Mini-Brief: Evaluation

Weaknesses

Something we noticed after editing the Mini-Brief was that the first shot of Nimat walking through the door was slightly out of focus. This meant that the final Brief looked slightly unprofessional and also made the shot harder to follow. 

We also noticed that in one shot that the movement of the camera was not purposeful and means that the characters move position very suddenly which may confuse or disorientate the audience.

In one clip, when the couple hug, they are not in the middle of the frame, which leaves a lot of dead space in the frame and also means that the audiences focus is not on the characters like we aimed for it to be.

In the shot-reverse-shot sequence whilst the couple are speaking, the camera is quite shaky as we were not using a tripod. This makes the sequence hard to watch and also reduces the professional appearance of the Brief. 

Throughout the Brief we noticed that the mise en scene was not realistic for a couples home and that it was very eye-catching and drew the attention away from the scene. When filming the main brief we will find a location that is more realistic for the genre and the scene so this shouldn't be an issue.

Strengths

I think that the continuity of the editing when Nimat comes in the room to when Aaron puts the ring away was effective and appeared professional and clean. This is because the clip shows Nimat coming through the door and Aaron's expression as he realises that she is home and he still has the ring out.

I also think that my match-on-action was effective as in the shots the door appeared to be opening smoothly which made the editing appear continuous and did not confuse the audience. 

I also think my shot-reverse-shot editing was successful when Aaron proposed as it demonstrates his nervousness and Nimat's shock as she realises whats going on.