PINCH

So many different locations. Would have been fun editing that! I enjoyed the visuals of this film. Nice work.

The swimming pool scene was a highlight for me! I loved the surrealism here in the 'dream' state. Nice muted grade in the opening and end pieces, and some nice editing choices x well done team :)

A woman with a busy mind, going through the motions, finds herself stuck in a surreal dream landscape. This film was an enthralling visual experience, and trippy ride!

What went well:
Nice intro and ending sequences sandwiching the dreamscape in the middle, and I liked the use of the whisper element with her thoughts running through her mind. The beach shots were stunning, and a great variety of locations were used. The cinematography was awesome, making it very visually appealing. I love how surreal and fever-dreamy this film felt, and it reminded me of the year back in the day that we had "pretentious artsy film" as a genre--not because it was pretentious, but because that year produced some trippy as doozies of films and I loved watching them, haha. Briar's creepy blue-dressed character in the fernery was hilarious. And of course, this had another fantastic performance by Toni Marie Smith that can't go unmentioned! She's a truly talented gem to have as a lead! Elvisa's dancing and the pool scenes were also a big highlight.

What could be improved:
I guess the thing about dreams, is they don't necessarily have a coherent story arc and character development. I think for me, I just wanted a little more story arc/character development because it raised a lot of questions I wanted answered to feel satisfied. Why was her mind so busy? Why couldn’t she wake up? Why didn’t the gatekeeper stop her? Why was he there after she woke up? Was she her own gatekeeper?

Next steps:
It could just be me, not understanding it fully, as sometimes the intent is to leave the viewer with questions, rather than resolution! If that was the plan then well done :) It's also common with 48 hours to have layers of your story that you know you planned, but that don't necessarily make it into the final edit through just shortage of time (either in the 5 mins, or in the 48 hours) It was definitely engaging to watch, but I wanted a little more substance to grab onto to leave me with something more after the experience :)