Evaluation - Questions Answered

So I've now created all my answers for the evaluation and incorporated them all into this one Media Student episode, where I guide you through each of my answers to the questions, including links to the full versions of interviews and broadcasts alike.

Evaluation questions - planning

Films done, ancillary tasks done. Now its time for the final part of the coursework, the evaluation! Four questions to answer all presented using a different form of technology or media.

Question 1: In what ways does your short film use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real short films?

in short how is the film different from other romantic comedies that have gone before it.
For this question, I've chosen to answer it by appearing on the Films4Review show same as last year with Robert Thomas. This also gives me a chance to practice multi-cam shooting to capture the footage. We'll also be using green screen to create the background for the piece.

Question 2: How effective is the combination of your short film and your Poster & Magazine?

e.g. how does the two pieces help to sell the film and continue the interest in the film.

This question I shall answer by means of a youtube live piece, where my answer will be put out onto youtube live for people to watch. Maybe the most interesting live broadcast youtube will ever have seen but will certainly be a first for me, practicing live broadcasting.

Question 3: What have you learned from your audience feedback?

Luckily for me, my film has been chosen to be presented in front of the whole school which makes it far easier for me to show the film to a wider audience. This then allows me to answer this question in the form of a vox pop between people of my own age range and the target audience age range of the film itself.

Question 4: How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

What technology did I use in the construction of the film from pre to post production. To answer this final question, I've agreed to appear on local radio station Cinema Radio where they talk about the most recent local and larger productions of the time. This will be the second time I've appeared on the radio channel since last year, again hosted by Robert Thomas. It's a small county! 

NFTS Application

Since my time at the BFI with Culture Works East has been such a success, I'm now eligible to apply for a two week residential at the NFTS (National Film & Television School) outside London at High Wycombe over the Easter Holiday.
Benefit of this is we get to choose a specialty to study whilst we work in teams of 11 to create a final short film or documentary. We will also be working with professionals from the industry and also attending master classes on these areas.
There are 66 places available, so if we get in, we will be considered the top 66 young film makers in the UK!
We get two choice specialties, from which we will have to choose one in the event we get onto the course. I've chosen Editing as my first choice, seeing as this is what I consider my most developed area of the production process and also my most favoured. Directing as my second, as this is my second most specialised job in production.

For my application, we were advised to create a short video showing our skills and experience already in film. Seeing as I would be applying for editing as my first choice, I created this demo reel showing my past works over the last decade:

This (I hope) will show them I have experience in many areas of film, including editing and that I have become far more advanced over the past 10 years.

We were allowed up to three sample works to show them. As my second, I sent them my short film I made with the BFI 'Ebony' as this was the work I was solely in charge of editing and so should show off my abilities purely as an editor:

This should also hopefully show I have expanded beyond comedy and less serious stuff as shown in my demo reel.

For my final sample work, I wanted to show how my abilities as director shine through. And so I placed my A Level short film 'Sweet 18' in the application as this was the film I took most responsibility in directing sound engineers, editors assistants, directors assistants and multiple cast and crew, whilst also being in charge of the editing of the piece.

This should hopefully show my ability to organise people effectively around a set and to produce a film to a high standard and to a deadline.

Well I hope I get in, I'm even more nervous about this application than I am about my university ones! Would be such a great experience. The deadline for the applications are February 2nd 2015 so I expect to know either way by the 23rd February, seeing as a pre-residential trip for the course is on the weekend of March 7th & 8th.

Wish me luck!