Assessment Criteria

I have looked through the assessment criteria for the highest band of marks, a level 4, so that I know how to achieve these marks when it comes to making my own film opening. I applied each point to the Level 4 Video & Blog I looked at previously, so that I could see where marks were given and why. This is what I found:

1. Framing a shot, including and excluding elements as appropriate.

Shots used are very well framed, the character is always framed in the middle unless otherwise for effect. The right parts of the character are always in frame for the correct shot, for example their long shots show the full body whilst their close ups show just the shoulders and face which is correct.

2. Using a variety of shot distances as appropriate.

There are a a wide variety of shots used of various distances. They have used a walking room shot at 11 seconds in which is a very extreme long shot. They have also used a close up at 35 seconds in which shows quite a difference in distance.

3. Shooting material appropriate to the task set.

There is no material in the film which is unrelated to the film or the task they have been set which shows that they have not shot anything inappropriate or not included anything inappropriate to the task.

4. Selecting mise-en-scène including colour, figure, lighting, objects and setting.

The props they have used relate to what they are shooting and make the locations more realistic and help to set the scene of the film. the colours used are quite high contrast and dark which make the audience better aware that this film will be a thriller. The settings are quite urban areas and this is kept throughout the clip. There are not many other actors in this clip which makes it clear on who the main characters of the film will be.

5. Manipulating photographs as appropriate to the context for presentation, including cropping and resizing.

They have manipulated photographs to create possible DVD covers for their film using a graphics editing program. They have also cropped and resized photos and screen shots so that they would fit appropriately and show only the relevant parts of that image onto their blog to present work they have done.

6. Accurately using language and register.

All spoken parts were well read and it is not hard to understand what they are saying, it is clear and pronounced correctly. I didn't have any trouble understanding parts or having to listen closely to make out what was being said.

7. Appropriately integrating illustration and text.

They have integrated illustration and text appropriately by including opening credits/titles and the title of the film. These are a good size and appear at good times throughout the clip. They are white with a red outline which makes them stand out from the clips and the backgrounds used making them easy to read.

8. Showing understanding of conventions of layout and page design.

This groups blog shows a good awareness of the conventions of layout and page design as blog posts are clearly presented in chronological order on the page. There is a title and header explaining what the blog is for and about and they have included who they are and what their role in the production was on the right hand side. There is also an archive of their posts at the side to get to posts quickly.

9. Showing awareness of the need for variety in fonts and text size.

I can see an awareness of the need for varied fonts and text size as blog posts have a tiles and then text where the title is larger and bolder which lets readers know what they are writing about. For blog posts the font used is quite plain as it is not meant to be fancy. Whereas in the film clip the font used has been chosen appropriately for the opening. In the clip, the title of the film is much larger that the opening credits as it is more important.

10. Using ICT appropriately for the task set.

ICT has been used to edit the film by merging shots and cutting parts which they do not want or need. It has also been used to add in the titles and to edit the colouring of some shots e.g to black and white. They have used ICT to present their work in a blog on the internet and they have also used it to create possible DVD covers using a graphics editing program.