VICIS - story explained on Page 22

[Tomas Riuka]

VICIS (2008)
She wanted time control - he had to come
Production status: In production, to be finished in 2008 june


Plot outline:
Getting old for her means loosing everything she has. Time is not on her side.

Cast:
(to be updated later as more details become available)
Karolina .................... Agnė Zacharevičienė Burbaitė
Karolina's sister ......... Eglė Burbaitė
Vicis ........................ Ramūnas Simukauskas
Party person 1 ................... TBD
Party person 2 ................... TBD
Party person 3 ................... TBD
Party person 4 ................... TBD
Crew:
(to be updated later as more details become available)

Producer ........................................ Tomas Riūka (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/member.php?u=33171) (www.digitalvideo.lt (http://www.digitalvideo.lt))
Director ......................................... Tomas Riūka (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/member.php?u=33171)/ Ričardas Martišius
Lighting master (gaffer) .................... Audrius Zagorskis aka Lightning
Grip .............................................. Linas Ramanauskas
Editor, set director............................ Ričardas Martišius
Camera .......................................... Danas Kučinskas
Art director, make up artist ................ Simona Mužaitė
Music composer ............................... Daz Dicks (www.dazdicks.com (http://www.dazdicks.com))
Music composer 2 ............................ Herman Witkam (www.herman-witkam.com (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/www.herman-witkam.com))
Scripwriter ...................................... Nick Lane (www.http://conspiracypenguin.blogspot.com (http://conspiracypenguin.blogspot.com/))
Ass kicking ..................................... Mantas Šatkus
Storyboard artist ............................. Audrius Kaminskas aka Exuss


Movie production update log:
(to be updated as things happen)

2008 May 5th: We almost finished our shooting and will get to postproduction very soon. Tomorrow we shoot final scenes. Posting lots of photos and some screengrabs below! Also our story changed a little bit, thus the outline was changed. Surprises coming :)

2008 March 19: Ok, so we have rewritten storry quite a lot as it was lacking important details and some aspects where not the way i wanted to be. Finally we got everything in the place and Nick is working hard to get the 3rd script version, we hope that 4th revision will be final!

Also, we did location scouting, found shooting locations, next week i will probably post a few photos, as we start our hard work on the storyboard.

2008 March 6: First draft of script received, working on details, changes2008 March 3: Daz from DazDicks.com (http://www.dazdicks.com/) confirmed as a music composer :thumbsup:.
2008 March 1: Story finished, conspiracy penguin is working on the first draft of the script.
2008 february 25: Story elements emerge
2008 february 22: Story generation in progress...

Click here (http://www.digitalvideo.lt/vicis/vicis-wallpaper-1920.jpg) to download our wallpaper, put on your screen, or else :D

VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO:

http://www.vimeo.com/1029519
(http://www.vimeo.com/1029519)
Had to remove this scene as we couldn't fit into the time limit...

[Zak Forsman]

jack? that you?

[Tomas Riuka]

More photos from shooting:

[Herman Witkam]

No, it's not Jack :) what are you talking about? :)

That's a little Love-fest 'insiders joke'.

So...I'm also in a rare foreign country. Not as rare as Lithuania though. Would you be doing an English language film, or subs?

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Good luck

[Tomas Riuka]

Thanks, Matthew :)

Herman, nice to hear, that we're not the only one here not from US :) I think we will go with Lithuanian language with english subtitles :) what about you? have you already have a story on your mind ?

Blog:
I thought i would post some thoughts, this should be an interesting read for anyone who hasn't been to Lithuania, also nobody knows me or any our crew members here, so...

2008 March 12th:
So, we had our first meeting the current crew! Also we have an actress for the main role! Jeez, making movies IS fun :) we had amazing time discussing all the details about the story, script and how we're gonna work, we moved a step closer in the story and now just waiting what out script writer "Consipracy penguin" will come up with, and hopefully, 3rd revision of the script will be the last. Tomorrow i'm gona go location scouting, to see one house for main shooting place, our artist will start working on artistic stuff which we're gonna use for movie.

Here are some photos, and of course, main actress - Agne!

all current crew members except me :)
Main actress Agne, editor and just creative guy artist Ricardas, production illustrator Audrius.
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/33171/1205357644.jpg


Ricardas talking about his ideas on movie ending :) and Agne
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/33171/1205358058.jpg


Agne
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/33171/1205358128.jpg

2008 March 4th:

A little bit about myself. I'm working in IT sphere, to be exact coordinate and supervise Internet projects. I used to have a photography hobby, though one day i understood that it's not for me so I simply quit. After sometime I got video camera in my hands and used to shoot simple movies for my work, i had some practice and one of my friends asked me if I want to shoot some weddings, cause there isn't any normal wedding operators around which would do something nice, not just put crappy gold rings and flying birds around the frame. I got into weddings...

Well, i tried to do my best, but of course, without any knowledge, my best was not enough for me, though people liked it. I started looking for some education ragarding camera work, naturally i found hollywood camera work stuff, then i dig into digital cinema training, other videos, books yada yada yada... and watching DCT movies i got hooked up... i found out dvxuser.com forum, 35mm adapters etc etc...

How did I got into film making?

So then i started looking for some movie lovers and creators in Lithuania, who would be interested in making movies, i found one website kinomanai.lt though i wasn't really pleased with the movies i saw...

Later on I catched the drama fest movies. I was amazed by the quality! When i saw those movies, it struck me with like lightning! and from that moment i understod that i don't want to make anything worse than what i saw on dvxuser.com fest...

I started reading what do i need for this and that, and I spent a huge amount of money for various equipment - sennheiser g2 two wireless system mics, sony shotgun mic, letus extreme adapter, rails, ff, a set of lenses, sachtler tripod, lighting kit... i emptied my pockets, but I knew i'm doing this for a reason...

Then Love fest finished... i was again amazed by the movies and was just waiting for the theme and jump on to the Dvxuser.com fest! So here I am trying to produce and shoot my first ever movie!

I want to thank all the people around me here in Lithuania - director Smilte especially, who is a wonderful girl with her fire inside for filmmaking! All of us are doing this with our bare hands and all of us are newbies in filmmaking, but we believe in learning and progress which we will make by shooting every movie and learning from our mistakes and your comments.

I also want to thank our scriptwriter Nick from Penguingproductions and composer Daz from dazdicks.com for believing in us and helping out! I am pround that even with the very first our movie we have such wonderful INTERNATIONAL cooperation and support from the community!

Thank you!

[Herman Witkam]

Herman, nice to hear, that we're not the only one here not from US :) I think we will go with Lithuanian language with english subtitles :) what about you? have you already have a story on your mind ?

Well... I'll be telling a story through music, as I'm a composer :)

[Tomas Riuka]

Well... I'll be telling a story through music, as I'm a composer :)


cool :thumbsup: can't wait to see time fest movies.... it's gonna rock

[Mark Johnson]

You should add some info to your public profile or at least post some information here. What part of Lithuania? How many of you are there (you said "we are movie enthusiasts"). What business are you in?

Welcome to the fest.

[Tomas Riuka]

wow, i got my name thanks to Jason! :)

[Simon Höfer]

Hey another european entry! Looking forward to it :)

I wish you good luck!

[Tomas Riuka]

Seems like i come up with an idea pretty much and a poster :)

http://talpykla.uzeik.net/view/5e6b61245/midnight-time-poster.jpg (http://talpykla.uzeik.net/view/5e6b61245/midnight-time-poster.jpg)
http://www.digitalvideo.lt/midnight-time/midnight-time-poster.jpg

[Tomas Riuka]

where is my signature :)

[Mark Johnson]

Riuka you rock

[Tomas Riuka]

not yet :D i gotta shoot my first movie first :D

[Tom Marshall]

Is this your very first movie?

