watch Elevator Emergency - (Sci-Fi) Short Film

Hi everyone,
Here is the film. It’s called “Elevator Emergency”. I hope you enjoy! Tell us what you think. The film was shot with the Panasonic DVX100.

Here's the link,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7e0v6haRng



Synopsis: A psychology teacher uses her psychic powers to uncover a deadly secret that could destroy the human race.

Starring: Quynh T, Jaime Parker, Robert Williams, Daniel Minton, Lisa G. Ramos, Roosevelt Samarie L.
Genre: Sci-Fi/Suspense
Writer/Director: Roosevelt Samarie L

Thanks,

The teacher and students in the opening scene seemed to be looking away from one another.

Not quite unwatchable... but this needs some serious help if you plan on delivering future episodes as promised by the credits.

...and speaking of credits... did you know that a full 25% of your film is the ending credits scrolling by?

Your sound is terrible. Not just in general, but in the mix as well. Background noise/fx/music gets added & taken away in random fits and starts. You need a better solution for capturing your audio. There are many good suggestions for great (and inexpensive) field recorders on the forums here.

Look up the term "crossing the line" to resolve the editing issue you have, when cutting back & forth between the students & the teacher at the start. It won't help this cut, but will help you avoid it in the future.

There's nothing wrong with the camera you have. Sure, it's SD but it can still create a really good looking image with a bit more practise. Make sure your camera operator gets that practise before you shoot the next one.

If you're serious about getting a better picture, try and up your lighting as well. It looks like you didn't use any, and I'm sure you're on a budget. However, for very little you can buy small LED panels that are really easy to mount in all kinds of places. They come in really handy especially in closeups, as you can get them in really close, just outside of frame. Battery-powered and with a dimmer slide. Very cheap.

Well, that's a few things to help you get started. You have many things to look into, but if you can improve even just one or two of these in your next episode be off to a good start. Always improve. Always. Even if it's just a little.

Lemme know when the next episode comes out. I'll watch it.