Evaluation Of Accident

1. What did you think was the point to this activity?
I thought the point of the task was to show us the possible difficulties that can be encountered when filming an un-edited sequence - it showed us that achieving continuity can be hard especially without the oppurtunity to cut and edit shots. It also proved useful in showing us the methods and techniques of continuity as we were able to learn from our mistakes.

2. In regard to your finished sequence, what worked well?
In my opinion there weren't many successes in the short clip my group made. One positive point that can be drawn from our video is that we definitely left enough time on each shot, giving the audience time to absorb what was happening, although this could also be seen as a negative point at times as some of our shots were too long. If i had to pick a best shot it would probably be the establishing shot as the camera work was good, with the camera following the subject as they walked. The low-angle shot also worked well but it didn't really serve any purpose.

3. What would you aim to improve about your sequence?
If i was to re-film this sequence i would change quite a few aspects of the video. To start i would change the length of the first shot - although i understand it is important to give the audience enough time to absorb each shot, i think the length of it is far too long and i would make the shot at least four seconds shorter. Secondly i would probably get rid of the low angle shot, as although it was successful as a shot, in terms of establishing the right mood of the sequence it served no real purpose as it seemed quite dark and mysterious - more suited to a thriller sequence than ours. Thirdly, and perhaps most importantly, i would make the subject of the video more clear to the audience - from just watching the video you get absolutely no idea what is going on so i would perhaps add a shot of the untied shoe lace to set the accident up give a clearer idea of what is going on. In terms of creating continuity, i would make sure we did not break either the 180 or the 30 degree rule as these are both important if you are to maintain continuity in a sequence although i was not aware of this beforehand. Lastly i would make the cuts and transitions between shots more smooth, this would be hard if we were not editing but it would definitely be achievable to make the shots run from one to the other more smoothly.

4. What did you learn from doing this activity?
From this activity i learnt a few things about shooting without editing and also the concepts of continuity. By shooting and analysing the sequence i've learnt that maintaining a smooth, logical sequence without editing is difficuilt as going back and re-shooting shots is almost impossible to do seamleasly. I also learnt the main continuity techniques such as; match on action, the 180 degree rule and shot-reverse-shot and how to apply them.