Task 4: Evaluation

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Did you enjoy the workshop day? What were your best bits and why?
I enjoyed the workshop 100% despite the long day, and it was definately my most memorable moment of year 12 as a whole. Although it was a much longer day than we were used to, being a really close 'media family' allowed us to keep energy high and have fun from start to finish. It was really interesting to see the crew working (who were all really nice)and to help them, and made me think more about persuing a career in the industry. i cannot pin point a favourite part as it was all so brilliant, but one moment that was really nice was the end (not because it ended) but because we all felt a sense of acomplishment and we all celebrated by bundling on the crash mats- even Miss Blackborow.

The Band
From left to right- Sam, Michael, Charley, Odelia, Eoin

The camera man- Josh

The rest of the crew - Matt, Matt and Tom

2. What did you learn from participating in the workshop?
The main thing i learnt was that it is crucial to leave around 2 hours extra time at the end of the day incase things go wrong and need unexpected time to sort out. And with us this occured in the morning where we were very behind, but we used the extra two hours to sort this out and managed to catch up on ourselves toward the end by pushing on and working more effectively.

I also learnt that time as a whole needed to be managed very brutally, with Jasmine always pushing on at the crew to start shooting and spend less time inbetween takes- which allowed us to finish on schedule.

The assistant director- Jasmine

Lastly i learnt that planning the shot list for the day is actually very technical in order to make sure energy levels stay the same and high throughout the day- which will then ensure continuity with the dancing and energy in the final video. For instance we did the main bands shots (while the dancers rested_ and then gave the band a rest whilst filming the dancer shots straight after.


Personally i learnt that 'pop' is not my thing and i am not a very confident dancer, however it did increase my confidence after the first few hours of getting into it i thouroughly enjoyed it, however i dont think i will ever try to be a dancer in my music video in september :).

3. Are you pleased with the footage and your edit? Is it how you expected it to look?
I am very pleased with our edit, it almost matches the real video perfectly! The only issue is lighting, but of course it would be a very big task to perfect this, and it was something we just didnt have time for, and so grading was needed at the end of the edit. Also i was very happy that, as we could not use paint to throw, the confetti seemed to have the same visual effect in the edit and actually looked really nice and good.
Lastly i think that we managed to get alot of takes of the same set up which gave us enough variety to match up shots, or if we wanted create a new interpretation of the video. So i think we did really well getting the fottage as a whole, which made the editing process alot easier and it looks how i expected it to look if not better.

 4. How do you think your workshop experiences will impact on your approach to next term's music video coursework?

I think the music video workshop will make me alot more professional when creating our music video next year, as i have learnt alot of tips to time manage and do convincing lip syncs etc. and so will strive and push for this to be perfected in my own video.

As well as this, it has also made me want to be in my music video next year, not as a main part, but as a back part again, as i found this very fun.

Although the workshop was a great experience, it was a very complicated to set up, and so i think i will try to make my music video alot simpler but hopefully still achieve the same great visual effect and high energy.