Emma - Final Evaluation

When I first heard about this task I thought that it would be a simple one to pull off but in the end there were a lot of components that needed to be completed in order for the task to be done well. If one video was slacking in content or quality then it meant that the mash up video in the end would not be the best that it could be. For the first video I didn't spend as much time planning as I maybe should have or could have which meant that I was disorganised when the day of filming came meaning that I was not sure which shots I already had or the shots that I needed to re-film making me run around in a panic that I wouldn't get it finished on time. As the project went on and as I kept making the same mistake of not taking time to plan carefully I started to make the right changes and ensure that I was always organised when it came to the day of filming. I think that my videos definitely got better as they went on and I learned from my mistake of under-planning.

In terms of filming, I think most of the things went alright. I carried a trip-pod with me when I filmed for the transport video and it ended up making me grouchy so that I didn't even want to film in the end and I didn't care what the shots looked like so for the next few videos I didn't use a tri-pod at all but instead used the things around me to get a steadier shot. In retrospect, if I could film this first video again I would ask for a smaller tri-pod or even a monopod so that I would get steadier shots all over but I don't think that any of the shots came out too shaky or that couldn't be fixed in editing. Another obstacle I came across while filming was that a lot of the time London is grey and raining which can cause all sorts of difficulties when it comes to filming so I learned to prepare ahead of time for anything that can happen in terms of the weather. 

My editing skills improved a lot from the first video to the last as I learned a lot of new tips and tricks in how to make the video look a lot cooler and feel like it had a narrative instead of just a series of shots that I threw together in Premiere. If I were to do this project again, I would probably try to do something a lot different than the videos that I produced this time for example adding voice overs or cool transitions and effects but I definitely think that these videos are still just as good. 

Overall, the videos and the mash up video are of good quality and entertain and intrigue the audience so they all fulfil the brief to a standard that I am more than happy with. There are things that I would improve, starting with time management and trying to be more creative, but the quality of work that I have produced is the most that I was able to provide at that moment.

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