This short fan film follows a detachment of stormtroops that crashlanded on a planet where they have to escort a rebel prisoner across the forest.
For a fan film this is really nostalgic following amazing sound design that feels like it fits in the star wars genre. And the banta between the troops really gives the troopers personality which is something the main films are missing.
Now I think the film's cinematography is good, it's not amazing. The shots where the rebels are setting up to take on the troopers work amazing as it allows the audience to feel the unsteadiness and impromptu ambush that is about to take place. This is also followed by shaky camera shots to show how intense and unstable the situation gets when the fight starts.
However the one thing that I would have redone on a track and dolly would have been the tracking shots because they feel very handheld and it gives it a tone as the whole situation is very unprepared where in reality, sure the troopers have just been in the crash but they would have had a calmness about them which I feel could have been convayed in the shot better then it was.
The film's colour goes between very grey or very green which is a little bit distracting at times which isn't helped by how the lens focuses in. Every time it pulls focus to a single object or character there is a oil texture everything around it gets which can get distracting.
Overall I think the film is actually pretty good, I still think it can be improved in places, like using a couple of practical effects instead of digital, but this is understanding because it can be quite costly.
Here's the film so you can check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6GUxb0kCCA
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