[Tomas Riuka]

yup, it is :)

[SimonB]

What camera are you shooting with? Oh, and hi from a native from a neighboring country..
Clue - west of you.:)

[Tomas Riuka]

Poland? :)

we're gonna use two A1s.

[SimonB]

Yes. Although nowhere near that border. I'm from Cieszyn (South - Border of Czech R. & Poland).

How about you?

[Tomas Riuka]

wow, far away... though i been there near... i was going to ski to slovakia :) i'm in Vilnius :)

[bosindy]

Okay, this one has definitely gotten my interest. Good luck on your first film. I am diggin the poster.

[Mark Johnson]

Plus, Jim, ... he's promised HOT BABES!!! Were you following that on our thread today?

[bosindy]

Yes, I did see that and I have to say he is 100% correct about the lovely women in this region. I will live vicariously through this thread.

[Mark Johnson]

Hmmmm. ... I'm thinking ...... ROAD TRIP!!!!

[bosindy]

Hmmmm. ... I'm thinking ...... ROAD TRIP!!!!

I say we head there like these two.

"Oh We're off on the road to Lithuania. We're having the time of out lives"


http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/6439/1204424892.jpg

[Mark Johnson]

HA HA!!! Now that Riuka is asleep let's move the party over here and take over his thread! When he wakes up tomorrow he'll go "wtf?"

[bosindy]

Well heck I just cracked a beer and don't need to go out for another half hour.

[ZFarms Productions]

haha. this will be the best thread hijack ever

[Mark Johnson]

Hey Guys. Let's look for weird Lithuanian stuff like THIS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzlK5KoVvSE):

[ZFarms Productions]

oh my god.

[bosindy]

Mark, what you are doing with this thread reminds me of Mindaugas when he betrayed the Roman Catholic Church and returned to Paganism.

[ZFarms Productions]

Mark, what you are doing with this thread reminds me of Mindaugas when he betrayed the Roman Catholic Church and returned to Paganism.


hahahahaha :grin:

[Mark Johnson]

How about this ripped from todays headlines:


http://www.baltictimes.com/photos/475/19154.jpgJUST A JOKE: Cameron's comments made Lithuania a laughing stock (Photo: Conservatives)

LONDON -- British politician David Cameron is usually keen to grab front-page headlines in the UK, but an off-the-cuff remark has made him an unexpected star of front pages in Lithuania as well.
The leader of the opposition Conservative Party has caused widespread outrage with comments he made in London to the Arts Council, a body responsible for providing arts subsidies.
Cameron is reported to have quipped “I hope you won't be giving grants to too many one-legged Lithuanian lesbians," referring to a common perception in the UK that Arts Council funding is more about political correctness than artistic merit.
Cameron claims he actually referred to “one-legged Lithuanian dance troupes” but either way, his joke has not gone down well in Lithuania.

[Zak Forsman]

crazy head-bangin' lithuanian broad. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8ssm6y8kkY&feature=related)

[Mark Johnson]

Hey, I bet our boy Riuka will appreciate THIS (http://www.amigos.com/search/g770351.sub_lithuania_women_girls_ladies&show=F&country=lithuania)

[ZFarms Productions]

another lithuanian joke HERE (http://youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU)

[Mark Johnson]

Hey, which one of you boneheads just voted the Fatmonster thread down a notch?

[bosindy]

another lithuanian joke HERE (http://youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU)


bastard:laugh:

[Zak Forsman]

lithuanians are generally drunks, right? most of them anyway, yeah? (http://youtube.com/watch?v=sd-S0_gt1Nw) :)

[ZFarms Productions]

bastard:laugh:

:nads:

[Mark Johnson]

Lithuanian police laugh at themselves with joke contest

AP Worldstream
06-16-2005
Dateline: VILNIUS, Lithuania
If a Lithuanian police officer pulls you over for speeding but refuses to be bribed, smile, you're on candid camera.

Showing a funny side few ordinary citizens get to see, Vilnius police named this joke on Thursday the "most true" joke submitted in a contest to find the best, rudest, most original and most true anecdotes about police.

Winning entries were picked by a jury of police and Lithuanian celebrities from 375 ...

[Zak Forsman]

Hey, which one of you boneheads just voted the Fatmonster thread down a notch?

i noticed that after Ted's "interesting" post. ted's is down even further. that sh*t is weak.

[Mark Johnson]

(11-29) 04:00 PST Panevezys, Lithuania -- The way Laurinas Sheshkus tells it, the creative types at LNK TV were searching last summer for a gimmick to rise above the airwaves clutter of Lithuanian television when someone proposed staging a beauty contest in the women's prison in this stolid town.
"It was, like, a joke," said Sheshkus, LNK's creative director. Worse still,
it was a joke that had the potential to exploit some of the country's least fortunate young women for the sake of a few ratings points.
In short, it was perfect television. And last week, the Miss Captivity Pageant became the runaway hit of the Lithuanian broadcast season. Two of every 3 television viewers sat glued to their sofas as a raven-haired 21-year- old named Kristina won a tiara that, one can be sure, not every beauty queen covets.

[Mark Johnson]

Isn't this great? We get to learn about other cultures!

The vilest Lithuanian curses are called profanities. They convey the direst things to another: a shameful death, eternal suffering, terrible calamities. For example: "May nine demons take you!", "May you hang yourself from a dead branch!", "May your tongue not fit in your mouth!", "May the spring's first thunder kill you!"

Some examples of Lithuanian curses:
Po simts geguciu! O tu rupuzgalvi! O tu zalty prakeiktas! Tu avigalvi! Tu parve koja uzpakaline! Tu suns kumpi! Kapladanti! Lisk tu vabalo blauzdon! Eik i pekla, molto minti! Eik sunu, sukuot! Kaip tave sventa zeme nesioja! Suk tave devynios! Kad tave perkunas be zaibo trenktu

We'll have to get Riuka to translate!!!

[Tom Marshall]

Speaking of Hostile... here's Hostel part 2 : The Women http://www.silentstormmedia.com/smilies/yahoo_drool.gif

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQJXH0-sx2E

[Mark Johnson]

http://images.cafepress.com/product/179896646v1_240x240_Front_Color-BlackWhite.jpg

[ZFarms Productions]

Speaking of Hostile... here's Hostel part 2 : The Women http://www.silentstormmedia.com/smilies/yahoo_drool.gif

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQJXH0-sx2E

very nice. i like.

[Tom Marshall]

Lauren German... :love4:

http://www.invasionofthepudcasters.com/images/harlots/hostel2/german1.jpg

[Mark Johnson]

Oh heavenly vodka, you're so scrumptious yet cruel sometimes (http://www.evilchili.com/post/14373/Lithuanian_Drunks_Trying_To_Stand_Up) ....

[Mark Johnson]

Lauren German... :love4:

http://www.invasionofthepudcasters.com/images/harlots/hostel2/german1.jpg


Is she Lithuanian????

[Tom Marshall]

Is she Lithuanian????

No, but she was in Hostel 2, which is somewhere in Europe... close enough... :beer:

[Mark Johnson]

Damn close enough for sure!!

[bosindy]

Now I know why Lithuania is the fourth largest exporter to the U.S. of hard cheese.

Lauren German... :love4:

http://www.invasionofthepudcasters.com/images/harlots/hostel2/german1.jpg

[ZFarms Productions]

as lovely as that is, and even though i'm gonna get shit for it, this is what does it for me



http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b76/filmdirector1986/nerblenatalieportmaninsxy5_cleansiz.jpg



http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b76/filmdirector1986/nat_pic.jpg



http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b76/filmdirector1986/frenchelle0003bih4_editsized.jpg

[Mark Johnson]

Ok, here you go boys. Click Away:


http://allrussianwomen.bizland.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/all-russianwomenslide.jpg (http://www.all-russian-women.com/id6.html)

[Mark Johnson]

Miss Natalie is a Hottie to me as well. .... (sigh)

[n8ture]

Somebody said there was a party here tonight? :)

[ZFarms Productions]

Miss Natalie is a Hottie to me as well. .... (sigh)

great taste sir.

