Evaluation

Our Depict project was based on abusive which happens within relationships. We decided to portray this through the use of contemporary dance, using paint as a prop to show the pain that is spread in an abused person’s life, physically and emotionally. We used instrumental music which portrayed an angry environment. This showed the tense atmosphere occurring in the relationship between the male and female.

I feel that our continuity throughout the filmed piece worked really well. Each separate clip flowed to the next, creating smooth transitions. In addition to this, the dance sequences worked well together. We used various shots following our shot lists in order to capture the dance from different angles and heights. I feel that our shots were quite basic and could have been more creative, however still worked well. The props within our video worked really well, as the black paint used created an eye catching view. The black paint represented the pain, physically and emotionally, being put onto the female by the male. I felt that this worked very well and created an interesting element to our video.

I feel that Arina and I worked very well together, as we both expressed our ideas and feelings in confidence. We shared out the duties within our depict project evenly. I completed the location recce, pre-production schedule, initial ideas proposal and prop/costume list and budgeting list. Arina completed the shot list, risk assessments, person’s talent, in addition to the storyboards which were very time consuming. Arina filmed whilst I participated within the dance, however we both decided on the shots and agreed which ones to use. We decided to edit the video together, allowing us to develop our final project evenly.

If we could improve our depict video, I would use more interesting and creative shots, in addition to spending more time filming. Due to being outside, we had limited time to film due to depending on the weather, e.g. the rain effected our filming. However, I felt that we created an interesting and eye catching video, which gets our message across about domestic violence.

Overall I feel that our Depict video fits the criteria, and withholds and important message which the audience can think about after watching our video. I feel that me and Arina worked extremely well together, as we distributed the roles evenly, in addition to considering one another’s ideas.