2nd Place 72hr Filmmaker Contest Entry "Missing"

MLCinema

MLCinema

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Hello all,

Well here is our new short. This was for the 2005 72hr Filmmaker Contest, we took 2nd place out of 17 teams....well there were 19 but 2 got disqualified.

Somehow we turned our 72hrs into 48 since we wasted a day shooting and I decided to change everything that night :undecided so we re-wrote the script and re-shot everything.

All in all we had a great time like we always do :cheesy:

MISSING

Thanks for viewing
MLCinema

even though it's called a filmmaker contest we use video and like to call ourselves moviemakers

DVX100a, FCP 5
 
Not bad, but more music would made this more interesting. Decent acting, solid short. Hey, what got the two films disqualified? Did you use a filter for your exterior shots?
 
the one thing i didnt like: the aspect ratio. 2.35:1 has a very cinematic look, which is great, but all too often i see people try to pull it off, and their framing is off. with that aspect ratio, all it takes is just a slightly misframed shot, and it could screw up a whole scene.
 
lol i don't want to sound mean, just honest, but that acting killed me. One thing, i think you need more location sound...this is where I think alot of people mess up on, recording the background well.
 
but that acting killed me.
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Well you have to give us a break on the acting 3 days no rehearsal is not easy!

The sound on the other hand is great....I think the compression killed it or your speakers are bad....

We don't think anyone is mean....we like criticism....it makes us better!

MLCinema
 
Congrats on you film placement... Not any easy task... As already stated I think music could have done wonders for this flick... the film seemed to start at one level and stayed there througout, no ups and downs... hope that makes sense. anyway congrats again.

SmithHouse
 
Those phonecalls...they just don't feel right...I mean if the actor who is speaking and is not on the screen at that moment, then the sound just can't be like that...now it feels like she/he is standing next to the guy who is on the screen...it just feels now that the both persons are in the same place...I'm sure you understand what I mean...I think it's very important to have the sound also right, especially in this kind of situation.

Anyway, congrats! :thumbsup:
 
No No I agree with the phone calls!

We did not have enough time to fix them....and I can't ever seem to get the right filter or effect?

Any suggestions?

Thanks all
MLCinema
 
That is a good question. I don't know many filters out there where it muffles the sound to make it seem like the person is on the other line. Take the movie "Phonebooth" for instance. They did the same thing. It was like Kiefer Sutherland's character was right there in the phonebooth with him. Especially when his voice was so crisp like that.
 
just play with an equilizer effect and drop some of the lower frequencies. phones dont really give off bass you know?
 
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