How clear was the genre? Did it use conventions well? It was clear the genre was a horror/thriller, so the conventions were used well.
How was the use of camera shots? Good steady camera shots, but the shot reverse shot could have been done better.
Use of editing? The sound editing was great, however there were too many 'black moments' during transitions.
How was the continuity? The sequence had good flow.
Was the brief met? The horror/thriller effects were present so, yes.
Overall success of video: 6/10
Fug Lyfe - George Brewers group:
How clear was the genre? Did it use conventions well? Was it a comedy drama? The genre wasn't clear.
How was the use of camera shots? The camera shots were steady, however one or both faces were cut off during the 180 degree shots during the teacher-student talk.
Use of editing? Good editing.
How was the continuity? There was a good flow and the story was easy to follow.
Was the brief met? The brief was met if it was suppose to be a comedy drama, what was the genre?
Overall success of video: 7/10
Celestial - Ellie Robson's group: ONE OF THE TOP THREE
How clear was the genre? Did it use conventions well? The genre was clearly a thriller/horror so the conventions were used very well.
How was the use of camera shots? Really lovely camera shots.
Use of editing? Great editing.
How was the continuity? The plot flowed, along with all the shots when put together.
Was the brief met? Yes, however some footage at the beginning was not theirs.
Overall success of video: 9/10
Cheater - Nick Roxby's group:
How clear was the genre? Did it use conventions well? The sequence was a Rom-Com, so the conventions were used well.
How was the use of camera shots? Some shots were a little shaky, but generally good.
Use of editing? The slow motion editing was effective and funny, generally good editing.
How was the continuity? The story was a bit confusing.
Was the brief met? There were some good Rom-Com elements, so yes.
Overall success of video: 7/10
Found - Sam Cook's group:
How clear was the genre? Did it use conventions well? Was it a drama? The conventions were okay.
How was the use of camera shots? The tracking shot was really nice, generally good.
Use of editing? The editing of the text and the beginning was really effective, good editing in general.
How was the continuity? At one point, Sam was going up two completely different sets of stairs, little bits like this need to be tweaked.
Was the brief met? The story line was a little confusing.
Overall success of video: 7/10
Time Out - Ben Flatt's group: ONE OF THE TOP THREE
How clear was the genre? Did it use conventions well? It was clearly a musical so the conventions were used well.
How was the use of camera shots? The shot reverse shot could have been better but generally good.
Use of editing? The lip syncing was good but there wasn't really many transitions used.
How was the continuity? The story line was easy to follow and catchy.
Was the brief met? Yes, there was singing and dancing and all the elements of a cheesy musical.
Overall success of video: 8/10
Candyman - Dom Freedman's group: ONE OF THE TOP THREE
How clear was the genre? Did it use conventions well? I think it was a drama so maybe the conventions could have been a bit clearer.
How was the use of camera shots? Good steady camera shots.
Use of editing? Good, however at one point you could hear someone say 'go,' little bits like this need to be tweaked.
How was the continuity? The story line was easy to follow, however when the chocolate bars fell, surely they would all just fall at the same time?
Was the brief met? Yes, it was one of my favourites.
Overall success of video: 8/10
The Encounter - Kaitlin Jarvis' group:
How clear was the genre? Did it use conventions well? Was it a Sci-Fi? Conventions maybe need to be a little clearer.
How was the use of camera shots? Good steady shots.
Use of editing? Nice use of cutting within editing.
How was the continuity? It was quite a cliché story line, and a little short.
Was the brief met? Yes, but maybe a little longer next time.
Overall success of video: 7/10
What's in the Woods? - James Clifford's group:
How clear was the genre? Did it use conventions well? I thought it was a fantasy, so if so there was good use of conventions.
How was the use of camera shots? Good steady camera shots.
Use of editing? Great editing, nice split screen transitions.
How was the continuity? The story was very easy to follow.
Was the brief met? Yes, the unusual animal in the forest made fantasy elements present.
Overall success of video: 7/10