Preliminary Task- Evaluation

Strengths

The lighting in my preliminary was consistent throughout.  I was able to visually judge is at any point the shot looked too light or too dark and was then able to change this and re-film.  This was a strength because by watching back each clip after I filmed it I was able to instantly re-film instead of only realising once I started to edit.  The dimmed lighting throughout my video made the atmosphere of the scene seem sinister and spooky which is what I was aiming for.

Another strength of my preliminary was the planning that took place before hand.  By constructing detailed brainstormed ideas with many different options, it helped with the ease of the actual construction of the video because every detail had already been previously planned.  This meant that no 'on the stop' thinking had to take place and the filming process was much easier than if I hadn't planned anything prior.

The music I chose to play during the duration of the video added to the suspense of the whole video.  This enabled the anticipation to continue throughout the entirety of my clip which builds tension for the audience watching.

I was able to keep up to date with all of the planning, filming, editing and blogging despite difficult circumstances which is another strength of my completed preliminary.  I managed to keep on top of each part of the task and complete it to the best of my ability considering. 

Weaknesses

The main weakness of my preliminary is that a tripod was not used throughout filming.  This meant that at times the frame was slightly shaky.  Although this could potentially add to the uneasiness of the video, I believe it made the video look slightly less professional.  Furthermore, because of this error, I have learnt that using a tripod is always necessary. 

The costumes that the characters were both wearing could've been edited slightly to help them fit the scene a bit more as they were supposed to be playing threatening sneaky characters, but were just dressed as themselves.  From this I have learnt that planning costumes and outfits before the day of filming is essential in order to keep the look of the characters in keeping with the plot.

In the future I must also ensure that any planning that I do is neat and appropriate enough to be able to be blogged.  This will save the time and effort of having to type up all of my rough work because I will just be able to photograph my rough work and insert it into my blog directly. 

I did not take any printscreens throughout the construction of my final piece.  Whilst I was editing I forgot to do this.  Next time I will do this throughout the editing period so that when it comes to evaluating and presenting everything on my blog, there will be evidence of me doing the work myself.