April 14, 2014

K-Film Inspiration

I concentrated on the technical elements of the K-Film I used for this week’s inspiration. I critiqued it by listing my response to De Bono’s hats.

I viewed the 2012 Korsakow film Money and the Greeks by Florian Thalhofer.

Red:

Black:

There was too much to observe at once. I lost attention on the main window I should have been focusing on and observed the movement in what was surrounding the frame.
The preview windows displayed the end of the clip all had the swirly graphic and I could not remember the name of some of the titles, so it felt like more of a lucky dip selecting the next video to view rather than choosing my own adventure.

Yellow:

Well constructed clips
Numerous subtitle languages
Stylish interface design
Unique preview window design containing black and white swirl graphic
Well edited opening sequence
Continuous soundtrack of soft piano after film paused
Ratings were an interesting idea
Text appears on the preview windows when the cursor hovers over them
The preview videos shake and play in slow motion black and white when the cursor hover over them
Unique hand written opening credits and ‘full screen’ toggle button
Interspersed narrated clips with montage of visuals among the many interviews
Eclectic visuals within the clips (such as overlay of images of country side) which gave the film a travel diary/sketch book feel
The soundtrack that played through the whole film

Green:

I would suggest less content (preview windows) displayed on the interface on the screen while the main window clip is playing.
Remove the continuous piano music when the film is paused, as I had to keep pausing to wait for the clips to load.