Analysis of a Level 2 Video

Mistakes:

• Messy, badly filmed introduction with rough background noise.
• Shaky hand-held filming throughout.
• Dialogue that cannot be heard.
• Lack of continuity in editing (e.g match on action is not used).
• Reflection of actor, who is filming, in the screen of the iPod.
• The song shown on the iPod screen ('Someone Like You' by Adele) is meant to be playing in the background, but it is a cover performed by Boyce Avenue (which has a male singer).
• Low quality acting
• Walking of the bullies is not continuous, they obviously start walking during a shot when they had already started walking in the previous shot.
• Very long lasting shots without cuts to alternate shots (e.g close ups, mid shots).
• Unnecessary cut whilst she is walking across the road which lacks continuity and jumps suddenly.
• Awful fake violence that is not in the slightest bit believable (when the bullies attack her on the street).

Demonstrates skills needed:

• Variety of shots (e.g mid shots, close ups, long shots) in some sections of the piece.
• Clear story line.
• The credits are appropriate with the tone of the video.
• They have thought about mise-en-scene and only have actors that they need in each shot (they don't have out of place extras etc.).
• Most of their editing is clear and well done, but they have struggled with continuity.