A2 Media: Practice Productions Evaluation

As we are currently preparing ourselves for our A2 course we were assigned to make a short video called "The Phonecall". We were placed in groups of approximately 4 people following a plan of how the shooting had to be done, we had the choice of the scenario of the filming and we decided as a group to film 2 characters consisting of a male and female. The story was based upon a young vulnerable girl who rang up the boy telling him she was pregnant and trying to confide in him despite the fact they had problems in the past, he becomes worried and frantically tells her he'll be there to comfort her. We met the aim of our task by following the brief of the various shots to make in order to create a successful video.



I feel that the filming was very consistent and steady when filming the different shots, we managed to apply a range of camera shots in order to gain a more in depth understanding of the developments of filming. Although the characters didn't travel as much and were practically in one spot during filming meant we couldn't use much of a tracking shot but managed to pan the establishing shot of the young boy before he receives the phonecall. This type of filming was very proficient as we made sure that the speed of the camera was steady enabling the audience not to feel disorientated whilst watching the short film. We also used a ranges of camera angles as well as shot distances enabling the film have a more proficient and professional approach for the target audience. There were many problems such as the mise en scene, although we planned the establishing shots of both characters we didn't take into consideration any plug and light switches that were behind the male as it drew attention from the audience. As this was a problem it would be something significant that we'd consider in the future.



When it came to editing the shots we did start off quite basic due to the fact that we had no experience of using the editing program on the apple macs, we took it in turns of changing and adding features to the film. We applied various sound effects to some shots, such as the establishing shot of the male was in a crowded room which meant we needed to apply loud talking sounds to fit in with the scene. We also applied various transitions to our film such as the short credits towards the end informing the audience of the characters we filmed as well as the creators.

I felt the task was extremely beneficial as it gave me a good understanding of the different ways of editing the range of shots we filmed. In the future I will be using my understanding of capturing shots along side editing them sufficiently. To watch our final product click on this URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhrASy_jL9s. Overall I found the task very enjoyable despite the fact some elements became tricky to edit but as a group we took it in turns to overcome any errors.