Guest adam3345 Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Hi, my name is adam and im 17. i made a documentary for my NYU portfolio this summer and just wanted to post this to get some criticism. i filmed this on a sony handycam. bear with me here, the shots are shaky and the text is poorly done. i taught myself Final Cut Pro basically. i filmed the documentary with no script, no budget(actually cost me nothing other than the tapes and the program), no storyboard and no idea until after i shot it all. i think it came out ok from coming from nothing. tell me what you think.. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3762372517274622967 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasarsenault Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 (edited) I really liked it. I liked the hand held....so I wouldnt worry about that. One thing....sometimes the text could be up for a second more, especially the longer ones. Its nice to be able to fully read text and have another second to soak it in before it disapears. I have made a few short docs and know how hard it can be when you take an organic approach, as you say have done in this case. I think you made a really great effort and a really nice short film. Edited March 4, 2006 by jasarsenault Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adam3345 Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 I would love to see some of your work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LondonFilmMan Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Adam: Good show. Interesting, and obviously with planning it would be even better. Yes, some shots were shaky...but good though. I liked the fact that you were in stealth mode in certain parts. Did anyone else help you? Some of the transitions in your edit were pointless. I didn't like the introduction, but the rest was fine. It was quite an interesting subject too, but it didn't move me emotionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasarsenault Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 I could put up a short clip of one if i could figure out how. How do I get a clip up on the net? I am not very tech savy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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