A little look at our evaluation so far

Here's a very very rough draft of our evaluation - 
Ruby has almost finished the 3rd question however it was on her computer so it would have taken an aaggeee to get it over to my computer then import it into the powerpoint, but we will add that into our evaluation as soon as it's finished. 
The movie clips we have added in are not complete either - this is really just a quick look at what our final evaluation will look like! 

Research of past evaluations

So here's the second video that I'm going to analyse: (only Q.4)




Good elements:

• He mentions a lot of different technologies that he's used. This shows that he is experienced with media and technology, but also that he used the most up to date software and programs to make his video the best that he could. He mentions everything that he has used throughout the entire process, and gives a clear understanding of how he used them and why.
• He uses Quicktime to produce screen recordings of everything that he is doing whilst he is saying. For example, when he talks about Youtube, he shows himself clicking on the certain video that he was researching and how he found it. I found this extremely clear and very simple to understand because it shows exactly what he is talking about, rather than the audience having to guess. He shows a lot of excerpts from his music video throughout, and gives the audience a clear understanding of exactly what his music video, locations, actress and mise-en-scene looked like.
• Throughout this video he has used relevant and up to date knowledge and vocabulary to make his analysis very technical. He has used the vocabulary in all the correct places and gives the impression that he knows exactly what he is talking about.

Bad elements:

• I think that this video had too much content! He talks about everything in this video that he used at all times such as emails etc. Some of the things he was analysing I found myself getting quite bored because it wasn't really relevant to the filming and planning processes.
• I also think that his analysis could have been a little more in depth. Because he was trying to fit a lot of things in, he didn't include as much analysis as he could have. However, he does fit a small amount of good quality analysis into the video, and his analysis is very insightful and reflective.

So after watching this video I've learnt that we need to include a lot of good quality analysis, rather than trying to fit every bit of technology that we used in to the video. I've also learnt that by using quicktime and adding screenshots, and pieces of the video into the evaluation, it makes the video eye catching and entertaining. 

Research of past evaluations

So we're currently in the process of planning our evaluation. We've filmed some of question one, and we're currently fiddling about with Prezi and powerpoint to make sure that we're 100% confident with them when we come to making our evaluation. I've decided to research 2 past students evaluations and analyse the good points and bad points of each video.

Here's the first video I'm going to be analysing:



Good elements:

• Her analysis of Goodwin's theory and other aspects involving her music video is very indepth and insightful. The way she analyses her video is clever as she constantly refers to her video and how the decisions she made contributed to her overall product. She also uses very relevant and specific technical vocabulary, making her sound intelligent and making her sound like she knows exactly what she's talking about.
• She analyses the technical products surrounding her music video very well and adds really in-depth analysis and looks at different aspects that we actually haven't considered when analysing.

Bad elements:

• There isn't enough variety in this video. She talks throughout, but also has the words she is saying flashing up on the screen. This is pointless, because she could have added relevant pictures, video or excerpts from her music video to make the video more exciting to watch. 
• The way she sounds also isn't very appealing. She sounds quite bored and the tone of her voice is quite monotonous. As she's done all of the 4 evaluation questions in one video, her voice becomes slightly repetitive and I became quite annoyed listening to it. Also she seems to keep stumbling over her words, as if she isn't qutie sure what she's taking about, or that she's dictating from a script. This is quite frustrating because the sentences don't quite flow and make some parts difficult to understand. 
• She could have used a lot more screen shots and excerpts from her actual music video. She seems to only be showing the same three shots every time. This wasn't very good for me because I haven't seen her music video before, so I had no idea what the actual video looked like. I managed to get a vagye view of what the video looked like from her analysis but she could have shown her video, or played the song she used, to give me more of an idea of what her final product looked like.

I like this evaluation, but this proves that we need to use different forms of technology but also to not sound bored when we're reading from our script!! This also shows me that we need to use a lot of examples from our final product, and possibly other artists videos just to give the audience watching a clearer picture of our motives and final outcomes. 

More to follow :)

Researchl; past evaluation analysis

As Ruby and I will soon be creating our evaluation, I am going to be looking at and analysing 3 past student's evaluations!

Here's the first evaluation I will be looking at;



Good points:

click here for good points pt.1!
(all my points wouldn't fit on one cute koala so I've had to make two!)
click here for good points pt.2!

Bad points:

click here for bad points pt.1

click here for bad points pt.2

Overall this is a really good evaluation - it kept my attention the whole time and the use of technology was shown well!