BLK Homework 3 - Continuity Clip

During one of our media lessons we were told to make a short clip featuring "an accident," the twist being that we had to make the clip 6 shots long and we weren't allow any editing, just to record to the tape as we went. This meaning every take had to right first time. This was the result


What went well:

• The sequence made sense
• We effectively used a master shot, by leaving markers on the ground where the tripod legs needed to go to take the shot.
• We also used this master shot as an establishing shot, giving a sense of space and setting the scene
• The OTS shot of Alex picking up the phone puts the audience in the scene
• The cuts tended to flow

What didn't go so well:

• The cut between the first two shots was a big jump, this may have confused the audience a bit
• In the second shot there are two people who disappear before the third
• The clip isn't that funny
• Cut between the last and second last shots isn't a match on action, it looks like both Alex and I have walked backwards  
• The acting wasn't great
• The establishing shot let the audience know what would happen in the end, ruining any surprise