Evaluating Students Work:

Student 1:

Evaluation:
What went well?
- The genre is clearly identified within this title sequence - it is a thriller film.
- It is set in the correct location for a thriller.
- It uses jump cuts but in an effective way which keeps you interested at all times and builds up the mystery and suspense - key parts to a thriller.
- The music was on point.
- There was a correct amount of title slates.
- The titles are well edited into the scenery and blend in well.
- It leaves asking questions.

What could be improved?
- At one point within the chase you can hear the man breathing which has been edited in but doesn't quite fit in as the man isn't shown to be breathing as heavy or at the same pace as the sound itself.
- They could have used match on action to give more of an effect on the man walking through the door to his house.

I would give this a grade: level 4 (GRADE A)

Student 2:

Evaluation:
What went well?
- You could clearly recognize the film's genre which is a teenage based romantic drama.
- It is set within a school and focuses on the girls journey home from school which is a realistic setting for a teenage girl.
- The composition was well and the majority of shots are in focus and uses good depth of field at the beginning showing the girl in the mirror.
- It uses the appropriate camera shots when appropriate and uses a wide variety.

What could be improved?
- The sound quality was poor; due to the voice being edited in when needed you can tell it was not recorded in a silent environment due to the fuzzy sound you can hear at the background allowing you to identify every time a sound has been edited in and out.
- Instead of using jump cuts to speed up the travelling home process they should have used match on action to make it more effective and not 'jump'.
- They didn't include enough title slates.

I would give this a grade: level 3 (GRADE B/C)

Student 3: 

Evaluation:
What went well?
- You could clearly identify the films genre - Murder, mystery.
- The mysterious music at the beginning linked well with the scene and the build up of the scene.

What could be improved?
- The focusing in the camera.
- They broke the 360° rule and jumped from shot to shot.
- When the 2 detectives came in and explained the shot wounds to the chest there was no indication of any shooting that happened within the room.
- There was a delay in sound effects when the woman got 'shot'.
- There was not enough title slates.
- Within the clip there are points that it was silent, no scene is ever silent.

I would give this a grade: High level 2 (GRADE D)