Picking Petals - ID# 503
Shepard High School
Movie Trailer
Entry Description
This movie trailer promotes the 2025 Student Silent Film Festival entree called "Picking Petals."
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Recent Teacher Comments
- 4/24 11:23 pm - There are some really pretty and aesthetically composed shots throughout, visually, there’s a lot to appreciate. However, the trailer feels like it’s missing clear structure or story—or maybe both. While a trailer shouldn’t give everything away, it does need to offer enough to hook the audience and give a sense of what’s at stake. Right now, there are intriguing elements, like the money being passed around and the use of petals, but it’s unclear how they connect. Is there a deeper business or mystery behind it? You’ve planted some interesting questions, but the direction of the story isn’t clear enough yet to really draw the viewer in. With a bit more narrative clarity, this could become a much more compelling trailer. You’ve got the style, now bring in the story!
- 4/24 2:12 pm - The first shot was striking and the shots of the flowers were beautiful. In regards to your framing and selection, you've got some that really work. Where this starts to lose your audience is with the premise; it's a little hard to understand what the story is, why money is being handed around, and who the people are. Do we want to fully know everything? No, it's a trailer we a teaser, but we also want to grasp the basic idea of what the story is. Also, have multiple people check spelling. February was misspelled. It's easy to get or not see some spelling errors, especially when editing it for a long time, and other people can pick up on it. Keep filming, as you've got some good skills that can be enhanced by doing more of these!
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