Feedback on Final Piece

 I asked for peer feedback on my final piece and here is what I recieved:

Closing Statement and Evaluation

My time working with Eaton Primary School has been extremely enjoyable, and I would definitely like to work with them again. I feel I have managed the project quite well, and was able to keep myself organised during times when I thought I might not make a deadline. Meetings with my client were always very informative, and I felt like I knew a lot about the project and what they wanted, but I also had creative freedom to do what I felt was right. They were an extremely good client, and gave me all the help and everything I needed to work quickly and efficiently.

My client’s main aim was to portray their ‘challenge approach’, which is a system that allows the children to take control of their learning and choose something that will help them rather than hinder them in their work. Overall, I think I achieved this well as I chose to use the students and allowed them to explain in their own words what it was like to use the challenge approach, rather than just the teachers. I feel this project will have quite an impact on the school, as it will allow parents to feel more involved with their child’s learning, and it will show future students what kind of services they offer, as well as the hard working ethic that the school has.

Client Feedback - First Edit

I sent my client my first edit of the video, and here was their response. This was contact via email. 

Peer Feedback From Screening

The rough cut of my video was shown on 16/03/15, along with everyone else's first edits of their videos. I feel this helped a lot, as I was able to get some feedback from my peers as well as my lecturers. Here are some of the things that they pointed out that I could improve on:

• Sound bytes: some of the children repeated the same thing at the start of their clips, and these could have been removed to make a string of responses to the same question. 
• Stability: some of the shots were shaky, for example chairs might have hit the tripod or I might have shuffled over the camera a bit during the shots. 
• Audio glitches: there are some places where there are children shouting and you can hear footsteps or a crash in the background. 
• Length: too long, some parts were unnecessary for the video, and some children stumbled over their words a little too much.

Project Pitch Evaluation

My pitch was surrounding my project of making a promotional video for Eaton primary school, and I made a presentation about all the different aspects of my production. I talked about the genre, my general idea, my target audience, the visual style and how I’d distribute the video and get client feedback. I feel I presented my ideas quite well, but could have been more confident in my delivery. I was given a few suggestions on how I could improve my general idea for the video, such as show one student and the interactions they have with the teachers. It was also suggested that I think about framing and how I’d portray the students. Also, I should think about whether I’d want some background music on the piece, and from looking at the example video, what I could improve on. 

Overall, I am happy with my pitch and feel that my ideas were received well by the audience.

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