Wednesday, 17 November 2010

Craig, James and Peter's Continuity Video

You can see Craig, James and Peter's Continuity Video here. Please post comments on their blogs (links to the right or above):

Craig, James and Peter - Continuity Task from Chris Earl on Vimeo.

16 comments:

  1. It is a good storyline but Peter shouldnt have swore. It was really scary! Which is good, all of the criteria were shown and the editing was very good, well done it is a very creative idea and good choice of location.

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  2. I loved this video, it was really funny and very well thought out. The only critisism I can see is at the point Craig holds James against the wall, it didn't look very professional. Other than that you have included everything needed and have produced a really good video, well done :)

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  3. CUs are well framed at the start, although audio is a little off - you can cross-fade to make it sound smoother. There is a slight glitch before Peter says, "I heard it again" where you have cut to a different take - you should aim to find a cutaway which masks this. Your editing is a little too imprecise; the dialogue becomes choppy as a result. Reverse angle of James exiting the room works well, and the lighting is impressively moody. Some of the montage work of Peter in the underpass does not quite work; you might want to storyboard sequences like this a little more. Where you have a moving POV shot, it is always useful to have a shot of the person whose POV it is moving their head as a match. Good pan before the attack. The sequence where Criag runs away would have benefitted from slightly more editing and a few more angles to develop the action; the fluidity you need is not quite there. There is a slight continuity error before the line, "was that him?" at 1:29; the actor was moving and is then static. 180 rule is maintained, and shot/ reverse shot is kind of evident in the phone call, although you will have to point me towards the action match. Also, did not quite fulfil the overall requirement of the task in terms of the brief (re-read it and you'll see what I mean). Overall, then - quite atmospheric, with some inventive use of camera, although a little more focus on the editing would improve.

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  4. This was quite scary, so it's effective. I didn't really think the swearing was needed. It was really good overall though, i liked the genre you chose, and the acting was very good. You included all of the continuity elements and used a range of camera shots. One question, where did Peter disappear to at the end when he was on the floor?

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  5. i loved this video, it has a very good storyline, it also met all the criteria:) the editing is also good well done. you made me jump!

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  6. Really good storyline and use of characters, who all suited the part. The night time suited the scary environment and helps build up the atmosphere for the movie.

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  7. Very well done guys :) I thought this was a great and well done film. Had a great plot and camera work and pretty well done acting. Good use of continuity, it followed the criteria well. I just thought when Craig is holding James against the wall it could have been abit more believable. But overall amazing video lads :)

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  8. GREAT VIDEO i loved it especially when craig kept dissapearing and the cheeky swear word, the acting was real good considering none of you are drama geeks so well done for that one ! the continuity was exelent , but please tell me you didnt rewin peters nice white top with paint or something please say it was tomato sauce!

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  9. Continuity was clearly shown using the door which is a good thing. The swearing is a little innapropriate and seemed un-necessary which lets the video down a little bit. When Craig first appears in the video it is good when he screams and looks pretty genuine but the fighting scene looks a bit unrealistic, you can also see Craig smile in the fight scene which lets it down a bit as I would of prefered to see some proper concentration/anger on his face like you would see if Craig was actually fighting these people. The video was a little bit dark at times also but all in all it was a good video so well done lads.

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  10. I Loved this! It has made me jump everytime i have watched it thanks to peter's scream! The only error i have found in this video is when craig's hood is up one second then down the next. You have showed a good 180 degree rule and shot reverse shot but i dont know where the action match is i'm afraid. The swearing wasnt really needed but anyways good job guys. Well done :)

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  11. i love the acting in this it was great. the storyline was well thought through and it was really exciting. im not sure if the swearing was nessasary but i did like where it was set.

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  12. I really liked the storyline in this and the lighting looks well set out. There is no continuity task which is good. The fighting scene doesnt look very realistic as sometimes the actors are ina differne tplace to the last shot. Also when James runs it looks as though he has just ran over peter and this doesnt look good. Well done

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  13. Very easy to see where you guys got your inspiration from (supernatural <3) very good use of the phone call, however you did cut away a bit too early on some of the shots used in that section of your production, but over all a realy good production. Well done :)

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  14. Haha I loved it :D. Was filmed well and all the criteria was met. Good action match when you opened and closed the door. The only bit which wasn't as good was the jumpy cuts when you saw peter on the phone.

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  15. This video has got to be my favourite :) The acting was good, it made me jump and it was very well put together. There seems to be a tiny glitch at 0:28 before "I heard it again" but it isn't too obvious. The phone conversation was well edited and Craig looked really creepy when he was sneaking about although at one point he did look like he was about to smile and wave at the camera. The swearing did emphasise the desperation of the characters which was really good and the characters themselves made sure that it wasn't taken too far which made it real without making it a key factor. When Peter is in the underpass it is slightly glitchy but really creepy and keeps the audience on edge and I jumped when Craig came out of nowhere. The other man seems to come out of nowhere though. Really good video :)

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  16. James is also playing a very Leon-esque character ;)

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