Former Student Work!

Former Student Work

 

Hello everyone, welcome back! Today we will be diving in to some student works previously submitted to Cambridge!

1. Roll Call

    I find the title very intriguing, "Roll Call," evokes thought provoking ideas in the viewer! After watching the short film, I found that it had many strengths. I enjoyed how they set the scene by using a pan up to show the entire building, and it leading to the title. During the clips of her mugshots, I was entertained by the flashes made in editing to simulate they were actually taking photos. Although there were many strengths presented, I would also like to add things they could improve on. Including the interview, I felt that the tilted angles set the wrong tone for the interview. Normally, Dutch angles are used to set a feeling of nausea and discomfort, however the interview is more serious. They could fix this by using a tripod or other camera equipment that aid in steading the camera. However, I could appreciate the zoom-in on her face as it added more tension. Overall, this film would earn a nice score!

2. New Everything

    This second short film is titled, "New Everything." In short, I was quite disappointed in this film. There was no plot and it did not intrigue me as a viewer. Each clip was repetitive and it really did not evoke any feelings! There was no variety in camera angles used, I think they could improve on that by using various angles we have learned in the AICE Media class. Although, I appreciated the realism and the way they used the actual school to set the scene. Also, the background characters were used as actors and it further set the realism for the scenes. Overall, this film was decent but could be improved on.

3. Dreamland

    Thirdly! We have a short film called, "Dreamland." The title sequence is "dreamy" and elegant. The editing was nicely done, using different angles to capture the flowers. However, the scene abruptly cuts to what I thought was completely unrelated. It cuts to them at a pharmacy, though, I can appreciate that they used an actual pharmacy such as Walgreen's. They could have fixed the abrupt cut by taking more time to develop the middle of the story, because frankly, there is no story!

4. Dear Lover 

    Next up is the fourth one and it is titled "Dear Lover." After watching the film, I was very interested and found myself immersed in the story. I liked the different angles and movements used. They also included flashbacks which I found unique! The flashbacks added more context to the story. The transitions also set the scene by adding more serious tones. During the re-telling of their story, I felt like they could improve by using a zoom-in instead of just having the camera close to her face. Using this technique it would have tied the story together using more tension. Overall a great story!

5. Dare to Thrill

    Last but certainly not least! We have "Dare to Thrill." I really enjoyed this one! Throughout the watching process I kept thinking how professionally done it had been. Especially the opening, it was unique on how they opened it with, "Garzon Productions." True to the title, I was thrilled throughout the entire film and I appreciated how they had an actual story that was clear and well thought out. They really paid deep attention to any details they could include. At the end, there was a cliff hanger and it truly made me on edge. What was in the trunk? Although I think they could improve by adding more of a story to the part they found the key. I felt it was too quick and easy, and if this film proves to be thrilling, then I would appreciate more build up. Overall, a fantastic film to finish this blog!