Own Video Evaluation: Preliminary Task

STRENGTHS

There are many strengths to our video. One is the fact that we managed to include the relevant shot sequences needed to complete the task. These were shot reverse shot, match action and rule of thirds. We managed to shoot the clips, upload and edit our film within one lesson, showing how well we worked together and how well we can work to a deadline. The cuts run smoothly throughout the video and we managed to match cut the scenes quite consistently. The way it is edited together looks professional and tidy. 

WEAKNESSES

We had problems with continuity. This was because I kept changing an action or changing where my hands were when we re-filmed the particular clip. Next time, we will make sure to take notice of these things and check we don't do it again, as it could distract the audience and make more of an impact in our final film. Another weakness would possibly be things like the sound and lighting quality as we didn't have much equipment to work with when it came to these things. 

HOW WE FILMED AND HOW WE USED THE SOFTWARE

We used Adobe Premiere Elements to edit our video. This software is useful when editing our videos as it gives us the tools we need to make it look professional and more impressive. We used fade in and fade out at the beginning and end to pull it all together. We then had to match cut all of the scenes and angles together. This was tricky as we had to make sure it was perfectly matched so that the video made sense all together and looked as if it were filmed with more than one camera. We then had to make sure we weren't crossing the 180-degree line when filming. This was easier as we maintained the angle of each action from one side when re-filming the close ups of, for example, opening the door. We only had one camera and so re-filming meant we had to get each action the same, multiple times. We had to make sure to also not break any continuity rules, which was difficult as we weren't used to "acting" in a scene before. We were also not used to being filmed and so knowing to watch out for these things was very new to us, and we soon found out that editing a clip with a continuity error is far more difficult than without.

Overall I am happy with how our video turned out. The video had a lot of strengths, which was because we managed to apply our knowledge of different shot types and editing to the filming. We had some issues but I feel we overcame these well and that our final video will look professional and neat when it comes to completing it.