I've heard a lot of interpretations of this one (teacher falls in love with teacher, teacher falls in love with student, teacher kills girlfriend ect.), so think as you may. I just want some general feedback. I shot this my soph year at high school in 2 days with 2 days to edit, so the continuity is off at parts.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=X4BiMNLmho4

I honestly didn't really enjoy it, mainly because of the music you used in it, because it felt like the teacher was going into battle or something. I think this is the main reason I didn't get into it, because it was very out of place with the rest of the film. Storywise there wasn't too much going on but it felt like it could have had some more development of the characters, because it almost becomes a montage that condenses a larger story.

On the other hand I liked your shot composition in the piece, I felt that it wasn't oversimplified but at the same time didn't try to wow me with a cool camera move.

I would say that for the future you should attempt to put a little more story into a film like this (but I totally understand how this film lacks in story given the time constraints). That is the best piece of advice I can give. Also to improve the film itself, I would say pick a less epic piece of music, because it puts the audience in the wrong mindset.

Laudy, I totally agree with you...the music drove me nuts, some the scenes were slow as hell but were given gladiator music.

I also feel, the weird montage, replay, when they are standing at the front of the school was uber unnecessary, we just saw it happen in what was practically slow motion.. I didn't need the instant replay.

The story almost didn't exist, it felt like it had more potential than it reached.The reason you're getting such different interpretations is probably because the relationship bewtween those two is completely unclear... Who was the girl hugging? Why did you pan to a shot of the sky twice? Why were the characters dissolving all over the place? What are they smiling about?

I agree with both of you guys. the idea was to present more of a shot composition and a cinematograhy peice, rather than a strong story line. Thats what I was looking for, in terms of the shots used and what not. thanks for the feedback!

also agree.
My tip for future films: Even if the actors can't act, in each shot ask them how they would personally feel in the particular situation. i.e. spend most of your time with giving the actors an impression of the scene. The rest is not so important (save for the plot).

Somethin else: I liked the editing. You should consider concentrating more on editing than on directing. (my opinion)