The Night Shift - ID# 212
Riverside Brookfield
Movie Trailer
Entry Description
When getting money doesn't go as planned, he must find a way to escape with his life. Watch the trailer now for the upcoming movie. Shot on iPhone Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2566sNUrmYk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Foxa5V9Wa0
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Judge 1
Positives: The second half of the trailer has a great fun neon looking vibe that definitely grabs your attention and fits with the 80s style you are going for. Cool monster at the end and great job revealing just enough to be creepy but not reveal of the budgets restraints that might happen on a small film like this.
Improvements: Although it is interesting in its execution, its unclear what the motivation is to have it start in black and white and move to color. Its a big bold change and ends up being a bit distracting for me. Although the track you chose certainly evokes the synthy nature of the 80s, by itself it doesn't really suit the building tension and scary nature of your trailer at the end. In the beginning it works but once the crazy stuff happens at the park, the menacing sound design and music needs to convey more of a scary and intense tone.
Judge 2
Positives: "The Night Shift" features an effective transition from monochrome to neon color, introducing the viewer to the strange environment that the protagonist is trapped in. The "digital" music cue that is introduced 3/4 of the way in works very well – the whole piece is reminiscent of a sequence in "Good Time" (2017).
Improvements: The audio level for the character vocals can be brought way up to help with audibility. Though the premise was clear, it would be beneficial to include an additional piece of narrative to round out the last 15-20 seconds. Right now, the last 1/4 of the piece feels more like a montage than a trailer.
Judge 3
Positives: The effects especially used on the title at the end worked very well! The thing that would pull people into this video is this could happen to anyone. Many of us have been to an every day business like this or work. That's what instantly caught my attention.
Improvements: I would have liked to have seen the creeper make an appearance sooner in this trailer. Maybe add some natural sound effects throughout the story as well
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