Hamburger

Self Critique on Hamburger

I thoroughly enjoyed working on this assignment but there a few things that I would have redone a bit better. A shot list was made but we didn't stick to it as much as we probably should have. Getting some of our scenes shot from more angles would have helped greatly in being able to shorten the film by cutting some scenes a bit shorter. Being able to cut on action is something I'm always trying to do but from some of the shots but unfortunatly we (or maybe just I) didn't direct our talent as well as we could have and for some scenes they moved from a still position to doing that scene and it didn't work as well as I would have liked in the edit.

Overall, more time spent on preparation would have definitely helped when it came to the edit. There are quite a few rough cuts and problems with sound (the rain over the past 2 weeks have been killer on the audio quality) but there are also many cuts and scenes that I am very proud of.

This whole plot started off about a joke about searching for a mysterious brownie and while still somewhat of a joke (she IS doing all this to find a hamburger) it developed a lot father and better than either Nick or myself could have imagined!

Overall, sound...not as great as it could be. There are many cuts that I would have liked to have been done better and there are a few experimental things that we did that for 'dramatic effect' that we are going to get feedback on during critique today so we'll get to see how that works out and that pretty much sums it all up.

Reading of the script with visual aid

Highly Entertaining

Production Design Statement

The aesthetic use of transitions will not only move the story along further but will also create visually pleasing moments. Many of the outdoors shots will mainly consist of pathways or passages which will show progression and the other transitions will be initiated by the opening of a door.

Plot breakdown (for Hamburger)

The plot breakdown is fairly simple, the girl goes into the cabinet, where she meets up with four other characters in different situations, each involving (besides the last) a test of skill and determination. Upon confronting the last character the girl ends up waking up on her kitchen floor and once realizing she did not gain the hamburger that she had sought after she leaves in frustration. But then a hand reaches from the cabinet and puts the hamburger back in it's original place.

Explanation of Theme and Intent

In this film we are main intent is to amuse and entertain our audience with an absurd story that leaves the viewer asking questions about what they have just seen. Then coupling the absurdity with well shot, well edited, experimental sequences to draw in our audience. So in short by experimentation and absurdity we create interest. This is a narrative piece structured in a video game like sequence inspired by the short experimental films by Maya Deren.

Our main themes are obsession and absurdity.

Obsession because of the extreme lengths that the main character will go to just to retrieve a simple hamburger that could easily be replaced.

Absurdity because not only is the situation, the dialogue and the characters absurd but so is the determination to get just a hamburger.

Single Sentence Description

A girl ventures into an alternate dimension, going through a series of battles, in search of her one true desire - COW MEAT!