Evaluation of Preliminary task

When we had finished our Preliminary task and made sure it was coherent, we gave an evaluation sheet to another media group. So they could peer assess and help with the evaluation. 

• They were quite positive about our film and how we had produced it. The other group said we had used match on action rather well, as a good example of what it is. The match on action is demonstrated when a character in the film steps through the doorway and enters the room. 
• The shot reverse shot was also well used when the male and female were sat down talking to one another. The 180 degrees rule is used looking over the shoulder of the female then the shoulder of the male. They also thought that this made sense, also the sound mirrored the action. 
• They also thought that we used a variety of shot types, which was another positive. They however, did not think that there was a controlled use of camera nor was there close attention to mise-en-scene.
• They also thought the use of costume and settings weren't scary enough.

To improve our costume issue we could pay special attention to our props, using more weapons as weapons do tend to have prominence in horror/zombie films.  Normally they are relied upon for survival. we could next time make the clothing on the actors torn and dirty (as though they had been through a gruelling experience and finally thought they were safe in the college).   
To make the setting more scary we could next time shoot at night or at least when it had become dark or was nearing dusk, this would immediately create a spooky and eerie atmosphere.  The college is quite a bright environment so in hindsight may not have been the best place to film.  Outside could be another alternative, using the woods at the top of the college site.  woods again, are another convention for such films. 
We could have used the camera more effectively to show fear on the faces of the victims in the film. We actually could have used far more diverse camera shots and angles to give added emphasis 
The characters' in our film lacked believability and were not made up very effectively, they really did not look much like they had been through and ordeal and just looked like regular people who had strolled in off the street for a rest.  To this end the make-up would have to be improved upon, and costume as stated before.  If that was not possible we could have made the setting dark with low key lighting to make the zombies look more menacing which would also hide the lack of make-up.