Evaluation

As a whole, we were happy with what we produced as the final video for the coninuity task, as we believe that it covered every aspect that was required. However, there are a number of things we could have improved upon to inprove the quality of the video. For instance, in a number of places during the video, the camera was slightly shaky, which we did not intend. To avoid this from happening in our final piece, we will need to ensure that the camera is loose enough on the tripod to manouver, in order to produce a fluid tilt/pan. If this was still not possible, we will use the method of cutting between shots, instead of filming a continuious movement. This will avoid any shaky cam issues when filming a pan or tilt. Due to some comments we have recieved of our video, we are informed that there is a slight breaking of the 180 degree rule. In our final piece, we will ensure this rule is not broken, by fully revising the concept of the 180 degree rule, and practicing it further. We are also aware that the fade we used during the conversation between the two characters implies a passage of time, which we did not intend. This has been noted, and will not be used in our final piece if we do not intend to create the effect of the passage of time. The framing in our piece is an issue at times, as at one point the actors head is cut off slightly. Although this isn't a major problem, we will ensure that this does not happen in our final piece, in order to create a better overall effect. In terms of audio, there were points in which the sound wasn't very clear. In order to avoid this in our final piece, we will use edits such as cross fades to make the sound clearer, and flow more smoothly. We have also noticed the fact that the zooms in our video haven't come across as good, as on the cameras we are using the are often quite jerky, and therefore we will not be using zooms in our final piece unless it is absolutely necessary. Apart from these errors, we are happy with the effect our camera techniques and shots have created overall, and are therefore generally happy with our final piece. The errors we have made during this continuity task will be taken in to account, and practised, in order to avoid making the same mistakes in our final piece.