Maryam Latifi
Evaluation
This video is made as a practice to develop our skills in editing, interviewing, filming and sound techniques.
I am going to evaluate this video by talking about how good is the:
I am going to evaluate this video by talking about how good is the:
- Framing
- Lighting
- Sound
- Cross Cutting
- An appropriate shot type
- Mise en scene
VOX POPS
- Framing
In the Vox Pops that we have done as a group has got too much framing. Meaning, the framing is wrong because it should have been closer, shorter and the presenter shouldn’t have been included in the frame as it is a Vox Pops. The interviewee is only supposed to be seen, talking towards the interviewer not straight in to the camera.
To improve this we could have used our hands as a tool to help us frame the picture of the Vox Pop properly.
- Lighting
The lighting is very good because as the Vox Pops takes place on an external set, the natural lighting brightens the conversation between the two actors or interviewer and interviewee. The illumination is not too dark or too bright. It’s perfect.
- Sound
There is good sound available for the Vox Pops as when the interviewer and interviewee speak their voices can clearly be heard and well understood. To add, there is also no background noise available from any other objects surrounding the Vox Pops which is very well done. It requires no correction for the sound as everything for this part is fine.
- Cross Cutting
The cross cutting is not used at all as, mistakenly, the interviewer is present with the interviewee in one shot which mean no cross cutting has been forgotten. This is not good at all. But, for improvement I have to consider the cross cutting in all my videos during an interview.
- An appropriate shot type
The Vox Pops that we have produced has got a good shot type as everything that requires being within the frame is present. Likewise, for the interview a mid shot is used which is the right one for a Vox Pops.
- Mise en scene
I believe that our mise en scene is good because there is nothing that is distracting the viewers from looking into the main image. Meaning, the mise en scence or the set does not contain any clutter, crowded people or cars that may disturb the interview as they pass by.
Interestingly enough, from the mise en scene you can instantly tell that the set is in a collage or school environment where students are on site. The questions asked about the summer 2011 riots and looting to the young person on an academic premise for where young people are mainly available with a young presenter all links to each other.
The composition or arrangement of the interviewer and the interviewee is not very good because the interviewer should actually not be seen on the camera, yet also the interviewee should be looking away from the camera where the presenter is on the right side of the camera or an over the shoulder shot of the presenter.
The props, a microphone and a formal black blazer that I have put on to present myself as a presenter, clearly signifies that this is an interview not a TV show or something else.
The actors which is myself (an interviewer) and the young interviewees are acting very well as they are all talking unscripted when they are answering the question that the interviewer is asking.
Opportunities
The Vox Pops gave us the opportunity to make mistakes but learn from our mistakes aswell. Often, in one video we avoided the things that we have made a mistake previously, but made mistakes of the things we didn’t think about.
But, by evaluating our mistakes we learn better and this give us the opportunity to improve or strengthen our weaknesses.
Secondly, filming the Vox Pops enabled us to test our media technical skills and cognitive skills.
Threats
There weren’t a lot of young interviewees available as it was lesson times because if there was a lot we would have a range of opinions. Yet also, the opinions wouldn’t have been just been from young people but also experts or adult opinions and views.
