Without You - A Cinematography Reel by Kacper Cebula - ID# 480

Maine East

Division: AA

Cinematography

Entry Description

Exploring the vibrant colors of the changing seasons of the Earth and of life.

Recent Teacher Comments

• 4/12 2:45 pm - Great variety of shots, well composed and unique uses of light highlighting the various places you’ve travelled worked well. The color correction and balance worked to blend a variety of locations together. Good purposeful movement both in camera and with measured pans helped keep the flow.
• 3/31 4:57 pm - Camera: -There are some really creative shots in here! -Some camera movements are very purposeful--which is great-- for example the pan to include the bubble in the shot. -Make sure you are changing your white balance to fit with the type of lighting you are in. For example sunny vs. cloudy. Lighting: -For mostly using natural lighting, you have a nice variety of lighting for your images--some particularly nice choices of lighting with the sky -I would like to see you play more with a lighting kit and show your abilities using lighting techniques. Editing: -Thoughtful editing. You have established a nice pace and images are on screen for just the right amount of time.
• 2/28 5:32 pm - You have neck for composition. Also I appreciated the camera movement: fluid and slow pans that leave the audience time to register the detail. I would love to see more variety in the choice of focal length (lensing: wide, telephoto and everything in between). I would also like to see you work with lights a little more. That's such a big part of cinematography.

Judge 1

Positives: Good camera work and editing.

Improvements: I would like to see less scenics and more people. Use close ups and cutaways.

Judge 2

Positives: -There were some nice compositions. I really liked the composition of the two people sitting together at :24. And the image of the person on the bench was a nice use of negative space. -The walk and talk shot at 1:14 is well executed. That can be a tricky shot to get, but this is nice and smooth - also well framed.

Improvements: -There were some shots that didn't feel like they had a subject. Like the shot of the boats near the end. Even when you're shooting something big and wide like that, you want to identify a subject within. -I would've liked to see more scenes with interior lighting. Controlling and constructing your images, as opposed to finding them in the wild. Obviously there's merit to capturing landscapes and buildings in an interesting way, but I think cinematographers really grow when they start to think about controlling/shaping light.

Judge 3

Positives: You had some very creative shots and nice camera moves

Improvements: I think some of your shot could use a little better color editing or is a little on the dark side.

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