Towards the end of last year I entered Betrayal into another film competition. The British International Amateur Film Competition is an annual event held in England run by the Institute of Amateur Cinematographers. There are hundreds of entries every year, but with the screenings and workshops this year taking place down South, we won’t be attending. However a judging panel from the Institute viewed and commented on our film, awarding a *** rating which they say “[is a] well made, technically competent [film that] keeps our interest and/or entertains.” You can read some of the comments Betrayal received below:
“This was a well made competent film” “Good use was made of black and white and colour scenes and there were some very interesting camera angles. The shot through the glass door was well done, and this can be tricky. The locations were also well chosen. There were some very good action shots with the removal of the knife during the fight scene being convincingly handled. Overall, the editing was good and the quick cutting made for a good chase scene…”
Of course, the review wasn’t all good good good. The judges picked up on many of the areas of the film we are already aware of as being the weakest, such as the tightness of some of the editing, the diction of some of the characters and of course, the fact that the “characters portrayed were more suited to adult actors.”
In general I am, and everyone involved in the film should be very pleased with the review! The judges said they “were impressed with the film which showed great promise and we would hope to see more productions from this group in due course.” You betcha!
