Projection Assignment – Ethan Bookbinder

For my project, I decided to focus on shadows. Shadows are often overlooked in lighting despite the important role they play in color, contrast, etc. Therefore, I wanted to highlight how they can be used in one of the most simple, well-known ways, which was shadow puppets. I chose to do a crab, dog, and snail. It was challenging to figure out how to capture the shadows properly without accidentally photographing the hands creating the animal shapes, but overall it was an easy process that was effective in using lighting creatively.

Perfect Human Critique Questions

Film maker?: Mikayla Haynes

Were the rules for the obstruction followed noticeably and effectively?: Different camera shots, dialogue, and clips exceeding 15 seconds.

Favorite part?: Enjoyed the editing on the closeups on the face and how some clips would repeat.
What would you re: edit, shoot, mix, record, etc?: I would remix the audio and reshoot some things to have the camera be more still.
Was the video paced well? Did any parts feel too long or too short?: Everything felt properly paced—nothing was too quick or went on too long.

Film maker?: Kayla Bowman

Were the rules for the obstruction followed noticeably and effectively?: Wearing red/pink, having silent moments, used subtitles

Favorite part?: Glitch effects during parts when she’s frustrated—especially the part where it cuts to her screaming.
What would you re: edit, shoot, mix, record, etc?: I would edit different music to fit the vibe and make it quieter
Was the video paced well? Did any parts feel too long or too short?: Some clips felt slightly drawn out or repetitive.

Film maker?: Gabriella Thomas

Were the rules for the obstruction followed noticeably and effectively?: Everything filmed outside, always moving

Favorite part?: Her sitting drinking water from different angles at the start
What would you re: edit, shoot, mix, record, etc?: Adding music to background, reshooting some shots that you can see the shadow of the camera
Was the video paced well? Did any parts feel too long or too short?: Nothing felt too long or short

Film maker?: Tyler Lucas

Were the rules for the obstruction followed noticeably and effectively?: Sentences run through google translate, cannot smile, mostly makes eye contact constantly

Favorite part?: Cooking the bread & writing the note without looking
What would you re: edit, shoot, mix, record, etc?: Re edit to be completely black & white and reshoot to keep the eye contact
Was the video paced well? Did any parts feel too long or too short?: Text slides were too short sometimes

Film maker?: Antonia Valeri

Were the rules for the obstruction followed noticeably and effectively?: Fourth wall break

Favorite part?: I liked the fourth wall break when she speaks to the camera
What would you re: edit, shoot, mix, record, etc?: I would re edit the text to be more consistent in location and size
Was the video paced well? Did any parts feel too long or too short?: Some shots felt like they went on a little too long

Film maker?: Lily Clifford

Were the rules for the obstruction followed noticeably and effectively?: Black and white, only one part narrated, 360 shot

Favorite part?: When she kept checking to make sure her assignment submitted
What would you re: edit, shoot, mix, record, etc?: Music felt too loud
Was the video paced well? Did any parts feel too long or too short?: Some clips felt like they dragged on

Film maker?: Murro Gill

Were the rules for the obstruction followed noticeably and effectively?: Old film aesthetic, copyright free aesthetic music that fit the vibe, title cards instead of dialogue like a silent film

Favorite part?: Sped up clip of the cat cleaning herself
What would you re: edit, shoot, mix, record, etc?: Try to find different, less cliche music
Was the video paced well? Did any parts feel too long or too short?: Some title cards were too short to read

Film maker?: Aileena Sargeant

Were the rules for the obstruction followed noticeably and effectively?: Uneasy narration, dancing with only legs

Favorite part?: When the guy kept bringing up Sabrina Carpenter
What would you re: edit, shoot, mix, record, etc?:  Redo some shots to be more zoomed in and intense
Was the video paced well? Did any parts feel too long or too short?: Paced good

Film maker?: Bekzod Nurboev

Were the rules for the obstruction followed noticeably and effectively?: Filmed outside, eyes are always closed, uses a prop

Favorite part?: When the actor uses the stick as a phone
What would you re: edit, shoot, mix, record, etc?: Remix audio to not fade in and out with each cut
Was the video paced well? Did any parts feel too long or too short?: Paced good

Film maker?: Nada Almatani

Were the rules for the obstruction followed noticeably and effectively?: Subtitles, black&white, text-to-speech narration, hats in comedic way, doing something wrong

Favorite part?: Watching her struggle with the apron
What would you re: edit, shoot, mix, record, etc?: Re edit the lightning as some shots are very dark, and turn volume of narration up
Was the video paced well? Did any parts feel too long or too short?: Clips were paced very well, entire video was slightly too long as a whole

Film maker?: Sid Crabtree

Were the rules for the obstruction followed noticeably and effectively?: Blank background, voiceover, exactly 3 minutes

Favorite part?: Dancing scene and whatever was after that

What would you re: edit, shoot, mix, record, etc?: Re mix audio to get rid of background noise
Was the video paced well? Did any parts feel too long or too short?: Some clips dragged slightly, overall paced well for 3 mins

Film maker?: Saomi Jimenez

Were the rules for the obstruction followed noticeably and effectively?: Black and white, voiceover(?)

Favorite part?: I liked her explaining what she was doing
What would you re: edit, shoot, mix, record, etc?: N/A
Was the video paced well? Did any parts feel too long or too short?: Pacing was good, kept my attention

Film maker?: Noah Schardt

Were the rules for the obstruction followed noticeably and effectively?: No objects, sound effect, non dominant hand, no front-facing shots

Favorite part?: The actor pretending to gold without a club or ball
What would you re: edit, shoot, mix, record, etc?: N/A
Was the video paced well? Did any parts feel too long or too short?: Pacing was good

One (Evil Uno) – Ethan, Murro, Tyler

FINAL GAME DOCUMENTATION:

Describe the game in 3 sentences: An unforgiving version of Uno. Sabotage your friends with the new “evil” cards added to the deck. Meant for fun and annoyance at your own risk.

Why did you change or improve in version 2 based on feedback: Added clearer instructions, made “Lose Instantly” card return to the deck, and lessened the amount of cards to be drawn.

What did you learn about your game from each play test? What comments were most helpful: It was very helpful knowing how much people liked it and that it was a good concept. This motivated us to keep going with it. I learned that we didn’t have enough cards in the deck and too many cards that made you draw more which was helpful to figure out balance.

What would you change for version 3: Lessening the amount of drawing, clearer instructions on some cards such as the Scary Card, and possibly more generic cards in the deck.