Lucas Byron Videographer Reel - ID# 564

Maine South

Cinematography

Entry Description

Lucas Byron's videography reel March 2018-Feb2019. Music Courtesy of: Royalty Free Beats "Cinematic Instrumental Beat"

Recent Teacher Comments

• 4/25 2:15 pm - Strong opening, solid camera moves - fluid sense overall! Excellent diversity of shots and locations. Kudos to avoiding gratuitous drone and GoPro shots and simply doing quality work as a DP. Abrupt ending though..
• 4/23 3:21 pm - Pros - Very nice daylight time lapse of the fireworks and night time lapse of the street. Compositions at :18, :39, and :45 are very strong and have good depth and contrast. Overall movements were smooth and focus was sharp. You have the basics down well. Cons - Some shots lack a clear subject :20, :32 while others are flat and muddy :22, :32. Keeps experimenting with natural and artificial lighting sources. Ask yourself how you can create depth in your shots and why you want to make other choices like movement and framing? Practice makes perfect.

Judge 1

Positives: You have several good examples of great composition that use depth of field, color, and movement well. Some examples (:39, 1:09) You are able to get interesting shots but objects or environments that may not be immediately exciting but with some good framing and movement you make the most out of something that is otherwise pretty simple.

Improvements: Many of your shots especially the ones by candlelight are too dark and underexposed/not properly lit. Your editing doesn't seem to be in sync with your shot. It lacks a flow that brings you smoothly between one shot to the other

Judge 2

Positives: I really enjoyed your work but the depth of frame in this piece. It made my eye jump around the frame and I appreciate that. Variety of time-lapse style shots. Some are stronger than others. I like that you tried it in the daytime and at night. Most of your nighttime footage is exposed well.

Improvements: Be careful with your shutter speed. It seems fast and none of the shots which make the footage look less cinematic. The cryo shop was soft. I'd like to see some rack focuses as well to help me move my eye in the frame. I want you as a filmmaker tell me where to look. The best way to do this is with a rack Focus.

Judge 3

Positives: You have some very nice time-lapses and some very strong low light shots. You do a nice job of making sure all of your shots are properly exposed.

Improvements: You could improve the editing my coordinating the video cuts with changes in music. I don't see any fluidity in the shots, meaning everything seems to be kind of random. I would suggest that you should tie your shots together with something in common.

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