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I feel like adding a blurry background makes all the difference when it comes to making stuff look pro. That being said, you did a great job.
However, I am not sure if you did this on purpose, but the colors look a bit weird. It may be what you are going for and I'm just seeing things out of context but it's ever so slightly green. Eh, it's hardly noticeable and may be an optical illusion or my computer screen being mean again.
Nah, that looks great bro. 
I feel like adding a blurry background makes all the difference when it comes to making stuff look pro. That being said, you did a great job.
However, I am not sure if you did this on purpose, but the colors look a bit weird. It may be what you are going for and I'm just seeing things out of context but it's ever so slightly green. Eh, it's hardly noticeable and may be an optical illusion or my computer screen being mean again.
Nah, that looks great bro.
I see what you mean. I hope that by dropping the greens in Post that will solve it. It is tinted a bit green. Thanks for the catch!
Binding Brick - a very nice, crisp scene. The colors look fine to me, but color correction never hurts.
Speaking of color correction, mine need to be brightened, but beyond that, how is my set/photo/other aspects of the images?
This is the same camera angle with the focus and focal length adjusted. How are they?
Nice foliage. The DOF is also nice. The composition of the first shot looks a bit off. I understand the rule of thirds, but the space to the right of the photo left by the wall is very empty and visually unpleasing. If you could zoom a little more, that would solve it, or you could add a web or plant or something. Also, the lighting looks a little too blue. However, maybe when you color correct it, it will look better. Still, nice shots.
Nice foliage. The DOF is also nice. The composition of the first shot looks a bit off. I understand the rule of thirds, but the space to the right of the photo left by the wall is very empty and visually unpleasing.
I agree with Juggernaut.
Also if you want the character to feel trapped then zoom in and focus but with the same framing. Does that make sense? It will make the background look more tight and claustrophobic. If you want it to feel more open then zoom all the way out and frame the same way. Then it will feel more open.
If you want the audience to feel detached from the character then keep the shot wide. If it's a personal scene zoom in like made. But I don't know what you want so you, as always, have the final say.
EDIT: I've done some corrections to my shot..
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Very, very nice. I love the colouring and composition of the shots, the out-of-focus greenery at the edge of the picture, and all the foliage (though I imagine it must be a pain to animate with all of it hanging around like that). I prefer the third frame over the second one, because I find the 'fig is too far away in the second one and there's too much "blank" stuff around it which detracts from the focus. Plus, the third picture has a "point of view" of the person hiding in the foliage feel to it, which makes it very immersive.
Much better BB. That shot angle is fantastic. I love the cropping as well.
@Cavemen If this were a night shot, the lighting would be perfect. I envy you for your amount of foliage pieces! The sets look great, with very nice detail. The shots 1 and 3 look very good, however shot 2 seems to be a bit far away. Like the framing of all of them, but maybe a slight tilt would look nice and immersive in shot 1. Maybe that shot could also be an over the shoulder follow shot? Anyway very good job!
@Binding Brick Me likey! The framing and quality looks very high in this frame. The dollar bill seems a bit too saturated in my opinion. Unless it's meant to really stand out or be important I'd suggest making it a bit more b/w or dark.
@Spider The colors! They are so pretty! I really like the rainbow-ish happy feel it gives. Maybe a cloud or two in the right would help, as currently, it seems a bit too blank. The left (from my view) hand seems a tiny bit too bright for my taste. The rest looks fabulous (I've always wanted to use this word 
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@Binding Brick Me likey! The framing and quality looks very high in this frame. The dollar bill seems a bit too saturated in my opinion. Unless it's meant to really stand out or be important I'd suggest making it a bit more b/w or dark.
I think that by masking around the dollar bill I can can raise the saturation up again. I did have to down the global saturation a tad to get that look.
Nice frames guys. I really like the construction of your shots.
@Repelling
It's a nice frame, but the background looks uninteresting and uninviting. Maybe you might consider adding a small, out of focus object towards the back of the frame? (For instance, if the background is the sky, you could consider adding clouds, etc.)
Still a solid frame otherwise, though.
Repelling Spider - That is such a nice, crisp image. It looks really good. What is the background? Also, how do you take such crisp images?
I added a net to the left wall, however the angle is odd so please let me know how the wall looks now. Also, the 2nd picture was more to show that the camera was in the position as in the previous frame.
I absolutely love those frames, Caveman. They're not perfect but they're just so different than what we usually see in brickfilms. It's just so mysterious looking
Very nice frames, I'm really liking this set, and the lighting is perfect.
I'd say on the top frame to either lower the camera just a bit for a more mini-figure-level view, or bring it up for a more "Looking down from behind" view. Right now it's right in the middle, and looks just a bit off.
The DOF is great on the second frame, and I really can't find any flaws in it at all.
Wow, thanks
That first frame is in the middle of a vertical "dolly" shot were the camera is moving from behind him to aove the trees a bit. It is to help emphasize the vastness of the forest, however I chose a bad frame to represent that.
The background in my frame is a solid blue sky. It'll make more sense seeing it within the context of the video perhaps.
@Caveman - Probably the main way to get sharper and crisper looking shots is to increase your aperture if filming with a DSLR. Often people don't mess with the aperture when first starting out (I know I didn't really). However, increasing the f/stop number will cause a wider depth of field, which makes more of a frame in focus. The aperture for that frame above was probably a f/9. I try to shoot this aperture or around there quite frequently as it gives the nicest look for me a lot. Sometimes I'll go much higher or lower depending on what I need. I like having the entire minifigure in focus, which makes it stand out more.
Nearly there with my film! Due tomorrow!
Question: Should I leave more head room?
I think it looks fine the way it's framed; he's obviously the focus of the shot, so he should fill it.
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