My Award Nominated PSA "REFLECTION" at DVinfo.net

Glen Chua · April 17th, 2005, 09:44 PM

Hey guys, this is my first time posting up any of my films... so I'm a little bit nervous. This PSA of mine was nominated for $2,500 this past week, and I attended the award show... but sadly I didn't go home with the prize. Anyways, tell me what you guys think! Thanks! Hope you enjoy.

Glen Chua

http://moonlitefilms.com/Reflection.mov

PS: I am not that great at compressing the videos yet.

Rob Lohman · April 18th, 2005, 09:16 AM

I thought it looked great, but it felt a tad too long... but perhaps I'm just
tired after a day of working, heh.

John Sandel · April 18th, 2005, 12:36 PM

I really like it, Glen. The end shocked me. Certainly made your point.

How'd you do the mirror effect?

Mitchell Stookey · April 18th, 2005, 02:29 PM

That was awesome. I don't think it was too long, but maybe if it had been quicker it would have changed the mood, made it more frantic and uncoordinated. It did look great and I think very interesting take on the subject. Good work. I wonder what beat you?

Glen Chua · April 18th, 2005, 04:31 PM

Thanks for the comments guys! I gotta get to work so I will explain the mirror thing, but I just got news that this PSA won 1st Place at the BC Student Film Festival!

K, just got back from work.

So the mirror effects were really quite simple to accomplish. All I did was split the screen in half. The problem with this is, when your moving, if the lighting is not proper, you get a line through your image. Then, you don't want completely awkward lighting, but yea, that's the mirror effect in a nutshell!

Obin Olson · April 22nd, 2005, 06:59 AM

very good Glen...I bit "choppy" but it works..good audio ....you could use some "looks" IMHO has a bit of a "video" feel not bad but maybe a really COLD almost blackandwhite? or a blue?

keep it up...your doing great

Mike Cavanaugh · April 22nd, 2005, 01:12 PM

GREAT - really liked it. I have a different take on it from some of the others... I would have liked a slower start, ramping up to the crash scene. Suck me in first, then shock me!

Remember asking for opinions is dangerous - if 100 people respond, you will get 100 different takes on what to do - Follow your heart and instincts.

"Opinions are like ***holes - everyone has one, and everyone's but mine stinks"

Dylan Couper · April 22nd, 2005, 10:23 PM

Good enough for me, off to the kitchen to pour another rum + coke.

Glen Chua · April 22nd, 2005, 11:44 PM

Thanks for the comments!

Obin, when you meant a bit "choppy" did you mean the video itself was choppy in a laggy way, or did you mean teh way it was edited?

Geoffrey Engelbrecht · April 23rd, 2005, 01:17 PM

Brilliant film. I also didn't see the end coming and I loved the mirror effect like the others.

At the very last frame or two there is a picture which appears. Was this intentional?

Glen Chua · April 23rd, 2005, 06:48 PM

Geoffrey,
Thanks for the comment! No, the very last frame is not intentional. It is actually from a film I did last year which won best film and best of the festival at the Calgary Film Festival. I'll try to upload that film too, it was titled THE LOST.

Doug Fearman · May 9th, 2005, 02:10 PM

Very powerful!
doug

Dave Ferdinand · May 12th, 2005, 12:26 PM

That was great. I especially liked the end sequence when he gets in the car. Really good stuff.

April 17th, 2005, 09:44 PM	#1
Glen Chua Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: British Columbia Posts: 98	My Award Nominated PSA "REFLECTION" Hey guys, this is my first time posting up any of my films... so I'm a little bit nervous. This PSA of mine was nominated for $2,500 this past week, and I attended the award show... but sadly I didn't go home with the prize. Anyways, tell me what you guys think! Thanks! Hope you enjoy. Glen Chua http://moonlitefilms.com/Reflection.mov PS: I am not that great at compressing the videos yet.

April 18th, 2005, 09:16 AM	#2
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	I thought it looked great, but it felt a tad too long... but perhaps I'm just tired after a day of working, heh. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

April 18th, 2005, 12:36 PM	#3
John Sandel Major Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: stately Eldora Road Posts: 386	Wow! I really like it, Glen. The end shocked me. Certainly made your point. How'd you do the mirror effect?

April 22nd, 2005, 10:23 PM	#8
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	Good enough for me, off to the kitchen to pour another rum + coke. __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

May 9th, 2005, 02:10 PM	#12
Doug Fearman Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: upstate new york Posts: 97	Very powerful! doug __________________ Would someone turn on the lights!?

April 18th, 2005, 02:29 PM	#4
Mitchell Stookey Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 196	That was awesome. I don't think it was too long, but maybe if it had been quicker it would have changed the mood, made it more frantic and uncoordinated. It did look great and I think very interesting take on the subject. Good work. I wonder what beat you?

April 18th, 2005, 04:31 PM	#5
Glen Chua Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: British Columbia Posts: 98	Thanks for the comments guys! I gotta get to work so I will explain the mirror thing, but I just got news that this PSA won 1st Place at the BC Student Film Festival! K, just got back from work. So the mirror effects were really quite simple to accomplish. All I did was split the screen in half. The problem with this is, when your moving, if the lighting is not proper, you get a line through your image. Then, you don't want completely awkward lighting, but yea, that's the mirror effect in a nutshell!

April 22nd, 2005, 06:59 AM	#6
Obin Olson Trustee Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wilmington NC Posts: 1,414	very good Glen...I bit "choppy" but it works..good audio ....you could use some "looks" IMHO has a bit of a "video" feel not bad but maybe a really COLD almost blackandwhite? or a blue? keep it up...your doing great

April 22nd, 2005, 01:12 PM	#7
Mike Cavanaugh Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Albany NY Posts: 311	GREAT - really liked it. I have a different take on it from some of the others... I would have liked a slower start, ramping up to the crash scene. Suck me in first, then shock me! Remember asking for opinions is dangerous - if 100 people respond, you will get 100 different takes on what to do - Follow your heart and instincts. "Opinions are like ***holes - everyone has one, and everyone's but mine stinks"

April 22nd, 2005, 11:44 PM	#9
Glen Chua Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: British Columbia Posts: 98	Thanks for the comments! Obin, when you meant a bit "choppy" did you mean the video itself was choppy in a laggy way, or did you mean teh way it was edited?

April 23rd, 2005, 01:17 PM	#10
Geoffrey Engelbrecht Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Switzerland Posts: 56	Brilliant film. I also didn't see the end coming and I loved the mirror effect like the others. At the very last frame or two there is a picture which appears. Was this intentional?

April 23rd, 2005, 06:48 PM	#11
Glen Chua Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: British Columbia Posts: 98	Geoffrey, Thanks for the comment! No, the very last frame is not intentional. It is actually from a film I did last year which won best film and best of the festival at the Calgary Film Festival. I'll try to upload that film too, it was titled THE LOST.

May 12th, 2005, 12:26 PM	#13
Dave Ferdinand Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 359	That was great. I especially liked the end sequence when he gets in the car. Really good stuff. __________________ Do or do not, there is no try.