An American Dream - ID# 563
Maine South
Seven Day Challenge
Entry Description
Bret travels from Britain to America after researching popular American customs... on TikTok. His expectations are quickly proven to be unrealistic.
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Judge 1
Positives: Incredible! Start to finish, this was professional and showed off your technical skill and love of the craft. Editing and sound were expertly done and you kept the story simple to fit within five minutes. Humor was natural and I like that you created the tik toks to fit in the world you created. Excellent attention to detail and continuity as well.
Improvements: I need to be nitpicky because this is on a professional level, but watch your eye lines in scenes when you go from closeups to wide shots. Since it's obvious that editing is a strength, try playing with color correction so we have some consistency going from ext to int. Lastly, your ending can benefit from a twist-- perhaps our American decides to go across the pond with our lead? That said, this was fantastic to watch and you should be very happy with how it turned out. Great for a reel!
Judge 2
Positives: The editing of this is really good. I like the pacing of the film, and the way that it flows. The music, the graphics it all works for this film. The audio is well balanced, and makes it clear what each of the characters are saying. I also see strong use of camera movement and technique. The script is funny and tight. There are subtle jabs at a wide variety of topics from education to other movies. Great job on this film especially in a short period of time.
Improvements: Maybe I missed it, but I am not sure how he ended up with the student, was it an exchange, had they talked prior? This is not holding back the whole production just a wonder.
Judge 3
Positives: The plot and character development was clear from the start and well established throughout the piece. The use of sound effects felt natural and supported the story and the music choice was appropriate throughout. There were a diverse mix of camera shots and compositions and clearly demonstrated a level of skill. Overall, this piece was entertaining and amusing to watch.
Improvements: The overall piece could have benefitted from a stronger conclusion. The use of lighting to help convey the mood or tone of a scene would have elevated the piece.
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