Hey everyone, here's short action film I made for my Year 11 Media class. Hope you enjoy, please give me some feedback!
http://youtu.be/7DyUaJU--sk
http://youtu.be/7DyUaJU--sk
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Better than most FPS-inspired projects, that's cool. 
Did not care for the washed-out cc at all. Not a fan of overblown hotspots, either, but I can see how that works in this very contrasted location while on the move. Still, add some ND filters to your kit.
Jump cuts blow. Only used in a few spots, but very jarring and screams music video.
All of the above is pretty much just my personal taste. If not taking that into consideration, it's actually pretty good.
oh... don't go so overboard on the blood-mist effects. It's never looked good in any film, and you've got it cranked up to 11. Ditto for that flame-ball out of the gun muzzle. Seriously. These two things were just silly.
What's next?
Did not care for the washed-out cc at all. Not a fan of overblown hotspots, either, but I can see how that works in this very contrasted location while on the move. Still, add some ND filters to your kit.
Jump cuts blow. Only used in a few spots, but very jarring and screams music video.
All of the above is pretty much just my personal taste. If not taking that into consideration, it's actually pretty good.
oh... don't go so overboard on the blood-mist effects. It's never looked good in any film, and you've got it cranked up to 11. Ditto for that flame-ball out of the gun muzzle. Seriously. These two things were just silly.
What's next?
All things considered, this is pretty good.
The hand held stuff at the intro looks pretty rough. Handheld looks most plausible when the camera operator is really moving around, like when the actual assult/battle sequence begins. Looks terrible when a tripod woulda worked so much better - like in the classroom.
Consider building your own PVC Fig Rig or shoulder mount.
Use your filters to do more to suggest "dreaming." Whatever filter you used for the classroom looked more dreamy than the battle scenes.
I know it's nearly impossible to get that many guys together on any given day for the hours you probably put in on this, but TRY to schedule or shoot on mildly overcast days for your exterior shots to avoid that high contrast blowout between sunlit and shadow.
I was impressed with the level of fighting and action choreography and its execution. That kick to the chest @ 3:00 looked like it hurt + the fall to the ground! Ouch!
A little bit O' common sense despite-being-a-dream: don't run around with shotgun shells on a chest clip if you have no shotgun. Duh!
What was your budget for this? Where'd you spend your money? Did everyone already have their assorted mercenary uniform clothing + weapons?
@ 3:35 the interior flashlight usage I understand was understandably quite necessary, but needs some "assistance." Either bring more lights and bounce it off the ceiling or buy a sheet of fluorescent light diffuser at the home improvement store.
Congratulations and GL with the next video!
The hand held stuff at the intro looks pretty rough. Handheld looks most plausible when the camera operator is really moving around, like when the actual assult/battle sequence begins. Looks terrible when a tripod woulda worked so much better - like in the classroom.
Consider building your own PVC Fig Rig or shoulder mount.
Use your filters to do more to suggest "dreaming." Whatever filter you used for the classroom looked more dreamy than the battle scenes.
I know it's nearly impossible to get that many guys together on any given day for the hours you probably put in on this, but TRY to schedule or shoot on mildly overcast days for your exterior shots to avoid that high contrast blowout between sunlit and shadow.
I was impressed with the level of fighting and action choreography and its execution. That kick to the chest @ 3:00 looked like it hurt + the fall to the ground! Ouch!
A little bit O' common sense despite-being-a-dream: don't run around with shotgun shells on a chest clip if you have no shotgun. Duh!
What was your budget for this? Where'd you spend your money? Did everyone already have their assorted mercenary uniform clothing + weapons?
@ 3:35 the interior flashlight usage I understand was understandably quite necessary, but needs some "assistance." Either bring more lights and bounce it off the ceiling or buy a sheet of fluorescent light diffuser at the home improvement store.
Congratulations and GL with the next video!