Self Critique

A)
1. 7
2.I think the story could be fleshed out more especially the end
3.I feel like this was very good experience for the first time ever doing this, I enjoyed it and I want to continue with future projects.
4.The story is about a man that is given a choice, and his decision he later comes comes to regret. Most of the story is about the interaction between the two characters as they meet for the first time.
5.The theme is about the weight of actions or decisions that might have dire effects in the end. It is also about greed and redemption.


B)
1.I think the beginning and end are both a little hazy, I think scene 2 does a good job of explaining the origin but I don't think there is enough telling the rest of the story.
2.the shots where the stranger explains the napkin and why he chose michael were my favorite, the end was too short and needs more.

C)
1.I think scene 2 (the bar) turned out well, but again, I think the end could use more dialogue.
2. I think the bar scene definitely needs more variety in the shots, we should have chosen a better location to put the two actors. there are too many shots of them facing the wall. I did not really notice this until editing, I will take this as a learning experience for later projects. As far as shots are concerned, I think we handled the last scene well. We ran out of time on location and so the lighting is not consistent, because it got dark, but I think the location of the camera was not bad. I will give it a 7 overall because of its inconsistency.
3. I think the dialogue was strong, the cinematography was a little weak and the story was not fleshed out enough.

D)
1.I think the dialogue is good. I think the story is good it just needs more, it is too short in it's execution and just needs more time to play out. I think the variety of shots is a little bland, but I am proud of what we got done on our first try. This is definitely a good learning experience. I will take everything that I like about it and expand upon that in the future. For everything that wasn't working, now I know they areas I need to work on.
2. I think the weakest part is just the shot variety, much of that has to do with where we placed our actors. I know now that I need to place my actors in locations where I can get a large variety of shot angles that I can play with during the edit.