Music+Video+Notes


 * Dance Little Liar**

•think about colour correction for most of it - scenes at home, and beginning shots •create foley sounds for opening sequence •neck breaking -close up? jump cuts? reshoot? muscle tensing? •make eric's scene more comprehensible and explain his role •fade to white for flashback •make flashback obviously a flashback •possibly use same effect on scenes in house where jessica comes out •cut off pull focus to make death more believable


 * 2V1 Productions**

- beginning convo part: too much talk - establish their relationship at the beginning - focus on their expressions (gestures/body language) - continuous - jumping scene - lighting + close up - too many medium shot + long shots - more close ups/extreme close ups
 * -** looking back scene (location)

Zodiac- Saturation-animals jumpy shots more animals at the start to create a world of animals little details cut on action

- I like that we get the back and forth action between the characters. I think there's a good variation of shots that help show all the aspects of the situation(what is going on between them two, what they are thinking or feeling, etc) [Adding on to what Kristine said, even though there is a good variation of shots, I feel like the plot is a little repetitive. Almost all the scenes are just "staring" (I think more "action" can build up the tension. Try using footage that you guys already have! (Jocelyn).] - I like how the color really helps set the mood of the story, however I think the lighting looks a bit harsh at times. Maybe you could try color correcting some of the shots a bit so that it doesn't look washed out or really obviously lit.
 * Unnamed Team**
 * Kristine:**

- The myth wasn't all that clear. Maybe try include some other scene/s to make it a bit more clear as to what is going on.

- I really like the fact that we don't actually see whats inside the box!!! I kept expecting that you guys would show whats in it! BUT IT NEVER HAPPENS! :D Having said that, I think maybe Helen has to have a bigger reaction to it. It isn't very clear that the box is supposed to be "black mail" until Liz's evil laugh.


 * Gran:** Kristine has some good points. I agree that the myth was hard to discern, but I also got a bit lost in the plot. Is there any way this team could make these things clearer? On the other hand, there was a number of excellent shots, and the performances from Elizabeth and Helen really added to the tone of the film.


 * Toys for Boys:**
 * [|Here is the link to the video. Please comment on it if you see this]**


 * Jocelyn: I think that some of the scenes were too repetitive, especially the money waving part! Dinah you did an awesome job editing the mv (: I know we have a lot of footage so getting rid of the repeats should not be a problem! I love the beginning where you cut up the pan shot. Even though I am sad because it took us a long time to get it right :P but I like how it is in sync with the beat!**


 * Kristine:** I agree with Jocelyn, you've been doing a great job editing but like she said, some of the scenes were a little too repetitive. Maybe rather than repeating scenes, maybe you could try combine them to make one complete one? Also, maybe rather then you cutting from close up to wide shot in the beginning, maybe you could actually use the whole sequence from where we go from close up and zoom out to a wide shot?


 * Karson:** I really liked the video! Oliver's acting was pretty good and somewhat comedic, and that fit the music video really well! I also agree with Mr.Gran about how the part where Oliver got the money should be clearer. At first I actually thought Oliver was in a sperm bank and he was about to donate his... :/ I also liked how in the beginning of the video, everyone else with the fancier laptops had on white lab coats were all like. Serious and all, while Oliver was just there with his pink laptop and blue shirt acting different, indicating that he was the subject to focus on in the video. OH, and one other thing, The pink laptop had a big white Apple sticker on it in the beginning in that classroom, but no Apple sticker on it while he was walking into the Apple store. Maybe you guys might want to fix that? :P


 * Gran**: Overall, for what is shown, you have done an excellent job across the board. Obviously, I can't comment on the sections that you haven't completed yet. The one thing that is unclear that I think MUST be made clear is that the SRC clinic is (in your video) a medical experiment facility). There needs to be a match cut from your actor looking at the door to a sign that says something like "need 10000 RMB? Donate some tissue!" or "20K RMB for Being a Human Guinea Pig" - something on those lines. Otherwise, I have to work too hard as a viewer to figure out how he got his money.