Wednesday, 8 October 2014

Student film opening analysis

First student opening:


Cinematography
  • Shaky camera, making some scenes hard to follow
  • Photography and angles are good
  • All in focus, deliberately shallow focused
  • Well lit and light-balanced
Editing:
  • Great, clear to read titles
  • Flashbacks/visions are conventional and professional
  • Well scored
  • Appropriate uses of jump cuts
Sound:
  • Sounds are synced to video
  • No dialogue adds to mood/atmosphere
  • Clear/appropriate ambiance and musical score
Mise-En-Scene:
  • Goes against convention of cities, mostly remote
  • Costumes are believeable as civilians
  • Bloodwork and makeup is exceptional
  • Lighting and colours are soft in calm scenes and more blue and dark in tense scenes
Overall grade: B+

Second student opening



Cinematography:
  • Camera use was really good, appropriate angles
  • Shallow focus used, yet important objects still in focus
  • Well light balanced, characters were well-lit
Editing:
  • Very professional editing
  • Use of lens flares, professional film title
  • Cut at appropriate times
Sound:
  • Transition between one musical score to the other was unfriendly to the ear
  • Dialogue is well written
  • All foley is well synced except for the bridge shooting (man reacts before gun is heard)
  • Music is of high quality
Mise-En-Scene:
  • Appropriate locations (well chosen)
  • Costumes are appropriate to character roles
  • Good use of props
  • Colours and lighting is appropriate to mood and atmosphere
Overall Grade: A

Third student opening


Cinematography:
  • Camera work is great, love the running to reveal scene
  • Shallow focus use is good
  • Light balanced well and good depth of field
Editing:
  • Name slate animations were good
  • Jump cuts were well timed
Sound:
  • No dialogue, so it keeps viewer in suspense and mystery
  • Foley is good, synced well
  • Musical score is appropriate for action
Mise-En-Scene:
  • Realism was a bit off (penetration of knee with Biro made me sceptical)
  • Blood work could use some improving
  • Costumes are suited for characters (subverts convention in some ways)
Overall Grade: B-

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