Tuesday, 8 October 2013

Media Luther Evaluation


  1. In my opinion, our final product was very successful because it was our first project and wewere able to incorporate quite a few editing skills into our short film. This includes an advanced effect of changing saturation to make our film have a “sin city” effect. Our film followed the script incredibly well because there was only one scene which we did not include due to time restraints. Everything else was included and accurate according to the script with the correct dialogue. Our film represented the TV crime drama genre quite well because the acting was fairly realistic in following the script so you could tell it was a crime drama. The shift of power was clear because you could see who was in control and able to complete their job.
2.    We worked effectively as a team by have teamwork, cooperation and communication with each other. These three main things had a big impact on our ability to work together. Communication was the most important reason why we did well, this is because it helped us to know each member’s role and what we had to do. Cooperation helped us as well because it ensured that we would get the work done by agreeing with each other and performing the act of the assigned role.

3.    I represented my character through sound and mise en scene by using specific features. My character was mainly linked to mise en scene and it was represented by using certain objects and attribute or mise en scene. For example, I wore a black jacket to make the villain seem more menacing and evil-like since the colour black is linked to crime and obscurity/secrecy.

4.    I used sound to represent stereotypes by having the crime scene fairly quiet. This gave a feeling of the body in the scene being abandoned and just on its own. All of our film consists of diegetic sounds which make the film seem more natural. We did not use any non-diegetic sounds unfortunately due to time restraints. Although it would have been a nice addition to the film, it was not needed so much. This is because we filmed in a quiet area which made all the dialogue easily heard.

5.    I used mise en scene to represent stereotypes well. The clothing we wore fitted in with the effect we wanted. In order to achieve it, we had the cops wear a red top and the villain wear dark clothes. The lighting was quite good as the natural light coming in from the window was bright enough to see everything and even after we made the film black and white. The production design was excellent as we didn’t have distractions or loud sounds during the filming so the overall feel is good. The performance of the actors was moderate as we weren’t great at acting and some parts may have seemed dramatic. However, we did all the things we needed to do which were in the script so it went well. The props were not great since we only had a gun and a radio transmitter but that was all. However, they were put to good use as they added authenticity to the scene and made it a bit more realistic.

6.    I learned about different shots and angles worked better for some scenes and a lot of the editing. The editing was interesting because we used the de-saturate function which took colour out the film. I also learned how to make scenes black and white.

7.    If I were to improve the scenes, I would add music to the background; use some transitions to make the scene change less sudden and have more props to go with such as police hats and perhaps jackets.

8.     1. Experience, 2. Editing Skills, 3. Camera work

9.    From audience feedback, we learned that we should use transitions and some music to make it seem more interesting and appealing.

10.  My individual role was to play the character of the villain in the film and help with some of the editing work.

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