DepicT Evaluation

 Evaluation- We came up with the idea to do a surreal comedy which included a vending machine and a mysterious being appears. Our main idea for the film was that; our main protagonist wanted to get something from the vending machine but when he entered the money, nothing came out. He starts to get annoyed when his friend walks by and gives him a hand, beating the machine. Our protagonists friend has an idea and then goes to get help and this is where he summons the character with the only name in the production 'Scarce'. He summons him by using a double upload, people unaware of the person scarce will probably not get what that means but its basically a well known reference that links the two things together. Scarce and the Protagonists friend run back to the college and help the Protagonist get a bottle of water from the vending machine and it works. Both characters then walk off and then so does the main protagonist.

In the making of the film I supported both camera and editing as I know how to do both things fairly well. I helped with the positioning of the shots and made suggestions to the editing. I didn't take control of either as it was a team project and didn't want to make everyone watch. Overall, I believe my group did very well with the filming and editing. I also took part in acting and my role was 'Scarce'. I'm not the best actor because I find it hard no to laugh when doing it and that should be something I should try to improve on to make the film look more professional.

In the editing stage we sped up a lot of shots to make the film go faster but also so it would have a comedic feel to it. We also reversed a shot to make it more interesting and more funny. We also included a green screen of a person also coming out from a tree. We used key-frames and added motion to some of the shots to give the shot some 'life' and make it not as boring, We also tried to make the film flow by giving it good cuts. We also enhanced the two voice lines to make them sound higher pitched to add comedic effect.

There were some continuity errors in the film such as the weather outside changed from one scene to another. For example when the protagonists' friend goes to summon Scarce it becomes sunny.  There is also a shot where Scarce is walking but previously he was running. To make the film better in the future we should try to eliminate as many continuity errors as possible.

Evaluation

What Went Well: The camera movement was kept to one shot and a lot of the shots looked good. The Narrative wasn't too bad. The editing was good and the cuts flowed well. We kept in the shot list we were given and followed them all. We kept it a short time of about 1:15

Even Better If: There wasn't as many continuity errors as there were in the film. If the acting of myself was a bit better, some shots were retaken such as the shot where the spy walks into the boss room, we had to add artificial light which made it look over exposed. What else could of been better is if we made more sense on what was going on, it all seemed a bit random. There wasn’t 30 seconds of black at the end of the film.

What to do next time- Make sure all shots look good before finishing a certain shot. Make sure there isn't any continuity errors so that it makes sense. Try to work on Mise En Scene to make the film a bit more believable. Get some different actors even if I am a USP (unique selling point) I say this because all my friends watched it and that gives the film more exposure. 

DepicT Research (Geoff, World Destroyer)

Geoff, World Destroyer is a short animation about a person named Geoff that was destroying the world. The animation is a comedy and it appeals to everyone. What makes it a comedy is the narrators voice and how it lacks any emphasis and that gives it a comedic value. What the animation also does is stereotypes 3 nations (England, China and America) and what they would do in this situation. I also like the randomness of the film and the reason why the story gets told. The animation is a type of animation that connotes a funny animation making everything look a bit bad but that's to show the idea of it being funny

DepicT Research (Cool Unicorn Bruv)

'Cool Unicorn Bruv' is a random short film that appeals to young adults and teenagers. It takes place on a side of a road where a man is selling to another man a bike. The person selling it is appraising it until a unicorn walks by and makes the potential buyer more interested in the animal. The film features 3 people. The genre for this film is a comedy because there is a serious thing and then a unicorn comes out of nowhere

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The film itself seemed to be very professional and it’s a funny film. I think the reason why it seems to be funny is because of how unexpected it actually is and how cool the people in the film are around a mythical creature. It’s almost like its normal to see one and that's why it is funny.  

Change Of Hands

Assignment 1

This is my first assignment