A Film That I Made

[Ace 51]

I entered it into a film competition.

Tell me what you think about it.

[Honey 44]

Good movie.

I thought it was gonna be a whore movie for a second tho lol.

[Guest J_MaFia]

Good movie.

I thought it was gonna be a whore movie for a second tho lol.

I agree

[Guest Tasty]

I'm a critic.

Cons:

-Angles could be better

-More face shots, it's not pleasing to see someone faced away from the camera talking

-Could have been rendered a bit smoother

-The whole film in black and white? Really?

-6:02-6:21... I'm not sure why the camera is sloppily being faced towards the ground in the dark and then plummets to a sink

-12:00 would have been an amazing moment for some special effects

-Do you own a tripod?

-In several scenes there is WAY too much lighting (i.e 2:30ish)

Pros:

-The mirror bi-person effect was really professional

-The story line was flawless in my opinion, didn't get off subject

-The guy in the glasses is a great actor

-The length of the film is perfect. Not too long or too short.

I did enjoy it though. Wouldn't mind seeing some more man.

[Ace 51]

I'm a critic.

Cons:

-Angles could be better

-More face shots, it's not pleasing to see someone faced away from the camera talking

-Could have been rendered a bit smoother

-The whole film in black and white? Really?

-6:02-6:21... I'm not sure why the camera is sloppily being faced towards the ground in the dark and then plummets to a sink

-12:00 would have been an amazing moment for some special effects

-Do you own a tripod?

-In several scenes there is WAY too much lighting (i.e 2:30ish)

Pros:

-The mirror bi-person effect was really professional

-The story line was flawless in my opinion, didn't get off subject

-The guy in the glasses is a great actor

-The length of the film is perfect. Not too long or too short.

I did enjoy it though. Wouldn't mind seeing some more man.

Don't think that I am a dick for responding to your criticism, i just want people to understand what I was trying to do with this film.

I didn't expect a lot of people to catch onto this, but the color in this movie actually means something. Yes, this is in black in white... not enough movies are today. But there is a reason for this. Every black and white scene in this film is through the eyes of Jaden... it is what is being perceived by his mind. Every color scene/shot is what is actually happening, which is why the dead body in the closet is in color... because he actually killed her, but Jaden isn't willing to admit this. Also there is one color shot where it shows his actual reflection, and then fades to black and white, revealing his conscience. If you pay close attention, you will catch onto this... but even if you don't, the plot is strong enough to make up for it... It's just a technique that I thought up while writing the script with my friend.

I agree with the angles/face shots thing though. We only had about 6 hours to shoot, and this was my first film... so everything was a bit rushed.

And the shot at 6:02 is a POV of him walking to the bathroom, it was a required shot for this film project but I still would have added it regardless. I could have used a steady cam and done some amazing camera work with this shot, but it makes it less real imo.

Yes I have a tripod and I used it several times, but some shots just felt better without using it.

And about the lighting, there was no lighting at all... everything was adjusted with exposure. The first scene is a dream, so I wanted it super-exposed.\

And can you be more specific about the angles?

[Sir. Hot Mayo 1143]

Best part of the movie at exactly 8:44

Bro that was pretty sweet in my opinion. I reeeeally liked all the shots, the actors not so much

[Guest Tasty]

Don't think that I am a dick for responding to your criticism, i just want people to understand what I was trying to do with this film.

I didn't expect a lot of people to catch onto this, but the color in this movie actually means something. Yes, this is in black in white... not enough movies are today. But there is a reason for this. Every black and white scene in this film is through the eyes of Jaden... it is what is being perceived by his mind. Every color scene/shot is what is actually happening, which is why the dead body in the closet is in color... because he actually killed her, but Jaden isn't willing to admit this. Also there is one color shot where it shows his actual reflection, and then fades to black and white, revealing his conscience. If you pay close attention, you will catch onto this... but even if you don't, the plot is strong enough to make up for it... It's just a technique that I thought up while writing the script with my friend.

I agree with the angles/face shots thing though. We only had about 6 hours to shoot, and this was my first film... so everything was a bit rushed.

And the shot at 6:02 is a POV of him walking to the bathroom, it was a required shot for this film project but I still would have added it regardless. I could have used a steady cam and done some amazing camera work with this shot, but it makes it less real imo.

Yes I have a tripod and I used it several times, but some shots just felt better without using it.

And about the lighting, there was no lighting at all... everything was adjusted with exposure. The first scene is a dream, so I wanted it super-exposed.\

And can you be more specific about the angles?

