Preliminary Task

Evaluation:

In this task, I was instructed to create a short film that included a conversation, the opening of a door and walking down some stairs. In this evaluation, I will be writing about what went well during the production and post-production of the short film, and what I feel could have done with a few improvements.

The short film begins with the title 'Dylan's Preliminary Task'. A shot is then shown of Grace walking down the stairs, with energetic music. I filmed this from 3 angles: A long shot, a mid shot and a close up of her shoes going down the stairs. I think this part of the video was successful because it ran smoothly during the editing, and there were no shots that needed re-shooting.

Grace then opens a door. Again, I filmed this with 3 shots. The first being a mid shot, the second being a close up of the handle being turned, and the third being another mid shot, from the other side of the door as she enters. I thought this part of the short film ran quite smoothly as well, and as a result, I was happy with the outcome.

There is then a high angle shot of Josh looking up as Grace enters the room and sits down. The music fades out and the conversation begins. They both greet each other and Grace informs Josh that she has been looking for him. His surprise is noticeable, and he asks her why she has been searching for him. Grace responds, informing him that his mother has a message for him that he has left his lunch at home. Josh's disappointment is evident through the means of a close up shot. After Grace tells Josh to phone his mum, he thanks her and then leaves. The music fades back in again, and a mid shot of Grace's head turning to follow Josh's departure is shown. The credits are then shown.

If there was one thing that I was unhappy with, with my resultant video, it is that I cut Josh and Grace off too soon during many of the shots. and it looks like they are about to say more. If given the chance to reshoot my short film, this is what I would change. However, other than that fault, I found my video to be reasonably successful, and was content with the outcome.