Kleptomania

[Not For Sale]

I recently made this short film for a Media Arts class in my school. I wrote the script, handled the camera, and directed.

 

Click here to download (Zipped Quicktime format)

[Hattuchili]

Hey Bryan,

nice video. Are you really 14 years old, and you made the video? :shock:

I think I can not make it better. I really liked the first part: the music starts, and DR. Certe walked so casual, and cool to the hotel. It reminded me a little bit of Quentin Tarantino´s "Pulp Fiction"! Good music choice. All in all GREAT job!

 

--Soeren

[Not For Sale]

Hey Bryan,

nice video. Are you really 14 years old, and you made the video? :shock:

I think I can not make it better. I really liked the first part: the music starts, and DR. Certe walked so casual, and cool to the hotel. It reminded me a little bit of Quentin Tarantino´s "Pulp Fiction"! Good music choice. All in all GREAT job!

 

--Soeren

Thanks for the compliments! I am 14, (almost 15) and there were 3 of us, so it's a combined age of 42. I think a 42 year old can make that. The first part of the film may have reminded you of Pulp Fiction because it was inspired by Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs", it even has the same music as the title sequence!

 

Once again, thanks!

[Jordan Shankman]

Holy shit that was terrible.

[PhishyBrewer]

SHIT! There goes the neighborhood.

 

Nice editing! Bad acting. Good music. over all B-

[Wes]

First off, let me say this was really fucking good for a 14 year old. Your film was better than a lot 21 year old film students' finals I've seen.

Constructive Criticism:

- Get a tripod. Shaky is cool for some shots, but steady is good too.

- Some of the changes in music is jarring, especially the exit from the elevator. Try to work on the audio levels too. There's a lot of background noise.

- It really wasn't a bad thing, but some shots you held for too long. Honestly, most amateur film makers hold shots for far far far too long, and you didn't do that. There could have been some tighter editing though, especially his second trip to the car. It felt redundant, especially with the same sort of camera angles. Also tighten up the edits during the phone conversation. When you switch to the other character, the dialogue should start near immediately. The half second pause there feels weird.

- Vary up your shot selection. Try to get weird or different angles. It really helps a scene when you get a lot of different shots. (inside the cabinet, over the shower, inside the car trunk, etc)

 

Honestly, those are easy to fix. This was really far better than anything my friends and I did at 14.

 

Great Job!

 

wes (needs to put the movie we just did online)

[Not For Sale]

There are excuses for most of the problems in the film, but I won't bore you with those. But I would like to point out that there were bad actors, but we're 14! We have absolutely no training in acting! However, I was extremely dissapointed in the way the Hotel Manager's acting came out.