A friend of mine here in the workplace once asked me to critique this video.
It's a short video made by the
Archdiocesan Commission on Youth (ACY) of the Roman Catholic
Archdiocese of Manila. Their premier actually titled Marked.
At first, I had doubts whether I am
doing this or not considering one of the philosophies I adhere in
life, both as a blogger and an expressionist in real life: don't make
any statements or arguments when it comes to religion. Why did I say
so? Well, do I need to explain more, ladies and gentlemen? Once you
argue with somebody who has a “close faith” and mind you, the
dialogue between the two of you will never stop even if the clock
already made its full round turn.
But anyway, here's that three-and-a-half-minuter.
Three words: Message well-conveyed.
Though of course there are some quirks spotted upon reviewing this
presentation, like the over-joyful tone of the narrator at some lines
(which I think can be really tolerable considering the purpose of
your message). Some introductory clips may be quite long which I
don't really mind much unless I realized they can't be Lav Diaz.
(Though of course, putting these sequences in fast motion can do no
good either.)
If there's something wrong with the
script, I'll say minimal, albeit important: usage of language
straight. Though on the other side, it would still appeal more as
let's face it: we're in the era where people uses Taglish
(combination of English and Tagalog languages) words even more than
usual (but still, the more it minimizes, the better).
And perhaps the obvious here, is the
transition from a voiceover narration into the character narration.
It came quite fast, there should be allowable time or pause on
passing it up more appropriately.
But relax, it's just their first
episode. I'm sure they can do a lot better. Besides, they already
showed their strength right here, as their theme on this short vid.
I admired the closing song though.
Yes, it's a must-watch for your
enlightenment, folks.
Author: slickmaster | ©2014 september twenty-eight productions
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