Well, there's too much exposure then. It looked like the guy had no ears and it was hard to fully grasp with that happening. (It draws attention away)

As for the angle, they can be MUCH more creative. Rather than having a consistent head level angle w/o a tripod, you can mount the tripod onto a slightly higher surface and get a cool aerial view. Or, if it's a seen such as him entering a room by himself, you can have the camera on the ground showing only up to his thighs as he enters the room. I'm just giving what I was taught about film making in high school.

And for the POV... If it is supposed to be what he sees, why is he looking down the whole time and then throws his face in the sink? Haha. I just found that funny.

But yeah, I've produced a couple of high school films myself. So just don't take my critique so seriously.

[Guest Tasty]

I'm the banana.

[Ace 51]

Well, there's too much exposure then. It looked like the guy had no ears and it was hard to fully grasp with that happening. (It draws attention away)

As for the angle, they can be MUCH more creative. Rather than having a consistent head level angle w/o a tripod, you can mount the tripod onto a slightly higher surface and get a cool aerial view. Or, if it's a seen such as him entering a room by himself, you can have the camera on the ground showing only up to his thighs as he enters the room. I'm just giving what I was taught about film making in high school.

And for the POV... If it is supposed to be what he sees, why is he looking down the whole time and then throws his face in the sink? Haha. I just found that funny.

But yeah, I've produced a couple of high school films myself. So just don't take my critique so seriously.

It's a dream, nuff said. If you can't understand what is happening because the exposure is high... there is something wrong lol. It is supposed to draw attention, because it is a dream.

And bro, next time you wake up and forget who you are, you try walking normally to the bathroom. A lot of people look down when they walk, especially when they feel like shit.

And about the angles, I thought that I had a lot of creative shots. But film making isn't about having creative shots in every scene... I respect your opinion, but I disagree.

[Guest Tasty]

It's a dream, nuff said. If you can't understand what is happening because the exposure is high... there is something wrong lol. It is supposed to draw attention, because it is a dream.

And bro, next time you wake up and forget who you are, you try walking normally to the bathroom. A lot of people look down when they walk, especially when they feel like shit.

And about the angles, I thought that I had a lot of creative shots. But film making isn't about having creative shots in every scene... I respect your opinion, but I disagree.

Well when I wake up I dont have my head on my bellybutton looking down and magically appear in a bathroom. >_>

I think logically! But anyways ON TOPIC. I REALLY enjoyed your film.

[Ace 51]

Well when I wake up I dont have my head on my bellybutton looking down and magically appear in a bathroom. >_>

I think logically! But anyways ON TOPIC. I REALLY enjoyed your film.

wait what? he was looking where he was walking because he was shit-faced. and he didn't magically appear in the bathroom, I faded that in.

And thank you lol

[Clay 24]

Very nicely done, sir. Pro indeed.

[Ace 51]

Very nicely done, sir. Pro indeed.

Thank you very much Mr. Clay.

[Clay 24]

Thank you very much Mr. Clay.

Any time, brah.

[Mitch 2111]

This shit was pretty nice. That mirror scene was a mindfuck.

[Ace 51]

This shit was pretty nice. That mirror scene was a mindfuck.

Ya... those shots were a bitch D:

[TehBlade 34]

I thought may have had schizophrenia, that the black and white parts were his own messed up mind, and the colored parts were his "other half" who was extremely violent, as the finding of the knife and dead body was in color.

But, anyway, I loved the film bro. I normally skip every few seconds on a youtube video, especially if it bores me, but I didn't even think of it with this.

Good luck with the film competition.

[Ace 51]

I thought may have had schizophrenia, that the black and white parts were his own messed up mind, and the colored parts were his "other half" who was extremely violent, as the finding of the knife and dead body was in color.

But, anyway, I loved the film bro. I normally skip every few seconds on a youtube video, especially if it bores me, but I didn't even think of it with this.

Good luck with the film competition.

Thanks dude

Ya this movie is really meant to make you think. But everything is up for interpretation... that goes for almost all songs and films. Even though there are concrete answers to this film, I want people to apply it however they want. So basically if you had to think while watching this, you win.

[Avery 794]

Very good; however, the beginning didn't contrast well between his shirt and the wall. Looked like a floating head to me. Other than that best film i've seen today.

[Guest Tasty]

Very good; however, the beginning didn't contrast well between his shirt and the wall. Looked like a floating head to me. Other than that best film i've seen today.

Lol. But you just woke up.

[Sean 3760]

Loved it, good job.

[HCMikey 248]

Can I have the intro song or is it something you made yourself ?

[Amp 118]

Great job dawg.

[Fab 247]

Amazing. the music flowed perfectly with some parts (especially the end) and the whole concept of the color switching back as he finds out what he did made it such a smart idea. It was really good and hope you win, you did a very nice job.

[Rubber Johnny 1]

Really interesting movie.

The end song was awesome too.