Tribulation

Just found this short film, by students at a college given basically the same brief as ours and which in my opinion is just short of looking professional. Despite being just one minuet fifty in length, a good range of shot types are used as well as editing techniques and transitions.
The first shot (a long, establishing shot) is a fairly long take and is well controlled as it pans across to show the area. It is interrupted by about three extremely fast clips of which we can just about identify as scraps of paper with pictures on. This first shot is a nice contrast to the series of quick edits we see toward the end of the clip. I especially enjoy the rapid cuts which link shot together i.e. the knife appearing clean and then with blood on or, the pictures multiplying on the wall. An excellent graphic match is used to link shot together and show the passing of time i.e. the knife spinning and the clock turning. Mostly all the shots are in some dreary colour close to black and white, possibly the scene would have looked better on a whole if black and white was used through out for example, to match the titles. The music (although not scored) is extremely effective and fits the scene really well, creating a spooky atmosphere. Towards the end of the scene the shots begin to move much quicker (the knife spins faster, as do the hands on the clock) meaning that the end is almost like a crescendo, however, instead the scene fades and the title appears. Admittedly, a few shots could have been framed better but this is a small problem considering the rest of the scene.