"RED AND THE WOLF" -- a film by AJ Brooks...

2:50 the Bridge shot....FREAKIN Beautiful!:cheesy:

I enjoyed this a lot. Some of the scenes were downright breathtaking. It is in my top 4 for sure. I have not given any critiques as of yet due to a crazy schedule with Stricken, but I really enjoyed this one and want to give some thoughts. I do not mean to offend with any of them and think it is already a great film, so take these or leave these.

!!!SPOILER ALERT!!!!

A couple critiques:

:27 there is an opacity blip. This used to occur for me with a Premiere CS3 glitch that made titles not completely transparent, so they would wash things out on the timeline and then reveal the true color of what was behind them when they ended..creating a blip. I don't know if that is what is going on but thought I would throw it out there. CS4 did not have the problem.

I wished a couple edits could be fixed for continuity (i.e. she is turned around then in the cut she is turning again 4:17, Boy is moving toward girl, then in cut seems to be facing other way 1:34) It would help me stay in the movie with those fixed.

The night transition was jarring to me. Perhaps if you had a wide shot over the forest of the sun setting, it would have helped link the shots and made the journey feel longer.

The wolf worked for me at a distance, but the close leg view and the attack felt like we saw too much of him so he seemed costume-ish. Perhaps a darker CC that keeps him in the shadows?

Some blood around the empty spike after the boy is taken would have helped sell the attack.

I would have loved to see the realization on his face of what she had done the moment before he was attacked.



Again, I very much liked this. It is one of the few I have watched a second time.:2vrolijk_08::thumbsup:
 
Man this was great! A different take of Little Red Riding Hood. The wolf creature was excellent! When it got dark I was like wow that's a long walk to her Grandma's, but then when I learned what was really going on. Very cool. Enjoyed it!
 
Beautiful cinematography! This was very filmic to me. I loved the rich colors, use of shallow depth of field, and the lighting was very well done considering it was shot outdoors in a forest.

Great locations by the way! The acting was done very well as evidenced by some of the scenes like when the boy says '...should I check for ogres and trolls'. There is no dialog for a good while, but the acting and expressions tell the story. So good job on the acting and directing there.

Great twist at the end! Didn't see that coming :) It was satisfying to see the 'monster', the wolf. There is one shot at about TC 4:31, close up of the wolf's leg, where it looks like the material of a costume and kind of took me out of the film for a moment.

There are so many great shots in this, that it's difficult to name a few of my favorites, but I really liked the shot of them looking down the bridge at about TC 1:39 and when he's in the trap in the foreground and she's out of focus in the background near the end.

This was very enjoyable to watch. Great job all around on this! :thumbsup:
 
Nice film, I thought you did well in your casting. The night filter was darker than the following scene which was noticeable. Your location was well chosen, especially the size of the conifers and the broad leaf trees.

I really liked the bridge scenes and thought you were at your best here. I would have shadowed the wolf man so much that I only saw his face and foot slightly to maintain his mystery and fear factor.

You cinematography was superb, and that overwhelmed any other issues for me.

Well done!!! :thumbsup:
 
Nice! This was beautifully shot. Acting was very good all around, very believable....so great job directing. The bridge shot rules! (wish I had a location like that close by) Score & sound design was well done, although I did notice sone weird noise on some of the cuts? Might have just been the file.

The only thing that jumped out at me was a headshot of the first guy... he moved forward & back and the focus was trying to keep up, but was off just enough.

The other was when the wolf showed-up, Red in the background had her hood in like three different positions in the different shots.

I know... nitpick... but if that's all I could find...and I had to look close... you're doing great!
Congrats to the entire cast & crew on the making of an excellent film!!! This is one of my all-around favs.
 
I like all interprations of fairy tales. So I enjoyed very much your film. The location was fantastic and the actors did a very good job. I loved the change of the original story that the 'Red' was forced to worked with wolf (the monster) together - this was a really nice twist. It was only a pity that she was disgusted about it. I would prefer that she would work voluntarily with the monster and also be happy when he get a new victim. This would give the film still a stronger twist. I am not sure how much I liked the monster. It seemed to me more a monster from one of the science fiction films - I mean the face of the monster. I like the lightening in your films and the contrast of colors. This is very recognizable. Compliments!

Susanne
 
Wolf Costume

Wolf Costume

Marlon Ladd said:
SPOILERS:
There was only one shot where the wolf didn't look perfect and that was when you showed a CU of his right leg. That looked like fur coat material to me and it may not be an issue at all - because nobody else may notice it.
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Thats because it was, I really wanted that seam buttoned up for the film but with the short amount of time the FX team had...
 
Indeed some lovely cinematography, sometimes inconsistent from shot to shot (on exposures) lighting changing - may well be nature itself. But overall a very pretty scrumptuos look.

Of course the film is a take on the classic fairytale, with all sorts of little twists and turns - of which i found enjoyable. Some had mentioned that it might be better if Red looked like she was herself a victim of the wolf's plan (as if she is co-erced into this plan) however, i think it has more to say (as a film) as is. We are left in some regards to question her motives, why does she help? What would make her?

A little more of this subtext could have been explored in the film - there are themes, of adolescent sensuality/sexuality, puberty, everything to be hinted at, which is really not touched upon, and needn't be obviously, but could have climaxed as it were (with meaning) upon the revelation of the wolve's relationship.

On this part only there is betrayed to this film, a lack of depth which is already there for you in the fairytale itself. (the original Grimm's are a great example.) Nevertheless there is enough (if only there was more) going on in the ol' head department to make this an entertaining and romantic fairytale film.
 
Thanks for the feedback everyone!

I've taken all of this into account and have made excellent revisions on the film because of the feedback.

Thanks for the comments Noel, I loved Chasing Kangaroos!
 
Great work all round. Beautiful cinematography, lovely colours (of course the red cape is a gift in this respect), decent acting and a nice take on a classic tale. Any criticisms I have (and they are small ones) have already been made by others, so I'll leave it at that. Thanks for the entertainment.
 
Beautifully shot. I enjoyed the pace of this film. Methodical to me. Your take on this fairy tale is refreshing.
Nice!
 
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