Write Up for Project #2

Project #2
February 15, 2011
"First Date (Or, Man Bite)"

Story= On the outset of the video, hands begin setting up a dinner; first a rose, then hot pockets in the microwave, then drinks, then the hot pockets on the table. Then a couple sits down at the table. They look down, and the guy looks up, confused. the girl smiles and takes a bite out of her hot pocket. The guy tries it and proceeds to wolf sown a seemingly delicious hot pocket grotesquely. The girl reacts accordingly. He then waits till she isn't paying attention and eats hers. She becomes sad. He kisses her, then leaves. The shot pauses on her.

Intent= My main intent for this project was to subtly utilize the 180 degree rule and have fun experimenting. My main focus is to entertain. Of course, it's deeper then that. I also wanted to show men take advantage of women occasionally, but I wanted to show it in a way that doesn't necessarily condone it , but does make you feel sorry for the female character.

Now that I am done, I feel like did an ok job fufilling my intent. There are parts, such as the face-stuffing and the quick cuts during the drink-pouring and the plate-setting, that I think are funny, and the face on the girl when she's making a sad face is priceless. There are, of course problems, though, and here are my critiques of my finished product.

1) The opening is interesting, but is it necessary? It's slow moving, and is completely different then the second half. It's defiantly an interesting idea, sure, but interesting enough? We'll see what the class says tomorrow, I guess.

2) The close-up's focus is fuzzy. I should've switched the view mode on the camera to a closer setting- now that I've seen it bugs the crap outta me.

3) The jump cut at the end, when the guy walks past, wasn't originally supposed to happen- unfortunately, the female actor smiled after the guy kissed her, and that clashed with the mood. Unfortunately, I did not notice this until the editing phase. A reshoot may be necessary.

4) The jump cuts whenever the soda is being poured is noticeable because the reflection on the cups jumps. God that bugs me.

That being said, I'm glad with this outcome. Now it's up to the critique I guess.