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Don't Do Drugs
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You've picked a great topic for a PSA and you did a pretty good job saying that it's not good for you to use drugs. Being that it's a PSA, take a little more time in the writing phase to really identify what you want to say about the problem. I feel like you could have gone quite a bit deeper into the problem and the demographic of the problem in high school. Great topic, just push yourself a little harder.
Drugs are Bad
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A couple thoughts of feedback for you. You've picked a very noble topic for a PSA. One that needs to be out there more. Now, the effectiveness of your message really is determined by how well it's executed. I feel that you could put a little more thought into your cinematography and into the planning of your shots. You're cutting back and forth between only two shots. Shoot a little more coverage (a wide shot, medium and close-ups) so that when editing you have more choices to tell your story.
Important Message
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A couple editorial notes for you. One step that would really be helpful to the quality of your films would be to storyboard out all your shots so that when you get into the edit bay it will cut together nicely. Shoot more coverage also. You're using dissolves as your transitions between shots and usually you use a dissolve to show the passing of time so it's initially confusing. Also be consistent with your transitions. You also use a wipe which I'm not quite sure what you're trying to say there
I Like The Message
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Although the message of this project is pretty clear, it also doesn't appear that the writers spent much time thinking about it. For some reason the team decided to do a series of wipes and fades rather than cuts between the two characters. This was distracting and didn't serve any purpose. Overall the project didn't really demonstrate an understanding of cinematography, composition or focal lengths. I'd love to see more effort next time, I know they are capable of so much more.
Not Enough Effort
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It is fairly obvious that if this team had given more thought and effort to this project they could have produced something much more substantive. I'm not sure why they chose the wipe and dissolve rather than straight cuts. Was is a choice or were they just messing around. The cause of the PSA was good but it didn't feel like there was much effort put into research or creative storytelling. I think they're far more talented than this project would indicate.
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