Reflection 22/11/12 Re-evaluating Film Noirs

   After fixing and editing our film noir shorts, we screened our shorts in today's class. As a reflector and thinker, I wrote down the aspects worthy of notice while watching our works:

Erik, Max, Charlotte, Annie:

• Inserted scenes (the voice over in the beginning) enhance the narrative and allows the audience to understand the plot fully.
• Dialogue is now audible but sound levels (stereo and mono) are still inconsistent. Wild sound was quite distracting at times

Angela, Allissa, Robert, Henry:

• Wonderful in every aspect (cast, plot, script, framing, etc) except for some scenes where the sound was muffled.
• Exhibited typical film noir characteristics and setting.

Wilson, Lawrence, Marisa, Star:

• Wild sound in opening scene overwhelmed the dialogue
• Phone ring sound effect was unnatural and disrupted the flow of the scene.
• Replacing vacuum sound effects with suspenseful music built up to the climax.
• Relationship between characters could've been established earlier to help the audience grasp the storyline.

George, Adrian, Travis, Jacob:

• Brilliant script and acting (hard-boiled protagonist of film noir)
• Uneven sound levels