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![How would you rate the final piece? [think along the lines of
poor, satisfactory, good or excellent...justify your rating]
I would rate my final piece a satisfactory as I think there was a lot more,
I should’ve thought about to make the production a lot more
professional and to push it to a higher standard of good or excellent.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/l3cmpty2evaluationtemplate1-220206161201/75/Evaluation-17-2048.jpg)
![How did your skills develop during the portfolio? [remember,
skills aren't just technical, remember things like organisation,
time management, communication, etc as well]
My planning and communicational skills developed well through this
portfolio of work. I am now confident running a live production on my
own and conducting it to a professional standard. I am also confident
planning the production from the client aspect of the side to the
equipment side of planning.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/l3cmpty2evaluationtemplate1-220206161201/75/Evaluation-24-2048.jpg)
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Evaluation
- 1. L3 Creative Media Production& Technology Year Two Evaluation Template
- 2. Evaluation Overview This evaluationform is designed to assist you in the evaluation of your projects. When using this form it is good practice to: • Use appropriate terminology. • Stay concise and focus on key points. • Evaluate and analyse your statements. • Focus on judgements about work rather than telling a story of how it was made. Please find the grading matrix here to help you assess you are working at the right level. Level 3 Extended Diploma Grading Matrix - https://bit.ly/2Jnqj3v
- 3. Project Overview In thissection you will outline the aim of the project/task and give an overview of the activates you undertook to complete it.
- 4. What was thetheme of your project and what attracted you to it? The theme of my project was a, live performance in a studio/stage setting, from a band. The main thing that attracted me to this project was the production being live. My main strengths lie in live production work, from the planning and preparation to filming and editing. This is the main reason I was attracted to this project.
- 5. What research didyou undertake and how did it help develop your project? Some research I conducted was looking at existing work on, live music, festivals, and other events. I would watch productions that had already been created and analyse the camera techniques they did, equipment they used and how they structured the video to the event. Another piece of research I conducted was looking at live event equipment such This broadened my equipment use and made my work more professional. The research that I conducted was very helpful and helped to developed my project in a positive way. I was able to use techniques that I liked from existing videos and able to plan a good camera position plan and execution.
- 6. How did youdevelop and improve your ideas throughout the project? I developed my ideas throughout the project by doing a mind map with my initial ideas on it. I then further developed each idea thinking about the potential of them and the restrictions they hold. After this I can clearly see each ideas development and how they will look in the finished product.
- 7. What was theoutcome of the project/task? The outcome of my project was a fully shot, edited and planned live production by a band at York college. They are a 5-person band consisting of two vocalists, two guitarists and one bassist. They performed three covered songs.
- 8. Personal Response This sectionwill explore your thoughts and feelings about the experience. This will help gain a understand of how your personal feelings may have impacted the final outcome.
- 9. How did youfeel about the project before you started? When the project first started, I wasn’t sure how I would approach it and what I would be able to create. The group research went better than I first expected. We worked well as a group getting audience research and studying our audiences' interactions and trends. After brainstorming ideas, for the production aspect of the project, and thinking about my strengths I was able to get the idea for the product I made. I brainstormed lots of ideas and used the idea that was tailored to me the best.
- 10. What do youthink about your project development and how did it help you to refine your idea? My project development and idea refinement went very well and helped me to get the best out of my skillset. I made a mind map with 3 potential ideas on it then developed each idea. I wrote down the content each idea would have, the skills I would need for the idea, the equipment and software for each and how each idea would attract the audience. I then looked at our audience profile and my skillset and decided that a live music production would work the best as it had features that my audience interacted with therefore it would attract my audience well and it fit my skills in live production work (directing, camera operating and editing).
- 11. Did you collaborateon your project or engage contributors, etc? I collaborated with a band for this project. They are a 5-person band consisting of two vocalists, two guitarists and one bassist. They are an up-and-coming band that were performing three cover songs. I approached them to offer them the live production video that I created. The band were happy for me to go ahead with the production as they would be gaining a video from it for no cost.
- 12. How did youfeel when the project was completed and why? When I completed the project, I felt happy with the work I had made. I felt like it could have been more professional and industry standard if I had more time to plan and coordinate but as a whole I was happy at the end of the project.
- 13. Evaluating the project Inthe previous sections, you have been commenting upon the project development. The evaluation may include some similar information but it will also include critical comment. An evaluation must include information about the good and bad points of the project and it is important to be honest. Finally, you should make a judgment about the effectiveness of the success of the project
- 14. What were thegood points about the project/task and what did you learn from them? Some good points of my project included the handheld camera work, the editing and the lighting. The camera movements and angles worked very well, and I was able to get some nice, professional looking shots. I also thought the editing was cut together well and had a nice variation of angles in a good order. The crossfade effects also made the production look professional and more of a live event. Another final positive of my work was the lighting design. The tube lights gave off good mise-en-scene connotations and drew the audience in well.
