Factual evaluation

1. L3 Creative Media
Production & Technology
Year Two Evaluation Template

2. Evaluation Overview
This evaluation form is designed to assist you in the evaluation of your projects.
When using this form it is good practice to:
• Use appropriate terminology.
• Stay concise and focus on key points.
• Evaluate and analyse your statements.
• Focus on judgements about work rather than telling a story of how it was made.
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3. Project Overview
In this section you will outline the aim of the project/task and give an
overview of the activates you undertook to complete it.

4. What was the theme of your project and
what attracted you to it?
The theme of my project was to highlight the impacts of modern
policing over the years. I wanted to show the changes and
developments in technology and how it has changed for the better and
worse. I was attracted to this project by my dad being a police officer
and detective. After looking at lots of pictures of him developing his
career in the force, I wanted to explore more about what it was like
before all the modern technology.

5. What research did you undertake and how
did it help develop your project?
I undertook lots of research to develop my product. This included
research into existing police documentaries such as police interceptors
and cop squad. These existing products helped me to gather ideas
about how documentaries are made and what conventions are needed
to make a documentary. I also looked at how the interviews were done.
For example, I looked at location, lighting and camera angles that they
used. This helped influence my decisions for these three key features of
an interview. Another piece of research I conducted was looking into
police force now and looking at it 30-40 years prior. This piece of
research allowed me to gain a better understanding of the subject and
subsequently helped me to write my questions and interact with the
interviewee properly.

6. How did you develop and improve your ideas
throughout the project?
I developed and improved my ideas throughout the project by looking
at my recourses and assets to gain more understanding and then
formulate ideas. Another way I developed my ideas was by watching
existing products like my own. This helped as I could take different
conventions and techniques from the product and use them in my own.
I was able to improve my ideas by comparing my product to others and
fine tuning the mistakes or differences.

7. What was the outcome of the project/task?
The outcome of my project was generally positive. I was able to
produce a factual, informative documentary about the impact on
modern policing. I covered lots of different points and subjects in my
documentary that helped to answer lots of questions about the change
in policing and policing in general. Overall, the outcome was a factual,
informative documentary about modern policing.

8. Personal Response
This section will explore your thoughts and feelings about the
experience. This will help gain a understand of how your personal
feelings may have impacted the final outcome.

9. How did you feel about the project before
you started?
Before I started this project, I felt optimistic about it, and I had lots of
different ideas I wanted to try. There where points where I felt out of
my comfort zone and uncertain about what I could produce as I had
never done anything factual before. After researching other
documentaries, and beginning to plan my own, I slowly got more
confident with the project and got a lot more optimistic about the
project.

10. What do you think about your project development and
how did it help you to refine your idea?
My project development went well. I covered lots of different areas of
planning to help develop my project. For example, I researched lots of
similar existing products to collect ideas and conventions. I also did
some practical experiments to test different ideas and to see if they
would work in my documentary. I conducted a three-point lighting
experiment where I used a key light, back light and a fill light on a
subject I was interviewing. This was useful as I was able to see which
lighting worked the best and I was also able to learn more about
lighting in an interview situation. I also tested some different interview
techniques and how to question an interviewee. This helped as I
learned how to lead an interview. Both the experiments and research
helped to refine my ideas and build my documentary to what it was.

11. Did you collaborate on your project or engage
contributors, etc?
I used 1 contributor in my project. The contributor was my interviewee
and led most of the documentary. Collaborating with this person was
arguably the reason my documentary turned out in a good way. This is
because he carried the documentary the whole way through discussing
his time in the police and how it changed for the better or worse. He
also discussed lots of different methods the police use and how it can
lead to potentially solving a crime. Overall, the interviewee was very
informative and engaging to watch and listen to and the documentary
wouldn’t have been possible without his contribution.

12. How did you feel when the project was
completed and why?
When the project was complete, I felt happy with what I had produced
and felt like I had covered lots of points and areas of interest. There
where some things I could have done better but I have learned from
them and will do things differently next time. Overall, I was proud of
what I produced and happy when I completed it.

13. Evaluating the project
In the previous sections, you have been commenting upon the project development. The
evaluation may include some similar information but it will also include critical comment.
An evaluation must include information about the good and bad points of the project and it
is important to be honest. Finally, you should make a judgment about the effectiveness of
the success of the project

14. What were the good points about the project/task and what did you
learn from them? [try and think of at least 3, more if possible]
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• It taught me that I need to break up the interview with other shots to keep the
viewer entertained.
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15. What challenges did you face and how did you
respond to them? Try and think of at least 3...

16. What were the negative points about the
experience, and what could you have done to
improve them?

17. How would you rate the final piece? [think along the lines of
poor, satisfactory, good or excellent...justify your rating]

18. What is your opinion of your final piece? What
elements do you think are successful and why?

19. How well did your project apply the characteristics
and conventions of the medium you worked in?

20. How did you design appeal to your target
audience?

21. Analysis
In this section, you will focus on the details of the project and make
sense of what happened in the project. You should demonstrate how
your decisions informed the project development and the success of the
outcome.

22. In what ways was the overall project a
success?

23. What elements did not go well and why?

24. How did your skills develop during the portfolio? [remember,
skills aren't just technical, remember things like organisation,
time management, communication, etc as well]

25. What meaning and messages did you want to
convey and were you successful?

26. What feedback did you get from your peers
and viewings?

27. What would you do differently in the future
and why?

28. What knowledge have you gained that would help you in the
future to improve your project? Also, what knowledge from
academic literature and professionals has helped and why?

29. Action Plan
This section will identify what you would do differently in the future and
identify ways you could develop.

30. If you were making a similar project in the
future, what would you do differently?

31. How could you develop your skills for future projects? Please
identify the appropriate resources and courses. For example,
webpages, tutorials, books, short courses and qualifications.

32. What personal attributes could you develop to
ensure you are working at a professional level?