New York City DVXUSER Crew Presents: Katrina

[TimurCivan]

Thanks robert

[Beat Takeshi]

I be dfrunk, had fun tonight. Happy Birthday Mark.

[Mark Harris]

yeah, that was a good, mello time, about 20 for dinner, then the straglers who made it over to the other bar. Good time, everyone.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Yeah happy birfday you two old farts. I would trade hairlines with either if you Dorian Gray mutha fockers though. Bastids :D

[TimurCivan]

tell me about it.....

[TimurCivan]

Also, Mark i have your lavs. i took em home from alex's shoot. if you need em manana call me i will get them to you. i figured im closer than de pew.

[Ted Arabian]

New Title... Same great content!!!

There are some really great grabs posted at the top of this thread that I hadn't seen. Wow! You guys just continue to crank out some sweet stuff here!

Congrats!

[TimurCivan]

Thanks TED!!!! yea its alll coming together now... its really impressive....

[Mark Harris]

Yeah, good to see you back in action, Ted. We are in the final moments. Herman's given us a score, the sound design and mix are in the capable hands of Joe (conrad) Johnson, and we have a guy here working on some opening titles. We still have ADR tomorrow night, and Joe will get me the mix with that in it by Wed eve, then it's encoding and uploading! Right up to the wire.

[TimurCivan]

Thats how we roll.......

Down to the Wire.

[Inexistence]

sweet! can't wait!

[Ted Arabian]

Yeah, good to see you back in action, Ted. We are in the final moments. Herman's given us a score, the sound design and mix are in the capable hands of Joe (conrad) Johnson, and we have a guy here working on some opening titles. We still have ADR tomorrow night, and Joe will get me the mix with that in it by Wed eve, then it's encoding and uploading! Right up to the wire.
Sounds good, guys! Very excited to see more of your work! I am sure that it will be amazing!!!

[TimurCivan]

are we there yet mark!?!?!?!

[Mark Harris]

lindsey just got here for ADR...

[RebeccaD]

Wow guys, down to the wire like we are! Lol! Tomorrow will be such a relief!

[TimurCivan]

Tell her i said hello.

[TimurCivan]

well we did like three weeeks of Preproduction.

[Mark Harris]

well we did like three weeeks of Preproduction.

Yes I did. :)

Did Lindsey's and Godfrey's ADR tonight, and now am laying it in for Joe. Got the first sound mix and foley from Joe. Will send him some notes - many of which are: MAKE THAT GUNSHOT LOUDER!!! :)

But man, with Herman's music and the sound FX, it is soooo coming together. I am super excited.

Oh yeah, be sure to keep your eyes out for that very handsome fellow playing Casey. He's one to watch.

[Mark Johnson]

friggin'-A, man.... love being in the trenches with everybody. Good luck with your sprint to the finish, Mark. ... Me, I'm gonna have another scotch and get back to fx.

[TimurCivan]

Yes I did. :)

Did Lindsey's and Godfrey's ADR tonight, and now am laying it in for Joe. Got the first sound mix and foley from Joe. Will send him some notes - many of which are: MAKE THAT GUNSHOT LOUDER!!! :)

But man, with Herman's music and the sound FX, it is soooo coming together. I am super excited.

Oh yeah, be sure to keep your eyes out for that very handsome fellow playing Casey. He's one to watch.


I cant wait to hear the sound mix. ITs gonna be sooooo sweet. There is a reason why Mark is a director and i am not. He can orchestrate somethign liek this. He is a REAL director. His brilliance isnt just the writing, the acting, and the art of the film. He is VERY skilled in knowing where to find things we need, how to get them, and with whom to collaborate to get the piece finished(joe johnson, Herman, Peter, Monica etc.....), not only on time, but with maximum Efficiency and Quality.
I think people need to know that Although he and I collaborated in the past on Bloody Mary, and on this as partners, he really is the reason these films have that polished finished look. He wrangles everyone elses hard work into a beautiful, and coherent finihsed product.

Its an Honor to work with you man. Hopefully many more too.

-Timur

[Mark Harris]

you're a bastid.

But dude, the ADR R.O.C.K.S.

[Ted Arabian]

How is the last day going to be spent for you guys? Are you ready or are you scrambling?

Good luck! I seriously can't wait to see your film.

[Mark Harris]

we are not scrambling, as this was the schedule we planned. Got the ADR all laid in last night and uploaded for Joe. He should be doing the last bits of the sound mix today. Also, I gave Peter instructions to please have the titles to me by about 5. So at about 5, I will put it all together, encode and upload. I've already tested the H.264 stuff from BM, so it should be fine.

[Ted Arabian]

Sounds great, Mark! Lucky! (well, not "luck" as it sounds like you had a lot of great Pre-production here!)

[givemefood]

yours is one film that i am awaiting in this fest. Good luck.

[Mark Harris]

that's quite a banner you got there...

I, for one, am looking forward to several days NOT looking at Katrina. I'm sick of this movie!

[abraham]

it is in my humble opinion that you, NY, have the most badass poster in the fest.

sweet. can't wait folks.

--evan

[TimurCivan]

thanks dude :)

[Mark Harris]

I just wish there was a prize for the best looking fake money!

[Beat Takeshi]

it is in my humble opinion that you, NY, have the most badass poster in the fest.

sweet. can't wait folks.

--evan

The poster looks like something from MTV.

[TimurCivan]

is that good or bad?

