Final Project Concept Pitch
Today we pitched our concepts for our final projects.
The logline for mine: "Discovering she has the ability to tap into the universal knowledge that is stored in her subconscious, a suspicious secretary becomes overwhelmed by the Pandora’s Box she opens up as a result of trying to harness her power, in order to uncover a scandalous secret."
This is going to be a short, 10-minute film, with a heavy element of overlayed graphical design somewhat similar to that in the movie Stranger Than Fiction.
An example:
Once I finish more of the rough designs in After Effects I'll post them up so you can see for youreselves what I have in mind.
The pitch went rather well, I thought. I'm really excited to get to the production stage with this project; it has a lot of what I ultimately wish to be encorparating into film in it, so I'm happy.
One point of great dissappointment with the pitch was that their where only 2 instructors critiquing on the concepts once it came time for the students who are streaming into Film to present their concepts (myself being one of them). But the part that is a real kick in the head is that throughout the entire day of presentations, there was not a SINGLE instructor doing a critique who was from a film background!
Imagine that! A "film school" and we don't even have a point of view from someone with film experience to give advise on the projects relating to film! I'm all but a little upset about that. Basically, as things stand with this school now, I definitely wouldn't recomend VFS to anyone. It seems to me that this place is concerned with profits first, image second, and the students third.
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posted by Mathew Joki ESQ @ 10:13 PM
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That sucks dude. But there are plenty of folk with film experience in my acquaintance... If you want honest feedback from some different people with actual film experience, I'd be happy to round up some teachers and set up a session for you (and any of your DD21 classmates) to pitch again. Just lemme know and we can try to work something out!
Out of curiosity, who did end up critiquing your pitch?
I love that movie. Remember, if you need any extra's, I'm talented, greatlooking, and amazing in bed
YEA it's really stupid u guys didn't get Spangler for ur portion of the pitches.. at least we had Trent... even the digital design ppl didn't get theirs. What a rip..
Thanks for the offer Jessica, I'll talk with the others in the film stream and see what they think and if we can work something out.
When it came around for the film pitches we had Brett Anthony (sound) and Lars Meyer (pre-production/portfolio) and Morgan Jeske (TA).
According to Ted, he "had a brushfire to attend to" and according to Bruce, no one even told him that we were pitching our final projects that day. So not surprisingly, quite a few of us are a bit cross about that.
But for the Digital Design, it makes a bit more sense, since Mike Jones is apparently really sick. Bad scheduling regardless.
PS. Kalen, I'll keep in touch! haha
Yea, all the digital design teachers are dying of some disatrous illness right now. We didn't have a single DD class all week. Though, Lars himself comes from a DD background, so we got someone at least.
Regardless for the "personal / professional issues", these are, in my mind just excuses. If VFS demands top dollars from their students, then they have a commitment to not only the student but the parents to insure that are full filling their education and professional obligations. I will be forwarding this information on the local career councillors.
Ya, stuff for sure dude!!!! STUUUFFF
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