Postproduction Peer Review

-

 

THE GROUP WE REVIEWED:

    The project I peer reviewed was action-packed and full of plot twists which is a feature I really enjoyed. The group also featured various elements of cinematography. This showed that their cinematographer had planned specific shots they wanted to implement and carried them out effectively. For example, the over-the-shoulder shot of Elijah’s character approaching the grave exhibits professional recording skills. The editing also is very professionally done. The parallel editing between the two main characters fighting, and Chase’s character starting the car is very visually appealing. As a viewer, you can tell that this group worked hard on their project. They had a vision and executed it very effectively! 

    Though this group did a very good job, there are always improvements that can be made. There are a few long pauses throughout that I feel could be trimmed down. These occur during Sean’s character’s voiceover during the black screen, and when Elijah’s character is looking at his phone, before Gil’s call. These awkward moments can be fixed super easily! I also think the audio in the beginning is a bit muffled because of the wind. However, my group and I experienced this challenge as well, and we understand the difficulties of avoiding it. Maybe just making the audio a bit louder in the very first scene would be beneficial. However, overall, this group did an amazing job! 

MY GROUP'S ROUGH CUT:

GRACIE BISSELL'S FEEDBACK:
    "Starting off with the positives, the storyline of the video is sentimental and creative. Right of the bat I can feel the emotion that was intended which is not always the case for some videos. Something I noticed right away was the music. Music is a great way to help your audience feel emotion, and the song choice was excellent to do that. Another positive aspect to the video is that the audience can understand exactly what is going on. It is clear and their is no confusion. All the mise en scene and cinematography elements are there, and it flows very nicely. Overall it is a great and entertaining video.
    Some of the limited feedback I can give is that there are no opening credits yet. Obviously, the video is a rough cut and is not finalized just yet but that is something I noticed. There is not to much I could say, but something that came to mind for me was that I wish there would have been something to leave the audience wanting more. Yes, it is a video introduction and not a short film. However, towards the end of your video I think there could have been something to really pull it all together. Overall, off the bat there is not anything specific that needs to be fixed or changed. The video great, just adding those titles in there is all you need." 

MY REFLECTION:
    Overall, I definitely agree with Gracie's feedback. Because the version she saw was just a rough cut, there is still much to be done in terms of editing our sequence and its continuity. I am so glad that Gracie mentioned how our video was easy to follow, and did not leave her confused. This was one of our biggest worries, as we found it hard to portray the plot in such little time. However, I guess we were successful! A big thing that is missing from our rough cut is our credits and titles, which we have been working on getting completed. If everything goes according to plan, our final cut will be a lot more cohesive and visually appealing. However, with Gracie's feedback in mind, I would say we are on the right track!


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Film Editing Project

-
https://youtu.be/l0OWJRMtfC8 The video above is me and my friend Ava's film editing project. In doing this project, Ava and I had to plan out and execute six edits/transitions. When we began the project, we looked at the list of transitions and chose the six that seemed like the most fun to record. These included a freeze frame, cutting on action, flashback, shot/reverse shot, match cut, and fade out. We then went out to record each one and the ideas just came to us as we went. In doing this, we learned the "behind the scenes" of crafting each type of editing technique. After each clip was recorded, we had to edit them. We had to make sure we were piecing them together in a sensible way. This portion of the project helped us further develop our editing skills. I'd say the hardest aspect of the video was editing the match cut, as the shots had to go together smoothly. Throughout the project, Ava and I shared the same roles, as they weren't assigned. We traded off t...
Read more

"You are Struggling to Keep up in Dance Class" Photography Project

-
Image
  Me and my classmate Ava were given the task of choosing a prompt , and then planning, shooting, and editing a photograph to portray this prompt. The prompt we chose was “ y ou are struggling to keep up in dance class.” To respond to this prompt, we planned to take a photo of me doing a dance move poorly , with my dance classmates behind me doing it perfectly . We developed this sketc h :   Then, we put this planning into effect and took our photo:   Edited/Final version:       There was a lot of preparation that went into taking these photos in terms of design and composition:     DESIGN:   -Lighting:   When taking the photo, we made sure there was enough light to be able to see everybody’s facial expressions and other important details . We had a bit of trial and error when taking the photo and had to chang e where in the studio we took it depending on where lighting was best. After the photo was taken, we   used editing...
Read more

Media Reflection #4

-
Image
           I do feel that it is a filmmaker's responsibility to  represent  groups of people correctly.  That is u nless they are making a clear statement and  representing  groups unfairly on purpose  to show that it is wrong . This is because movies and shows are often perceived as  an alternate  reality. If viewers see certain groups of people  having improper  represent ation,  whether that is based on their gender, race, or an other  demographic , it will be taken as discrimination or oppression of sorts,  and  rightfully so.    In the recent past, I would say filmmakers have done a n increasingly  better job at  representing   different groups  fairly. However, societally,  there are still steps to be taken in the fight against misogyny, racism, etc. We can see certain stereotypes embedded in films from not too long ago, representing women as an ob...
Read more