Looking for gold...
Well for the last 2 days, I've been judging some of the over 200 entries we received for a local film festival.
All I can say is WHOA...
Why?
Because so far, 99% of the films are downright terrible. We have had a few judges with little experience in judging films however, we use a rubric that lets you nail down the problems in all the judged categories.
The biggest problem by far is STORY!
There are none. It's almost as if the entrants (kids, college students, and adults alike) just wanted to go out and shoot something... Just not a story.
The next problems are really bad editing... I've said this before and I'll say it again... If I have to watch another terrible actor wake up, smack his or her alarm clock a few times, rub his or her eyes, brush their teeth, etc., etc. etc. Edits from one scene to another that make no sense.
Next on the list is sound. Really bad sound quality and inconsistent sound throughout.
Bad acting i.e., totally unrealistic and forced.
Having said that... One thing we are all noticing is that almost all the films have really interesting titles and credits... LOL. If the filmmakers would spend as much time on the film as they did on their credits... LOL.
So far, we're only about a quarter of the way through the entries so I'm still hopeful for a few gold nuggets...
I just thought I would share this info with other filmmakers here... I have to stop and think if the HUGE film festivals get this much schlock... Geez... So far, we've had one animated short that definitely kicks ass and has risen to the top.
It's just funny to me that not even the basics are adhered to in any way, shape, or form.
The good news is...
Maybe the competition for really outstanding films isn't as bad as we think... READ: OUTSTANDING FILMS.
filmy
Well for the last 2 days, I've been judging some of the over 200 entries we received for a local film festival.
All I can say is WHOA...
Why?
Because so far, 99% of the films are downright terrible. We have had a few judges with little experience in judging films however, we use a rubric that lets you nail down the problems in all the judged categories.
The biggest problem by far is STORY!
There are none. It's almost as if the entrants (kids, college students, and adults alike) just wanted to go out and shoot something... Just not a story.
The next problems are really bad editing... I've said this before and I'll say it again... If I have to watch another terrible actor wake up, smack his or her alarm clock a few times, rub his or her eyes, brush their teeth, etc., etc. etc. Edits from one scene to another that make no sense.
Next on the list is sound. Really bad sound quality and inconsistent sound throughout.
Bad acting i.e., totally unrealistic and forced.
Having said that... One thing we are all noticing is that almost all the films have really interesting titles and credits... LOL. If the filmmakers would spend as much time on the film as they did on their credits... LOL.
So far, we're only about a quarter of the way through the entries so I'm still hopeful for a few gold nuggets...
I just thought I would share this info with other filmmakers here... I have to stop and think if the HUGE film festivals get this much schlock... Geez... So far, we've had one animated short that definitely kicks ass and has risen to the top.
It's just funny to me that not even the basics are adhered to in any way, shape, or form.
The good news is...
Maybe the competition for really outstanding films isn't as bad as we think... READ: OUTSTANDING FILMS.
filmy
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