[abraham]

hell it's good. and i wouldn't be able to wear those glasses. know why? ain't badass enough. keep it up.

--evan

[Beat Takeshi]

I think it looks like a rap CD cover, all bling bling like. If its what you are going for than its good i guess.

[Mark Harris]

I think it looks like a rap CD cover, all bling bling like. If its what you are going for than its good i guess.

Dude, go drink another beer this year.

[Beat Takeshi]

LOL!
Thats just the first impression i got from looking at it. The Puffy Combs shades, cash...
first thing i thought of. Not saying its bad, just my reaction from my background.

[Mark Harris]

LOL!
Thats just the first impression i got from looking at it. The Puffy Combs shades, cash...
first thing i thought of. Not saying its bad, just my reaction from my background.

I think you're just out of touch with the street, you old-assed mother-fucker.

[Beat Takeshi]

I might have a beer this weekend actually. Pratt alumni Bball game is this weekend and we usually go get some drinks after. Wanna come hang with the homies?

[Mark Harris]

what day? I have a big party in Jersey sat night and was invited to a superbowl party on the UWS on Sun...when is this dig?

[Beat Takeshi]

http://www.prattbasketball.com/3rdalumnigame.html

But everyone hangs out in the evening after the game.
This sunday is the superbowl? Shit, i'm supposed to go to Conn. for party. Guess im not going, i have to finish this animation by monday.

[Beat Takeshi]

Thats me in the middle with the red shirt and the DVX.
http://www.prattbasketball.com/home.html

[TimurCivan]

whats the UWS???

[TimurCivan]

hell it's good. and i wouldn't be able to wear those glasses. know why? ain't badass enough. keep it up.

--evan

Thoes are my Glasses. I wear them to parties when i get all hipstered out. You need to be fabulous occasionally...... lol

[Mark Harris]

whats the UWS???

Upper West Side. That's where old ganstas go when they sell out to The Man. Like Aram.

[RomanJaquez]

Thoes are my Glasses. I wear them to parties when i get all hipstered out. You need to be fabulous occasionally...... lol

Those glasses are going to make you famous! :) they will be the trademark of TimurCivan "the occasionally cool glasses man; fabulous!"

[RomanJaquez]

Upper West Side. That's where old ganstas go when they sell out to The Man. Like Aram.

lol Aram ganstas, now thats a picture. :D

[Beat Takeshi]

If you only knew...Was vice prez of one of the biggest graffiti crews in the city.
My old tag was Raze X-Men.

[Mark Harris]

final touches biotches!!!! Just getting the mix from Joe and downloading the 900Mb titles from Peter (4 hours!!! I should have just gone to BW for them), then crank it out!

[TimurCivan]

scwEEt!!!!

[Mark Harris]

I should be able to start the H.264 and MPEG encoding by about 7.

[TimurCivan]

Wll it encode in time? remeber your Laptop may actually render faster......

[Mark Harris]

yeah, it will be fine. I did some tests already with the encoding. i will get one machine doing the MPEG and another machine doing the QT.

[Beat Takeshi]

You are a machine Mark.

[TimurCivan]

Holy Efffing shit. Just when i thought Katrina was finihsing and becming finally awesome. Mark and Joe Johnson went and pulled a Super special surprise !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ted Arabian]

What!?!?! No way!!!! The Super Special Surpise!!!!!!!!!

Lucky!

[TimurCivan]

Oh its so rad....

[Ted Arabian]

Dude... that is some serious bait. As if I wasn't stoked enought to see your flick!

[TimurCivan]

its kinda like a last minute touch, that is just "right"..... and Very funny and cool.

[Ted Arabian]

Those are the best "final touches!"

Very cool for you. Very cool for us!

Can't wait to begin!

[TimurCivan]

you must be going insane waiting for this to finish, being your first big Directorial debut.... :) i cantwaitto see TTN Man.

[Ted Arabian]

Dude, you just don't know.... you have no idea! I could write a best selling novel on this experience. And it would be filed under "Drama"

[TimurCivan]

The NYC crew finishedthe movie on time because imagine saying "i'm not done" to this guy....

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/5008/offloading9eq.jpg


;)

[Mark Harris]

dude, that photos is awesome. is that Depew?

[TimurCivan]

yea its in the BTS photos.

[Mark Harris]

man, now if I don't get the encoding done in time, I have to kick my own ass...

[Mark Harris]

Yeah, it looks like they will have some lee-way, because Larry_R wants some time to deal with issues with the system anyway.

[Ted Arabian]

The NYC crew finishedthe movie on time because imagine saying "i'm not done" to this guy....

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/5008/offloading9eq.jpg


;)
This is an awesome shot!

Wow.

I love it.

[TimurCivan]

I showed the grabs to apro photographer, he didint believe it was a HD camera. He thought it was Digital SLR photos. :) that made me feel good. :)

[Matt Sconce]

I showed the grabs to apro photographer, he didint believe it was a HD camera. He thought it was Digital SLR photos. :) that made me feel good. :)

That is awesome!:Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

[Mark Harris]

oh is that HVX?

[TimurCivan]

no dslr..... im talkin katrina grabs dude!!!

[Mark Harris]

ah ha ha ha, yeah, nice

[KOVAROVA]

hot shot guys!
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/2939/1169362089.jpg

[TimurCivan]

Hey Kovarova, i thought you were going to come to the Horror fest screening?!

[TheProtagonist]

These grabs are gorgeous. Thanks for the writeup re: your tools.

