Thinking About Our Finals Video

Positive Comments
Jaay: I especially liked the establishing shot, because it sets up the entire short film. It shows that Alejandro is alone, and working on something for school, and then the bullies walk in and harass him.
Cassie and Alexis: When one of the bullies push Alejandro they used a fade. We would have done the same because it comes out smooth.

*This post was from Jaay. The positive comment we find meaningful to us was from Jaay. She told us that she liked the establishing shot because it set up the entire short film. It was helpful because it gave us a good idea of what camera shots went right.

Jaay: What I liked best was that the actors seemed well prepared to take on their roles, and they knew all of their lines.
Cassie and Alexis: The beginning shot because it sets everything up. Alejandro is alone and by himself studying. It helped emphasize the idea that he is alone and an easy target.
*In addition she also told us that our acting was well prepared and that helped us see that we did a job well done on the acting, no problems what so ever.

Suggestions

Cassie and Alexis: Our strongest suggestion is to add music to the punch, it would add so much more.

Jaay: The only shot I would suggest adding to the film is some sort of clip of Amanda walking up to Alejandro after the bullies are chased away. The new shot should be a wide angle shot, showing Alejandro sitting at the table and Amanda walking up to him.

Cassie and Alexis: BUT the background of the title does not suite the storyline and adds nothing to the video.
Maybe having it fade in on a black background with a vibrant color such as red would be better.

Jaay: Personally, I would recommend an overlay title that appears a few seconds into the film while Alejandro is seated alone, and then fades away.
*The two biggest suggestions we got were from Cassie and Alexis. They suggested that we add music when Michaela is about to punch Luis. We agree with this suggestion and our plan to address it is to find some music and see what we can do about it. Another suggestion they made is to add a better title at the beginning of the video. We agree with this suggestion and our plan to address this is to brainstprm a new title and sees what we could come up with