Merlyn Haycraft Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Hi all, Here is a film I have just completed - Boxed Man. I wrote and directed it, as well as shot it. I would love to have any feedback on the cinematography!!! We were a pretty small crew: one focus puller and one gaffer, so all thoughts are welcome :) http://vimeo.com/20624813 Thanks! Merlyn contact@merlynhaycraft.com http://merlynhaycraft.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umut utku Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Nice job.. it reminds me the movie ''Stranger than fiction'' .. well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram Shani Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 i like it very much good acting and story the cinematography is very well serve the story and the chose of static framing was good choice i liked the lighting too keep the good work:) it's a good movie which mean all the components worked well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlyn Haycraft Posted March 18, 2011 Author Share Posted March 18, 2011 Nice job.. it reminds me the movie ''Stranger than fiction'' .. well done. Thanks! I haven't seen Stranger than Fiction. I'll have to check it out now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlyn Haycraft Posted March 18, 2011 Author Share Posted March 18, 2011 i like it very much good acting and story the cinematography is very well serve the story and the chose of static framing was good choice i liked the lighting too keep the good work:) it's a good movie which mean all the components worked well Yeah, we went for a very static camera when he is living his daily life so as to show how dead he is, and then lots of zooms and pans as transitions, to move between all the scenes and make the boxes unrelenting and suffocating. I checked out your showreel as well! Really nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusef Lateef Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Tight story, nice pace, nice composition, Excellent Job! This was done With a 3 man crew as well. 5*****s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlyn Haycraft Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 Tight story, nice pace, nice composition, Excellent Job! This was done With a 3 man crew as well. 5*****s Thanks! Yeah, it was quite tight with only three in the camera and lighting crew. So in the end, we used house lighting where we could (often you can see it in shot) and then supplement it with fill and keys here and there. And the gaffer was really hard working. Little sleep and long days as usual! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Cowan Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Great work Merlyn! It's really well paced especially considering the duration. The montage is my personal favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlyn Haycraft Posted April 7, 2011 Author Share Posted April 7, 2011 Great work Merlyn! It's really well paced especially considering the duration. The montage is my personal favorite. Thanks Jason! I edited it myself, but also did one day's editing with Nigel Galt, who edited Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut. And it's him I give the credit of editor to. It was a brilliant experience. It was more or less a one day private master class but editing my own work. He really helped with the story and structure at the end of the film. And of course, I got to ask loads of questions about Kubrick!!! (whose is incidentally my favourite director)!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Eastman Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Thought it was very good, much better than "red roses" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlyn Haycraft Posted June 6, 2011 Author Share Posted June 6, 2011 Thought it was very good, much better than "red roses" Yeah. It's definitely a step up. That was my first film in my first year at film school! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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