Evaluation of Peer Reviews
Evaluation of Peer Reviews
1.
- The Ivy Chase
https://youtu.be/mjYc0V77OLQ?si=hncRWpWPQM_FrDY7
What specific technical elements of the film opening did you like?*
- I saw a couple elements including a two shot and inserts. These helped the adhear to the overall meaning of the film. By using a two person shot, it allowed the audience to see the body language being interchanged by both of the characters in the scene simultaneously. Similarly, the inserts like the close up of Michelle typing on the keyboard and the search bar helped guide the viewers eyes towards what needed attention.
What specific technical elements of the film opening did you dislike?*
- For this specific film, I wouldn’t say that there were any technical elements that I disliked.
Did this look like a movie opener and did it make you want to know what happens next?
- For this clip, I would say that it did look like a movie opener due to the title sequence showing the characters and the cliffhanger at the end. The film ending on a clip of both the characters opening their laptops and having a shocked expression on their face was a good way of spiking the audience’s curiosity and wanting to know what would happen next.
Was there anything that left you confused? (be specific)*
- There was one thing that I would say left me confused in this film: the search being “ how to be confident”. I feel as if the main ideanwas about them going into a collage, the search should have been something about that.
What suggestions do you have to make this movie opener better?*
- They should record some abeyant noise of the library to add to those parts of the vidoe that just went completely silent. Another suggestion I would give them is to maybe think about incorporating some suspenseful music at the end where the two characters were opening their computer to see their results.
Emily Morgan left my group some very constructive feedback on our film opener. She complimented our use of the two person shot and the inserts of our actress for Lyra Stone, Michelle Nguyen, typing into the computer. The critique that she had for our film was that she does not understand why we typed "How to be confident" instead of a search related to college. However, we will change her search to something along the lines of "tips for getting by in college" to show she is nervous for her future.
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5. "The Ivy Chase" https://youtu.be/mjYc0V77OLQ?si=eKCXltCDGvEJTytd
What specific technical elements of the film opening did you like?
I loved the insert of the computer screen at 0:42. It subtely adds to the personality of this protagonist as someone whon isn't confident and is insecure. For contrast, the over-the-shoulder shot of the other protagonist looking in the mirror is a perfect character foil to one another. I also like the two-shot of both protagonists sitting together.
What specific technical elements of the film opening did you dislike?
I did not like the length of the two-shot or how one-dimensional it was. In the sense that it was very basic and was just an elongated shot without any extra context. I think the audio is very plain and does not add anything to the opening scene. Also, the title sequence at the end is boring and lacks color or personality.
Did this look like a movie opener and did it make you want to know what happens next?
Yes, this does feel like the opening scene to a movie. It sets up the setting and situation as a school and protagonists who are about to find out the results to their college applications. The opening scene also includes other tidbits that could be expanded on, if this were a full length film, such as the diference between the popular, confident protagonist and the shy, insecure protagonist.
Was there anything that left you confused?
Yes, what happened during 0:49 where one protagonist sees the other searching up a guide to self confidence. It then cuts to another scene of them siting together. I'm confused on the sequence of events. Also, why is one protagonist mean to the other? What is the history?
What suggestions do you have to make this movie opener better?
I think some upbeat, popular music would fit perfectly during the starting scenes where one of the protagonists is putting on makeup. This would contrast with the shy and soft-spoken protagonist, where some quieter music could be introduced. Also, adding some close-ups of the protagonists' faces during the two-shot, as well as some zooms, would add a perfect final touch for the opening scene.
Angela Rodriguez also left my group constructive feedback. She said our film opener did feel like a true, official movie opener, and said she liked our use of the insert of the computer and our two shot of our main characters. Some critiques she had is that we did not have a backstory as to why my character, Priscilla Humphrey, is mean to Lyra. Since this was only an opening clip, we did not have time to establish a fleshed-out backstory. However, a critique of hers that was helpful and we will try to take into account is that we should have background music, for example upbeat music in Priscilla's scene to contrast the quiet music in Lyra's scene, and suspenseful music at the end when they're receiving their college decisions. Since she is the second person to critique our insert of the search and that it should be related to college instead of self-confidence, we will be altering that.
3. The Ivy Chase
https://youtu.be/mjYc0V77OLQ?si=CuU6wmBMmqnOflO3
I liked the tracking shot. This is followed by group of people following and extending the tracking shot. There is also an insert that specifically makes the audience focus on the computer screen. Moreover, the two shot towards the end of the film is good as it showcases how the two people are interacting with each other. The type of lighting used is high key lighting
One thing I disliked is that there is no establishing shot included. An establishing shot makes it clear to the audience on where the scene will take place. With the lack of establishing shot, it makes it confusing whether if it takes place in a school or just in a library. Furthermore, I disliked the types of transitions used in it, it does not really add onto the clips.
