The Finished Film: Hide and Seek

This is my finished horror film: Hide and Seek. It was a collaboration between Alex McNally and I. This is my variation of the footage.





Alex Harris

29/03/2017

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  1. Unknown17 April 2017 at 05:58

    Good use of jump cutting between the two parallel scenes. Framing is tight and there is some variety of camera angles. Storyline is clear and sound is used in an interesting way.

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