PRELIMINARY EVALUATION SHEET
Quality of Summary           My honest evaluation- what           Strategies put forward to
                             was done well and what was           make sure a high quality is
                             not of good standard? Try to         maintained.
                             cite specific example and
                             moments from your video
Quality of holding a shot    We used a tripod, which              The tripod on the table was
steady                       held a steady shot. We               not professional. A tripod with
                             balanced the tripod on the           longer legs could have been
                             table at one point in order to       used.
                             create a low shot camera
                             angle of the conversation
                             taking place.
Quality of the framing shots We filmed over the
                             character’s shoulders,
                             enabling the audience to
                             feel like they are watching
                             through the eyes of that
                             character

Quality of shooting material      Our shoot was to be set as a    We could’ve paid more
appropriate to the task set-      casual conversation.            attention to the conversation
i.e. the content of your film     However, our filming and        and the movement of
pre and post editing was          contextual dialect made the     characters.
consistent with the exam          shoot unnatural
directives
Quality of selecting mise-en-     We were able to get a table     We should distinguish who
scène including colour, figure,   situated in the middle of the   the characters are, where
lighting, objects and setting;    room. However, we did not       they are, and age in order to
                                  pay specific attention to       supply costume and
                                  costume, lighting and color.    significant mise en scene.
                                  A piece of paper signified      Lighting should’ve been
                                  the will                        acknowledged. Perhaps a
                                                                  dim light could have been
                                                                  used to enhance bad news
Quality of editing so that        We edited the shots so that     We could have used more
meaning is apparent to the        the character that was          close up shots on Jordan to
viewer                            speaking was in shot. We        show facial expression and
                                  also used different angles      emotion to the audience.
                                  when filming the scene.
                                  However, we did not spend
                                  much time on editing
Quality of using sound with       We did not use any sound        We could have perhaps used
images and editing                effects but we did use the      music in minor key to
appropriately for the task set;   sound of the door opening in    enhance the effect of the
                                  order to create a reaction      news to the audience
                                  shot in the other character
                                  (to turn around)
Quality of positioning and        The characters were             We should’ve engaged
movements of actors               positioned opposite each        movement in the characters.
other, which made the         The boy could’ve stood up as
                                conversation more formal.     he said the news. The girl
                                We did not pay specific       could’ve buried her head in
                                attention to the movements    her hands to exaggerate
                                of the characters. For        emotion.
                                example both characters
                                stayed seated and in the
                                same position throughout
                                the scene which may have
                                been un natural.
Quality of group planning,      We filmed in class only, so   We could’ve organized
meeting targets, organization   the process of filming was    meeting in our free periods or
                                quite long                    at lunch/break to film and edit
                                                              which would’ve just taken one
                                                              day instead of three.

Group dynamics i.e. how did     The grouped worked very
your group work together        well together. We discussed
                                who would film, who would
                                act in it and together we
                                decided on the script so
                                everyone was happy and
                                worked well.



Other points of evaluation
( e.g. equipment related etc)

Preliminary Evaluation Report1

  • 1.
    PRELIMINARY EVALUATION SHEET Qualityof Summary My honest evaluation- what Strategies put forward to was done well and what was make sure a high quality is not of good standard? Try to maintained. cite specific example and moments from your video Quality of holding a shot We used a tripod, which The tripod on the table was steady held a steady shot. We not professional. A tripod with balanced the tripod on the longer legs could have been table at one point in order to used. create a low shot camera angle of the conversation taking place. Quality of the framing shots We filmed over the character’s shoulders, enabling the audience to feel like they are watching through the eyes of that character Quality of shooting material Our shoot was to be set as a We could’ve paid more appropriate to the task set- casual conversation. attention to the conversation i.e. the content of your film However, our filming and and the movement of pre and post editing was contextual dialect made the characters. consistent with the exam shoot unnatural directives Quality of selecting mise-en- We were able to get a table We should distinguish who scène including colour, figure, situated in the middle of the the characters are, where lighting, objects and setting; room. However, we did not they are, and age in order to pay specific attention to supply costume and costume, lighting and color. significant mise en scene. A piece of paper signified Lighting should’ve been the will acknowledged. Perhaps a dim light could have been used to enhance bad news Quality of editing so that We edited the shots so that We could have used more meaning is apparent to the the character that was close up shots on Jordan to viewer speaking was in shot. We show facial expression and also used different angles emotion to the audience. when filming the scene. However, we did not spend much time on editing Quality of using sound with We did not use any sound We could have perhaps used images and editing effects but we did use the music in minor key to appropriately for the task set; sound of the door opening in enhance the effect of the order to create a reaction news to the audience shot in the other character (to turn around) Quality of positioning and The characters were We should’ve engaged movements of actors positioned opposite each movement in the characters.
  • 2.
    other, which madethe The boy could’ve stood up as conversation more formal. he said the news. The girl We did not pay specific could’ve buried her head in attention to the movements her hands to exaggerate of the characters. For emotion. example both characters stayed seated and in the same position throughout the scene which may have been un natural. Quality of group planning, We filmed in class only, so We could’ve organized meeting targets, organization the process of filming was meeting in our free periods or quite long at lunch/break to film and edit which would’ve just taken one day instead of three. Group dynamics i.e. how did The grouped worked very your group work together well together. We discussed who would film, who would act in it and together we decided on the script so everyone was happy and worked well. Other points of evaluation ( e.g. equipment related etc)