[bosindy]

i have a friend who acted with her when she was at Harvard, says she was a sweetheart too.

[Tom Marshall]

Since we're on the subject of beautiful women...

http://www.exposay.com/celebrity-photos/kate-beckinsale-2006-mtv-movie-awards-arrivals-1k1e8N.jpg

[Mark Johnson]

Somebody said there was a party here tonight? :)

Railsback!!! We hijacked Riuka's thread after he went to bed. Welcome!

We're exploring Lithuanian culture in the form of hot babes and sleazy jokes!

[Mark Johnson]

i have a friend who acted with her when she was at Harvard, says she was a sweetheart too.

I've always regretted turning her down that night in Los Gatos. ....

[ZFarms Productions]

i have a friend who acted with her when she was at Harvard, says she was a sweetheart too.

ohhhhhh.... i'm sooooo jealous. i hope to one day work with her. :love4::love4::love4:


i'm gonna redo my timefest entry. My Date With Natalie. I have till June 16th to get one date with Natalie Portman.

[bosindy]

okay lads, i must be going, but please say and do nothing that will make Riuka not want to invite me to Lithuania.

[Mark Johnson]

Hey Jim, maybe we'll come trash your thread next!!!

[bosindy]

I'll leave a light on and lock up when your done.

[ZFarms Productions]

Hey Jim, maybe we'll come trash your thread next!!!

ya i've got plenty more pictures of hot babes i can post.

[n8ture]

Well, she's not famous but she was in one of my older films, I'd love to have get her back for a role if I enter the fest this time around.
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/9485/1204428044.jpg

Maybe she has some Lithuanian blood in her.

[ZFarms Productions]

very nice sir.

[Mark Johnson]

Kind of a Carmen Electra-ish look!

[ZFarms Productions]

i was thinking of a young maria shriver

[ZFarms Productions]

wow this party is dying down

[n8ture]

Post a pic of Natalie Portman and the place goes nuts. I post a pic of an Iowa girl next door and I close down the whole party. Sheesh. :)

[Mark Johnson]

ha ha ha.... I'm still here looking for Lithuanian girls!

[n8ture]

Miss Lithuania

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/9485/1204430331.jpg

[ZFarms Productions]

A guy walks into a bar. He says to the bartender "I know you're closing up for the night, but i can really use a couple drinks. My wife left me and I lost my job today" the bartender says "that's fine, but you're gonna be out here by yourself. I've got some paperwork to do in the back. "That's fine." the guy replies. After the bartender goes in the back the guy is sitting at the bar alone drinking. After a few moments he hears "You have nice hair". The guy looks around but doesn't see anyone. He thinks he's hearing things. He goes back to drinking. A little while later he hears "You have nice eyes." He looks around, again seeing nothing. He thinks its the alcohol talking. A little while later he hears "You have a nice smile." The guy gets freaked out and calls the bartender back. "What's wrong sir?" "I'm outta here. I'm hearing voices saying I have nice hair, nice eyes, nice smile. I'm getting freaked out. Here's my money." The bartender says "Sir, calm down. The peanuts are complimentary."

HAHAHA

[Mark Johnson]

HA HA HA ..... GREAT PIC N8ture and stupid joke Z-man!!!

[Drew Ott]

A guy walks into a bar. He says to the bartender "I know you're closing up for the night, but i can really use a couple drinks. My wife left me and I lost my job today" the bartender says "that's fine, but you're gonna be out here by yourself. I've got some paperwork to do in the back. "That's fine." the guy replies. After the bartender goes in the back the guy is sitting at the bar alone drinking. After a few moments he hears "You have nice hair". The guy looks around but doesn't see anyone. He thinks he's hearing things. He goes back to drinking. A little while later he hears "You have nice eyes." He looks around, again seeing nothing. He thinks its the alcohol talking. A little while later he hears "You have a nice smile." The guy gets freaked out and calls the bartender back. "What's wrong sir?" "I'm outta here. I'm hearing voices saying I have nice hair, nice eyes, nice smile. I'm getting freaked out. Here's my money." The bartender says "Sir, calm down. The peanuts are complimentary."

HAHAHA


I'm still waiting on understanding the punchline.:embarasse

[ZFarms Productions]

haha. i love that joke. it's one of my favorites from a friend of mine.


here's another.


why does snoop dogg carry an umbrella?

fo drizzle.

[Mark Johnson]

haha. i love that joke. it's one of my favorites from a friend of mine.


here's another.


why does snoop dogg carry an umbrella?

fo drizzle.


HA HA HA ... these are both so stupid I'm going to use them often!

[ZFarms Productions]

thank you. i'll be here all night. be kind to your waitress, she's been kind to you

[n8ture]

Beer Consumption
The FDA is considering additional warnings on beer and alcohol bottles, such as:

WARNING: consumption of alcohol may make you think you are whispering when you are not.

WARNING: consumption of alcohol is a major factor in dancing like an a-hole.

WARNING: consumption of alcohol may cause you to tell the same boring story over and over again until your friends want to SMASH YOUR HEAD IN.

WARNING: consumption of alcohol may cause you to thay shings like thish.

WARNING: consumption of alcohol may lead you to believe that ex-lovers are really dying for you to telephone them at 4 in the morning.

WARNING: consumption of alcohol may leave you wondering what the hell happened to your pants.

WARNING: consumption of alcohol may cause you to roll over in the morning and see something really scary (whose species and or name you can't remember).

WARNING: consumption of alcohol is the leading cause of inexplicable rug burns on the forehead.

WARNING: consumption of alcohol may create the illusion that you are tougher, handsomer and smarter than some really, really big guy named Thor.

WARNING: consumption of alcohol may lead you to believe you are invisible.

WARNING: consumption of alcohol may lead you to think people are laughing WITH you.

WARNING: Consumption of alcohol may cause an disruption in the space-time continuum, whereby small (and sometimes large) gaps of time may seem to "disappear."

WARNING: Consumption of alcohol may actually CAUSE pregnancy

[Mark Johnson]

good ones Railsback.

[ZFarms Productions]

James Bond walks into a bar. He sits down and orders a vodka martini shaken not stirred. A few moments later a beautiful brunette sits next to him. She notices his watch.

"That's a nice watch you have there."

"This watch can tell me anything about any person"

"What does it say about me?"

"It says you're not wearing any panties."

"No. That's wrong."

Bond looks at his watch "Damn thing's an hour fast."

[n8ture]

Was working on my TimeFest entry so I picked up some headlines from the future as I was doing some research for my film:

* Japanese scientists have created a camera with such a fast shutter speed, they now can photograph a woman with her mouth shut.

* Spotted Owl plague threatens northwestern United States crops and livestock.

* Baby conceived naturally . . . scientists stumped.

* Castro finally dies at age 112; Cuban cigars can now be imported legally, but President Chelsea Clinton has banned all smoking.

* Postal Service raises price of first class stamp to $17.89 and reduces mail delivery to Wednesdays only.

* 85-year, $75.8 billion study: Diet and Exercise are the keys to weight loss.

* Average weight of Americans drops to 250 lbs.

* Massachusetts executes last remaining conservative.

* Supreme Court rules punishment of criminals violates their civil rights.

* Average height of NBA players now nine feet, seven inches.

* New federal law requires that all nail clippers, screwdrivers, fly swatters and rolled-up newspapers must be registered by January 2036.

* Congress authorizes direct deposit of formerly illegal political contributions to campaign accounts.

* IRS sets lowest tax rate at 75 percent.

* Florida voters still don't know how to use a voting machine.