[Norm Sanders]

Wow, just read the write-up on your first page ... VERY informative, Timur, thanks! :thumbsup:

While I think we've got a great story, I'm already in awe of the grabs I've seen here & imagine your film is absolutely going to rock! Looking forward to watching it very soon.

[Mark Harris]

yeah Norm, if I ever get the damned thing encoded. Yeah, up all night...damned raw file was 53 gigs. Taking forEVER to get the QT done...

But thanks, we're very excited to show this to people.

[Norm Sanders]

I feel your pain ... other than the fact that it's nearly 6am your time, and you're still up. It's pushing 3am here, and I'm calling it quits for a few so I can get some sleep.

Best to you on that encode ... I hate that trial & error process!

[Mark Harris]

Yeah, I had the process down for SD, but HD is turning out to be a bigger beast than I thought, even though I'd done some tests and thought I had it...oh well...

[Ted Arabian]

Hey Mark, you do seem to be the last pin standing! I think you win a prize or something for that!

I hope that you little green light turns off soon and you get some sleep!

[Ted Arabian]

I see that your light is still green, Mark. Shut it down! Go to bed! You must be a zombie!

[RomanJaquez]

Mark are you up yet?
These posts are addictive.... I can see how anyone can be up until 5:50 AM.

[Ted Arabian]

Mark are you up yet?
HA HA! Mark hasn't gone to bed YET!

[Mark Harris]

Okay, I got re-uploaded and caught a couple hours, and just moved the car for street cleaning.

but all that time up was worth it, because as soon ass screening begins, we will be announcing yet ANOTHER special treat for the viewers. And a different one than Timur was referring to yesterday.

Stay tuned.

There is still one line off - just like two words, but I think I fucked Joe up with a change to the cut that I'd forgotten about. But it's going into this contest that way. That's how you know we're keeping it real.

[RomanJaquez]

Sweet! I am curious!

I wonder if I can re-upload; My file size was 26mb either that or 60mb... I couldn't nail an in between.

Anyways... how long did it take you to park? I know by experience is a pain in the #$$ and can take a loooonnnnG time to find a spot in NYC. At least in Manhattan.

[Mark Harris]

nah, I just double park on my block during cleaning. Everyone does.

[Ted Arabian]

Hey Mark, did I just read that your film is NC (non-competitive)?

Oh! And yea!!! I love surprises!!!

[Mark Harris]

yeah, we decided not to worry about prizes and make a film that could not only go here but to other fests as well.

[Ted Arabian]

Was it too much work to have two different cuts or do you just not like to work that way? (I know that I hate reproducing my work, though we will have 2 cuts of TTN.) And the prizes are worth a 6 minute cut! Not an HVX up on the block, but nice none the less!

[Mark Harris]

there is no way in hell we could've had a 6 min cut. the movie is 13 min now and the script is cut to the bone. Cutting it to 6 min would have made it incomprehensible.

but when you see it, basically, this is the first 13 min of a Katrina feature. So that's what my real goal is, get some funding with this. Hopefully it will be interesting enough that people will want to see more.

We just have some different priorities. And not to put down the DVX Fests, but they are for peer review. I mean, I'm not going to go to Focus and brag about winning this fest. They would be like: Whaaaaaaa? So i think Jarred made the right decision to pull the prizes back to reality. The prize now is a nice perk, I think, but not something most of us would make a movie to get.

Anyway, I will just be thrilled to show everyone the film and see what people think, and especially on this site to show people what Timur got out of this camera. He really pushed it I think, and between him and Aram, I think the images we got are quite surprising for this camera.

Anyway, can't wait to start watching.

[Ted Arabian]

I hear you.

Wow. I didn't realize that you had a 13 minute film... cut to the bone! Yes, that would be tough to put in a 6 min. cut.

Best to you. I am so stoked to see it. The grabs look so amazing. Flat out amazing.

[TimurCivan]

Aww shucks mark.... :)

[TimurCivan]

HOLY LORD. Just watched it in Hidef...... I think i need new pants...... ;) i hadnt seen it finihsed, until just now. we were so jammed for time finihsing that mark never got the chance to run me off a copy. Oh wow. I cant believe i was part of this......

[Mark Harris]

how fucking sweet is that in HD??????

[TimurCivan]

DUDE, it looks like 35mm.

[TimurCivan]

I have a plan mark.... Lets sell HD-DVD versions...... we'll make billions...... lol

[Herman Witkam]

I have a plan mark.... Lets sell HD-DVD versions...... we'll make billions...... lol
lol - what's my percentage? :D

[TimurCivan]

herman gets 15%

[Herman Witkam]

herman gets 15%

hmm...I guess that's alright - since I'll be selling the soundtrack MAXI singles too :D

[TimurCivan]

lol.... in all seriousness, though herman you did ana amazing job, in no time as ususal. Thank you grcaiously. if the time ever comes where wwe can repay insome way, please dont hesitate to call upon me.

[Norm Sanders]

there is no way in hell we could've had a 6 min cut. the movie is 13 min now and the script is cut to the bone. Cutting it to 6 min would have made it incomprehensible.

Yep, we learned that one the hard way with SPARROW ... trying to take a six minute cut out of a 23 minute film was just rediculous ... however, in hindsight, we could have cut the middle/main scene from the film, which really had a self contained story of its own, but didn't think about that until it was too late.

I must say, Mark & Timur ... I'm REALLY glad you guys are NC!! :evil: Your images just look too amazing to compete against.

