This is worth a look. Some high school film class students camped out in my studio for the past 5 days editing their fingers to the bones. Here's the result:
Not bad. The first part is sort of a Groundhog Day meets Andy Warhol's "New York" (the eight hour static shot of the Empire State Building). The second part was nicely surreal, without getting out of hand.
Still don't know whether the repeated continuity break, where it is dark outside his window at the office, was a mistake, or intentional. The final shot is the only one where it is light outside.
Things to work on for the next one:
1. Turn off autofocus. This has no place in a professional production.
2. Work on lighting. The camera angles were very good, and the short/medium/long shot mix was good, but the lighting needs work. Of course, this is the toughest thing to do. There are several good sites that describe how you can create pretty good lighting using supplies you get at Home Depot (workman's lights, etc.).
3. Be brutal on what you throw away. Have them go to the Atoms Film site I linked several people to earlier today and look at how tight these films are. (Of course, they were done by college students and, in some cases, semi-pros).
Very good effort. My compliments to everyone.
Oh, yes, excellent choice of music, especially for the finale. Sort of a Cirque du Solei meets Lord of the Rings theme. Good fit to the action.