EPISODE 2
Hayden Martin 23 January at 21:09
Hey guys. Congratulations all on our first episode. Rushed I know but still a great introduction (for us) to the frenzy we'll be goin through on the next episode. BTW Matt, your title sequence was a work of art.
First of all I wanna say, we all worked very well and as hard as we could together! Good job! Especially without members on some days and with arguments on others.
First of all I wanna say, we all worked very well and as hard as we could together! Good job! Especially without members on some days and with arguments on others.
Secondly however, we must discuss, in the time we have between now and Monday, what we're gonna refine within our group. I know the other group ARE our mortal enemies BUT, having watched their episode, I must admit their mainstream editing and filming techniques have definitely prevailed over ours. Feel free to disagree but realistically it's true.
Here are my ideas of our areas of improvement if we wanna look a lot more professional and totally live up to our hype:
1. Drop Joe as the cameraman. I know he filmed our whole first episode but he also lacks in actual filming skill - it's clear when you take into account the amount of times me and Alex had to zoom in to create barely acceptable shots.
For our next episode the 180 rule is crucial as well as complete and utter banning of zooms (unless necessary). We don't need to be "experimental" to look good.
2. Be as emotive as possible script wise. I know I'm guilty, I could have done a lot better. But now we're confident acting around each other as shown when shooting Ep2, we should definitely keep it that way.
3. No more "F******". The amount of bleeping was just too much. We don't need it - if you watch The Office, Mitchell and Webb, Extras, etc. you'll notice that, yes, they do swear but no where near as much as we did - we can convey the feel just as well with deeper jokes/script writing.
4. Exposure, white balancing, frame-rates and manual focusing can make our footage look sooo much nicer rather than having things set on automatic. Just imagine how we'd blow our opposition away with an amazing focus pull.. It doesn't take long to set that stuff up. A matter of seconds.
That is all. I do love all of you for creating this project, just get back to this and you can help me love you even more. I've already considered proposing to Matt on Monday. I bought a ring and everything! Don't tell him though...
X
Here are my ideas of our areas of improvement if we wanna look a lot more professional and totally live up to our hype:
1. Drop Joe as the cameraman. I know he filmed our whole first episode but he also lacks in actual filming skill - it's clear when you take into account the amount of times me and Alex had to zoom in to create barely acceptable shots.
For our next episode the 180 rule is crucial as well as complete and utter banning of zooms (unless necessary). We don't need to be "experimental" to look good.
2. Be as emotive as possible script wise. I know I'm guilty, I could have done a lot better. But now we're confident acting around each other as shown when shooting Ep2, we should definitely keep it that way.
3. No more "F******". The amount of bleeping was just too much. We don't need it - if you watch The Office, Mitchell and Webb, Extras, etc. you'll notice that, yes, they do swear but no where near as much as we did - we can convey the feel just as well with deeper jokes/script writing.
4. Exposure, white balancing, frame-rates and manual focusing can make our footage look sooo much nicer rather than having things set on automatic. Just imagine how we'd blow our opposition away with an amazing focus pull.. It doesn't take long to set that stuff up. A matter of seconds.
That is all. I do love all of you for creating this project, just get back to this and you can help me love you even more. I've already considered proposing to Matt on Monday. I bought a ring and everything! Don't tell him though...
X
James Walker 24 January at 15:41 Reply
let me discuss my feelings. firstly, i'll amplify on haydens point. i agree that joe shouldnt be trusted filming. it isn't because he lacks skill though, its because he tries to experiment.. and we need a better storyboard so we can rely on that.
i don't lyk the amount of cuts in our episode guys. again, it goes back to the storyboard, we discussed how it should be and the way it looks at the moment it could be a short film for god sakes. it just isnt nessesary. in sitcoms their arent tht many quick cuts because the acting and humour of the script makes it compelling, not the editing. we need to completely transform the edit technique for the second episode guys, just my feeling but it doesnt need to be as cinematic. we're at long road, quick cuts looked rushed.
i agree about the swearing too, the bleeps got on my tits and some swearing didnt even have bleeps. that is something we can change tho for episode 2. i think the credits and the title sequence are amazing tho. the songs work brilliantly, they're catchy. matt, welldone on the title sequence. it looks wicked.
going back to the editing, we are going to have no time to edit the next episode. so lay off the effects, lay off the sound fx, lay off the quck cuts, just try and get it looking good and then add effects. and there is going to be a storyboard for the second ep. and id lyk u guys to folow it. to my mind, aftr the second episode, we can compare it to the 1st and see which one looks better.
we all worked really well together guys, and we do whotever the project. we just gotta remember roles and remember responsibilies. love you all
i don't lyk the amount of cuts in our episode guys. again, it goes back to the storyboard, we discussed how it should be and the way it looks at the moment it could be a short film for god sakes. it just isnt nessesary. in sitcoms their arent tht many quick cuts because the acting and humour of the script makes it compelling, not the editing. we need to completely transform the edit technique for the second episode guys, just my feeling but it doesnt need to be as cinematic. we're at long road, quick cuts looked rushed.
i agree about the swearing too, the bleeps got on my tits and some swearing didnt even have bleeps. that is something we can change tho for episode 2. i think the credits and the title sequence are amazing tho. the songs work brilliantly, they're catchy. matt, welldone on the title sequence. it looks wicked.
going back to the editing, we are going to have no time to edit the next episode. so lay off the effects, lay off the sound fx, lay off the quck cuts, just try and get it looking good and then add effects. and there is going to be a storyboard for the second ep. and id lyk u guys to folow it. to my mind, aftr the second episode, we can compare it to the 1st and see which one looks better.
we all worked really well together guys, and we do whotever the project. we just gotta remember roles and remember responsibilies. love you all
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