Evaluation

Continuity Editing:
Continuity editing is used to make the audience believe they are part of the stories world, it is used to get they audience to forget they are watching T.V and think that they story is real. Continuity editing must not get in the way of the narrative.

















Digital SLR Camera's
We used the DSLR camera to take photos so we could make our storyboards. I found the camera's easy to use but did not use many of the different functions; only the automatic setting. We then uploaded the images on to photoshop and created our storyboard.

Organisation
I wasn't as organised as I could have been, if I was to do it again I would choose better locations, people who have more experience with being filmed so my production would look more professional. I would also try and spend more time filming and editing so I could get better shot and add more effects.

Filming 
I was quite confident using the digital video camera, I found it easy to work and the functions easy to use. I didn't get chance to use many of the functions, I only really got to use the zoom, if I could do it again I would try to use more functions.

Uploading
We transferred the footage from the video camera to the computer using On Location, we then exported this and opened it into Premier Pro.

Editing
We used Premier Pro to edit our production, we used the cutting tool so our clips were the right length and to cut out bits that weren't relevant or filmed well enough. I found Premier Pro very easy to use and I was very pleased with the outcome. I also used some of the different effects, I made the flashback clip black and white and added ghosting the make it seem blurry and seem more like a memory.

Uploading
We used YouTube to upload our video on to the internet, we then embedded the URL into a blog post.

Blogger
I found Blogger really useful to help present this project, it's easy to work and easy to organise, you can present things creatively, it's easy to go back over work and make alterations and it's easy to access. 

Post-Production

The editing process was quite complicated to start with but became easier when I got used to the technology. I found On Location difficult to use but I found  Premier Pro a lot easier. It was sometimes awkward to cut down the shot to the exact moment but I liked adding the effects to my production.

Production

Filming:


Filming actually turned out to be quite a difficult process, because of the location it was hard to get privacy and there were a few disruptions. It was sometimes difficult to get the exact shot we needed and we had to shoot different shots several times from different angles to get the right effect. Sometimes it was difficult to stay focused and we found we had to re-film most scene several times until we got the script and location correct. There wasn't a lot of control over things like lighting, which effected the filming sometimes.

Pre-Production Task

Before we started filming we had to storyboard our film, write a script and decided on locations, we also had to complete a risk assessment form.
This is our storyboard:

We had to storyboard our sequence so we knew they layout of the story when we were filming, so we knew what shot types we wanted to use and so we had a general base to work from.















































We wrote a script so our actors knew what to say and so our story made sense.
This is our script:
Girl one walks down a corridor, opens a door, goes in and sits down beside girl 2
Girl 2: How are you feeling?
Girl 1: Not great you?
Girl 2: I'm fine, I'm just worried about you.
Girl1: I just keep seeing the accident over and over again.
Cut away to girl lying on floor in front of car, two other girls run over to her.
cut back to the two girls talking.
Girl 2: I wish I could help you
Girl 1 : Don't worry about me.
Cut in to Girl 2's hand on Girl 1's hand.

Scouted locations:
we decided to use one of the media classrooms in college of the sequence of the two girls talking because it was easy and accessible. We used the college car park for the shot of the accident because we wanted it to look like Girl 1 had been hit by a car but it would be far to dangerous to lye in the middle of a road.

Casting:
We had to consider who we were going to use in our production.

Risk assessment:
We had to consider what potential risks were involved during filming, we had to calculate how dangerous they could be and how likely there were to happen if a risk potential scored too high we would have to change what we were filming/location to suit the risk assessment better. Some of our potential risks were things like people tripping over tripods or equipment cases. One of our main risks was the shot of the girl lying in the road because there was a chance she could actually be run over, so we can to consider our filming time and location carefully.