Editing Blog: Peer Reveiw

Today in class we did a Peer Review Assignment. This Peer Assignment was created so that students in the class could get advice on their projects so far. This was done by groups randomly selecting other groups to review their project, and commenting on it during class. We were given a paper with certain requirements on it and other specific questions. So, we were told to watch the film from another group and mark off the requirements it met on the paper. The paper consists of questions about lighting, sound, different camera angles/movements/shots, time requirements, and overall quality. It also includes two questions on the backside where we list one thing we really like about the film and one thing we don't like. The group we assigned did an overall good job. Their movie was about a love story, and one of the characters gets kidnapped. Our group liked this plot and enjoyed that it was easy to follow. However, unlike most groups, they actually went over the time limit. We included this in our suggestions to them because it is a simple fix. Then, while they did not have all of them, they included many different camera angles and movements. Another suggestion we included was to use darker lighting at the beginning where they show a funeral scene. In addition to this, we mentioned that some of the scenes were a little choppy when being cut together. However, we concluded that their project was almost complete and looks sufficient. Then, when it came to another group editing our project it was more difficult. This was because we had to do last-minute editing so we had to make the other group wait for a little longer. Then, they reviewed our project and we had issues with time requirements, but overall it was good feedback. Now, after having our project reviewed we will go back for reshoots to adjust it a little.