Short Film Don'ts
Really good list, of commonly seen things in bad short films.
http://filmmaker.com/DUMPS.html
I know Mikey will take umbridge at the "Dolly in Zoom Out" being included, but it it is a bit overused at the student level, because:
1. It's extremely noticible.
2. Compared to other moving shots, it's relatively easy to reproduce.
Comments
For the record, I love the Dolly Zoom in Magnetism. It's done as an homage, but it's not done needlessly. Overall I think it's very effective, and not cliché, but then again Nye's work is animation, which I would imagine has it's own set of common mistakes. The reasons I put in my post as to why I think it gets abused kinda don't apply to animated work. As the animator has complete control of the space and cameras, an animator can do things like simulated crane, tracking, stedicam, overhead shots ... etc. However in the real world, all that can be hard to do.
So, my gut feeling is that the dolly zoom is not as abused in animated work because there are more options for easy to do, but noticible camera movements.
I imagine that I'm shooting in the dark here, and Nye would be able to better talk about this.
Also, I'd like to submit myself for ritual punishment. I have, in fact, been guilty of at least 3 of those "Film Score F&*$-ups"... the Lone Piano, the "French Boulangerie" clarinet, and the "Dark-Synth" score. I am shamed...
Posted by: Mikey at July 19, 2004 10:21 AM