Previous Candidate's Work [My views]

I have viewed several videos from previous years of Media Studies AS that have done the project that I am currently doing. Below is my list of strengths, weaknesses and predicted grade for all of them.

Battered & Bruised
Strengths
- Continuity was great.
- The font of the titles was very relevant to the genre.
- Stuck to the genre well
- Good transition of beginning music and clips

Weaknesses
- The camera language/work was very poor.
- Disliked how the silence occurred
- Felt more like a scene out of the film rather than an opening sequence.

Overall mark
- 24/60

Written Syria
Strengths
- Good camera language/work
- Appropriate soundtrack
- Was not over the top at all

Weaknesses
- Felt slightly like a trailer

Overall mark
- 52/60

Cycle
Strengths 
- Costume was very appropriate
- Storyline stuck to the BSR genre well

Weaknesses
- Lighting (especially outside the window)   changes throughout the scene.
- Camera was very shaky.
- Lacked in camera language.
- Copyrighted music

Overall mark
- 17/60

Straight Edge
Strengths
- Relevant music
- Language used is very good for a BSR.

Weaknesses
- Bad camera work

Overall mark
- 33/60



Wasters
Strengths
- Relevant soundtrack
- Correct use of language

Weaknesses
- Bad camera work at points
- Credits at the end make it feel like a trailer

Overall mark
- 33/60

Molly's Lips
Strengths
- Leaves you wanting to know more
- Starts off with good camera technique

Weaknesses
- Towards the end the camera technique level decreases
- The radio is hard to hear at times

Overall mark
- 30/60

Black Arrow
Strengths
- Good use of voiceovers
- Contained a few good shots

Weaknesses
- Slightly feels like a trailer
- Music felt too upbeat for the situation
- Most of the shots were quite shaky.

Overall mark
- 24/60