Preliminary Exercise Evaluation

I think that our preliminary exercise came out really well and I am really proud of it. All the shots that we did came out perfectly steady and they were all in focus. I think that we used the rule of thirds perfectly and that every person involved in the shots was framed well and appeared at the right height. The camera height fitted and suited the shots, it wasn't leaning or tilted and suitable for each shot. The eyeline match i think was correct and looked genuine. The subject was clearly visible in each of our shots and there was the correct amount of the subject being shown. I think that there was one shot in the middle of the sequence that didn't need to be there and didn't really work and wasn't done well at all therefore i think that that is the only thing that i would change or remove.

I think that our match on action was successful and worked well as it looked real and as though it was really happening. There aren't any jump cuts which I was really happy with and the shot reverse shot sequence worked really well and that the pace was correct. I don't think that you notice any transitions between the shots and that the cuts are perfectly timed. There aren't any editing decisions that I would change and I am also happy with the fade to black that we put in towards the beginning.

I think that the dialogue is appropriate and at certain times, it is very clear but at others it is quite quiet so i think that we could have done with speaking a little louder.

I think that the lighting is good however there is a point where we could have done with removing paper from the shot due to the fact it was reflecting the light but apart from that I think that the lighting was pretty good. I also think that the setting and background was appropriate for the kind of scene that we were filming.

I think that our team worked incredibly well and we all contributed in some way. I was like the director of the scene as I filmed and also co-ordinated the shots to try and get them in focus and make sure they were all framed correctly. I am really pleased with the final production and would only really change one shot out of the whole thing.

For this project, I worked with Faye Gibbs, Perry Allen and Sam Walton.