[Mark Johnson]

oooooohhhh .... damn my favorite one yet zman.... I'm rolling over here.... blew scotch up my nose!

[Mark Johnson]

Hmmm... I wonder if RIUKA is having sweet dreams about now. .... He's going to sh*t when he wakes up and sees all the empties and trash in this thread!!

[n8ture]

That's why I'm not starting a thread until the day of the deadline. :)

[n8ture]

A young reporter went to a retirement home to interview an aged but legendary explorer. The reporter asked the old man to tell him the most frightening experience he had ever had.
The old explorer said, "Once I was hunting Bengal tigers in the jungles of India. I was on a narrow path and my faithful native gunbearer was behind me. Suddenly the largest tiger I have ever seen leaped onto the path in front of us. I turned to get my weapon only to find the native had fled. The tiger leapt toward me with a mighty ROARRRR! I soiled myself."

The reporter said, "Under those circumstances anyone would have done the same."

The old explorer said, "No, not then - just now when I went ''''ROARRRR!''''"

[Drew Ott]

One time I was eating a popsicle and on it was the worst joke I've ever read/heard.

What did the centipede with a wooden leg say?

99 clunk, 99 clunk, 99 clunk...

[Mark Johnson]

ha ha ha ha ha ha !

[ZFarms Productions]

here's some more

An Irishman walks out of a bar.


If you melt dry ice can you swim without getting wet?


I was once pulled over for running a stop sign. The cop asked me if I saw the sign. I told him I did, but I don't believe everything I read

[Drew Ott]

What do you give a dog with a fever?

Mustard. (it's good for a hot dog)

[ZFarms Productions]

Did you know Abraham Lincoln was Jewish? Ya, he was shot in the Temple.

What do Dale Earnhart and Pink Floyd have in common? Their last big hit was The Wall.

I think I better take a break for a while....

[Drew Ott]

I think I better take a break for a while....


I'm enjoying them.

[Drew Ott]

How do you kill a circus?

Go for the juggler.

[ZFarms Productions]

where do cows go on friday nights?

to the moooovies

[n8ture]

One afternoon at Cheers, Cliff Clavin was explaining the Buffalo Theory to his buddy Norm. Here's how it went:

Well ya see, Norm, it's like this... A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first.

This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members.

In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first.

In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine.

That's why you always feel smarter after a few beers."

[n8ture]

"Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't."
James Scott McEwan

"Never date a tennis player; to them love means nothing."
Anonymous

Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

A clean desk is a sign of a cluttered desk drawer.

A day without sunshine is like, night.

Women who seek to be equal to men lack ambition.

The hardness of butter is directly proportional to the softness of the bread.

[ZFarms Productions]

my friend george is a radio announcer and when he walks under a bridge you can't hear him talk

[n8ture]

A farmer was milking his cow. He was just starting to get a good rhythm going when a bug flew into the barn and started circling his head. Suddenly, the bug flew into the cow's ear. The farmer didn't think much about it, until the bug squirted out into his bucket. It went in one ear and out the udder.

[bosindy]

mushroom walks into a bar. bartender says "sorry we don't serve mushrooms here." mushroom says, "c'mon i'm a fungi"

[Mark Johnson]

This is more fun than I usually have on Saturdays guys!

[n8ture]

A farmer and his wife went to a fair. The farmer was fascinated by the airplanes and asked a pilot how much a ride would cost.
"$10 for 3 minutes," replied the pilot.

"That's too much," said the farmer.

The pilot thought for a second and then said, "I'll make you a deal. If you and your wife ride for 3 minutes without uttering a sound, the ride will be free. But if you make a sound, you'll have to pay $10."

The farmer and his wife agreed and went for a wild ride. After they landed, the pilot said to the farmer, "I want to congratulate you for not making a sound. You are a brave man."

"Maybe so," said the farmer, "But I gotta tell ya, I almost screamed when my wife fell out."

[ZFarms Productions]

here's a few more


who is the dumbest woman on a film set? The one sleeping with the writer

a director and producer are stranded in a dessert. they come upon an oasis, and the director immediately starts drinking out of the oasis. when he looks up he sees the producer taking a piss in the oasis. he asks the producer what he's doing, and the producer replies "making it better."

[n8ture]

Today's Stock Market Report:

Helium was up, feathers were down.

Paper was stationary.

Fluorescent tubing was dimmed in light trading.

Knives were up sharply.

Cows steered into a bull market.

Pencils lost a few points.

Hiking equipment was trailing.

Elevators rose, while escalators continued their slow decline.

Weights were up in heavy trading.

Light switches were off.

Mining equipment hit rock bottom.

Diapers remained unchanged.

Shipping lines stayed at an even keel.

The market for raisins dried up.

Coca Cola fizzled.

Caterpillar stock inched up a bit.

Sun peaked at midday.

Balloon prices were inflated.

Scott Tissue touched a new bottom.

And batteries exploded in an attempt to recharge the market.

[ZFarms Productions]

if heat rises, shouldn't heaven be hotter than hell?

[n8ture]

This is what I have to deal with on a daily basis:

If you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through 18 inches of ice and sitting there all day hoping that the food will swim by, you might live in Iowa.

If you're proud that your region makes the national news 96 nights each year because it's the coldest or hottest spot in the nation, you might live in Iowa.

If your local Dairy Queen is closed from November through March, you might live in Iowa.

If you instinctively walk like a penguin for five months out of the year, you might live in Iowa.

If someone in a store offers you assistance, & they don't work there, you might live in Iowa.

If your dad's suntan stops at a line curving around the middle of his forehead, you might live in Iowa.

If you have worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you might live in Iowa.

If your town has an equal number of bars and churches, you might live in Iowa.

If you have had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you might live in Iowa.

You know you are a TRUE Iowan WHEN:

1. "Vacation" means going east or west on I-80 for the weekend.

2. You measure distance in hours.

3. You know several people who have hit a deer more than once.

4. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day and back again.

5. You can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching.

6. You see people wearing camouflage at social events (including weddings).

7. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.

8. You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend knows how to use them.

9. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.

10. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.

11. You know all 5 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, road construction & DAMN HOT!

12. Your idea of creative landscaping is a statue of a deer next to your blue spruce.

13. You were unaware that there is a legal drinking age.

14. Down South to you means Missouri.

15. A brat is something you eat.

16. Your neighbor throws a party to celebrate his new pole shed.

17. You go out to a tail gate party every Friday.

18. Your 4th of July picnic was moved indoors because your fire works melted.

19. You have more miles on your snow blower than your car.

20. You find 0 degrees "a little chilly."

21. You actually understand these jokes, and you forward them to all your Iowa friends.

[n8ture]

A string walks into a bar with a few friends and orders a beer. The bartender says, "I'm sorry, but we don't serve strings here."
The string walks away a little upset and sits down with his friends. A few minutes later he goes back to the bar and orders a beer. The bartender, looking a little exasperated, says, "I'm sorry, we don't serve strings here."

So the string goes back to his table. Then he gets an idea. He ties himself in a loop and messes up the top of his hair. Then he walks back up to the bar and orders a beer.

The bartender squints at him and says, "Hey, aren't you a string?"

And the string says, "Nope, I'm a frayed knot."

[ZFarms Productions]

alright, i'm out. gotta get up early in the morning. this was awesome.

[ZFarms Productions]

very nice!

by the way i never said this. good luck with the fest!

[Tomas Riuka]

thanks :) i hope i can manage reaching my own goals, though it's gonna be very hard... i think you will forgive me anyway, as this is not only my first movie for DVX fest, but my first normal short in my whole 3month movie producer's carrer :D

i got into the movies just 3 months ago...

[Tomas Riuka]

the very first post update with movie info, please check.

sh... i didn't know first why do you make reservations, i though wtf ??? now i know :D

jeez, i wish there was a nomination for biggest threads :D i would have won 2nd place :)))

[Tomas Riuka]

I'm happy to announce, that DazDicks.com (http://www.dazdicks.com) will be composing music for our short!

