Change of Hands - Evaluation

The task that we were set was to create a short 1-2 minute film of a 'Change of Hands'. We decided to set our film in the college with an 'invisible package'. The reasoning for this was because we wanted the film to be different than a simple exchange, but we also wanted viewers to feel as if they could make up their own mind on what the package is.

I feel like the task went well and I would definitely like to work with the people who I worked with again. We got on with filming, editing and planning extremely well and we really combined and shared ideas.

My favourite part about the film we created was the editing. I think we have a lot of different techniques which make the film interesting and unique. For example, we have a part in which we outline the 'package' so the viewers understand the point of the film, and other parts with extremely slow cuts but others with fast cuts. The change of editing makes the film much more interesting and fun to watch.

Moving on to continuity, I believe our film does a brilliant job at keeping in with continuity. While there was a few errors during filming, we could quickly rectify this during editing. Each shot continues on from the last one and works really well to make sure the audience is well informed, but also so the film does not break and produce continuity errors. I feel that the only part we fail on continuity is during the halfway point of the film. This is when Ellis looks through the glass. It feels choppy and some shots don't exactly line up with each other, apart from that - I feel like we achieved the given criteria.

However, I would definitely have to change the music we have used. While we are giving the viewer a chance to figure out what the package is by themselves, the music makes the entire film gloomy, and depressing. While this could give a nice effect to make the entire film seem 'sad', I just personally feel like it doesn't work given the context. If this was my choice, I would have made the film into a more 'silent movie' with a passive soundtrack.

Despite this, I also think my camera angles and certain shots made the film feel unprofessional. Certain shots were shaky, off center and poorly positioned. I really feel as if but camera angles could have made the film seem a LOT better.

Either way, I do feel like our film is good and unique and definitely meets the given criteria, however - if given another chance, I would work on the points I have outlined and make the film even better than it is now.