Feed The Fish Evaluation

What worked well:

I think what made our video entertaining to watch was based on a combination of music, editing and the plot. The music made what was not shown to be dramatic more exiting to view than the actions on their own. For example when I was walking up the stairs in the building if there was no sound that would appear very mundane, however the music is what builds up the tension. Another thing that worked well is the continuity editing that is shown throughout the video.



Another way in which I think our video worked well was by the cuts between shots, it made the video flow well. A final point on what was good about our work was the flashback, the reason why I liked that particular part was because even though it is not that clear what exactly is happening as the camera is moving to create a fast pace effect, it creates enigma. That specific part is also effective in the sense it was intentionally supposed to make the viewer want to know what 'have you fed the fish' really means.

 

To improve:

During the video there were a few problems with the lighting  as some of the clips were too dark. This meant it was not as clear as we wanted it to be for the viewer to see. For example, some of the scenes were supposed to be brighter than they were, in the shot that showed person A and person B, persons A's face was dark because the light was behind her. This would not of occurred if we filmed from different parts of the room, or somewhere different all together. To improve we could have adjusted the lighting using premiere pro. In future we now know that lighting is important in creating the right effect.

 

Another problem was the music, from feedback we learned that music did not match well with the video. The sound that was chosen was too dramatic in comparison to what was actually happening. This would have worked if it was humorous, however as our video was not comic, the sound did not match the action. In future we now know that the sound needs to match what is being shown on screen because if it does not blend in and the music is overly different from what is being shown, it can be misleading and make the video appear to not make sense.