[TimurCivan]

WEll we alll went without sleep an awfu lot. Especailly the big scary viking dude. ( he is MAD grumpy in the morning before his coffee.... imma make sure he gets an IV caffiene drip from now on)

[Mark Harris]

hmm...I guess that's alright - since I'll be selling the soundtrack MAXI singles too :D


Herman, I need to talk to you about another cut in Feb.

[TimurCivan]

Oh btw mark ithink i got the Insect Job at the museum.. :0 !!!!!

[Herman Witkam]

Herman, I need to talk to you about another cut in Feb.

yep!

[Mark Harris]

Oh btw mark ithink i got the Insect Job at the museum.. :0 !!!!!

er....congrats?

[Herman Witkam]

Oh btw mark ithink i got the Insect Job at the museum.. :0 !!!!!

Is that good? :D

[TimurCivan]

yes it is.... :)

i interviewed for a job preparing the insect collection at the American Museum of Natural History. Its part time, and is alot of fun, i get hep organise and create the insect dispalys. :) while wearing the glasses inthe poster......

[Herman Witkam]

yes it is.... :)

i interviewed for a job preparing the insect collection at the American Museum of Natural History. Its part time, and is alot of fun, i get hep organise and create the insect dispalys. :) while wearing the glasses inthe poster......

Sounds cool! Hey - maybe you could photograph some of the more exotic insects and add visual FX to it and turn it into an experimental work of art :)

[TimurCivan]

dont gve me ideas....... :)

[Beat Takeshi]

Can't wait to see the final. Probably be at least a week before the servers are ready.

[TimurCivan]

ITS sick man.

[Alex DePew]

I too can't wait to see this. I haven't seen any footage and I can't wait to see how this turns out. No way it's anything but dope.

[TimurCivan]

DEPEW! vilkomen. long time no see in the thread, whats good?

[Norm Sanders]

Hey guys, since your film is NC, why are you submitting it in such a small resolution? Forget file size, etc., Upload the full 1080 or at least a 720P version! If you need server space, I've got a ton & would gladly set up a directory for your film to park on so others (including myself) can download it & watch in it's HD glory. :thumbsup:

[Mark Harris]

Norm, shhhhhh, you are spoiling our big surprise for tomorrow...

[Edgen]

yes it is.... :)

i interviewed for a job preparing the insect collection at the American Museum of Natural History. Its part time, and is alot of fun, i get hep organise and create the insect dispalys. :) while wearing the glasses inthe poster......

timur... Oh wow! A real life, "Night at the Museum" employee. Do you work the night shift? :)

and ya.. I wouldn't mind seeing the film in all its HD glory.

/j

[Norm Sanders]

Sorry guys! I'm sure I was asking the obvious...

[Mark Harris]

when will the films actually go live?

[Jason Ramsey]

I believe Barry_S said by tomorrow evening, in another thread. But don't quote me.

Jason

[Mark Harris]

ooo, good, thanks!

Also, Jason, you guys are really busting it out nicely. It's a HUGE step up from the last fest. Good work.

[TimurCivan]

:) sucrose.

[Jason Ramsey]

Thanks. It's great to see all the 'users keeping it pretty cool, and staying patient while problems are worked out as they arise.

Kudos to all of you for keeping the drama in your films, and off the boards, for the most part :beer:

Jason

[Mark Harris]

Dude, problems? Were you around for the upload of HorrorFest? This is like a dream.

[Jason Ramsey]

I read about it. But, didn't upload anything :)

Jason

[Jason Ramsey]

And, by the way. Larry_R gets the mad credit for the upload process this go round. He is working his butt off. You should all send him a nice pm with a chocolate heart.

Jason

[TimurCivan]

Yea i think finally the DVXuser honchos are finding the groove on the contest system.s

[Norm Sanders]

Larry_R's got my love, he knows it. One cool cat.

[deepentertainments]

Team work- thats what Im talking about...
Great to have people with same wavelength besides

well eagarly waiting for movie

[TimurCivan]

Why isnt the contest startign already....... ( maximum whine)...........

[Brandon Rice]

Larry is rockin!

[Alex DePew]

DEPEW! vilkomen. long time no see in the thread, whats good?

All is well. Editing the reality spot we worked on. Coming out pretty well so far. I'm about to get the script to my next short and I'm damn excited.

[TimurCivan]

IM DYING TO See what everyone made! Hurry up time!!! Pass faster!!!!

[Dr Lucien Sim]

Ch Ch Cheah! The Good Stuff Baby!

[Mark Harris]

Ch Ch Cheah! The Good Stuff Baby!

Everyone, Dr. Sim did our titles for us and has always been a big help and supported of my work, often in even mudane tasks like getting shooting permits and the like.

But where he shines is the 3D EFX stuff.

[Ted Arabian]

So, when are you revealing this big surprise Mark?

[Mark Harris]

Oh when it comes, you'll know it, Ted...not till the contest starts. And it's not really that big a surprise, more like a nice treat.

[Ted Arabian]

Cool. I have to tear myself away from this computer and didn't want to miss out on the treat!

I read Jason's post about the films bring ready by tonight? Wow! That would be great. And like you said, such an improved process over the last fest.

Cheers!

Oh! And congrats to Timur's insect gig. I guess! :grin:

[TimurCivan]

Ch Ch Cheah! The Good Stuff Baby!

sup peter!

[RomanJaquez]

Cool. I have to tear myself away from this computer and didn't want to miss out on the treat!