Thanks a bunch , Dazz!!

[Ted Arabian]

Hello Tomas!

Welcome to the festival! It looks like you have made a fast start here.... 12 pages on your thread??? I have got some reading to do!

I like the colors of your poster. Very nice.

Good luck and Enjoy!

-Ted

[Ted Arabian]

Well... I just read through your thread. Looks like the boys had a party on your thread! (that happened to me a few fests ago!)

I see that this is your first film. Good for you!

I do like that poster. Very nice.

-Ted

[Tomas Riuka]

thanks Ted!

fat monster guys had some fun, indeed, i don't mind :) i just wish i lived in US, so i could come over to them and drink some beer with them :)

[Mark Johnson]

HEY RIUKA!!!! I just wanted to stop by and say hi again.

In all seriousness, we would TRULY love to make it over to Europe in the not too distant future. We have very close friends in England and have been making some new friends in other countries too. If we can find time (maybe in a year?) to make a trip it would be great to come by Vilnius to see you. Who knows? Maybe we can even figure out something to shoot together.

So nice to have a wide variety of people in this community with talented guys all over the world. You've got a great attitude and we're so happy to have you in the community.

[Tomas Riuka]

holly crap :) i would love to see you here and we can definintely shoot something together, just need to prepare everything in details, and we can work out something :)

though if you plan to come, plan on doing in between may-september, cause this is the best period, other months - crappy cold weather.

i hope i can give back something to the community from which i learned a lot! reading all these forums and especially watching your movies! when i got into moviemaking just a few months ago, i first saw drama fest movies, i was amazed! i started looking "how do they make it" :) i found out, what's a 35mm adapter, wireless mics etc etc etc... cause i didn't know a thing about movie making... and it's dvxuser fest's movies, what inspired me to get on this ship and something myself!

so i really hope i can grow into somebody with both right hands, produce and shoot something worth for indie filmmaking!

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Great poster, good luck Tomas.

[Tomas Riuka]

"Laddies and gentlepoops" :D , I am honoured to present you our film's director - Smiltė Bagdžiūnė !

She has joined Dvxuser.com and hopefully will be an active member for coming years!

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/33171/1204626290.jpg

[Mark Johnson]

"Laddies and gentlepoops" :D , I am honoured to present you our film's director - Smiltė Bagdžiūnė !

She has joined Dvxuser.com and hopefully will be an active member for coming years!

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/33171/1204626290.jpg



Is this for real Riuka? If so, tell me her UserName so I can send her a welcoming greeting (and also arrange to buy her a glass of wine or anything she wants !!) You always make me smile and certainly have done so today. Well, it's 2:45 a.m. so I have to get some sleep! Talk to you soon!

[Tomas Riuka]

Yes, Mark, for real, you can find her profile link on the first post of this thread by clicking on her name under crew list :)

[bosindy]

Tomas, you are quickly becoming my favorite first time entry. This is going to be such a fun project to watch develop.:beer:

[Tomas Riuka]

Thanks! i really hope and the same time believe that our team's efforts will justify the result :) . I will write a little bit more from where we come from and how we wanna do it, kind of a blog style entry... it will be posted on the first page.

once again, thank you for your support!

[n8ture]

Hey, isn't Smilte Bagdziune Lithuanian for Alan Smithee :)

I think we need a picture of her holding a sign saying "N8ture is my Hero!" as proof of her existence. :)

[Tomas Riuka]

No, definintely she is real :) you will see more of her in some photos which i will post when we meet to discuss our movie :)

p.s. i told Mark, lithuanian girls are VERY beautiful!

[Ted Arabian]

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/33171/1204626290.jpg



Um... I think that I would find it hard to concentrate on the set. :evil:

(no puns intended!!!)

[Tom Marshall]

This thread now has TWO 5 star ratings... :laugh:

Best of luck, Tomas! I'm looking forward to keeping up with your progress and watching what you guys (and hot girl) make... :beer:

[Drew Ott]

Awesome thread. Good luck Tomas.

[Norm Sanders]

Best wishes to you on this entry! Look forward to seeing your work.

[ConspiracyPenguin]

Hey all, I just finished the exhaustive task of reading through this thread. I am working on the first draft of the script right now. This is looking like it will be great! Also, I wish I could have been here for your party! :beer: It looks as though I missed a lot of fun!

Oh - part of me wishes the film crew were over here filming this so I could make a visit to the set and speak with the director. Although, as said above, I doubt I would get any work done. :thumbsup:

Good luck to everyone in this Fest, I can't wait to see them all. Also, I am really considering throwing my hat in the ring with a film of my own if I can get some updated equiptment in time (for a good price). Although maybe I'll just give in and use what I've got!

Thanks,

[Tomas Riuka]

hey Norman, thanks a lot!

i watched your drama entry... awesome stuff! one of my favorite shorts with awesome story!

[pmark23]

Intriguing...

What language are you going to film in? A "foreign film" would be very interesting.

[Tomas Riuka]

it's gonna be in Lithuanian, some latin probably, with english subtitles :)

[Tomas Riuka]

So, i got the first version of the script, need some work to do, moving in the right direction :)

[Ted Arabian]

Awesome to hear! I feel that I am able to lock my script. Not bad after a week of writing and 3 revisions!

Good luck with yours, Tomas!

-Ted

[ConspiracyPenguin]

I am writing the script which Tomas will adapt to his native language and then provide English subs. It should be pretty intense! :grin:

I produced the first draft for him, but we had some different ideas as to the flow of the script (i.e. I saw it as more of a narrative piece with lots of v/o and flash back, and he was looking for more of a visual piece with no v/o and little flash back) But now that we have that worked out, I'll be churnning up a second draft within a few days and we can continue on this track.

Overall it is looking to be a great film, and I can't wait to see the others. Also, a small personal update: I am probably going to enter a film of my own, teaming up with some friends of mine. Plus, I am in talks with another filmmaker about possibly writing his script as well. I am looking forward to this fest!

Thanks,

[Ted Arabian]

Ah! I see. That is pretty cool Nick.

Looking forward to seeing how it comes out!

[Kyle Stebbins]

Just got finished reading through the infamous thread-jacking! That was hilarious!

Tomas, your thread has made it's way to my must-compulsively-check-for-updates list. I'm really looking forward to it. Mark and his team are a talented bunch and some of the nicest people you will meet in the world.

If Johnson really makes his way over to Lithuania to see you might I suggest a fridge full of Stella Artois (for backup) and a fresh case of the local brew. Give him some beer and a couch and your in for some of the most interesting, thought-provoking conversation possible. Oh, and don't be bashful about the cold weather... when Mark stayed with us here it was below zero! Nebraska isn't friendly! (At least we made it to 72 degrees today!!)

Best of luck to you, Tomas!

[Blaine]

VICIS (2008)
She wanted time control - he had to come


That's quite a slug line you have there...:shocked::grin::grin::grin:

[Kyle Stebbins]

that is pretty damn funny.

[Norm Sanders]

hey Norman, thanks a lot!

i watched your drama entry... awesome stuff! one of my favorite shorts with awesome story!


Thanks a lot, Thomas, but only my mother calls me Norman. :cheesy:

[Tomas Riuka]

:) Hey guys, thanks for your comments :)

Kyle, you probably know that Lithuanian beer is one of the best in the world and LOTS of lithuania beer is being exported to US also! it got a lot of awards in international competitions! So if Fat monsters would come over to Lithuania, hell, it's would be an awesome party! :)

Blaine, you know women, they always want something extraordinary :D

A little update on the movie: Conspiracy penguin is working on a second draft, or maybe more correct to tell rewriting pretty much all the script, as we had a little different ideas of how things should evolve...

keep you posted when something interesting happens :)

[Kyle Stebbins]

So if Fat monsters would come over to Lithuania, hell, it's would be an awesome party! :)

I just found this line to be hilarious :2vrolijk_08:

Sounds awesome, Tomas. I'll have to make a trip there myself.

