After semis review - weng shern reflections

Semi Finals was just over, and our rough cut was shown during the presentation for judging. Although we received really good reviews and comments from the judges, I was watching the film during the screening and realised that our film has yet again repeated its mistakes from last year.

As always, we think that a complex storyline is a good storyline, but that's for plays, not short films. And now what we have, is a complex storyline with too many events happening throughout the film. It may be funny with many cuts and hilarious transitions, but the mood for the story, in my opinion, has sort of gone down the drain. Moreover, with that many cuts and scenes, it is really hard to use one piece of music to convey the mood for the film (scroll down to the bottom of this article if you are skeptical). What we can only do now, is use many different pieces of music, string it together and input music to the film. But that's just amateurish..

But it's already too late to make huge changes to the film, so I'll leave it for this project. But I guarantee, for future short films, this will not be repeated. There won't be any more need for film projects, but I'll continue to do some in my leisure time.

Anyway, what I really want to share with you guys in this reflections is a really good short film which I saw online. Entitled Love Language, it has a simple theme, a simple storyline, as well as a successful mood conveyor. Check it out.




In the short film above, there is only one piece of music used that is really touching, and the appropriate use of it is evident when there is a sudden transition of scenes, so the music stops and the mood changes from touching to the feeling of awesomeness.

And another thing is that there actually is a target audience for this: The association of deaf people. Watch and you'll see.