Our 'Science Boys' rough cut is finally here. There will be music on the opening credits and voiceovers when we are showing each character which we have not yet put in as this is just the rough cut (so when wathcing it, you don't require sound!) We are really glad that we re-shot our footage as what we now have is so much better, more diverse and more interesting. Obviously, this is just our rough cut so there are some changes that need to be made. What I am really proud of though is that what we have created actually looks like the opening sequence of film.
NOTE TO SIR: should we include freeze-frames of each character with their character name printed on like we saw in 'Trainspotting' or will this look cheesy?
0:00 - You will need to include studio and
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0:06 - presumably you will be including music over the top - what have you decided to use?
1:08 - I'm in two minds about the use of the book. On the one hand, it obviously fits in with the genre. On the other, it's hard to credit for range and variety. I wonder if there's some way of animating/ superimposing equations or something over the top to make it look more interesting. Also, I think you should cut rather than fade at the end of the sequence. You might want to speed it up slightly, to make it quicker.
1:26 - the range of shots here is better, but again, you need music/ voice-overs
1:34 - I would be tempted to suggest using a freeze-frame with the name of the character on it, similar to the way "trainspotting" does - so not cheesy, no.
It's hard to guage the effectiveness without the voice-overs. My main concern is the amount of time spent on the book at the start - as I say, I think you need something else there as well, to break it up. The main issues are, of course, the soundtrack. The use of camera and editing are both okay, and the conventions are being followed correctly. At the moment I would say that this is upper L2, with the potential to get into L4 if you do a good job with the soundtrack and the voice-overs.