For this production, we have to peer assess a fellow colleague's production. I sat and watched all of my other class mates' videos on the Portfolio page of the PCA Media account, and one really stood out for me. When I stay stood out, I mean I was laughing so much tears were rolling down my face and I wanted it to be on for hours longer. I felt like this production was absolutely priceless.
Meet, the world's biggest Nicholas Cage fan, Charles Manson. Two minutes of pure gold as he walks around the streets of Plymouth, showing off his pillow which has a photo of Nicholas Cage on it.
During this production we see and hear only one person. I think this gives it a real personal effect on the video as a whole, and I like the concept of the narrating theme Charlie and his colleagues have going on.
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| The opening shot of Caged In |
The opening shot consisted of Charles sitting very casually in a chair, clutching his pillow. This shot had to be 10 seconds long. The opening line is "My name is Charles Manson, and I am a super fan of Nicholas Cage". With this being only 6 seconds long, there are 4 seconds of complete silence, in which Charles staring at the camera. I feel this was inspired from The Toy Maker, which is a video we watched earlier in the week to give us some initial ideas of how to edit the final piece. I think the short pause gives the audience a first feel and image of what the production as a whole is going to be, and this is comedy. I really liked the initial opening and feel it did it's job of telling the audience how it is.
The main sequence of the documentary showed us how Charles would be so casual and walk around the streets, and enter day-to-day places with his pillow. I really like the comedy aspect of this as it makes it so much more interesting to watch. Looking from the results of other colleagues watching this video, it goes down really well.
The production side of things, I also thought was executed really well. The filming and camera shots are simple yet effective, and fit the theme really well. Most of it seems handheld, which makes the footage a little shaky, which is maybe something that the group can work on next time. There are some really nice segments in the video where there is a voiceover and a clip of just general day-to-day topics, which makes it seem professionally edited.
Oh a whole, I really like this this short documentary. It fit the specifications and work rules which were pretty simple, but needed to be done. The comedy side made me really remember this production, and I even showed it to my family, who also found it hilarious. Very well done to Charlie and his team!
Cheerio. :o)
- Olivia.
The production side of things, I also thought was executed really well. The filming and camera shots are simple yet effective, and fit the theme really well. Most of it seems handheld, which makes the footage a little shaky, which is maybe something that the group can work on next time. There are some really nice segments in the video where there is a voiceover and a clip of just general day-to-day topics, which makes it seem professionally edited.
Oh a whole, I really like this this short documentary. It fit the specifications and work rules which were pretty simple, but needed to be done. The comedy side made me really remember this production, and I even showed it to my family, who also found it hilarious. Very well done to Charlie and his team!
Cheerio. :o)
- Olivia.
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