also, all those cuts were purposeful cuts too. not just cuts for the sake of having lots of cuts. they were there to build tension.
lemme type out the comments the other people in class made about the commercial (we all had to fill out a feedback form which was given back to us):
and this was what the instructor said:"great match editing. good camera movement. good editing. lighting could have been better. an overall good commercial"
"wow! fantastic. great pace/great concept/edting!!! needs a little more lighting on tim"
"clock added suspense. that was so cool! really creative idea. CU's of tim at the computer - could add creative lighting techniques with the computer screen"
"excellent idea! nice shots! nice text! great commercial!! - a tad dark at times"
"awesome! so many shots! that was hilarious! music was awesome. good use of class members. that was like an actual commercial."
"nice shots. great idea on making the cuts faster. makes the viewers get excited. good acting. needs more lighting on the face. very well done!"
"very clean, quick shots. very impressive. i thought your sound effects were very appropriate. cool camera shake with the alarm clock."
"very good shot selection. i think it was a perfect commercial. very nice takes and a great job at editing. this was my vote for best."
'low shot of typing on computer was good + cuts back to the timer were done really good. work on lighting"
"very funny! good camera shots. good use of stuff at the end, great audio. good job!"
"impressive number of shots. very nice close ups and composition. on some shots, it was hard to see tim's face."
"good shots and cuts. audio looked out of sync at one point"
"clever! i really liked your shots."
"the camera work + composition of the shots was excellent. very funny choice for a commercial. the editing was proficient, great build up and way to get emotion out of the audience with suspense"
i'm still not gonna post it though! primarily because i'm in it. i will post the short movie though. if possible. we'll see."wow!!! what can i say? awesome shot choices. great job building up a sequence while shooting. nice shot composition. excellent use of close ups! i love the shots of the hands and looking over the back of the computer to see tim's eyes. nice camera moves and trucking shots. your shots are very creative. great idea to have the camera shake during the clock ringing as well. loved your use of the clock ticking sound effects and the swish sounds that you had within your production. i was VERY impressed with the transition to the clock at the beginning. going from inside of the clock to the outside was ingenious. what great planning and match editing. your sequence when editing was excellent. your level of difficulty definitely came during the editing. i also like that you kept the natural sound of the typing on the keypad. your pacing was great, building the tension. this combined with the sound effects really worked in this spot. nice full screens at the end of the apple think different.
there were lighting challenges as you mentioned in your self evaluation. though i actually liked the orange hue that appeared in the commercial, the graininess was apparent due to the low lighting. unfortunately, these cameras dont work well in low light."