This did not really look like a movie opener. I was sort of confused on the plot of the clip. There was not really any dialogue to let us know what is happening. I feel like some VoiceOver would have helped in explaining the sequence of actions. Some suggestions I have would be to add an establishing shot. Moreover, there is no title sequence that shows what the title of the clip is. Sometimes the title reveals something about the plot, this makes it inaccurate to the clip.
Mahathi Dhruvo left our group some constructive feedback. He complimented our use of a tracking shot. For critiques, he mentioned our title doesn't really connect to our film because the title doesn't reveal anything about the plot. I see his point because although college is mentioned, the name of an Ivy League school is never mentioned in our film. We plan to change this and add relevance of our film opener's title to our film's plot by working Harvard University's name into our dialogue.
4. GROUP 3- (The Ivy Chase)
1. What specific technical elements of the film opening did you like?
- A technical element of the film opening that I enjoyed was the point of view shot of the second character typing on the computer, the close up on the computer allowed the audience to engage in the film by seeing what is being typed which was really nice. Another nice camera shot in the film was the over the shoulder of the main character putting lip-gloss on, I liked how it was pointed to the mirror to see what she is doing.
2. What specific technical elements of the film opening did you dislike?
- An element I would say I dislike was the lighting, it changes throughout each scene and makes the quality look not so good, I would say maybe edit it to look more appealing to the audience. Another element would be the transitions and cuts, the scenes look like they were just put together as they just cut from one to the next not having a smooth transition which does not appeal to the eye when watching as the audience.
3. Did this look like a movie opener, and did it make you want to know what happens next?
- The beginning of the scene does not really look like a movie opener; it started with a couple extra characters walking in the hallway which had nothing to do with the story, but I guess it introduces the setting of the film and one of the characters. I am not really sure it left me with wanting to know what is next since I did not really understand the story being told.
4. Was there anything that left you confused?
- There was a specific scene that left me confuse which was when the two characters are sitting in the table scrolling on their individual computers with no audio. Another would be the beginning of the students walking, I do not really understand why this was added and what it had to do with the plot of the story.
5. What suggestions do you have to make this movie opener better?
- Something I would suggest adding to the movie opener would be some type of dialogue or sound effect. For example, in the scene where the character is searching "guide to confidence" they can add a keyboard typing sound so it can enhance some type of feeling to the audience and keep them interested in watching the rest.
Elizabeth Figueroa left our group some very valuable feedback on our film opener. I appreciated her complimenting the over-the-shoulder shot of my character, Priscilla Humphrey, putting on lip gloss in the bathroom mirror. I'm a bit confused on her critique that our hallway scene isn't relevant to the plot, as it was meant to establish our setting of the high school. Additionally, having Priscilla walk confidently, arm in arm with a female friend, was meant to show her confidence and arrogance.
5. Group five: The Ivy Chase
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjYc0V77OLQ
What specific technical elements of the film opening did you like?
One technical element that I liked was their use of a close-up. Having a close-up on the computer felt engaging and helped me see what they typed. Another was using over the shoulder shots. Using it while they looked in the mirror had a cool effect.
What specific technical elements of the film opening did you dislike?
One element that I didn't really like was the two person shot of them sitting at a table. It had no audio and felt a bit long. Other than this, I liked most of the technical elements they used.
Did this look like a movie opener and did it make you want to know what happens next?
I don't think it felt like a movie opener. Even though the first scene introduced a setting and characters, it didn't really feel like a movie opener. They could've added an introduction or some sort of transition. I do wan't to know what happens next since I was left a little bit confused.
What suggestions do you have to make this movie opener better?
One suggestion is to add an introduction and some more transitional elements. I think these would help enhance the feeling of their film and make it seem more like a film opening.
I thoroughly read Leon's critiques about my group's film opener. He complimented our use of close-up shot. For more constructive critiques, he advised for us to add an introduction. While this idea is good, we felt short for time as the clip is only supposed to be around two minutes long. As for him wanting to know what happens next and his confusion, my group and I planned to deliberately leave the audience on a cliffhanger by not showing whether Lyra and Priscilla get accepted into the Ivy League or not. Therefore, the audience being confused about admissions results was something done deliberately and not something I believe to be a flaw in our film. All in all, I greatly appreciate having received feedback from my peers and will be taking elements of it into account (adding Harvard University's name into our dialogue so our content matches our title better, changing what Lyra types into the search bar, and the addition of music).
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