How did you manage to do that? I spent all day yesterday and sure am today as well just checking on eveyone's update on their projects. I am excited to see the DVX peer's work.

[Mark Harris]

I haven't seen Roman post around here in like MONTHS. Maybe he has, but he's pretty low profile, then all of a sudden, he's OBSESSED!!! :)

[Ted Arabian]

How did you manage to do that? I spent all day yesterday and sure am today as well just checking on eveyone's update on their projects. I am excited to see the DVX peer's work.
Ahhhh! You stated that in past tense... I have yet to do it, however!

I'm still here and my house is still a wreck! I've got to get away from this keyboard!!!

[Beat Takeshi]

Im going to shoot mine tonight. Should be up by 1.

[RomanJaquez]

Ahhhh! You stated that in past tense... I have yet to do it, however!

I'm still here and my house is still a wreck! I've got to get away from this keyboard!!!
lol

Im going to shoot mine tonight. Should be up by 1.
Aram what are you shooting? [IMG]http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/images/icons/icon5.gif[IMG]

[Beat Takeshi]

I was just kidding. I have 2 shorts I'm shooting this month though. The Drama fest idea i had is going to be shot first, then my hitman joint "Lake of Fire" from my sig below.

[TimurCivan]

CAnt wait toseeem aram!

[conrad_johnson]

CAnt wait toseeem aram!
AReyoudrUNktimUR?

[TimurCivan]

no im retarded.

[Mark Harris]

AReyoudrUNktimUR?

Dude, where's your better half? She ain't called me. I'm starting to get a complex...

[Blaine]

no im retarded.I guess that's better than being drunk. Alcohol was never meant to pass man's lips...now shutup and pass the scotch...:beer: :beer:

[TimurCivan]

Mmmm scotch....

[conrad_johnson]

Dude, where's your better half? She ain't called me. I'm starting to get a complex...
Give her a call, she's probably drunk.:beer:

[conrad_johnson]

no im retarded.
haha...that made me laugh out loud.:)

[TimurCivan]

i aim to please, and i cant type.

[Blaine]

Is everyone asleep on the east coast? We're having a party in SoCal.

[Mark Harris]

I just had some beers with Jack Stanley and Megan, but I think everyone is jut laying low until the festivities begin. Pacing themselves.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

nope. not asleep.

[Blaine]

I absolutely love Film Noir, Mark. Really looking forward to seeing your offering. Got that hard-boiled VO?

[Mark Harris]

no VO in this one, though in the feature version there likely will be. But what's nice about this is it's not a film noir imitation, but film noir filtered through our sensibilities. It has the elements, but I think we put them together in our own way.

[Blaine]

I agree on the VO thing. My favorite Neo Noir is Body Heat. It has the complete feel. Good luck. Looks like you had a great collaboration that'll do everybody proud.

[Mark Harris]

thanks, I am very very happy with this film. Everything really came together on it and it will be fun to finally let people see it.

Cannot WAIT to screen it in March. We have a screening date set up and this movie looks better large than small. In fact, we will be hosting a 720 version of it independently of the contest once things kick off, so people can watch it big.

[TimurCivan]

the 720 version is rad

[Alex DePew]

Can't wait, I wanna see it now!!!

[Mark Harris]

depew, I sent it to you...

[Michael_Petro]

Hello folks I am ready to check out your film! your screen captures are making me jealous :) very nice

[Ted Arabian]

Popcorn is popped and Ted is ready! I WANNA SEE KATRINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy viewing, guys!!!

[JimtheJib]

this is gonna be sweet!!

[Mark Johnson]

Mark, did the hotel establishing shot make this cut?

[Mark Harris]

nah, it just did not look good as a still. So next cut.

[Mark Harris]

Proper Credits added to the first page of the thread. Let me know if I missed anyone or screwed it up.

[conrad_johnson]

Proper Credits added to the first page of the thread. Let me know if I missed anyone or screwed it up.
I would have preferred Joe Johnson: personal lord and savior, but I guess that'll do.

[TimurCivan]

lmao

[Mark Harris]

Now that the fest is open, in addition to the smaller version on the mirrors, we are also offering a couple of different 720 versions of KATRINA:

Each of these 3 is about 200 megs, has some artifacting from compression, but is a decent compromise between quality and size.
http://www.eefilm.com/katrina/katrina_h264_HD.mov
http://www.desperatecomfort.com/katrina/katrina_h264_HD.mov
http://www.timurcivan.com/katrina/katrina_h264_HD.mov

This one is a SUPER high quality 720, that looks pristine and is about 1.12 gigs.
http://www.eefilm.com/katrina/katrina_h264_HD_best.mov

Thanks to Norm for helping us host these larger versions!

The smaller one has a couple of lines with sound sync issues, so the larger ones were encoded after the deadline with those things fixed.

Just to emphasize, the only reason we are doing this is we are NON-COMPETITION!!!! We don't count in the voting anyway. So we will not have any advantage over those of you who DO count in the voting.

[TimurCivan]

OK heres the Rules on Dling form the mirros.

Peoples whose last names tart with A-G Download from the First link.
PEople whose last names start with H-S Download form the second link
S-Z the last one. this way we dont crash the server. split it up evenly.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

downloading.

[TimurCivan]

IT starts......

[TimurCivan]

Is everyone Downloading ok? any hiccups, disconnections, intteruptions?

