Level 4 Video

I also looked at a video which from a student who had managed to achieve high on the criteria of the course. 


Link to sample Level 4 video and blog


Watching the video, as well as having access to the criteria, really gave me an insight into how they achieved a high grade. It was much better to see certain aspects of the criteria being achieved in their literal form, such as shots, as these are aspects that you really need to see first hand in order to get an idea of how to achieve them.


One of the objectives of the Level 4 criteria and so therefore of the video, was to use a wide range of shots. Some of the shots used to achieve this part of the criteria were mid-shots, which was used a number of times in the video and showed the scenery in the background as well as the characters clothes in detail to allow the audience to get a better idea of what was happening in the film. The panning shot was also used when the main character was running away from the church after he had murdered someone.

The creators of the Level 4 film I watched also kept their recording appropriate to the task set as the video was an opening and was of a necessary time frame. Additionally, they also managed to exclude unnecessary which made the film fluent and interesting to watch, as they were no mistakes with factors that I will have to take into account, such as the weather.

There were also many factors of mise en scene that were chosen suitably. The clothes and props of the characters fitted well into the narrative and certainly added to the character's aura e.g. the blood on the shirt gives a clear sense of injustice in the film and makes it obvious as to what genre the film is(it sets the scene).
The language used in the opening played a prominent role in the effect of the scene in terms of the mood and the ideas that were put into the audience's head. For example, the music was always collaborating to give the effect of a certain emotion - when the music was negative and filled with tension when one of the character's was panicking. In terms of the theory, the terminology and the register were used appropriately e.g. the register was never informal when the focus was on something serious.

The text had a fluency about it that came from the impressive editing that had been done before hand. This allowed the text to seamlessly switch from one scene to another and maintain the interest and focus of the audience or viewer. The titles also were key as not only did they look professional, but they added to the mood of the film as they were chosen carefully and appeared when necessary in the opening to keep up the tension that was intended.

The layout of the blog was very well thought-out and constructed. Each section was easy to access and therefore the blog was fluent as you could see how the ideas of the person had progressed.

Text and Font sizes were used correctly in the film and the blog, with the correct size being used depending on the importance of the writing. For example, in the blog, the titles stood to make it clear that this was a new section and what the section was about. In the film, the titles were always readable but never got in the way of the image on screen. When the title came up, it was obvious that this is what it was.

This is how the Level 4 video I watched achieved the criteria that it did.