The Fallen intro - test

Watermoore

Watermoore

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hey guys first off this forum rocks. Definitely helped me find an HD model to go with. I am gonna get the Xh-A1 from what I have seen, the quality is great and the image rendering is nothing less than I would expect from Canon. I am an Amateur Photographer too and Canon is my weapon of choice anyways. I work volunteer for a High School extra curricular program that focuses of Video Immersion for actors and aspiring tech guys. We did a suspense movie with a twist, which I am in the middle of post on. I just did this Intro with after effects. want some input. Its definitely above our normally work quality but this is the first project I haven't been rushed on. I am sorry the Image Quality is bad we are shooting on a Panasonic DVC-80 its like the generation behind the DVX-100 anyways no 24p or cinegamma.

http://www.watermoore.com/The Fallen - Opening Scene.wmv
 
Nice intro. The acting is so so, but I suppose that's because it's a high school drama program. Doesn't really feel "scary" at all. I suppose partially because of the acting (especially the guy that's scared when he sees the girl), partially because of the music as well (Seems to be too light for a scene like that). The shots are okay but nothing special, and the editing goes for too long in some shots. Seems like if it's a flash back dream sequence, it needs to be tighter, flashier even.

Nice effect with her face and nice credit intro.
 
the shot with the house right in the beginning really looked amazing..

the rest however did not come close to the standard set by that shot. It looked like everything was severely underexposed and not lit at all.

Was the credits / house shot the intro? if so, nice job.

The rest however is lacking.

But I do really love that surreal look of the house... very dreamy.
 
thanks for the input. Yeah we had alot of issues shooting at this location so some of it was underexposed and I am a grain nut so i do my best to shoot 0DB. the dvc-80 cant handle gain at all so I did my best to work with the small amount of lighting. or in the opening sequence, no lighting at all haha. We only had like 4 tweenies to work with during the night shooting and some home made soft boxes, no budget and not much equip on the high school end. But to make things even more wierd the location is acctually suppose to be haunted. Which make it more wierd when the first night 3 of the 4 tweenie bulbs had burnt out for no obvious reason they would just go out, then our supply of bulbs disappeared. I assumed all the mishap because the wiring in this house is nearly 100 years old. but forwhatever reason the 4th light lasts for ever. we couldn't get replacments before the we finished shooting so the rest of the movie is lit with the one tweenie just bounced off the walls chesey but it kicked out enough light. but not I am talking about movie you havent seen yet haha all the footage in the clip I sent is just natural lighting or purpose post work. I will take into consideration maybe tightening the dream sequence. as I have had issues with it but looking at it too long kind of makes me numb to it, thanks a million guys.
 
Watermoore said:
I will take into consideration maybe tightening the dream sequence. as I have had issues with it but looking at it too long kind of makes me numb to it, thanks a million guys.
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I'm editing at the moment and I know what you mean.

The only way to avoid being numb to it is take a break, then open it up and view the whole thing as if you've never seen it before. Or view other "great" videos and then do the same. Leave it overnight and come back to it the next day. Try as much as possible to look at it from a 3rd person point of view.

BTW, how did this program start up in high school? Are you a high school student? I wish they had something like this in high school.
 
The opening intro/titles on this were INTENSELY Professional!! Nice. Unfortunately, it sets the bar too high for the rest of the film, so I'm concerned the viewer is going to be let down from immediately after the titles.....
 
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