[Tomas Riuka]

you're welcome too!!

[Ted Arabian]

Dude, we are ALL going to crash your place! Maybe we'll just have the Timefest Viewing fest at YOUR house! Woo-Hoo... ROAD TRIP (and a bit of flying, too!)

[dory_breaux]

fucking sweet!

[Tomas Riuka]

Hey guys,

a little update on the movie... we have actress for the main role, also we had our first crew meeting, also some changes in the director position, seems like our position with Smilte parted different ways on this movie, i'm gonna be directing this movie with Ricardas.

For photos, see first post in our blog entry :) I promised you nice actress, check photos :)

[Ted Arabian]

Cool, congrats and I am on my way to the first post!

..... UPDATED......

Cool to see photos of the cast and crew! (well... cast member!)

I wish I had a table full of filmmakers to sit with.

dang.

Best! Thanks for sharing! (and yes, she is beautiful!)

[Mark Johnson]

Tomas, why don't you come to Los Angeles and shoot? Tickets are cheap now for you Europeans and I'm sure the boys at Fat Monster would let you stay there if you bring either your Director or Lead Actress with you :)

Good idea Kholi. I would have been too embarrassed to make that offer myself but since you've brought it up, I'll endorse it.

Dude

[ConspiracyPenguin]

I finally got the second draft finished, had to put a lot of thought into this one. I just sent it off to Tomas and am awaiting his response tomorrow. Just thought I'd thrown an update out there!

Thanks,

[Tomas Riuka]

Heh,

Great Idea, i would love to do something in US, but not so easy, we gotta get visa for US entry, which is ... hm.. quite problematic :) also i spent around 15k on different video equipment, but if the offer is valid, i would love to do something like this sometime later!

I got second revision script from Nick finally, today i'm meeting our creative guy for final story touches, i think it's gonna be interesting more that i though from the beginning :)

[Tom Marshall]

Dude, we are ALL going to crash your place! Maybe we'll just have the Timefest Viewing fest at YOUR house! Woo-Hoo... ROAD TRIP (and a bit of flying, too!)

Ted, have you not SEEN the movie Hostel??? :laugh:

[Tomas Riuka]

update on the first page @ production update log.

[Norm Sanders]

What happened to this film? No updates for the past month? Hope you're still in!

[Tomas Riuka]

Hey, we're still in, working hard, preparing for the shoot !

[ConspiracyPenguin]

Yup, finally spit out a draft that they liked, and they are working on story boards right now if I remember correctly.

[Mark Harris]

Well you certainly have the sexiest tagline of them all:


She wanted time control - he had to come

[ConspiracyPenguin]

Well you certainly have the sexiest tagline of them all:

lol! Sorry to dissapoint, but this film (at least the last draft I sent in) will not satisfy your seemingly perverse expectations.

[Tomas Riuka]

hahaha :) funny guys :) yeah, it turned out a little different, but anyway should be nice... we're working hard these days, we got storyboard etc... preparing lighting all other things, shooting very soon.. !

[Tomas Riuka]

So... i updated first page info with lots of photos from the shooting!! :)

[conrad_johnson]

You've got some really nice looking shots on those monitors! I can't wait to see some screenies.

Looks like you guys are doing it up right. :)

-Joe

[ConspiracyPenguin]

Wow, looking good Tomas! It is so fulfilling to see my script coming to life, it makes all the late nights and crazy changes worth it. Best of luck to you, my friend!

[Ricardas]

Thanks for all you did, Nick. We will bring your baby to life :)

[ConspiracyPenguin]

Thanks for all you did, Nick. We will bring your baby to life :)

That's great to hear, from what I see it appears you are doing a fantastic job. I can't wait to see the final product!

[Tomas Riuka]

hey guys, so we wrapped our shooting, time for post production! phew...

one screenshot from yesterdays shoot
http://img180.imagevenue.com/loc372/th_97192_IMG_3876_122_372lo.jpg (http://img180.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=97192_IMG_3876_122_372lo.jpg)

[Mark Johnson]

Fabulous looking screenshot Tomas. ... Good luck on the edit!

[Beat Takeshi]

How do you like that umbrella light? I was thinking of picking up a few of those instead of kinos.

[Ted Arabian]

Yeah, some really cool shots. And that is a really cool umbrella light.

I am a bit envious of your light kit. Are those all yours???

[Tomas Riuka]

thanks Guys!

no, the lights were rented, can't afford having 4k HMI's :D , so all the lighting was from our local company Cinevera. Unfortunately, this scene
made with umbrellas has been removed from the movie, as we couldn't fit into 6 minutes... so i guess i will release the scene today
or tomorrow for everyone :)

Edit is going great, we already sent a copy to Daz Dicks and Herman Witkam for music and sound design, we're getting closer to the final version of the movie.
Can't wait to see your entries!

[Tomas Riuka]

removed scene from VICIS
http://www.vimeo.com/1029519

[Simon Höfer]

Looks really great Tomas! Looking forward to your entry :)

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

removed scene from VICIS
http://www.vimeo.com/1029519
Looks good! I can see why you cut it though. Seems to drag along without really telling us much. It might be fine in a feature but not much use in a 6 minute short.

Looked good though!

Cheers,

Mike

[Mark Johnson]

Hey Tomas, I notice that you list two composers for your film. What was the reasoning for having two people score this?

[Tomas Riuka]

Herman will work more on sound design, Daz more on music... they simply thought they can collaborate on this, I didn't mind :)

[ConspiracyPenguin]

I have screened the rough edit, and it is really well done. It is great for me to see my script turned into film, everyone did a great job! The deleted scene was also very good, Tomas, but I understand why it was cut after seeing the full version, it doesn't need it. Good luck everyone!

[Herman Witkam]

Hey Tomas, I notice that you list two composers for your film. What was the reasoning for having two people score this?

I PM'd Tomas, and Tomas already had Daniel (Daz) on board, and after talking with Daniel we decided we wanted to collaborate.

In the current cue list, we have 4 cues of music that need to be written. We have divided the work into 2, and once we receive each others' demos, we will give each other feedback and add compositional and productional touches (sometimes referred to as 'overproducing'), before sending a draft to Tomas.

[Mark Johnson]

... we will give each other feedback and add compositional and productional touches (sometimes referred to as 'overproducing'), before sending a draft to Tomas.

Ha ha! I love your humility Herman. I have no doubts that this is going to completely rock. How cool is this to have you two artists riffing off each other!!

[Tomas Riuka]

we kind of finished editing, submitted to Daz and Herman...

[Mark Johnson]

we kind of finished editing...

Ha ha ha! I loved that statement. It sort of reminded me of the episode from "Leave it to Beaver" where Wally is cutting the Beaver's hair and about halfway through Beaver says, "Wally, are you finished?" and Wally replies, "Um, I'm not finished but I think I should stop."

[Herman Witkam]

kind of? haha :-D

[ConspiracyPenguin]

I love that. I wish I could use "kind of" in my industry, but somehow I don't think directors would be too happy if I "kind of finsihed the script." or even if I "Kind of finished acting that scene out." Haha! To bad I'm a perfectionist anyway and couldn't write or act anything "Kind of."

[Tomas Riuka]

i'm just kidding, guys :) cut is finishee, few final touches left, all is fine :)

[bosindy]

I wanna she shum shots! any grabs?

[Tomas Riuka]

some screengrabs as requested here:
http://img160.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=18698_vlcsnap-27356_resize_122_1177lo.jpg
http://img177.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=18710_vlcsnap-28590_resize_122_441lo.jpg
http://img209.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=18715_vlcsnap-28981_resize_122_504lo.jpg

[Shawn Philip Nelson]

I cant get over how dirty this title is. Are we going to see a sex scene?? :-). Please just no shots of JDS wanking.

