View Other Student Work

Hello! For today, we are doing our midterm in class, viewing and critiquing other student's work from the past. 

Dare To Thrill

1. Strengths that I found was their tracking shots when it came to recording the teens driving. Their editing also created some tension to the opening. The weaknesses that I found with the opening was the audio. You couldn't hear much of the dialogue because the background music was too loud. I also One takeaway that I could consider using for our opener is using a track to be able to get smooth, camera movement. 

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=nYpjHCwRO6Q

The Blue Boar

2. Strengths that I found was the audio. The dialogue was loud and clear, and the background music didn't overpower the dialogue. I also liked the dolly shot, following the girl walking into a forest. The weaknesses that I found was the shakiness of the camera. Most of the camera shots were all too shaky. I also didn't get the story line as much because the title of the opening was called the "Blue Boar," but nothing in the opening didn't relate much with the title. One takeaway I would grab from the move opener is using a voiceover in order for the audience the clearly hear the dialogue.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvMH-1XdR9c

White Coat

3. Strengths that I found was the eerie background sounds. The sounds give a thrilling, mysterious vibe to the movie opening. The use of low-key lighting also added some sort of suspense to the setting in the movie. Weaknesses that I found was their editing and lighting. For editing, the beginning of the opening was face-paced, then slow at the ending, which disrupted the flow. The lighting in the movie was kind of too low, so you couldn't see much of the props they used. One takeaway I would take from the movie is using low-key lighting to our movie opener since the genre of our opener is thriller and horror. 

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=dvAsmo32uo0

Stalker

4. Strengths that I found in the opening was the close-up shot of her face when she heard the camera shots, showing her shocked face. Weaknesses that I was able to find in the opener was the sound. The sound of the overall movie was too low and the abrupt uses of sounds they use near the end didn't sound realistic or disrupted the flow. The black screen with the title Stalker in the middle seemed weird as they should've added in the beginning. One takeaway that I would possibly use is the transitions that change from one setting to another. 

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxIZJKdc-Sw&feature=youtu.be

Rise

5. Strengths that I found was the audio and the camera shots. I like the music they used to keep you upbeat. The music also went on beat with the shots. I liked that they used an action match, where the player kicked the soccer ball, which then cut to another shot of the ball he kicked going into the net. The credits at the end were also a nice touch. Weaknesses that I found in the shot was the ending. I founded the abrupt close-up shots of the two guys at the end, facing each other. One takeaway I would consider is using cohesive editing that allows the audience the understand the storyline in the opener more. 

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9AKdUT8nyg&feature=youtu.be

Dear Lover

 6. Strengths that I was able to get from the movie opener was the sounds and the voiceover. The use of romantic music enforces the title "Dear Lover" more. The voiceover allows the audience to understand the protagonist's inner thoughts. The use of white vignette to indicate a flashback was also a nice touch in the editing. Weaknesses that I found was the low dialogue between the main protagonist and her "lover." The conversation between them was a bit low. You couldn't hear the lover too much. As for a takeaway, I would consider is editing flashbacks into the opener as a way to reveal the protagonist's past.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_bKQDg6fiI&feature=youtu.be