The student discusses the benefits of editing over camera movements for their practice task. Editing allowed them to create a smooth narrative through match cuts and remove unwanted footage. It also enabled more professional-looking shots through zooms. The camerawork was steady but not perfectly paced as they were still learning. The narrative is clear enough without voiceover. They focused on basic camera techniques like panning and framing. Natural props and costumes were used to create realistic sets. Background music set the mood initially to complement the limited script.

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

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

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

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

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.