Peer Evaluation Feedback - Emma

After watching our film in a lesson twice, the rest of the class evaluated it for us. They said we had

• Good Framing
• Good Attention to Detail (The Ransom Note)
• Good Locations (The room the hostage was in)
• An Appropriate Use of Sound
• Good performance on our actors part
• Good Camera Movement
• Some Continuity Errors (The Paper missing and the Door Opening the Wrong Way)
• A Dodgy Cut (When Craig Was Entering The Room)

And that the pace could have been quicker.

I was happy to hear that they thought the sound worked well as I spent quite a bit of time on it, and that the framing worked well.

In regards to the continuity errors, we should have paid a lot more attention. They could have been eliminated in the planning stages if we’d spent enough time on it.

The dodgy cut was due to a technical malfunction, as the end of the first shot had fuzzed up. We would have used the full second shot, but it didn’t start in the same place, so we edited it together the best we could.

This evaluation has again helped me realise that we need to devote a lot more time to the planning stages and pay way more attention to detail.

Peer Evaluation Feedback - Lorna Wilson

After watching the preliminary films back with the class, we received a lot of good comments as well as some useful pointers. These were that we could've quickened the pace to add more tension, and the continuity error of the ransom note and match on action when the pull door is pushed.
Good points :

• Good framing and attention to detail e.g. ransom note.
• Good choice of location.
• Appropriate soundtrack that suited the mood.
• Good performance by the actors.
  
• Good range of camera shots and movement.
  

Overall I'm pleased with the outcome of our preliminary film. Despite some of the technical hitches and errors, I've learned a lot about the making of films which I'll use for the real task.

Amelia's peer evaluation feedback.

When the other groups watched our film, I felt we had quite good feedback from them. They said that our framing was good and so was the location we chose, some said that the soundtrack we used suited the atmosphere and that the acting performance was good. However, a few thought there were a few problems such as continuity errors with the ransom note in a couple of shots. There was a couple of scenes where the location was a bit dark and we could have improved with that by either filming again or editing it. I think we could have also improved in our task by having a quicker pace to the characters actions to make it more intense and dramatic.