Short Film - Shot on HMC-150

you jumped the 180 line on those overtheshoulders, when the camera is on the man, the camera is on the wrong side, its very distracting, was that done on purpose?
 
It was. experimenting. worked well i think for the situation. Portrays him a lot better I though. It is not just another over the shoulder shot. "nothing written in stone about the 180 degree rule ". Thanks for watching
 
Good story line, acting, audio,light. I agree with aalleexx, crossing the axis bothered me too. I also had issues with the proportions in your framing. But hey! Keep making movies!
 
experimenting with the 180 degree rule? hmm, not a very good idea. maybe in an action sequence ( and only if it is done right) but not in an over the shoulder conversation scene. it is just distracting and takes away from the scene. there is no need for experimenting when it alienates your viewers
 
Hey, if you put the whole thing together, you shot it and you like it, then you break all the rules you want. Who says you can't? Besides, it is a heck of a funny ending. Keep on experimenting all your heart desires. It is all about doers.
 
That is the spirit - thanks john

That is the spirit - thanks john

John Caballero said:
Hey, if you put the whole thing together, you shot it and you like it, then you break all the rules you want. Who says you can't? Besides, it is a heck of a funny ending. Keep on experimenting all your heart desires. It is all about doers.
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That is the spirit - thanks john
 
The OTS's bothered me at first, but then I got over it and into the story nice job! Did you use natural lighting? And what about an adaptor?
 
Dafilman21 said:
The OTS's bothered me at first, but then I got over it and into the story nice job! Did you use natural lighting? And what about an adaptor?
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Used flourescent lighting - from home depot (color corrected on post) - with a 300watts on camera light for eyelight - NO ADAPTOR - bare HMC-150 - thanks for Watching and the good comments...
 
The technical issues didn't distract too much from the story between the two. In the end, it's about their performances, which worked perfectly. Lighting and camerawork needed some improvement, but that will most likely improve over time and with a larger budget.
 
Did you shoot the complete story in it's entirety from each perspective (3 different angles), and then do the edit? Or how did you do the shots ...
 
Very good, like others at first i was like WOW 180 rule! lol, but once I finished i completely forgot because the story was so simple and perfect and funny. Great job.
 
Storyline, acting, sound = excellent.

Lighting was rather poor I felt. Fluorescent doesn't really work that great to be honest. Everything looked rather dark and without any accents or lighting up of their faces. The 180 rule thing really bothered me. Yeah I know everybody's saying it, and while I appreciate your experimenting I hope your conclusion was that end in the end it really didn't work out. Plus, in some of the shots over 50% of the shot consisted of the back of somebody's head, rather then the person who is talking.

Just my opinion. Take it or run with it.

Great effort overall.
 
I like experimenting however It does not seem intentional in the video. I would also pay closer attention to the lighting and camera compositions. The camera you used is capable of much more than this so keep at it!
 
male_man said:
I'm new at this, and was wondering if someone can explain the 180 rule? Thanx.
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Since the opening shot establishes the male on right, female on left, our brain naturally assumes this trend will continue when MCU and CU shots appear throughout the scene.

I wouldn't call it a rule necessarily, just an orientation method we take for granted. Most films adhere to this 'rule' and when we come across one that does not, it appears more jarring than it really is.

I thought it was great, myself. I personally would have experimented more with the camera and tried to brighten the subjects a tad more. But the writing, audio and performances were cool. Good job on the titles too!
 
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