Comparing Previous A2 Short Films to the Mark Scheme - Screening 1

Love Hurts -

Using the mark scheme as a guide, I graded this piece as a Level 3 gaining around 27 marks. This is because they had good control of the camera. Very rarely did we see the camera faulter, it was still, however when there was a POV from the girl's view the camera was very shaky and when the camera cut into an extreme close up this increased more. These shots were risk to take and unfortunately did not give the right effect; though it demonstrated how close the couple were, they were unnecessary.

With the film being in black and white it allowed for colour to emit emotion. The simple colour change of the balloon from silver to fushia pink showed the audience the girl's real connection and feelings for this boy and how depressed she was proir. This is reiterated when she becomes heart-broken and the balloon changes back to silver. By there being no sound, these factors are just as important as facial expression and body language (mise-en-scene) as they tell the story without the need for dialogue.

Another problem I found was that the editing was not 100%. There was often cut errors where is was not smooth enough and certain cuts made it look amateurish.