EVALUATING PAST SUTDENTS WORK

In order to prepare myself for my thriller opening sequence i had a look at 3 past productions done by past students which allowed me to see how to hit the higher grades and how to avoid the lower ones.



PRODUCTION NAME: Above The Law





The original grade this piece was given was a 'B' which is what I also graded it as. Above the law was a great clip but it was lacking in a few areas. For holding a camera steady, where appropriate I gave it a level 4. I thought it was excellent as it was steady and there were no unwanted sudden movements. For the framing of the shots including and excluding elements as appropriate I awarded them a level 3 the person thought about the farming of the shots carefully but it wasn’t concise. In order to get a level four it should have been constant. for the selection of mise en scene which included colour, figure, lighting, objects and setting I awarded it a level 3 this is because generally the candidate shows lots of ability however colour and the lighting could have been better. Few things I that am the group should have worked on was their editing as this is one of the key areas in which they were lacking in. they uses a shot reverse shot which was good however it wasn’t really edited and because of it it was quiet slow and had me confused as it broke the 18 degree. This group decided to use one soundtrack which worked reasonably with their opening sequence but I think if they added a few more other sound effects it would have built up more tension and suspense in places where needed. Moreover the group did not work hard enough on their title which looses the audience attention; if they worked on the titles I think they could have pushed themselves up another grade. Nonetheless the group uses a good amount of enigma codes which allowed the audience to question what is happening; which used theatre of the mind, one of the conventions of a thriller film.











PRODUCTION NAME: Ex Nihilo


PRODUCTION NAME: The unknown

PRODUCTION NAME: The gardener