This document provides guidance on writing an evaluation for a final major project (FMP) in film production. It indicates that most of the materials for the FMP are available online, and the evaluation is due this Sunday. It then recaps the key points to address in the evaluation, including describing the production process, explaining creative decisions, and evaluating strengths and weaknesses. The document provides examples of skills to discuss and a framework for organizing the evaluation around what was done, why, how successfully, why it was successful or unsuccessful, and how it could be improved. It emphasizes providing examples and an honest, self-critical analysis in the evaluation.

2. Most of your FMP videos and planning
portfolios are in.
All of your marks are on ProPortal for
• Your pitch
• Your plans
• Your final videos
 Your Evaluation is due in this Sunday (at
midnight)

3.  You’re going to work on your FMP evaluation.
 You will need to honestly, critically reflect on
your experiences during your final major
project.
 Over the past 2 years you’ve written many
evaluations, we will quickly recap the key
points and then you will be able to work on it
during this afternoons lesson.

4.  MUST describe how you produced your FMP
video.
 SHOULD explain why you made the
decisions you made during planning,
production & post, using examples of your
experiences to prove your points.
 COULD evaluate your strengths and
weaknesses, identifying the impact these had
on your project.

5. To judge the worth or quality of something.
We’re looking at what we did, how we did it,
its strengths, weaknesses, etc…

6.  Project management skills
• time management,
• risk management,
• managing a team,
• monitoring progress,
• adapting to crisis and contingency planning
 Technical skills
• Your skills & experiences filming with the camera
• Your skills & experiences recording and editing sound
• Your skills & experiences as a video editor during FMP

7. 1. WHAT did
you do?
2. WHY did
you do it?
3. HOW
successfully
did it go?
4. WHY was
it successful/
unsuccessful
?
5. HOW
could you
improve this
next time?

8. Honest
Self critical
Identify your flaws
Identify your strengths
Use examples of your experiences to
prove what you’re saying

9.  The best evaluations are a detailed
discussion where the writer links together:
What happened
why it happened this way
what the impact of it was on your video
what you’d do differently next time

10. Working alone, begin to write your FMP
evaluation. The brief is on the FMP section
of moodle, as well as this presentation.
1. WHAT did
you do?
2. WHY did
you do it?
3. HOW
successfully
did it go?
4. WHY was
it successful/
unsuccessful
?
5. HOW
could you
improve this
next time?

12. If you had to take away 2 lessons from
producing your FMP, what would they be?
1. Spend more time planning?
2. Spend less time procrastinating?
3. Contact actors earlier?
4. Film as soon as possible?
5. Get better with the camera?
6. Film with the track again?
7. Buy your own DSLR?
8. Get your editing software at home?

13. Where would be a good place to talk about
what lessons you’ve learnt from producing
your own video?

14. Continue working on your FMP evaluation,
incorporating what you’ve learnt from this
past year. Think about how those lessons
would help you to improve the next time you
have to produce a video, and what impact
these would have on future productions.