[Mark Harris]

Everybody hates it Timur. And they hate you!!!!! And me for making a stink about the download links.

But mainly they hate YOU!!!!!

[TimurCivan]

well, "my mother was a hamster an my father smelled of Elderberries....." so i guess they have good reason.

[Matty_g]

This was the entry i was most excited about and it didn't dissapoint.
Great job to everyone involved.

[TimurCivan]

Thakn you matty. I was getting nervous, i thought our file was corrupt and noone could see it. lol

[Brandon Rice]

You guys are Non-compete right? Was wondering, because if you are not non-compete, you're EASILY top 3... full review on the way :)

[Matty_g]

Maybe everyone was just saving the best for last?

[Brandon Rice]

Story & Acting
Wow! Ok, I haven’t had as much fun watching a film, since I saw “Once Upon A Time in Mexico” in the theatres. Now I am NOT saying your film is at all like that film, other than the enjoyability factor for me. If you were in competition with this one, it’d go straight to the top for me! Wow! The writing was FANTASTIC! Witty, almost lighthearted dialogue, that just flowed amazingly well. Great looking cast, and great performances as well. This is head and shoulders above everyone.

Technical
Beautiful beautiful look for this film. The mood of the film is only enhanced by the look. Timur, you’re a genius! The music was amazing Herman! Love the vibe of it. This was the complete package.

[TimurCivan]

im not a genius. 10 smart people formed a team, became a gigantic robotic genius called MARKTRON

[Blaine]

It's easy to see why you guys went Non-Comp on this. I don't see how you could have gotten a 6 minute cut out of it.

I thought the sound was well done, except at the 00:01:53 point where the dialogue lagged the lip movement by at least a full second or more. Visually, you put together a very nice picture. My only quibbles would be the choice you made of having Jack/Eric's face completely in shadow during such a large portion of his dialogue with Katrina in the alley. The other one was the dramatic color change in the bedroom. At first, I thought it was to show a passage of time but then you went back to it.

I really liked the story and the dialogue seemed well written and delivered. The only part I didn't like was the opening dialogue for almost a full minute over a black screen. It just felt like I was being 'fed' backstory.

Acting was good nearly across the board. Eric, Katrina and Casey all sold their roles. If there was a weak point it would have been the Tony Harris character which I didn't really buy and found more amusing than menacing.

Good job. If this had qualified for the competition it may very well have won it.

[TimurCivan]

Blaine you hsould definintly check the Hidef version on the Front page of our thread. It has the sound sync problem fixed... and its 720P!

[Blaine]

Blaine you hsould definintly check the Hidef version on the Front page of our thread. It has the sound sync problem fixed... and its 720P!Downloading now...and for the next hour it looks like...:)

[TimurCivan]

is it taking that long? wow.

[Matt Sconce]

Man Katrina was a masterpiece dude! The lighting was just ridiculously awesome. Your actors were good too. I really liked the ending. I also thought the opening news clip was totally believable. That was some quality acting! Congrats!

[TimurCivan]

Thanks matt :)

[Matt Sconce]

Wow! I am downloading the high res now!

[TimurCivan]

oh yea, thats where it at! Maybei should make a link to the Hidef Post on everyp age if its slipping through the cracks. The best part of being non comp is tha tyou can do things like this. :)

[TimurCivan]

OK heres the Rules on Dling form the mirros.

Peoples whose last names tart with A-G Download from the First link.
PEople whose last names start with H-S Download form the second link
S-Z the last one. this way we dont crash the server. split it up evenly.



Now that the fest is open, in addition to the smaller version on the mirrors, we are also offering a couple of different 720 versions of KATRINA:

Each of these 3 is about 200 megs, has some artifacting from compression, but is a decent compromise between quality and size.
http://www.eefilm.com/katrina/katrina_h264_HD.mov
http://www.desperatecomfort.com/katrina/katrina_h264_HD.mov
http://www.timurcivan.com/katrina/katrina_h264_HD.mov

This one is a SUPER high quality 720, that looks pristine and is about 1.12 gigs.
http://www.eefilm.com/katrina/katrina_h264_HD_best.mov

Thanks to Norm for helping us host these larger versions!

The smaller one has a couple of lines with sound sync issues, so the larger ones were encoded after the deadline with those things fixed.

Just to emphasize, the only reason we are doing this is we are NON-COMPETITION!!!! We don't count in the voting anyway. So we will not have any advantage over those of you who DO count in the voting.

[Geoff_R]

Wow! Katrina rocked! Great cinematography, acting, art direction, and on and on. There's a lot of awesome moments that really grabbed my attention; good script/dialogue. The music was sweet, totally sets the mood and 'world'. I'm gonna download one of the HighRez versions! Awesome job guys!

[macgregor]

I just saw it. QUite interesting. The main actor does a great job.
Why did you leave the 1st minute in black? I wonder...

[Blaine]

Timur, I watched the HD (1.13GB) version and I've got to say that it is striking. I see how you "fixed" that dialogue problem and I like that angle better, too. I noticed something that felt a little odd when I watched and had to go back to the other to verify it. It's when the Tony character offers Eric a cigarette then lights one himself. There is a somewhat jarring closeup cut then back to the two shot. The continuity feels a little off in it. These are all just minor problems in what is an excellent effort. It's not perfect yet, but it's damned good. All things being equal (if you could have had a good 6 minute version) I believe you'd have walked away with the prize.

[TimurCivan]

well the editing descisions are Marks Department. It may be a place marker for something else in the mean time WE still have a few more shots were going to putin post contest.