- 15. What challenges didyou face and how did you respond to them? One of the challenges I faced was gaining the music from the team that recorded and edited the tracks. I had to work with a very basic copy that was extremely quite and levelled mainly towards the guitarist. This meant I could get the basic structure of the video but was unable to home in a certain instruments as it was predominantly a guitar. I also had the finished edit before the music was finished therefore, I could not fit the final music to the video and clean up any areas there were in the video. To get around this I had to level the basic audio version up to spot any issues with the video. Eventually I got the correct track and was able to finish the edit. Another challenge I faced was the lowlight in editing. I could not raise the exposure too much as I would get more grain. The main mise-en-scene for the production was to be quite dark so I could get away with most of the video being in lowlight. To get around this problem I raised the highlights, whites and exposure very slightly and matched it out with the blacks and the shadows. This boosted the colour slightly but not enough to show any bad grain or discrepancies.
- 16. What were thenegative points about the experience, and what could you have done to improve them? One of the negative points about the product was that I could have had more cameras in the production. For example, I feel like there wasn’t enough coverage on the bassist. If I had a static camera on him then I would have been able to pick more of him up. This would have also given me more angles to cut to and make the production even broader. If I had another camera operator, I could have also got more intrusive angles and give more of a variety of shot types. One more negative would be the cameras in low light. If I had planned and thought about the set more, I would have used better cameras in low light situations, for example a Blackmagic Pocket cinema camera would have done a lot better than a canon DSLR. This would have made my editing problems easier, and I would not have had to worry about grain or bad colour.
- 17. How would yourate the final piece? [think along the lines of poor, satisfactory, good or excellent...justify your rating] I would rate my final piece a satisfactory as I think there was a lot more, I should’ve thought about to make the production a lot more professional and to push it to a higher standard of good or excellent.
- 18. What is youropinion of your final piece? What elements do you think are successful and why? My opinion of my final piece is generally good as I had enough coverage with the cameras and some decent editing skills.
- 19. How well didyour project apply the characteristics and conventions of the medium you worked in? My project applied well to the conventions of the medium I worked in. This is because I matched my audiences' views and expectations. These included live studio performance from a local band. I studied ,y audiences' interests and interactions to make sure I applied to the conventions of this medium.
- 20. How did yourdesign appeal to your target audience? My design appealed to my audience well as it included lots of features that my audience reacts well with. These things included live studio performances from local bands. I studied my audiences' interests and interactions to make sure I could appeal to them well.
- 21. Analysis In this section,you will focus on the details of the project and make sense of what happened in the project. You should demonstrate how your decisions informed the project development and the success of the outcome.
- 22. In what wayswas the overall project a success? The overall project was a success because the research I did about the audience helped me to create a solid video that applied to there interactions, views and expectations. The video was also shot well, edited well and a good variety of lighting.
- 23. What elements didnot go well and why? One production problem that did not go well was that I could have had more cameras in the production. For example, I feel like there wasn’t enough coverage on the bassist. If I had a static camera on him then I would have been able to pick more of him up. This would have also given me more angles to cut to and make the production even broader. If I had another camera operator, I could have also got more intrusive angles and give more of a variety of shot types. One more negative would be the cameras in low light. If I had planned and thought about the set more, I would have used better cameras in low light situations, for example a Blackmagic Pocket cinema camera would have done a lot better than a canon DSLR. This would have made my editing problems easier, and I would not have had to worry about grain or bad colour.
- 24. How did yourskills develop during the portfolio? [remember, skills aren't just technical, remember things like organisation, time management, communication, etc as well] My planning and communicational skills developed well through this portfolio of work. I am now confident running a live production on my own and conducting it to a professional standard. I am also confident planning the production from the client aspect of the side to the equipment side of planning.
- 25. What meaning andmessages did you want to convey and were you successful? My main goal was to match the audiences' views rather than any underlying message or meaning. I was, however, successful in targeting the audience well.
- 26. What feedback didyou get from your peers and viewings?
- 27. What would youdo differently in the future and why? In the future I would spend more time thinking about the set and which equipment I would need to adapt to its, lighting etc. I would also get more cameras on more people and possibly another camera operator as I can then have more diverse footage and a nice variety of shots.
- 28. What knowledge haveyou gained that would help you in the future to improve your project? I have gained lots of live production knowledge that would make my future work professional and a good quality. For example, my client communication is a lot better, and I can now work with the client and produce exactly what they want to the standard they want. My organisational and planning skills have also improved throughout this project. I can now plan and execute a live production to a strong standard. This includes planning lighting, camera placement and camera equipment.
- 29. Action Plan This sectionwill identify what you would do differently in the future and identify ways you could develop.
- 30. If you weremaking a similar project in the future, what would you do differently? If I were to make a similar project in the future, I would think more about camera equipment planning. For example, I would have better equipped cameras for the scene. I would also have more camera coverage and an extra camera operator. I would also think about recording the sound myself rather than doing it externally. This would save more time and less confusion if I were to do it myself. If I do these things next time, I will have an even more professional portfolio and showreel.
- 31. How could youdevelop your skills for future projects? Please identify the appropriate resources and courses. For example, webpages, tutorials, books, short courses and qualifications. I can use various training courses available for young filmmakers. These courses can help teach me lots of skills and can also fill in gaps of the things I am not so good at. For example, my lighting skills need a lot more time and training so these would help with that. Online forums could also help as I can speak to people with industry knowledge and experience that can help me with skills and development.
- 32. What personal attributescould you develop to ensure you are working at a professional level? Some personal attributes I could develop on would be approaching more clients and thinking about what they want. I can also improve my planning and think about what a need more carefully and how I can create different effects.