Self assessment

In this article, I will assess my work on "How to make a cup of tea" short film assessment. As this is my first time shooting a film, I think it is really important for me to evaluate my project as I can whole reflection on my progress as a film student. I can review how I have developed after the exercise, find out what is my strengths and weaknesses so I can either promote the strengths or improve the weaknesses.

1.The shots

I am quite satisfied with all the shots. In my opinion, the shots were setup well and the focus was really good. However, with the extreme close up shot I think  it is better to shoot the steam coming out from the kettle instead of the character's face. By doing that, the shot will look more interesting and also give more details to the process of making tea as the assessment is about how to make a cup of tea. Also, I am not happy with the over the shoulder shot as the angle chosen did not really well and made the shot looked uncomfortable to see.

2. Editing

With the edit, I think my choice of the shots was not very good. with the sound and music I think I did pretty well on that. I did not put away the sound of Aliyha talking because in my opinion the film is more interesting. However, if some information of the ingredients and the process of how to make the tea were included, it would make the film better.

By doing this exercise, I have learned a lot of useful skills of how to make a good short film. I have learned how to take good shot, how to setup the lights better, how to edit the shots to produce a good film. Also, my teamwork skill has improved a lot as all group members agree on what needs to be done and by whom.