Evaluation
Overall, all I am happy with the outcome of my social action
video. The interviews and footage I collected worked really well within my
production and gave it a professional nature. However, due to unforeseen circumstances,
a lot of the smaller deadlines for my production were missed. These
circumstances included interviewees being unavailable, unsuitable weather conditions
to film in and technical issues. In future to rid any of these problems I would
plan my time better so that if I was unable to produce any piece of work I would
be able to complete something else. On the other hand, I did meet the final
deadline for my whole production. This being the pre-production, production and
post-production all completed for the specified date. My production met most of
the specifications that were given to me in the brief. I used a selection of interviews,
facts about the issue, cut away footage, music and archive footage. Some of the
elements I didn’t include were end credits and voice overs. These were two
things that really weren’t difficult to do, but because I was pushed for time
(due to bad planning), I decided that the other parts of the video were more
important to complete fully for the benefit of the production. The music I used
was copyrighted but I only used the track for educational purposes and I have
referenced the song name, artist and that there is no connection between the
project and the song/artist. Everything else that I have used within the
project is copyright free and legible to use without any legal issues. All the
deadlines for the paperwork were completed on time and to a standard I am happy
with.
Unfortunately my customer was not satisfied with the final because
of the two missing elements of the brief. Unfortunately, the unforeseen circumstances
pushed me for time and I was unable to complete the production to its maximum potential.
The overall production was handed in on time as were most of the other pieces
of work. However, some pieces had to be given in late because of bad planning.
I received regular emails from my customer about deadlines, updates, and the
amount of work left/completed. A responded positively to all of them and tried
to complete as best I could.
All the work for the project was completed by me. This meant
that I had to do all the pre-production, organise all the interviews and film
the interviews. This was one of the first times I have had to complete all the
production individually rather than working in a team or group. As a whole I’m
happy with the way I handled the tasks I had to complete. Even though some of
my planning was quite vague, it has now made me realise different elements of
production that I might not have been involved if I were in a team. It has also
made me realise how much there is to consider when it comes completing projects
individually. But I am now confident that when I next need to work independently
I will complete everything in a much more organised and professional manner.
From a personal point of view I am happy with the outcome of
the project. Mostly because it has already helped students at the Henley College in regards to making choices. However, I understand why my customer would not have been so impressed
due to the missing elements of the production that were clearly stated in the
brief. In terms of a social action project I was happy with the resulting
video, I believe it gave of the right impression to students and remained specific
to the point I was trying to put across. After completing it I now realise that
including the other specifications would have really given the project a more professional
style and relevance. For example, including footage of universities, voice
overs or other interviews would of given the video a feel of ‘completion’ and
would of made my customer happy.
