Evaluation of AS blog

Last year we had to make the opening for a thriller movie, making the video and producing a blog which documented our journey through this brand new process. None of us had any real experience in terms of film making so it was a challenging experience for all us. Therefore having a blog turned out to be a very useful tool in our production.

I think we did well in using many different types of media in our blog, which ranged from videos, photos and power points. For example, in our evaluation, we decided to break up having loads of writing otherwise we would not be able to get the highest grade possible.

Our finished project was something we were all pleased with as we put lots of hours into planning, making and editing. 

This first shot is a long shot taken from our thriller. I chose this as one of my favourite from the film as it sets the tone of being watched for the opening. We included a few jump cuts to make the scene more engaging and to show off our editing skills.

This extreme close up of a foot was one of the hardest to film as we had to get the foot in the exact place to make the shot work, so this took quite a few attempts. After we got this shot filmed, we then had to edit it to go in slow motion as this was how we story boarded it. It slowed down the speed of the chase scene momentarily as to not confuse the viewers and give them a quick rest. This was the hardest to edit as we had to get the whole leg and foot in slow motion but still keep the video in HD quality.

Here is an example of one of the shots in the chase scene, we were pleased how well we managed to get the rapid editing to work, but there are some faults with it. The colours on a few shots are a bit too dark and you can't see the character too clearly. We also tried hard not to make our chase scene too cliché, but this was hard as we did not have much experience.

Some of the weaknesses we had included the speed of our posts. Sometimes we would do several posts within a week; this could be about one a day, then we would end up only doing one a week, and sometimes none. Therefore I think our consistency is our biggest challenge, because if we stay consistent, the whole process will become easier and we will come out with a better score.

This year we have a great opportunity to improve on the high grades we got last year, by ensuring we have consistency, dedication and creativity, this year will be no different.

Above is a wordle based on the common words that appeared in some of our blog posts last year.