[Kholi]

OMG the fest download is so messed up. It stops near the end. Maybe it's just me. I am going next door to DL the 720 version.

[TimurCivan]

its 13:30

[Alex DePew]

Took a break from my editing and watched Katrina. Great job! It came out super sweet. I watched the 720p version and it is quite the dopeness. You guys should be thrilled with the way it came out, especially the funny looking guy holding two hand cannons. I'll tell you it was a great film to work on and I was happy to help. Congrats,
Alex

[LloydC]

holy hell.

This one and Eighteen Seconds are the two best shot films by far. That HVX+35adapter is one killer combination! Looked incredible. So sharp and filmic, it made me tear up wishing I had something like that!

The lighting choices were perfect and the dialogue was great. Very flowing. There were some spots near the end where the dialogue got a bit over-the-top, but that comes with the genre you were trying to achieve I'm guessing.

Acting was great. Editing was great. Cinematography was incredible. Story was great. Beautiful work! This would've been my top 2 for sure if you were in competition.

[TimurCivan]

Thank you Lloyd!

This project had alot of scale. Mark made sure we would Building the Hotel set, securing the nightime outdoor shoot, secure the bar location, Steve, dressed the set, found the furniture, and MArtina found the costumes. Mark worked very very hard to make sure we got all of that so the Cinematography would have the texture neccesary to shine. PLus i had a lighting ninja on set to make sure the lighting was on point.

[Noel Evans]

Expected a lot and got a lot. Mark Harris, awesome acting. Editing was perfect. Some of the angles in the bar scene threw me a little. Lighting in the bedroom, not sure if it was ct or shots, but at points too dark - talking about the romantic component. As a drama overall didnt feel a a lot of drama. Certainly something, but dramatic?

[spidey]

i really like this very slick. also i like the lead he was very good and he looked like sam l jackson from changing lanes.

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/paramount_pictures/changing_lanes/samuel_l__jackson/lanes3.jpg

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/paramount_pictures/changing_lanes/_group_photos/ben_affleck4.jpg

[Mark Harris]

Story & Acting
Wow! Ok, I haven’t had as much fun watching a film, since I saw “Once Upon A Time in Mexico” in the theatres. Now I am NOT saying your film is at all like that film, other than the enjoyability factor for me. If you were in competition with this one, it’d go straight to the top for me! Wow! The writing was FANTASTIC! Witty, almost lighthearted dialogue, that just flowed amazingly well. Great looking cast, and great performances as well. This is head and shoulders above everyone.

Technical
Beautiful beautiful look for this film. The mood of the film is only enhanced by the look. Timur, you’re a genius! The music was amazing Herman! Love the vibe of it. This was the complete package.


Thanks b-man, fun is what we were going for, more along the lines of Out of Sight than On Golden Pond as far as Drama goes. I am very excited you enjoyed it and liked the writing. I was very worried it would come off stupid.

[Mark Harris]

It's easy to see why you guys went Non-Comp on this. I don't see how you could have gotten a 6 minute cut out of it.

I thought the sound was well done, except at the 00:01:53 point where the dialogue lagged the lip movement by at least a full second or more. Visually, you put together a very nice picture. My only quibbles would be the choice you made of having Jack/Eric's face completely in shadow during such a large portion of his dialogue with Katrina in the alley. The other one was the dramatic color change in the bedroom. At first, I thought it was to show a passage of time but then you went back to it.

I really liked the story and the dialogue seemed well written and delivered. The only part I didn't like was the opening dialogue for almost a full minute over a black screen. It just felt like I was being 'fed' backstory.

Acting was good nearly across the board. Eric, Katrina and Casey all sold their roles. If there was a weak point it would have been the Tony Harris character which I didn't really buy and found more amusing than menacing.

Good job. If this had qualified for the competition it may very well have won it.

Thanks Blaine!

Some of the things you mention are the result of the thing not being polished. The opening will come with more opening titles and we just did not have time to get them done. But eventually, that will be an actual scene that we shoot, kicking the movie off with the bank robbery.

And if you got that Tony is not menacing, you got it RIGHT!!!! He's a small-fry dude, who wants to get into a big man's game. Even when the costumer bought a hat for him one size too small, I told her to keep it to help his dork-factor. The moment when I want him to start to seem like something more is near the end when he reveals that he knows Jack's real name.

as for the 6 min cut, yeah, I really wanted to keep practicing pacing in scenes, and let scenes play at what they would in a feature length, so I did not want to try to cram it down to 6 min.

Oh and Blaine, when I feed you backstory, shut up and eat it. It's good for you. :)

[Mark Harris]

Man Katrina was a masterpiece dude! The lighting was just ridiculously awesome. Your actors were good too. I really liked the ending. I also thought the opening news clip was totally believable. That was some quality acting! Congrats!


Means a LOT coming from you, dude. The opening was all Joe Johnson. I wrote it, but he got a great actor in Minn and he put the entire thing together.

[Mark Harris]

Timur, I watched the HD (1.13GB) version and I've got to say that it is striking. I see how you "fixed" that dialogue problem and I like that angle better, too. I noticed something that felt a little odd when I watched and had to go back to the other to verify it. It's when the Tony character offers Eric a cigarette then lights one himself....

Well, this is one of those cases where you try something and it might work, and it might not work. I still like the edit choice there, but if ten people come up and say it bothered them like you did, I'm not married to it. It just felt right in that moment to me.

