Harrison Lee; Media Assessment Self-Evaluation

Media Assessment Self-Evaluation

1.       Use of a camera

For our finished film we have made sure all shots were steady without disturbances when necessary, we also used a variety of shot from different angles and distances. All our shots were framed appropriately with only the necessary actors and objects within the mise-en-scene.

2.       Use of editing

After watching our finished work I am satisfied that the continuity is correct and well done but I also feel we could have used some different forms of transitions between shots to make it more interesting.

3.       Selection of content

Our ‘victim’ character was male like in the original film but his costume was different. I feel the costume used for our ‘victim’ character was a little too conspicuous (he was wearing a bright green hoodie) but I also feel it fitted the role as it was quite casual clothing so that the audience could relate with him easily as a normal person.

I feel our setting was well chosen as it stays true to the original film, though we were unable to find the exact place where it was originally shot, I still feel it fits well for our film.

4.       Self-Assessment

When filming my main role was directing most of the shots, I would physically show the others how I wanted the shot to look before we filmed them and would check the camera angles before shots too. I also had a main role in story boarding our film re-make as I wrote all the scene directions then showed how I wanted them interpreted when it came to actually filming.

I feel for our finished film the editing could have been smoother and we could have tried using some different transitions, I also feel we could have added more shots but were running out of daylight when filming (something I will prioritise on in future) but over all I am quite pleased with our final work.

When it comes to filming our final course work film I am going to prioritise more on making sure we have actors for the day we are filming (this was sometime a problem for us) and making sure we film we plenty of time to do our shots without fear of the lighting, if outdoors, changing.