Personal Evaluation of Script, Shooting, and Post-Production
I have thoroughly enjoyed myself during ETAD 476 and have gained very valuable information on how to create movies using different programs, how to edit, the rules of cinematography,and many other aspects. I plan on using the knowledge I have gained and incorporating it into my future Science classes. I would really like students to create videos based on a specific organism, concept, etc. and share these with the classroom - this includes the use of multiliteracies in the classroom to further engage students.
I will now evaluate myself based on each criteria mentioned on blackboard within the 'Final Video Production Critique'.
Scripting (proposal, etc)
4 5 6 7 8 9 [10]
I gave myself this mark because I elaborated quite explicitly on the proposal: what the video would be about, who the target audience is, the materials needed, and the shooting schedule.
The script and story board were not meant to accompany the proposal - instead they were based on The Grand Budapest Hotel (Scene 8). I feel that I put a lot of detail and effort into the both the script and story board and both were well articulated and very precise in what the talent would say/do and the camera angle/shots. I enjoyed creating the script and story board because it gave me insight into what actually must be done to receive the green light to film.
Storyline
4 5 6 7 8 [9] 10
There was no specific pre-determined storyline to my video production as it was based as an improvisational comedy. That being said I did not leave gaps in who the contests were, what their goals were, and if they completed these goals or not. I included overall scores to ensure that the storyline of a 'competition' was being followed by the audience and also included the winner (which was a three way tie). I feel that the only part of the storyline that may have needed a little improvement is the ending as it was a little abrupt without giving an actual award to the talent and instead said stay tuned for the next episode. I would actually like to create another episode so there may yet be a winner to Impractical Teachers. One other aspect that was excluded from the entire story was my character - there were constraints on filming so my portion of activities was cut from the final production, instead I was just the camera person, editor and director. I found this to be helpful though because it was a lot of work planning an improvisational comedy using students at the UofS as subjects - you couldn't really plan who you would choose to act on, you just have to wait until someone came to you.
Shot Variety
4 5 6 7 [8] 9 10
I feel that because this was an improvisational comedy it was hard to attain different types of shots/angles because it was important to stay incognito to the subjects. I tried to include different shot types in relaying the score to the audience and by changing frequently between all different cameras that were being used to film the talent and subject's interactions.
Pictorial Continuity
4 5 6 [7] 8 9 10
The filming was done over several weeks and there was not much concern of keeping scene continuity between dares because each talent completed a set amount of dares in each day. So there discontinuity would be seen between different dares, and especially when the scores are shown. For example half of the time one talent is wearing a green jacket and the other half it is blue - this could cause some confusion. I noticed this later when compiling all clips together. That being said the story/movie was smooth and was leading in an obvious direction. I feel that it came together nicely and was what I was trying to accomplish for this assignment.
Audio Quality
4 5 6 7 [8] 9 10
The audio was not the best that it could have been - if there were a lavalier mic that could have been used this audio would have been greatly enhanced. I did include subtitles to ensure that the audience was able to understand the progression and what was being said between talent and subject.
Timing
4 5 6 7 8 [9] 10
The timing of my entire video is over the limit of 10 minutes (it is 12 minutes long) but I couldn't exclude other information as it would have taken away from the storyline. I ensured to make all titles (ex. Matt's go!) shown for just a small amount of time to take away from this length. As an audience member the time passes quickly because it is humours and it is easy to follow because of this reason.
Use of Transitions
4 5 6 7 8 [9] 10
I used a fair amount of transitions between each scene. I specifically used certain transitions over and over to keep the feel of the movie consistent. I feel that by having a lot of transitions that are out of order is disorienting to the audience. I used a lot of jump shots to progress throughout the talents dares - I feel that these were well placed and added into the storyline that this was an incognito project and emphasized that these subjects did not know they were being filmed.
Special Effects, Graphics
4 5 6 7 8 9 [10]
I used a lot graphics in order to ensure my audience could understand the progression between dares as some of the audio was not recorded. I also included graphics at the beginning and end (and audio recorded over these) to ensure that the audience knew the purpose of the video. I enjoy the portion of the video that is a freeze frame of each talents face when they complete the dare or not. I feel this added into the effect of the video.
Lighting
4 5 6 7 [8] 9 10
All the filming was done during the day and the Sun was used as the main source of light. There were no additional lighting requirements but they could have been utilized if available. One scene in particular is very dark (Matt selling his shoes to the females waiting for the bus) and would have greatly benefited from the use of additional lighting.
Overall Technical Quality
4 5 6 7 8 [9] 10
I think that the video is smooth and doesn't leave any gaps in audience knowledge. There are a lot of scene changes and they are (mostly) smoothly fitted together. The subtitles enhance the quality of the video as it supplies lost audio to the audience. I think the use of transitions and jump cuts enhances this production and helps create the storyline that I was looking to achieve. Also I think that the overall quality of the video is what I was trying to create, obviously it would have been better to enhance all aspects of the video but in the time frame and constraints place on production I feel it is a very well done project.
Personal total score: 87/100
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