Evaluation

The brief that we were assigned asked us to create a corporate promo video, in which we had to go out and find our own clients (that actually existed). the brief stated that we had to fully produce this video which meant we had to work through all production stages, pre-production : research into the company,  sound planning and other necessary production planning like storyboards, script, location reports etc. production shooting the actual footage ready for the post-production stage in which we have to edit the video and do any important effects.

For this project we designed a brief for our client which they could tell us exactly what they want, the timescale that they want and any other specifics they want included. Our client was the manager of the Royal Hotel, the brief was quite tough due to the client being "laid back" and "easy going" about the brief as the client was quite indecisive about what she wanted which meant there really wasn't any negotiation process. our brief included a short schedule that mainly included the time and dates which we said we would have certain things completed by like the pre-production, shooting , and edited by. as a group we all stuck to the brief and completed the various details to the agreed times and dates. However we handed the video to our client late as i left the editing to late, although our client was fine with the lateness and satisfied with the video, we handed the video on a dvd as back-up and transferred the same video onto their pc via my usb.

I feel that the communication between my group and the client was good as we met in person once a week discussing any changes, new developments or issues, we did this mainly for quick response feedback so if they had any problems we could fix them and update them the following week. This worked well as we didn't really have any issues but our client preferred to hear any issues and discuss anything else they want in person.

In conclusion this was an interesting and insightful project as we experienced working with a real client and having to work to deadlines. This meant we had to have a good relationship and communication with our client which we did. Due to having a real client I felt this project more stressful compared to my own projects as we worked to an agreement through the brief, which meant if I wanted to change anything I would have to make sure the client was ok with it first.