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Film Reviews

All film groups should be really proud of the commitment they made to their films.

Budgerigar
I really liked that Budgerigar had such a clear story line. It was very different to my groups film as we didn’t have much dialogue and our story line wasn’t as clear as this films was. I particularly liked the set up for the dinner scene. The location was chosen well and the tapestry on the wall in the dining room added a nice effect to the film. They chose their actors well (the two boys who were alike). One scene in particular where the guest at dinner starts to sweat and realise his girlfriends brother is the spitting image of him, was shot rather well, I would have liked to see more of a transition when the lighting and mood changes from reality to the dark lit shots instead of such a sharp transition. The eating of the chicken, laughing and sipping of the water was all cut exceptionally. This film was very well done and the group who made it should be very satisfied with their work. 7/10

Sliced

I helped shoot sliced in part of the super groups and was particularly eager to watch the way the group chose to edit this film. There were a few hiccups whilst shooting this film so I was glad to see the final film pulled together rather well. I liked how we (the audience) were made to think of the reasons as to why his life was getting out of control because of his addiction. One constructive comment I could suggest for this film would be to over dramatise the addiction in the final reveal that the addiction was simply white bread. If it is ruining his life I would have liked to see white bread everywhere, his house packed with white bread, a cupboard full of white bread or something excessive that feeds the humour of the situation.

Milk

I think most of the audience watching MILK fell in love with the film from the start. It was refreshingly original, funny and well executed. The actors were chosen well and played their parts excellently. The story line was simple which worked well for the 5/6 minute constraint set on the groups. Unlike a lot of the other groups, this groups story fit perfectly into the time frame.

 

 

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Q2. Please reflect on how you feel about the course. What surprised you, what excited you, what disappointed you. What we could have done better. What you could have done better.

I always hate these questions as I have no idea how to summarise how I feel about the course. My immediate reaction to ‘how I feel about the course’ is the feeling of satisfaction. I am glad that I was able to use such amazing equipment to learn about creating films. There were some bumps along the way whilst creating the film, which is to be expected but I had the comfort of having my group members there to help me along the way. I was a little disappointed with one group members lack of commitment to the film, but overall I enjoyed the way we bounced off each other with ideas. I am very appreciative of the effort Paul put into the groups and the time he spent helping us develop our film whilst giving us advice. I especially liked Paul’s constant e-mails reminding us of analysis reflection tests. In week 1 I wrote that “I want to find the part of the film that I enjoy and excel at the most, hopefully closing in on a particular role that I could pursue in the future”. I wrote the script, directed and edited (limited editing) and it was such a good feeling being able to excel in the parts of film that I am passionate about.

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Question 7 – Analysis 6

In this clip screened in the lecture from the Coen brothers’ ‘Blood Simple’ describe what is happening in terms of the edits specifically in terms of the audio and video. Also name the different kinds of audio you can hear.

-The opening shot consists of a close-up of the fish being dropped onto the table, the sound of the fish hitting the table is very evident. The shot then cuts to the first character light his cigarette, we can hear the sound of him flicking his lighter to light his cigarette, close the lid and drop that onto the table also. As he drops the table onto the table the clip cuts to a close up of the lighter being dropped onto the table. In the background crickets chirping can be heard in a low volume. As the second character sits on his table we hear the chair creak as his body sinks into the chair, the camera focused on him. They begin dialogue with one another, the camera in medium long shot so we can see both characters in the frame. Whilst they talk background street noises can be heard. The first character hands over an envelope to the second character and we hear the sound of the paper envelope being passed and opened. We hear the chair squeak again as the second character reaches out to grab the envelope. All the while the crickets continue chirping in the background. We see the envelope and the photos within the envelope close-up, showing us a photo of a man that has been shot. All movements can be heard between the characters as they move around in their chairs. The volume of their voices is the same and slightly low also. The first character reaches into his pocket when he says ‘no I trust you’, and as his hand sits in his pocket a clicking/rotating noise can be heard. The first character then pulls a gun out of his pocket and a very loud gun shot is fired into the second character and as his body is hit by the bullet, his chair creaks slightly. His foot that was resting falls off the table after a period of silence as the first character stares at the man he just shot and hits the floor loudly breaking the silence. He places the gun he continued to point at the man on the floor under the table and it silently is placed onto the wood, then kicks it harshly across the floor, we hear it slide a fair distance away from the man. We then hear the chair creak as he stands up. He picks up the cash on the table and we hear him stuff it into the pocket of his jacket. We hear him push his hat onto his head and walk away from the now dead mans body.

 

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Question 8 – Analysis 6

Keyboard shortcuts. 
Find the keyboard shortcuts for Adobe Premiere and note two or more functions that you’ve never used before that may be invaluable to editing.

1. The ‘in’ and ‘out’ short cut in Adobe Premiere has helped me so much! So simple, just press the ‘i’ and the ‘o’ keys on the keyboard for either action.

2. Another short cut I have found is the ‘ripple delete’ where you press the Shift+Delete to delete the blank space in between the clips.