[Tomas Riuka]

ahhahahha :D naah, no sex, nothing dirty in the movie :P

[Shawn Philip Nelson]

ahhahahha :D naah, no sex, nothing dirty in the movie :P

Damnit!!! :-D

[Tomas Riuka]

oh well, you'll gonna have to wait till next fest, maybe it's gonna be mature fest! Jeez, everybody would love that! :D

[ConspiracyPenguin]

I cant get over how dirty this title is. Are we going to see a sex scene?? :-). Please just no shots of JDS wanking.

Haha! Oh my God...can't stop laughing. That was great! :grin: Sorry to dissapoint. Although maybe in the end I will give you what you want in some crazy round about way.*









*Please, please, please don't take it that way. :grin:

[Tomas Riuka]

So... it's done, uploading right now to dvxuser.com :)

[Susanne G.]

Hello Tomas,

nice, that there is someone from easteurope in TimeFest. Your film subject looks very interest and I am waiting to see it.

Best wishes and good luck.

Susanne

[koxx]

Hi Tomas,

really nice poster,screengrabs! I am waiting to see your Film!:)

Good luck!!!

[bosindy]

well done Tomas. great job, especially for your first film. I thought it looked technically strong. You really have some nice lighting and composition in your shots. Couple of jerky cuts that didn't match (early in bed and between the sisters at the party) but that is to be expected unless you shoot a ton of coverage.

I really like the shot of the guy in the red cloak walking around as the others were frozen. Well done.

spoiler ****************

I think the ramifications of her choice to control time could have been explained a little better at the end. Is she now forced to live the same day over and over?

All and all, a great effort and you should be very proud of your first film. I look forward to seeing more from you.

Jim

[Tomas Riuka]

Hey Jim,

thank you for your comments! i really had some very specific target with this movie - to see all the movie making kitchen - how lights work, editing, script, storyboard etc... cause i didn't know sh... about it :) in the end, i really got a lot of information, so i could learn something from it! i see a lot of mistakes now, but i'm really happy, as for the very first movie in my life, i think i made everything i could, i used all the knowledge i had! Fat monster's movie inspire me!

as for the story, i will explain once more people watch over the movies, not to spoil everything!

thanks, once again!

[koxx]

. I thought it looked technically strong.
Jim
I agree,great Film Tomas!

[ZFarms Productions]

great job Tomas! the scene in the woods, with the guy appearing was AWESOME.

SPOILERS

i like the ending, but want to get clarification. does she have to relive the day over and over??

END SPOILERS

great job with lighting. the story was decent. a great job on your first film!

[ConspiracyPenguin]

I don't know if I ever told you after you sent me the final cut earlier in the week, but I was very happy with it. It was hard to tell that this was your first film because you did so well with the lighting and shots, etc...

As far as the questions about the ending, I will let Tomas clarify that later, I just wanted to say one of the reasons is because of the time limit, it is hard to get a lot of explaination in.

Good luck!

[kurtmo]

I liked the cinematic look to this film. I liked the camera work. The shots were well crafted and the shot selection was nice. The opening shot was interesting and caught my attention and pulled me in. The audio was done well and I liked the music selection.

I really thought your lead Actress performed outstanding. Very believable. I could tell that the direction and the little touches like stroking the mirror were effective.

The story worked OK for me, but ritual and the guy with the red cape was just a bit over the top for me.

Overall, this was really well done! Thanks for showing!

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Yup, I agree. Very cinematic, looked great.
I almost wish she was a tad older looking but for a model I can see what you were going for. The cult thing seemed a bit odd to me as well.

Overall this was very good. The lead actress was also very believable.

Cheers,

Mike

[Mark Johnson]

Your actress was simply amazing. Fabulous. Wonderful. She is a find indeed and I hope you work with her again soon. Her actions were so natural and she is just such a stunning screen presence. A very wonderful job and we will look forward to meeting your whole crew when we make it over there!

Would it be possible to see the script? I would love to read it now that I've seen the film.

[ConspiracyPenguin]

I don't think Tomas would mind if I gave it to you. He had the loose story idea and we went through several gruelling drafts until he finally decided the plot line he wanted and gave me an outline to go off of. Some portions of the script were left blank because Tomas wanted to work on them after himself (I am pretty sure it was just VICIS'S monologue, actually). I'll see what I can do...

[Mark Johnson]

Sent you a PM Nick....

[Maximus]

I enjoyed your film very much. It looked great. Your lead actress was very good. She was perfect for the part. A beautiful woman who discovers that horrible truth, even beautiful women get old.

[Tomas Riuka]

hey guys, thank you!

No problem with the script, though Mark, have in mind that it was changed in some parts and some parts completely removed due to time limit :( let me know, when you read it and tell us what you think.

[pauly_the_hitman]

I liked the overall story and cinematic feel of the photography. But the ceremony seemed a little out of place in the whole thing maybe a potion or something else. I loved it though well done.

[Susanne G.]

I like your film. The photography, the light, the score and the acting were very good. I didn't understand really which price the MC has to pay for to get not older?

Susanne

[ZazaCast]

I liked this film. Wonderful look to it and really good camera work. The lead actress was great. Really good score too!

[Mobie540]

Your actress was far too stunning to be upset with her looks or getting too old. That pulled me out of it. Maybe some make-up FX or an older actress.

Your opening shot was amazing. I liked the slow motion with the ceremony. Great short.

[Matt Sconce]

This is just a beautifully shot movie. Very good work there!

[Duff]

Very well done, everything from cinematography to audio to music. Acting was strong, and didn't distract from the piece. This is great, especially if it is your first film.

Only thing working against it -- I'm not going to lie, I don't understand the twist at the end in the slightest, even after rewatching it. In the future I'd suggest borrowing a few friends who know nothing about the film and showing it to them, then getting their feedback as to whether or not it made sense. It's hard to see things with a fresh set of eyes when you know every detail of the plot.

[totitefilms]

Nice movie. I like the acting of the main actress. The lighting is nice. I just don't really understand the story though.

[Tomas Riuka]

SPOILERS!!

Hey Guys,
i saw the problem with the story once we started editing the movie, because
simply it was too long. Once we cut out 2.5 mins of movie, it was really
hard to explain evertyhing in 6 minutes, furthermore, now i understood that
such a story can be told in 10-15 mins, but not 6.

now the story is like this: Caroline is a model, she gets the call from a model
casting with a negative answer on some project, because clients chose younger
model, that's why she gets into depression and get nervous - she's getting
old and because of that she looses her work, she doesn't have a family,
all she cares is beauty and her work, thus that's why she get nervous about
the refusal.

Her sister comes, she's way younger and she knows what caroline is talking
about thus she organizes for caroline ritual, by which time spirit VICIS should
give caroline power to stay young forever and control time, though there is
one thing to know, that of course, there is a price to pay, it's death - though
whether it's physical, moral, pscychological, it's up to you to think about that...
think if you had to live all the time at the age of 20, you wouldn't experience
lots of things, what's happening let's say at 30-40, become mother, grandma
etc... in order to get something, you have to give...

Vicis appear and he says that... caroline falls down and finally wakes up from
the dream and gets the same call.... but now she understands that's her
life is not really all about beauty and she refuses to answer , understanding
that it's time to do some changes with her life...

[Tomas Riuka]

thread title change :)

[Mark Johnson]

Hey Tomas. What title change did you make? I can't figure that out because your banner and thread title seem the same as I remembered.

