A level media work

This is an example of an A level media piece. We rated it out of 10 on; originality, performance, creativity, professionalism and intrigue. Looking at other A level work allowed us to see what things work well, what things don't work well and what to bare in mind when we are doing our own.


The Abduction

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzsoU254zBU

Originality: 5/10
Performance: 7/10
Creativity: 5/10
Professionalim: 7/10
Intrigue: 6/10

Overall: 30/50

I think this is a really good piece of work in terms of professionalism as in my opinion the beginning is excellent. The student effectively used titling to make it look professional and i really like the opening shot of the water and the boy walking across the bridge with other clips of him merged over the top. I thought it was really effective, especially with the music which fitted in well. However, i don't think it was a very original piece of work as there are lots of films and tv programmes about people getting kidnapped/ abducted. But, on the other hand, i think the performance was extremely good also. The only let down were the press reporters, they don't seem to be the right age to be reporters and they were using their own cameras and video cameras. But this is understandable because it's a students work and they obviously wouldn't be expected to have cameras with huge lenses and tv cameras and also, it is quite difficult to get other people to participate in your work. But other than that i think the performance was very good and the fact that the student used an older man in it made it much more effective in my view. Overall, i really liked this piece and it did make me want to find out what happened but i think with the kind of film it is, it would be too predictable.