The Classroom

Maine South

Movie Trailer

Entry Description

An inside look at the usual, everyday, normal, mundane goings on at a suburban Chicago high school classroom.

Judge 1

Positives: "The Classroom" displays some fantastic montage/music editing, and really sells the comedy of the piece. Energetic, clean camera-work and aesthetic that follows action – combined with the editor's strong instinct for comedic timing – makes this a very fun, effective trailer. Very strong music choice!

Improvements: Sound quality and mixed can be improved – the left pan and peaking levels on the talking heads interview footage took me out of the moment with the characters that were being interviewed. Sound is so crucial and should feel organic and fluid in a piece like this, so it would help to really polish the dialogue audio and see where you can get it.

Judge 2

Positives: Well structured story. The controlled chaos in the classroom was impressive. The montage that starts about 1:10 is great. You demonstrated impeccable timing and spot on cutting.

Improvements: Watch the framing of the first two speakers at the start of the piece. You open with a speaker positioned on the left side of the screen who is looking to screen left. This feels crowded. If you position the camera more on the screen right side and have the speaker on the left side looking at the camera toward screen right you will create a much more desirable effect. This applies to all the shots in your intro.

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