"Carpe Diem" A Musical by Ramsaur Films

well if you noticed that.. seems no one has noticed this yet. The color change in the film? Start with dull color then towards the end it gets brighter. Anyone catch this?
 
The audio was off sync for much of it. I noticed that right away.
That being said, a musical must be very tough to pull off.

The audio was also jarring when people spoke (out of the musical). It didn't blend well at all.

I did notice it get much brighter/yellow as time went on. That suited things well since it was so bleak early on. I enjoyed the dialogue and the music was quite fitting.

Some more variety in your shots would have been good but it looks like you were shooting in tight spaces.

Either way, nice to get another one in the can. Well done.

MAH
 
I appreciate you going out there to do a musical Quite an effort. You did a nice job with this.

My first comment is that the audio sync was off a bit. That is killer for a musical. The lead singers performed well with good sound. I liked the reject stamp on the forehead bit. The framing was good for the most part, though one over the shoulder shot was not. Next time pay more attention to how you’re lighting the set. Another thing I noticed was that the mailboy changed shirts in the middle. Was that on purpose?
Glad to see some musicals. I grew up on them and actually like them. Maybe I’ll take a whack at one next time around!
 
kurtmo said:
Another thing I noticed was that the mailboy changed shirts in the middle. Was that on purpose?
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Yes that was meant to be. Kind of like the color change how it got brighter through out the film. So did he with shirt colors.
 
musical! credits for trying to pull a musical off! the music was good too. the synching was tough to take though, it made me want to only notice that. the female lead was good otherwise, she had a real cute quality to her. maybe it would be better if you could expand the film to other rooms of the office too, like even a break room or something.

nice job.
 
Hey ... Good Job Man ... I mean for a musical (i think it's a really tough job)... but anyway ... you need to fix some off-synch lipsynching ... I really like the fact that it was done in a single room ... Working as an Office / Claustrophobic and even as a small / cute room for a mini musical... Very Nice!!!
 
It seems the things I noticed have been gone over,(the sync, and I agree with hoz, I would have liked to have seen at least one other location.) But Man oh man, big props for taking on a musical! Good music. Good singers. Nice choice of actors. Well done! I was pleased to show this to my wife and daughter, if that means anything. I told them "Check this out! Dude did a musical! And it's good!" So, take that as you will, but good job.
 
Good effort.... the sync really killed this for me, however the music was actually well written and performed :)
 
Thanks for all the feedback guys. The sync is being worked on for the longer version. Only about 30 seconds more. I had to cut about 30 seconds for the fest but that's happening to when it goes to festivals it will have a better chance of getting selected.
Keep the comments coming they're all great stuff!
 
ramsaur said:
well if you noticed that.. seems no one has noticed this yet. The color change in the film? Start with dull color then towards the end it gets brighter. Anyone catch this?
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Matthew, Yes I saw it. I really appreciate the small touches like this. It did feel a bit understated though. But I think it`s fantastic that youre looking at all levels and opportunities to assist your story and define the mood.

Also saw a note from the composer in here and wanted to say I thought you did a great job. The mood from each piece was clear and flowed the performance nicely.

Matthew I think the tool missing for me that could really push this to the next level was lighting design.
 
Ooo a musical. Nice. It was an enjoyable film. Most people have covered the technical issues oso I won't rehash what's already been said but I want to applaud you for undertaking a genre like this. Keep them coming!
 
Notes while watching -

I love musicals! As mentioned some definite sync issues. Seemed to quiet in between songs around 1:05.

Well written songs and very pretty vocals.

Ha at the rejected stamp! Would like to see some more plot development and dialogue between songs. Almost feels like a showcase of songs more than a story. Ok, I take that back as that changes towards the end.

Lighting could have a little more "pop" to it.

Dialogue between songs could use some work - should match the level/quality of the vocals.

Love the framing of that last shot - very nice!

Enjoyed this! One of these days I want to try a musical - props to you for doing so, doesnt look easy!
 
thanks for the notes.

Wasn't easy at all man. Getting this thing together had to be the hardest film of pre production I've ever done before, but it was all worth it in the end. There's actually a longer version that looks better than this one that I'm working on including all the sync. So hoping to get that done so I'll be done with it. I love musicals too and always wanted to one. If I do one again I have more knowledge of it.
 
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