Lesson: Feedback and Q&A

Today we got feedback on the documentary piece we have been editing. The feedback was generally decent. Their were two main issues that were picked up on that we need to work on before the submission date to boost our grade. The first was that there was no image of Emanuel talking to camera which doesn't help the audience relate or sympathise with him. Also that the audio needs to be fixed up in terms of the placement of the final audio track as well as general levels and the starting and stopping of the main soundtrack piece. As you know already know, me and Clarice split up the work based on Picture and Sound, so after the lesson I added some face time with Emmanuel and the camera, and Clarice was going to work on the audio over Easter. We will most likely analyse this piece and the Night journey one when we come back so that we no longer have to worry about it and can focus on the next individual assignment.

DCP File Format
Digital Cinema Package File Format refers to the commercial format that your film needs to be in if you want it played in any cinema world wide without any technical problems ensuing.

The Films Of Joseph Losey
Losey's films tend to focus more on the character than the story, making the outside world a depiction the characters inner thoughts and feelings. On a whole his films are about the individual and how they view themselves, other people and the world and society

Adam Curtis Documentary
Curtis' a journalist first and goes on to make films/Documentaries about topics he finds interesting.



This segment is in reference to his All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace (TV series) trilogy, namely the last instalment; The Monkey In The Machine and the Machine in the Monkey 
He talks about his idea of the machine which also has a very interesting psychological and psychophysical approach although it stems from a journalistic one.

BlooDrop (Short Film)



BLOODROP (HD 2D) from Alexei Popogrebsky on Vimeo.

I wasn't sure what to expect from this short film but I was pleasantly surprised by the way the story flowed, the picture of the room within the room as the starting picture which in a way was a form of foreshadowing for future events. And the train that goes past both at the beginning and at the end was a really good transition catalyst. the entire events were strange and the bloodrop at the end of the film brought you back to realise the meaning of the film away from all the fantasy of the falling dolls house. What I didn't like was the interaction between the two characters. I felt that it should have been a little slower or ended on an "Almost" moment. Overall as previously stated this was a really imaginative and unique short film.