LO4

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.