Constructive Silence
Screened a rough cut of Locked to the class yesterday and it went well. The class was very polite, they were quiet all throughout, only laughing when classmates popped up as extras onscreen (personally, this bugs me. So WHAT if you see people you know acting on screen? Why snicker and allow your sense of belief in the film to be broken? But that's just me.)
After the screening. Polite applause. I am slowly learning that polite applause, while okay, isn't neccessarily a good thing. At the same time, it's not a bad thing either. It's just...gray and in between. And it sucks in an ambiguous sort of way.
A nice question and answer session followed. What I don't like about my class is that they are quite placid. No one seems to really be verbally expressive enough to say what they think. Personally, I like comments, I like constructive criticism. A few questions were asked and some comments were eventually given and most were very valid. Like why certain shots were there, what was my intention with the music, why is the actor doing this, why is there a repeat shot, and so on. I liked the session because it allowed me to get the perspectives of people who haven't seen the edit and aren't biased. I've seen the thing a hundred times and I think I tend to edit based on what I know will work because I know what the story is about. Hearing reactions from other people gives me fresher perspective, and as soon as I get some other work priorities done, I will tweak Locked with all their comments in mind.
My one big gripe is that the film looked SO dark. Editing at home the colors and luminance levels seem fine, but come across as muddy and dark on the big screen. Will have to adjust for that. But all in all, I think I'm on the right track. Alex Novotni, my composer classmate, is working on the music and based on his emails he sounds really enthusiastic so i am excited to hear what he's done.
Am shooting a low-budget commercial over the weekend. It's not really a commercial, more like a 60-second AVP for a broadband company that will screen in several Dick Smith stores nationwide. Pretty cool, and I swear i'd be more excited if not for the crap weather that's been plaguing Sydney lately (Rain all around and I'm supposed to shoot surfers on the beach).
After the screening. Polite applause. I am slowly learning that polite applause, while okay, isn't neccessarily a good thing. At the same time, it's not a bad thing either. It's just...gray and in between. And it sucks in an ambiguous sort of way.
A nice question and answer session followed. What I don't like about my class is that they are quite placid. No one seems to really be verbally expressive enough to say what they think. Personally, I like comments, I like constructive criticism. A few questions were asked and some comments were eventually given and most were very valid. Like why certain shots were there, what was my intention with the music, why is the actor doing this, why is there a repeat shot, and so on. I liked the session because it allowed me to get the perspectives of people who haven't seen the edit and aren't biased. I've seen the thing a hundred times and I think I tend to edit based on what I know will work because I know what the story is about. Hearing reactions from other people gives me fresher perspective, and as soon as I get some other work priorities done, I will tweak Locked with all their comments in mind.
My one big gripe is that the film looked SO dark. Editing at home the colors and luminance levels seem fine, but come across as muddy and dark on the big screen. Will have to adjust for that. But all in all, I think I'm on the right track. Alex Novotni, my composer classmate, is working on the music and based on his emails he sounds really enthusiastic so i am excited to hear what he's done.
Am shooting a low-budget commercial over the weekend. It's not really a commercial, more like a 60-second AVP for a broadband company that will screen in several Dick Smith stores nationwide. Pretty cool, and I swear i'd be more excited if not for the crap weather that's been plaguing Sydney lately (Rain all around and I'm supposed to shoot surfers on the beach).
posted by Carlo Ledesma at 2:07 PM
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