Ritalin: The Drug

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Cast and Crew
Director - Sam Avery
Producer - Sam Avery
Co-Producer - Max Monaghan
Editor - Sam Avery
Camera - Sam Avery
Nate LaFrance
Blue Screen - Sam Avery
Ball Controllers - Mitch Ensman
James Meyers
Cast
Hunter - Pete Rundle
Chef - Mitch Ensman
Basketball Player - James Meyers
Cowboy - Max Monaghan
Guther K. Konrad - Sam Avery
Dr. Phil - As Himself

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Effects/Soundtracks-
Effects, besides the blue screen stuff, there really was not that much...  However I did try to really use more camera/stand tricks, they did not come out that well but I gave it a shot.

As for soundtrack, I used a kindof sad yet soft song.  Still Fighting by Ben Folds.  It sortof told the story of the charators.  It fit pretty nicely.

Editing Advancements-
 
This video was not a huge step in video editing however it did enter me into a new revolation, that had led to huge failure in Epitaph.  This technique was the blue screen usage in this film.  I set up a quick backdrop in my room, in which I had recentatly changed the lights, and the room was very Bright...  With that the blue really stood out.  The only problem was that I stood to close to the screen and it developed a blackish gray shadow on one side.  Hovever, during the Dr. Phil interview, there didnt seem to be the same problem 

Background-
This project was the second one assigned to me and Max for health.  It kindof was the sequal to Dream Therapy in the sense that I had to "beat" it...  I wanted to either out do it or give them some new material.  In hind sight, going for the different genra was the better choice.  Dream therapy was very artistic and a neat piece however, Ritalin did not really pull the artistic end off...but I think that it did really good with the humor end.  Spreading a varity to our films is key I think.
  As for the content, the video was about Ritalin, the drug prescribed to people with ADD and ADHD.  I decided to take the pro view for the drug in the video and during our presentation we would go over the negiative effects of abusing it.
 

         

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