Charlotte's individual assessment

1) Use of camera

Does your finished work show that you can:
- Hold a shot steady? Yes, using the tripod we made sure the camera was steady before we started to film each shot.  We edited out a few shots which ended shakily, particularly after the panned shot.
- Frame a shot appropriately? Yes, for example the shot under the trees was filmed through the leaves, creating a more spooky atmosphere.
- Use a variety of shot types? Yes, we used long shots, mid shots, close ups and high angles.  We used every shot that we had planned to use beforehand.
- Use composition techniques? Yes, the victim was positioned in the shots where they needed to be and we left plenty of head space, but little empty space.  All shots were comfortable for the viewer to watch.

2) Use of Editing

Does your finished work show that you can:
 - Apply the rules of continuity editing (do the shots flow together)? Yes, all of the walking shots flow together very well - there are no continuity issues, as none of the shots jump into each other.
- Choose appropriate editing transitions to put your shots together? Yes, for example the transition between the throwing of the pendant and it landing in the water was smooth and did not have any continuity problems.

3) Selection of Content

Does your finished work show that you can:
- Choose appropriate costume, make-up and props for your film genre? No props were needed except the pendant, but although there was no set costume for the victim we could have used more appropriate clothes.
- Choose appropriate locations and settings for your film genre? Yes, we used the same location as in the original 40 seconds.  This enabled us to film almost exactly the same scenes and showed us where to position everything.
- Choose appropriate actors for your film? No, next time we will probably use more experienced actors, so that it does not take as long to film the scenes.

4) Self-assessment

-What did you do to help complete the film? (Be specific and discuss your contribution to the planning, filming and/or editing? I played the victim in the film and contributed to editing, for example cutting out shots and setting transitions.
- What improvements could be made to the finished film? There could be less walking shots as there seem to be a lot of them in comparison to the amount of other shots.  We could also have included some different shots filmed from different angles, as a lot of them are very similar.
- Is there anything that you will do differently when it comes to your final coursework film? We will probably use more experienced actors and think about some different locations.  We will also plan the shots more thoroughly as we did not spend a large amount of time on this, and we need to time the transitions a little more carefully.