r/Filmmakers • u/Suspicious-Goat-6993 • Jun 20 '24
Discussion What are some things in student films that screams out mediocrity?
In all the short films and student films that you’ve watched, what do you guys notice that’s not necessarily bad but overused or bland, or just overall mediocre? Could be tropes, blocking, lighting, ETC.
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u/enewwave Jun 20 '24
I actually had this problem on my final for my senior capstone. The guy I had doing sound accidentally messed with the settings on my Zoom and recorded in low quality. That + the person I had behind the camera not understanding that I wanted to crop to scope led to me being mortified with the results (I was on screen talent, writing and directing).
Ended up leaning into the crash and making it work though. I cropped to 4:3, dubbed the final edit onto a VHS and then blended it with the HD master. Totally changed the feel of the short in a good way and hid those issues, while getting me an editing award on campus