Missing You - ID# 318

Eisenhower

Division: AA

Music Video

Entry Description

A man mourns the loss of his relationship and true love. In this music video, he reminisces on their time together, and discovers that his once sweet memories were truly sour.

Recent Teacher Comments

• 3/13 11:32 am - Great video, you used your visual effects to add meaning to your story. The slow dramatic zoom out in the beginning was effective and the performance was convincing. Be a little more careful with your set in the first shot. Move the blanket and other things off set for that very minimal look. But overall there was some effective and well crafted storytelling here.
• 3/7 2:20 pm - Very cool and original concept for the video. Loved the beginning with the images appearing behind the singer as the camer moved outward. Even the girl laying on his chest looked pretty authentic- nice job. Acting was well done- singer gave a convincing job and the girl did well too. Liked how parts were edited to the beat. The disppearing girl on the bridge scene was well done, however the lips were off on the singer and the song for a good portion of it. Need to be careful with lighting at night- got dark in some shots, and needed to have some front lighting to clearly see the subject AND to get rid of the shadows that appeared on faces and became distracting. Overall, this video was cleaver, thoughtful, and carried a good storyline throughout the video. A storyline that has an ending that could be interpreted in a number of ways. Nice work.

Judge 1

Positives: 1. You really thought critically about new and interesting ways to visually tell your story. The fx work with the overlays and opacity changes were used well and done in a way that adds both style and story information. 2. I liked how you used natural lighting sources for all of your lighting. That helps keep the piece realistic and honest - which fit for your piece.

Improvements: 1. I liked the variety and subject matter of your shots, but I think some of your camera work could be improved with framing. Make sure to keep proper head room with your talent. Headroom is the spacing from the top of their head to the top of the frame. For example when your actor is walking down the sidewalk singing to camera, his head is too low in frame. Make sure to keep their head closer to the top of the frame, but with some padding so their head doesn't get cut off. You usually only want to cut off the top of their head in close ups. Its important to dial-in basics like proper framing, bc framing can be an important tool for telling more about a story or a character. If you are in consistent and precise with your framings, then you can make choices to vary your framings and make them unconventional, so that you can tell more about your character or story. 2. I like that you used natural lighting. But when you do use natural lighting choose angles and block your actors in positions so that the lighting looks its best on them. Specifically, at the end of your piece, you could see the shadow of the camera person on the talent, bc the camera was between the light and the talent. If that is the case, try to find an angle that works so that you won't be in the way of the light. That may involve lowering the camera so you are out of the way of the light, or change the position of the actors that works for your light and your location. Also, its great to use natural light sources as motivation for your lighting, but sometimes you need to add a little something to the lighting to make it work for camera or make the talent pop from the background more. Practice ways to polish up the look of natural lighting.

Judge 2

Positives: The visual effects work in this piece is by far the strongest aspect. Great opening sequence. The slow pull out is compelling and the lip-sync is tight. The camera work is the other star of this piece. Good exposure, framing, composition, focus. It seems purposeful and it is well executed.

Improvements: It is somewhat unclear the conflict that arises between the protagonist and his girlfriend. As it's a music video and there is no discernible dialogue, it is hard for the viewer to read lips and follow along. Instead of showing the characters arguing, it would be more effective to express their conflict via visual metaphor. It's frustrating for a viewer to see people talking but not be able to know what they're saying.

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