Evaluation of Mini Brief

Evaluation of Mini Brief



To begin with, in our mini brief the first thing we evaluated is that the sound of heartbeat at the start is too quiet. The problem of this is that it did not create the effect that we wanted it too. This was to aware the audience someone was hurt and in hospital and can relate to the the heartbeat sound we hear or relate to hospitals. Therefore, for next time we have learnt how to use the sound correctly on the editing software so its effective for next time, as sound is a vital influence.

Next, the shot used of the out of focus door was effective in establishing the setting of the scene. Also, it introduced the first character the doctor. However, the shot is slightly shaky and tilted which means it loses any professionalism. For next time we will make sure we use a tripod properly as this time it wasn't use in the way we wanted it to be.

Also, another mistake we saw was the the mise-en-scene in the background, which was that when the doctor walked through the door it was slightly open but in the next shot it was completely closed. The problem for this again is that it ruins the continuity editing we wanted to achieve. This technique is to create the effect that the whole scene was filmed in one shot. But having this mistake again creates a unprofessional effect again. On the other hand in this shot we used match on action editing technique which was very effective is showing the setting and matching the action together.

Later on, another weakness of our scene is that the player, Adam isn't shown in the shot properly and is off shot slightly. The problem this causes is that our attention is draw away from the main character so then the shots are not effective in creating a sad conversation with bad news.

Lastly, the end shots are poor and sounds are completely irrelevant to the genre. The shot in the picture above is bad because the actors are in the wrong place in the shot, our main character Adam is half cut out of the shot making him not the focus which was our aim. Therefore, the audience is drawn away from the sad conversation making it less emotional.