IB Film: Assassins

Three men are confessing to a single murder, each offering their own flashbacks of the event.

This is confusing, so I'm leaving the description as that :D

It's my final piece IB Film btw

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Film & Animation

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• Zak Fenning
• IB Film: Assassins

[AsianWhiteWash]

I enjoyed your film :]

[zakfenning]

@AsianWhiteWash Thank you very much :)

[ArhV5]

It was too redundant. I mean we really didn't need to watch the same thing twice, especially not without the sound. Had you mixed it in a more unique way to the first play through (and I do acknowledge the subtle changes you made), and added more shots that hadn't been seen, it would have been much better. I mean most of the shots were nice, the dialogue wasn't overly bad, the acting was bearable, the effects and sound were good for the most part, but more variety was needed in the middle.

[zakfenning]

@ArhV5 Thanks a lot for the comments mate, I have learnt a lot from this and now Film Uni, my work is only getting better :)

[yasminsubba]

@ZakFenningFilms Ahh I see! Thanks for letting me know!

[ZakFenningFilms]

@yasminsubba Hi, I used the Panasonic HDC-SX5 camcorder (1080i 50 AVCHD format at 13mbps), and I edited in Pinnacle Studio 12 (bit slow tbh :P) with colour grading done using Red Giant's Magic Bullet plug-in (free in Pinnacle 12 and 14, not sure about 15). Pinnacle is great for cutting, but really slow for effects, Magic Bullet works a lot better in other programs (Pinnacle restricts the way it processes so it is slow).

I would recommend Pinnacle 14 Ultimate (better than 12). Thank you btw :)

[yasminsubba]

the cinematography was great and the quality of the video was much better than others I've seen. what camera and software did you use?

[ArhV5]

@zakfenning no worries, every project is a great learning experience, but I'm always glad to give some feedback. Good luck at Uni, I'm sure it'll be great! Cheers!

[AsianWhiteWash]

@zakfenning you are welcome

[zakfenning]

@ArhV5 Oh wow cool thanks :D The next piece of work I'm planning definitely has an edge, and a lot of depth... ;)

[ArhV5]

@zakfenning Aha I knew they weren't actors, but it wasn't horrible, I didn't mind. But all of these independent works are great learning experiences, and you have to start somewhere. Considering a lot of the other stuff I've seen out there, you should be very proud. Even at institutions like the Vancouver Film School, the shorts turn out with sketchy dialogue and minor errors, so regardless of any problems you had, it still turned out really well. Continue your work! This shows potential