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ussinners

Okay. I work with a KID. Yes, he's a kid, just out of high school, who wants to work in the movie field (editing is his main thing). But, he also does camera work.

Keeping in mind he's a kid, working with nothing. How does this look? I think it's pretty damn good.

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Not bad. The set-up is simple and works. I like the note too.
When she comes up the stairs, the front window zoom-in, the door knob and lock shots (to me) show good instinct, and the final shot is sweet. Mirroring (Reversing whatever) a few of the shots for direction of travel continuity and a little less dissolve would be nice immediate choices to consider, then down the road some thoughts on simple lighting would be good too.

-Thanks-
 
Yea there wasn't really much camera movement so it's hard to judge. You filmed mostly in a house with set camera positions. It was nice though. Good place to start. As most people just need to work on sound and lighting.
 
I jumped out of my seat with fright when I saw the X-Men DVD on the table.


kidding...


I liked the suspense in the end.

Dunno about the fast forwarded shots.

Camera did well, no noticeable jolts or anything.

I liked it. Good job for doing that with nothing.

I guess it's too early to blast him for not putting a phone futz on the phone call?
 
I like the twist. And, of course, the following is intended as constructive criticism:

I think he'd benefit from learning and practicing the rule of thirds. It's pretty much the first thing to learn, when you pick up a camera of any sort. So many of those shots have the subject in the exact center of the frame. We've got way too much head room, and not enough nose room.

I'm not a fan of zooms. Not one bit. It's because zooming is something the human eye can't do, so it looks unnatural. The audience doesn't internalize why, but the shot has the effect of taking them out of the moment, in my opinion. But if you can move the camera? Now, that looks nice.

A couple of those edits felt weird. I think it's cuz he crossed the line of action.

http://www.amazon.com/Bare-Bones-Camera-Course-Video/dp/0960371818

I should start asking the publisher of this book for a commission. I recommend to it to all beginning videographers/filmmakers. Cheap, easy read, super informative.
 
Completely off topic;

I’ve always felt the work should be judged on the work, not the
age. When I made my first “serious” film (took the process
seriously) I was a kid. I hated it when anyone would preface my
film with the caveat that I was only 16.

Someone just out of high school or just out of college or just
starting at age 35 presenting a movie shouldn’t be judged
differently. We can all get better no matter what our age.

Back to the topic;

It’s a fine effort. “Kid” or not. My suggestion would be to try no
zooming with the next one. Maybe try to use lighting. Frankly I
liked the lack of camera movement. But I’m older than most here
and am still not excited by a lot of camera moves - what works for
the piece is more important - and this seemed to benefit from no
camera moves. The editing was sharp and effective.
 
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