Coursework feedback

Research and Planning - 17

Research and planning is complete and to a high standard. Excellent detailed research into potential target audiences, including looking at uses and gratifications and thinking about demographics and how her film would connect with the audience. She also thought about age ratings and looked at the BFI secondary research, looking at their research and applying this to her own audience. There is also detailed and thoughtful research into similar products. Excellent work on the organisation of actors, with a professional script and good work on schedules etc. There is a written script which is detailed and easy to follow, however I would have liked to see a conventional drawn storyboard. This doesn’t take away from this detailed and carefully presented blog.

Main Task – 52

An excellent and confident film opening. The camera work is controlled and there is a variety of shot lengths and framing. Close attention has been paid to creating meaning through editing, notable in the close-up eye cut between the letter shots. The titles are appropriate and used in accordance with institutional conventions, particularly when the logo changes to black and white to match the film. Excellent use of sound, especially when the non-diegetic music switches to be diegetic as she turns down the volume. I would have perhaps like to see another location and a little more attention paid to mise-en-scene to gain top marks, and perhaps one or two more varied shot lengths. On the whole an impressive piece of work.