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Wheaton Academy
Movie Trailer
Entry Description
A thriller that will leave you counting again and again
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Recent Teacher Comments
- 3/11 2:55 pm - Excellent shooting and color correction. Looks like one scene rather than a several scenes of a movie
- 2/25 2:30 pm - STORY: Story was unclear. Was this a man who was insane, imagining another homicidal version of himself? Was this a man haunted by ghosts? Was this a nice guy walking through the park at night who was then chased down by a killer and murdered in a slide? Also…is your entire movie set in one night at the park? Or did you just not shoot enough footage to make a believable movie trailer? CAMERA: Most of the shots are basic wide shots at eye level. You need to use a more diverse range of shot compositions, angles, and movements. You need to be aware of the spaces in which you are shooting and how to use the spaces to make interesting visual compositions, instead of just centering your character in every shot. Study the rule of thirds. EDITING: The editing did not help convey the movie concept. A lot of your shots were repetitive, which again doesn’t help character development or story development. It just reinforces my guess that you didn’t shoot enough footage. LIGHTING: Lighting was inadequate. This is a recurring problem for student filmmakers, but it is so crucial. When you are shooting scenes that are at night outside or in dark places inside, you still need to bring in additional lighting to get proper exposure for your image quality. EVEN IF you want it to look dark, you need more light. AUDIO: The audio was insufficiently mixed. The music was prominent, but the dialogue was too low in the mix. Should be the other way around. Also, you could have added more of the inner monologue to convey the idea of the guy slowly going insane. Or maybe more scenes where he’s talking with people, and they don’t believe him. Or a scene with a psychologist.
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