MMEA Fest

Polaroid - ID# 473

Homewood-Flossmoor

Movie Trailer

Entry Description

Recent Teacher Comments

4/15 9:20 pm - Nice stylistic camera work and treatment of the trailer. The Polaroid overlays were a good choice. The lighting was very well done and the whole trailer had a definitive mood of suspense and dread. The main issue here is the lack of story and character development. I don't know enough about your protagonist to care about him or the film. As an audience member I need a reason to care about your characters. The conflict isn't very clear either. I'm gathering this person is being accused of a murder they didn't commit. Why not come out and say that? Asking a trailer audience to piece things together is not good marketing for a film. Give them the basic details very clearly, then build your rising action, then throw down the title and get out. Now that you're doing good work with camera, devout equal attention to audio acquisition and mixing. Audio levels were not mixed properly and it made things difficult to hear in spots.
3/25 11:41 am - You have some really good camera work- from the dark interrogation scene to the movie dolly shots down the steps. Interesting concept having the pictures taken and then embedded on top. All these are interesting concepts- yet none of them tell us what the story is about. The trailer does not tell us what the importance of the camera is, nor what the actual plot to the story is. We need to get hooked to a theme of character, and we see little of either leaving us scratching out heads. Tell us more about the story and add THAT to your cinematography and you'll be on to something.
3/4 10:18 am - Interesting and entertaining but what is the plot? Is he using the Polaroid's to solve a mystery? Quality camera work and editing.
2/26 1:05 pm - Production quality is strong: nice camera work, variety of shots and angles. Strong lighting used, especially in the interrogation scene. Biggest technical problem is your audio. Levels were too hot all across the board. Make sure you're watching the VU meter when you're recording AND editing. Dialogue levels should be between -6 and -12 db, sound effects between -12 and -18 db, and music beds should be around -24 db. From a story perspective, there wasn't much of a hook; why should the audience care about the character? What is the mystery and why should anyone want to know its resolution? What link does the Polaroid have to the storyline? All of these point to a weak plot and thin character development.

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