Cristina's Evaluation

During the task I learnt how to use many different pieces of equipment which I didn’t know before, the pieces of equipment we used were things such as a Mini DV camera, and a tripod which helped a lot during the filming if not all of the footage would have been wobbly. Another piece of equipment we used was a sound recording device which was very useful to match up the correct sound to the footage for the sound we used an Iphone.

The editing software we used was Imovie which is where we edited the whole footage this helped us cut and place everything in the correct order. We used a clock in our performance in which we had to choose a sound for we did this through garage band which gave us the options of various ticking noises. Lastly we used a different program which helped us select music from an IPod which would transfer it to ITunes and then into Imovie.

Everything we shot we were happy with although we did have some difficulties firstly with the room we would shoot in as it was not always available when we were free so we decided to stay after college and film on a Wednesday afternoon when the room was free. Secondly we had to shoot the clock various amounts of times as we either had problem with lighting or composition but luckily we sorted it out and it worked.

I personally did a bit of each role such as storyboarding, editing, ideas etc... Although as I was acting in the film it didn’t allow me to do a lot of filming but I was able to help with the scenes I was not in. I also helped with how we should organise things such as when to film, choices of rooms and props we would need. Within the editing I did some cutting of clips placing them where they looked right and other things. I believe our group worked really well together and everyone gave input so it was a very fun task to do as we all separated the roles equally.

We demonstrated the three continuity editing skills throughout the film. The three we were asked to focus on were not breaking the 180 degree rule, match on action and shot reverse shot. Throughout the filming we were focusing on not breaking the 180 degree rule but at one point we realised we had done as the shot was on the opposite side to which it should have been, so we just decided to reshoot that part of the sequence which turned out well. With the match on action we decided that to walk into the classroom and close the door, we had to be careful that it all matched up correctly and that nothing was incorrect. Lastly for shot reverse shot we showed this with the two characters student and teacher when the student is waiting for the teacher to come.

The main focus for when we film the coursework is to film a lot more footage as it enables us to have a variation of shots to choose from when we are editing. We should also concentrate on the framing and composition. Overall I really enjoyed our group as we worked really well as a team and hopefully we will stay in the same groups for the coursework.