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Critique room

Notes on the work

Honest, specific, generous. The room runs on the principle that craft is taught at the cut.

Be specific. Be kind. Be useful.

  1. Hana Brevik

    Editing tutor

    2 hours ago

    on "Tide Marks"

    "Your second act earns its silence — but I'd cut the boat sequence by twelve seconds. The image holds; the music doesn't need to."

  2. Theo Vance

    Year 3 peer

    Yesterday

    on "The Second Floor"

    "The reveal works because of where you put the camera, not what's in frame. Trust that. Lose the score under the doorway shot."

  3. Yusuf Adler

    Cinematography tutor

    2 days ago

    on "Studio B"

    "The Steadicam discipline is impressive. Watch your headroom around 02:40 — you lose the singer to the ceiling for a beat. Otherwise, gorgeous."

  4. Eleanor Park

    Screenwriting tutor

    3 days ago

    on "First Frost"

    "The 16mm grain is doing real work here. I want one more image after the title — something that lets the audience exhale before you cut to black."