Out From Under (trailer) - ID# 297

Maine South

Movie Trailer

Entry Description

Found hiding in an underground bunker for the last 17 years, a boy must adapt to modern society only to discover the true darkness behind it.

Copyright Info

YouTube Audio Library https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrw0qHJLRtA

Recent Teacher Comments

• 4/23 3:10 pm - Pros: Very nice camera work in terms of consistent exposures and even lighting. Sound work was also well done. Good overall audio mix. The story had a clearly established conflict and protagonist. Music was well chosen and the trailer was well paced. Felt like a movie trailer. Improvements: The trailer needed cleaner exposition. Nothing in the trailer makes it clear that the protagonist has been trapped somewhere for 17 years. Assuming we see his underground bunker that he escapes from in the first few shots, he wouldn't have a phone with him. That needed to be explained to or by the psychiatrist's character at the beginning to set up the conflict better. I think this trailer suffers from being shot entirely at school. Some additional shots in different locations might have given the story a bit more depth.

Judge 1

Positives: Very interesting premise – and nice title! This piece is well-paced, and has an impactful music track to create driving momentum. Good job!

Improvements: The dialogue track could be mixed a bit forward – it gets lost compared to the level of the music track at times. The lighting in the piece also feels a bit flat and overexposed – as it might in a school-setting with fluorescent light – but try to create additional lighting setups that might create more of a contrast/variance to that look (more scenes/shots like the protagonist in the stairwell/basement area).

Judge 2

Positives: Cool idea, but get to the main plot a little sooner

Improvements: More people in hallway scenes The flashing/quick cutes were a little overkill

Judge 3

Positives: It was a very strange plot line - so strange that I had to keep watching to figure out what the video was getting at. It makes you think if that were an actual reality. I liked how fast your titles came in between the lines he was saying to the counselor.

Improvements: There were some jump cuts that we're a little bit distracting Try using different kind of lighting in each setting to change up the surroundings so your viewer feels like they have to keep up or they may miss something! Engage adults in your video too! It could make the difference between making something look very real!

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