Kate Kennedy – 5:00, drama/thriller
A young woman struggles with the lasting effects of an emotionally abusive relationship. After she parts ways with her boyfriend, she is haunted by a mysterious figure he has told her about in the past.
Kate Kennedy – 5:00, drama/thriller
A young woman struggles with the lasting effects of an emotionally abusive relationship. After she parts ways with her boyfriend, she is haunted by a mysterious figure he has told her about in the past.
Very interesting story idea, good lighting design, clear audio. I would recommend more rang of shots, especially wide shot to show the surrounding. I really the the ending nicely done!
This final was definitely a struggle for me. After going through several different actors who agreed to help but couldn’t at the last minute, I had to use myself as the primary character, which posed a bit of frustration. I really wanted to use brand new people I hadn’t worked with yet, but I made do with what was available. I also had to cut some scenes due to having too much time on the film, so I condensed it by a few scenes, which also helped with production as well as in post. I do think I improved on the lighting in the sample footage by reshooting almost everything in that scene. My other scenes had some mixtures of low-key and high-key light, which I think helped the mood. I was careful with the color of my scenes as well, you’ll see that the color yellow signifies a bad omen in the film, as whenever the color is present, the mysterious figure is seen soon after. My favorite scene is the final scene, as it switches from high-key to low-key light to signify a shift in the story. Considering the difficulty of filming myself as the principle actor, I think I organized the composition of shots well, with some over the shoulder work that was a bit tighter than past films, and better use of high and low angles to signify control in the scenes. Finally, in production, audio was a breeze. I only had to use the white noise for a few parts, and the rest was very clear and easy to hear. In the post-production, I had an incredibly easy time, as production was really the hard part. I edited scenes in portions, with each day, filming at least one scene, and that night, putting it in the narrative. At the end, I edited it all together so that there was smooth rhythm, and clear audio that fit. I did apply some effects to this to help with the scenes, such as the telephone modulation for the phone call scene to get clearer audio than just having my actor call, as well as adding a score to the film to help build in that suspense. Watching the film before adding sound was still pretty good, but I always think that bits of music can add to pieces, so I used it sparingly where I thought it might fit. Overall, I’m happy with the results. It fits the 5 min prompt, and I think the piece really speaks to me as well as those who have seen emotional abuse.
Wow. Very powerful illustration with a meaningful message. The ending drives the point home very well.
That was awesome! So much packed into a short film. Many great shots and good attention to getting quality audio. Well done.
Very impressive as always Kate! You fit an hour long story into 5 minutes which was also impressive. The assortment of close ups and medium shots throughout the project was utilized perfectly to illustrate emotions.
When it comes to lighting, the playing around with orange light and yellow light played out in your favor. The hues of the light played a big factor in the dramatic/suspenseful feeling of the whole movie.
Interesting narrative and interesting camera/lighting work overall!