Watched your film again and I'm smitten by your lead actress. Her sister should be the jealous one!!! :)

[Tomas Riuka]

Well, quite a number of people didn't get really the story, so i wanted to explain it :)

heh :) long story with the actress... i will tell you if you come over here to Lithuania while drinking the best beer :)

[Horncastle]

Actually, I think there's a certain similarity between the lead actresses of O2 and Vicis!
Tomas - I'll be getting to you for more serious comments soon!
Jason

[ConspiracyPenguin]

Hey Tomas. What title change did you make? I can't figure that out because your banner and thread title seem the same as I remembered.

Watched your film again and I'm smitten by your lead actress. Her sister should be the jealous one!!! :)

Mark,

He didn't change the film title but the thread title. He included "STORY EXPLAINED, PAGE 22." so those who didn't understand (and didn't get to look at the script like you did) would know to come read the explanation.

[Mark Johnson]

Well, quite a number of people didn't get really the story, so i wanted to explain it :)

heh :) long story with the actress... i will tell you if you come over here to Lithuania while drinking the best beer :)

More importantly, will you promise that your actress will join us for that beer?

[alex whitmer]

I think we all agree your actress brought a lot to this film. Pulchritude is about all I can muster.

Beautifully filmed. Again, time constraints did away with some of the meaning, but in all I think this is a very nice film.

Love the little pub.

A few issues with the subtitles. Nothing major. I'll gladly proofread for you in the future.

Very nice work. Lots to be proud of here.

Alex

[Mark Harris]

I agree. I thought the production values were right on in this one. The light in her bedroom was particularly impressive.

And the actors were very very good, small and subtle and simple performances.

Will there be a longer version? I'm not exactly sure I got what happend at the end.

Just read your explanation.

I feel like you might have bought a little more time for clarity by shortening the first phone call and the scene with the sister. They did not drag or anything, but I can see where you might have stolen a good 30 seconds out of those scenes.

[Shawn Philip Nelson]

Very nice production values!! It felt like a real foreign film.

The story did not excite me much, but you did a good job on nearly every other aspect, a real accomplishment.

[ConspiracyPenguin]

I agree. I thought the production values were right on in this one. The light in her bedroom was particularly impressive.

And the actors were very very good, small and subtle and simple performances.

Will there be a longer version? I'm not exactly sure I got what happend at the end.

Just read your explanation.

I feel like you might have bought a little more time for clarity by shortening the first phone call and the scene with the sister. They did not drag or anything, but I can see where you might have stolen a good 30 seconds out of those scenes.

Mark,

Some scenes were definitly cut that I thought were essential to the story. If you would like to read the script, let me know and I will send it to you. I did it for Mark. Johnson, that is.

:beer: Cheers,

[Tomas Riuka]

Hey Guys,

thank your for you comments, i appreaciate that!
we live and learn don't we? :) shooting this movie I learned ALOT, and this
is so far the best experience i had in my short movie maker's carrer. Despite
the fact that i watched lots of video materials, read a lot of books, some
things you just have to experience on the stage, so that happened with Vicis.

Furthermore, my intention with the movie pretty much was more to see
all the movie making kitchen, how it works, what are the difficulties etc, and
I am really happy that i reached this goal. now knowing all my mistakes i did
with VICIS, hopefully i can make my next movie way better , especially working
more on the script, story, clarifying it, evaluating time, showing only what's
important and what's not... a number of things...

I want to thank all of you once again, as without dvxuser.com forums there
wouldn't be me as a movie creator! It all started here...

Thank you!

[Mark Harris]

Mark,

Some scenes were definitly cut that I thought were essential to the story. If you would like to read the script, let me know and I will send it to you. I did it for Mark. Johnson, that is.

:beer: Cheers,

Cut in the edit, or not shot? If cut in the edit, do another version after the fest.

[jasonthewho]

Beautiful film! Very good performances as well!

As has been said by others, I didn't quite get the story. Your explanation helps, but as you know, if it's not in the film, it's not in the film. If you had the material, but not the time to show it, there was a lot of things you could have edited tighter, then you could have put back in some of the story.

My one other complaint, when the friend hands the main character the scroll, I'd like to see a close-up of it right off the bat. My sick mind thought that perhaps it was another object a single woman might want.

As I said, amazing cinematography! Looking forward to your next one.

[Dustin R. Rogan]

My one other complaint, when the friend hands the main character the scroll, I'd like to see a close-up of it right off the bat. My sick mind thought that perhaps it was another object a single woman might want.



MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

[Edgen]

I have to say I had a really hard time following this story. I don’t know if its because of the subtitles, but I just didn’t understand what happened. Another film I’ll have to watch again.

I enjoyed the score. It seemed to work with picture. I’ll just have to watch again to get a better grasp on the story.

Congrats on entering the fest.

[ConspiracyPenguin]

Cut in the edit, or not shot? If cut in the edit, do another version after the fest.

I wouldn't actually know the answer to this as I was just the one who wrote it. I do know of at least one scene that was shot but not used, but there were certain things that I had written that were taken out due to time constraints that I thought made the story a little harder to follow. That being said, Tomas did a great job considering this was his first film. The shots were nice and the main actress was fantastic.

[iSTy]

Excellent. Really enjoyed this short, lead actress was brill, totally understood the whole storylinen too. We all have to realise change is neeeded at some stage or other ;)
Thank you.

[Norm Sanders]

I've only viewed a few films so far, and I'm glad to say that this is the best yet. While there are several areas for improvement (i.e. some of the transitions could have been tightened/improved visually and audibly), and the story explained just a touch more at the end (I was lost on why the phone call about the casting was such a big deal for a closer), perhaps taking some fat away from the beginning or middle to allow more room for the ending.

The music and audio overall was quite good, and I really dug the performances of the female leads. Nice work.

Also, cool concept overall with some nice camera work as well!

Thanks for making this and entering!

[Horncastle]

Hi Tomas

I think you did an excellent job on this film. Yes, the payoff could have been boosted rather, but the rest of it was great. The cinematography in particular was beautiful - I really liked the bedroom scene and the birthday party. Many people have rightly commented on your leading actress, but I also thought the younger sister looked great and did a very good job too. I think most criticisms have already been made. Just to add one detail that maybe others haven't mentioned: I think you could have made your subtitles a little smaller and less obvious - they would still have been readable.

Jason

[Danielleus]

Hey,

Just rewatched the flick. I enjoyed it for the most part. The production value is outstanding: the lighting is excellent, the camera work varied and rich. I really liked the theme you were going for here and thought that little Dr. Faustus-esque agreement is quite good. For a first film (hell, even if it was up to your fifth or sixth film), this was a tremendous effort. Congrats.

For me, I didn't buy into the story. I was with you until the last two scene and then it just got kind of boggled/jumbled. I mirror Mark's comments about being able to cut down/tighten a few things here and there, expecially at the beginning. It just feels like it takes too long to get into its groove. Like I mentioned earlier, beautifully shot but wasted story time., I think.

The VICIS character is a little too blunt for my taste. He come out, does his thing, then vanishes. I'm not a big fan of his sort of just saying the theme/idea of the piece. I think this could have been handled better.
Finally, I didn't buy your ending. I was confused after the first watch but then I read what was suppossed to happen and I don't think it comes off the way you intended. I just don't think we're given the information we need to follow you to your ending. She chooses NOT to go through with it? It seems to me that she has nothing to lose (as she expressed just a few scenes earlier). Also, I know you wanted us to understand that she was thinking about VICIS and what he said but I just didn't get that. The way it edits makes it seem to be for the benefit of the viewer, as if they would have forgotten the scene right before this. BUT, I think a shot of the lead thinking followed by the quick montage you've got in there would really clarify. If gives us the chance to connect what we're seeing with the character and not what the director/editor wants us to see.

Overall, I think this story has great potential and I think it's a killer of a first film. I also think you covered an amazing amount of ground and I am going to keep an eye out for your other pieces. Keep it up. The work already here is quite spectacular.