Media Arts Movie: "Attack of the Resident Dead"

My Media Arts movie edited using Final Cut Express:

http://vimeo.com/4083083


What Worked:

Upon looking back at all of the elements that went into the making of “Attack of the Resident Dead,” I believe that, ultimately, it was a very successful movie. This is due to a number of reasons.

Firstly, during the filming of “Attack of the Resident Dead,” the storyboards and script were consulted very often. As such, the final movie was very similar to the one originally planned.

Secondly, the filming itself proved remarkably easy, which is no small feat when you have upwards of 6 actors on screen at a time.

Thirdly, during the filming of the movie, we encouraged everyone to voice any improvements they believed would make the movie more successful. Some of these improvements made their way into the final film, and although they did not radically change the movie, I believe they made it more interesting.

Fourthly, the editing of the movie proved to be remarkably straight-forward due to the fact that filming took place over a relatively short amount of time.

Therefore, for these reasons, I believe that “Attack of the Resident Dead” was a very successful movie.

What Did Not Work:

As I said above, I believe that “Attack of the Resident Dead” was, ultimately, a very successful movie. However, there is one element of the movie that stands out as being less than successful.

This element is the sheer amount of footage, (30+ minutes), that we shot for the movie. As such, due to the fact that the final movie had to be less than 10 minutes long, much of this footage had to be cut from the final movie. This footage expanded several scenes and contained subplots cut from the final version. Furthermore, since some of this footage expanded the depth of the movie, it is regretful that it couldn’t be added to the final cut.

Starring, (in alphabetical order):

Eric Anderson
Wesley Cranston
James Darling
Taylor Dotsikas
Philip Emsley
Mark Horner
Edward Kang
Andrew MacNicol
Matt Nesvadba
Geoff Williams
Christopher Wong
Mr. MacRae