- peiru said...
Hi,
i like your concept and the layout of your video. Its very classy and professional looking. I agree though that if the colours were warmer it might look nicer, but i thought the music fitted really well too.- Mark: Hi, thanks for the compliment, haha yeah I guess I'll tone down the photos, perhaps I went too overboard haha...
- chr1s0ng said...
Ok. Picture wise, maybe a little over-exposed.... maybe that's the effect you wanted, but i can't really be sure. might need to tweak the brightness / contrast maybe.
Script looks detailed for sure (extremely well thought i'd say... just how you'll exactly portray all that might be a bit of a challenge, but i think you've more or less got it all together.- Mark: Yup, I actually wanted to over exposed effect but I guess its not working like I thought haha...and yes Im quite concerned over the script, I have no idea how Im gonna squeeze it all, time to cut out bits and pieces of it :( I was actually inspired by the story telling segments from the game Lost Odyssey on the Xbox 360, go youtube em if you can, fantastic stories, with minimal pics all done with power point animations, damn good haha...
- aline_hs said...
hi,
nice photography... it really has the focus of the story that you want to convey...
after viewing the first 30secs of the video.. it has a lonely feel of the plot...- Mark: Hi thanks, yup, the story will eventually lead to a lonely ending, so I structured it that way from the beginning.
- Devi said...
Mark, I like the video and the narration. I especially liked how you kept “she’d sit there” part while the other phrases were shown. It’s very clever and interesting. I feel that the music suited the whole idea of the video. I ALSO WANT TO SPEAK TO THE AUTHOR! Are there going to be any actors in the video? The 30 second clip was good. Keep it up.
- Mark: Haha yeah unfortunately, besides the she'd sit there bit, I dont know how to play with the rest of the narrative...but I'll try :P And yes I will have actors, but the scheduled photoshoot is later on this week so yeah couldnt do much. I am actually trying to shoot with actors but without using their faces...we'll see how that goes haha...
- Ozeona said...
Nice colours used, but would the story include any characters inside? Or it is more of a narration/poem type?
- Mark: Yup as mentioned, I will be using actors along with the narration! :)
- Jennifer said...
hi there,
I think your video is good. Very simple... Especially the "staring into space" bit, just the black background (VOID).
Maybe you could take pictures of leaves slowly falling and touching the ground? But then again, it is ery literal. haha- Mark: Yup, I was thinking of taking pictures of leaves falling, I like the literal thing haha...only thing is, I have no clue how to freeze frame a leaf falling like that...thinking of using wires/thread and then super impose...
- Joon Yong said...
hi mark,
great vid, and photos.
anyway, regarding the actors part. i think u can explore leaving the actors out? might give it more of a dreamy, abstract effect (if that's what u are looking for).- Mark: Better not pick up your handphone. haha. Anyway its true that it might be more dreamy without actors but I'll try it and see how, because the narrative itself is quite a literal narrative so it will probably need real actors, but like I mentioned above, I will probably try to NOT show the faces of my actors...see how.
- Xueli said...
Hi Mark
I think your pictures are very well-taken and the video is professionally done too. Are you using any actors/actresses in the final video? I feel that the overall effect will be better if you include actors/actresses. Under the “she’d sit there” narration, perhaps you could add an image of the girl staring to the right (at your pictures). Looking forward to watching the final version of your video.- Mark: Yup, will use one actor and one actress, I imaged the girl actually sitting and we see her back, but yup will consider using other points of view for the shots, just need to find a nice park now... any suggestions?
- Katherine Lu said...
Hello Mark:
Was trying to find your comment box and realized you had 2 entries together! So here goes:
For the narrative about changing from you to the woman, you can change the colour of the text to maybe red or pink. Another way is that when the guy narrates, words comes from the left and when the girl narrates, words can come out from the right. When you are consistent, the viewers will be able to understand the story immediately.
I really like the trailer you did!- Mark: Oh thats a great idea! For some reason it never occured to me to use colour in the video bits mmm will consider using both ideas haha thanks thanks.
Wow, your concept seems abstract. But i like it! Gives me a surreal feeling.
Some comments on the photos u've posted. The pictures seemed a bit too luminous? At least on my screen it looks luminous and hurting on the eyes. Mabye try making the colour more warm? Or is there a reason for the pictures being a bit luminous?
The music seems good to me. I don't suggest using an edgier music as this may not go with the storyline?
February 17, 2008 9:18 PM
Woah. I think it's great! It's sweet. The pictures are great! You have paced the tune and rhythm of the whole thing well. Can't wait to see the whole video!
As for the narrative part. I think there is no need for a link. You can just continue.
P.S: What camera did you use? I only have the normal camera and I wanted to achieve that kind of effect but it's impossible. Like the micro take ones. Any tips?
February 17, 2008 11:10 PM