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Evaluation

AS Media Evaluation on Prezi

Planning For Activity 7

This is my groups preliminary task for task 7 and this is some of the comments I am going to include in my evaluation:

From the time we created the preliminary task until when we finished our final product, I learnt a lot about what worked best when it came to certain scenes and I also learned the impact of each angle. For example, in our final product, we used an angle looking down on the character in order to show how she had no power or control over the situation she was in.

From the time we created the preliminary task until when we finished our final product, I learnt a lot about what worked best when it came to certain scenes and I also learned the impact of each angle. For example, in our final product, we used an angle looking down on the character in order to show how she had no power or control over the situation she was in.

Evaluation Planning For Activity 6

Luckily, I had some pictures on location and during the editing process to include into my evaluation to show Sarah & I using equipment which was mainly the apple Mac, a camera and two different types of tripods.



I also used a broad range of programmes and softwares during the course of creating my media video, for example:

• Photoshop
• Adobe Premiere
• Prezi
• Blogger
• Picnik
• Youtube

All of these aided me at some point of creatin my coursework and as part of my evaluation so I have created an image that included all of their logo's to make my evaluation more interesting visually.

Evaluation - Prezi Design

This is the layout and design that I created for my evaluation. I have used black to stick to my dark, eerie feel of the psychological thriller genre. I have also incorperated pink into it to add to the stereotypical representation of a teenage girl which is shown in my opening sequence. Although this was not required, I think it looks good and adds to the overall effect which will make for a better evaluation!

Evaluation Planning For Activity 4

Here are some pictures of the image I drew to represent my 'target audience'

DOLLS- Evaluation Of First Draft

As  I am going to be changing my opening sequence, I will only be writing a fairly brief evaluation for my first draft.

My first draft was successful in terms of context, however two of the main aspects that failed on us were the lighting and sounds. The lighting we used was intentionally dark on location for effect, however after receiving feedback from the rest of the class and Mr.Ayres, my group and I came to a realisation that what was happening in the clips couldn't be seen properly and even after editing the lighting, the effect we wanted to create wasn't reflecting on our opening sequence.

In addition to this, due to a confusion on set between the groups, we ended up using a HD camera for half of our filming and an average definition camera for the rest. The difference in quality looks unprofessional and although it is barely visible to our audience, we believe it would be best to film everything using a HD camera to receive optimum results.

The sound we used was the nursery rhyme 'oranges and lemons' which was meant to be whistled in what starts as a happy but then becomes distorted tune. Although we did record what we initially wanted to a good standard, when editing, we found that it didn't fit in with our video clips. The opening sequence consequently became quiet unbearable for us to watch in all honesty, as the sound along with the dark imagery wasn't creating the impact on the audience we had in mind.

The very first and last clip of our opening sequence however, are still going to be used in our second draft as my group and I found that the way they were filmed and the effort put into creating the right shot were tricky techniques to master, for example, the panning shot we have right at the beginning which shows Coventry from an angle not many people get to see it from. A rooftop. The lighting and quality used in this clip is going to be a huge contrast to the venerability and dark eeriness of the rest of the clips.

The idea's we had were interesting however they did not reflect very well onto our finished piece which is why after this process, we decided to try again to create the vision we initially had in mind. We put a lot of effort into the set design and finding appropriate props to suit our opening sequence, and also experimented with a range of camera angles such as P.O.V shots, extreme close ups, long shots, panning shots,  as well as edits such as flashing imagery.