Creative Critical Reflection (CCR)

 

 

Movie Opener Final Cut

Film opener

I did not make much changes because I realized that people will always have something to say so I the director and editor made decision to not change the film. The only thing I did decided to change was adding background music throughout the film and lowering the volume of the intro and outro sounds.

Peer Reviews

 

Film #1 Peer Reviews

What specific elements of the film opening did you like?	Was there anything that left you confused? (be specific)	What suggestions do you have for changes?
I liked the camera angles to give it a more interesting feel for it.	I did not understand why the killer went in the house.	I would suggest using more commentary between characters.
I liked the acting and the camera angles! Also the story line, especially the comedic touches, were well thought out!!	The way it ended made it seem like a trailer to a tv show or that it was the end entirely (with the to be continued?) and since it is a movie opening maybe that could be changed a bit.	Maybe make some of the transitions a bit smoother and cleaner - some worked really nicely but others were weaker.
I liked the constant transitions with doors, and the last scene	The overall plot was a bit splotchy and confusing. I could get the idea of what was happening, but context is more needed as to why people are hiding/looking for/ people.	To help, you could include a background information scene in the beginning or during the first scene. You could do a typewriter font and sound effect and give background information and names. I think this would really help establishing the plot better.
Pretty funny: Cory watching Maury and Davis getting slapped after getting choked out.	Why did Weatherby choke out Davis and why did he hide in the house?	Less cuts, there are a few shots you could have done in single takes without cutting. (The guy walking to the door and getting choked out). I would also get rid of the police car at the end and have the "To be continued" text during the intruder mode part.
I liked that there were references to things that are popular, such as maury show and alexa	I'm not sure what genre the opener was supposed to be. Likely suspense but it also seemed like comedy	Adding background music to create suspense, especially in the end would help to enhance the movie opener
I liked the suspense the film had. It kept me on my feet throughout the whole thing	I would fix some whole in the storyline, some of it was a bit confusing. Stabilize some of the camera shots, they were a bit sloppy.	No not really, it was good overall
I liked the cuts you made back and forth in the film because I like how it showed the different settings. Furthermore, I liked the various camera shots and angles you used because it created element in the film, like in the close up shots of the actors face. Lastly, I really liked the variety of lighting used because at some points it was dark and at others it was dark with a touch of light.	The plot of the film was very clear making it easy to follow through with, but I was just confused if the film was meant to not have audio?	I would suggest adding dialogue between the characters at the beginning and end of the film, so that we can get better context. As well as some suspenseful music to add more taste to the horror film about murder.
I really liked the music that went along with the title it gave off a mood of anticipation I also really like the Alexa scene it was a really funny part	I wad left confused on why the detective got attacked and the reason as why the guy went into the home	Add some titles like the type of and who made the production

 I had mixed emotions about these comments while everyone seemed to enjoy the film calling it funny and liking the general idea they sure did have a lot else to comment on.  Most people said that their major confusion was the plot. The most asked questions were "why did the killer go into the house" and "why the detective got attacked" which now I think  in the future I might make the reason clearer and try and answer these questions. Editing wise after reviewing these reviews I could fix the cuts, transitions, and the titles especially the ones at the end. In conclusion I think that our film opener was decent and entertaining  but wasn't the best quality which I plan to change.

Movie Opener First Cut

Movie Opener  

Beginning to Edit week 2

 This week my partners Corey and Michael continued to edit our film opener on adobe premier pro and started to completely finish our editing for our first draft.

This week I continued editing the film opener and had the clips in order , I did most of the work at home. This week was much harder because as I added more things to the workspace the program became slower and would freeze causing what would normally take a minute to take 5.

Since I had all the clips in order to make the film opener flow smoother I decided to add transitions in certain spots. I mostly used the default transition with a bit of a zoom transition and nothing fancy because it would make the film seem like it had too much going on.

The last major thing I did was add the two Free music soundtracks I selected before I created the project. Adding the sound track was simple however trimming it to the right point and length was the majority of the work. I decided to put one at the end and beginning instead of having music during the film.

Beginning to Edit week 1

  This week my group (Corey angelo and Michael manning) started to edit our film opener video. We edited it on the program " Adobe Premier Pro" which I have used previously in for other films and other classes.

I first put all the videos and resources I needed into a file in my student number  so I could make sure I had everything and nothing got lost. I numbered the clips in order so it could make it easier for me to add them later without having to go back into my phone to see the order.

I started by first opening a blank workspace in  adobe premier pro and started by importing all my  videos then after that I created a new title layer for the intro which included the name of our movie.

After creating the intro I added the videos into the timeline in order which was hard because they were all mixed up and the cross cutting between the 2 characters on the phone made it even harder. 

Beginning to film week 2

 This week my group Corey and Michael finished our filming

After filming the videos of Donte outside we next filmed my entrance into the house to introduce the new and final setting. We used a following shot and panned up at the beginning which was a cool idea.

We next filmed the videos of Corey finding the body which we filmed out of order but it did not matter because we would fix these later. We had to film it as if everything just occurred and had Corey act super surprised to add suspense and keep you wondering what is happening.

Our last clip was of Corey finding out that the intruder was inside. This was the best shot because we had a red light turn on from pitch black which was very intense. This was the dramatic scene conclusion that tied the whole film together