in a theatre of a teenagers bedroom which worked well,
props such as clothing and books were strewn across the
floor and surfaces to look realistic and natural. We used a real
life bathroom to shoot the bathroom scene as there was no
other way to do so as it would be too difficult and expensive to
create our own bathroom. We used the artificial lighting in the
theatre to look like a normal bedroom light, we didn’t use
coloured lighting as it would ruin the natural and realistic
effect.

6. e. Any additional editing effects you
used.
Music was played in the first part of the
small video as it allowed us to set the
mood through it without using words as we
had a very limited script.