My second 5 minute short - please give me pointers

Well, first off I think you shot letterbox and then did a widescreen thing in your editor- everyone looks super stretched. Your talent will want to punch you in the face when they see themselves

"the camera adds 10lbs, and a stretch adds 50lbs" :)

So dont stretch your fram like that. Also you should study up on the rule of thirds:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds
http://www.silverlight.co.uk/tutorials/compose_expose/thirds.html

It looks like you centered where the eyes should be on people foreheads. You got the right idea at about 1 minute and 1:30 of your film, but for the most part framing is off.

not bad for starters, I have seen worse. These are issues we all deal with when starting out. Hope this helps

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