[Mark Harris]

OMG the fest download is so messed up. It stops near the end. Maybe it's just me. I am going next door to DL the 720 version.

I got one of Norm's movie like that too. Some of them might be corrupted.

[Mark Harris]

holy hell.

This one and Eighteen Seconds are the two best shot films by far. That HVX+35adapter is one killer combination! Looked incredible. So sharp and filmic, it made me tear up wishing I had something like that!

The lighting choices were perfect and the dialogue was great. Very flowing. There were some spots near the end where the dialogue got a bit over-the-top, but that comes with the genre you were trying to achieve I'm guessing.

Acting was great. Editing was great. Cinematography was incredible. Story was great. Beautiful work! This would've been my top 2 for sure if you were in competition.


Thanks Lloyd, and you are right about the dialog. That's what made this project so fun and soooo challenging, was figuring out how far I could push that dialog before it got silly. And I agree with you, there are a couple of times where we just stepped over the edge with it. But live and learn. Even the Maltese Falcon has some lines that make me go: "Whoa! Who TALKS like that?" :)

[Mark Harris]

i really like this very slick. also i like the lead he was very good and he looked like sam l jackson from changing lanes.

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/paramount_pictures/changing_lanes/samuel_l__jackson/lanes3.jpg

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/paramount_pictures/changing_lanes/_group_photos/ben_affleck4.jpg

Ha ha, you would watch that same actor in Man-Hole IV where he plays an aging movie star who HATES sam jackson :)

Thanks for watching!

[Mark Harris]

Expected a lot and got a lot. Mark Harris, awesome acting. Editing was perfect. Some of the angles in the bar scene threw me a little. Lighting in the bedroom, not sure if it was ct or shots, but at points too dark - talking about the romantic component. As a drama overall didnt feel a a lot of drama. Certainly something, but dramatic?

I agree this is not a drama in the way I think a lot of them are, sort of like "Lifetime" dramas. But it's one reason we are non-comp. This is the movie I wanted to make next anyway, so we just used the contest as the deadline for making it.

[Charli]

Timmy, I told you, you're a genius. Take a bow.

[Mark Harris]

Timmy, I told you, you're a genius. Take a bow.

Charli has a crush on you, I think, Timur.

[Mark Johnson]

You guys embody what I aspire to. Its so wonderful to see somebody put their heart into making what is in their mind. I'm especially pleased to see you cut the version you want rather than trying to make this into a 6-minute version even though you had to know you could have competed and very likely won. I will do a full review later. There's a whole lot I want to comment about and hopefully even some thoughts that may be useful for you in cutting your next version. Bravo.

[Mark Harris]

thanks for checking us out, Mark. I am making my way around to TTN today. Last night I was out in NJ at a murder mystery party, so am playing catch-up today.

[JimtheJib]

the finished movie is even better than expected!! it looks like a frikkin feature and i could even imagine it as one. the main actor was amazing. the bedroom scene was edited very well and i especially like it when the cowboy came in. when the pace quickens and the music kicks in, i melted.

as a whole the film made me want to know more about the characters. why was the main actor getting into this in the first place? how he got out? That i think is the biggest success in a movie. compelling characters that capture the viewer.


some thoughts:
the girl actress wasn't as good as the others and she made some of the dialogue sound a bit clunky or unnatural. one part that stood out for me was when she said "now that we know where eachother stands, by a girl a drink..."



everything else has been covered really.

f***ing sweet!!@

[Mark Harris]

the finished movie is even better than expected!! it looks like a frikkin feature and i could even imagine it as one. the main actor was amazing. the bedroom scene was edited very well and i especially like it when the cowboy came in. when the pace quickens and the music kicks in, i melted.

as a whole the film made me want to know more about the characters. why was the main actor getting into this in the first place? how he got out? That i think is the biggest success in a movie. compelling characters that capture the viewer.


some thoughts:
the girl actress wasn't as good as the others and she made some of the dialogue sound a bit clunky or unnatural. one part that stood out for me was when she said "now that we know where eachother stands, by a girl a drink..."



everything else has been covered really.

f***ing sweet!!@

Thanks Alex! I am indeed writing a feature of this and this short - with a few minor additions, is basically the first 15 min of the feature right there. It sets up all of the players nicely and gives you as much as you need to know to get going with them. I am hoping that anyone I can go to for money will feel the way you do and in this opening, want to see and know more about the characters.

One thing about what you said about Lindsey's acting. She did exactly what I had her do. But this stuff is VERY hard to pull off with a straight face. This silly language, I mean. So I am not surprised that some of it might have stiffened up. But it was a fun exercise in writing and in the acting, and I learned a lot from directing the actors into how to try and play this stuff.

[Mark Johnson]

Yeah, I was TOTALLY into the scene with the heavy leaning on the guy for his money. What the hell is that back story???? Not to mention the whole outcome of the bank robbery and Katrina etc. etc. etc. ... In a sense, this is one friggin' hell of a trailer!!!

[Mark Harris]

let's hope rich Hollywood types think the same.

[spidey]

timur thanks i like what you sent me it was funny.

[Ted Arabian]

hahaha!!! What a damn great film! I loved it!

This film looks so f'n pro!

The acting is unbelievable!!! (I mean that in a good way!) The guy who played Jack/Eric is awesome! And the rest of your actors are just as good. (Except the big cowboy dude! Less screen time, the better for him! :grin: ) Kidding. Mark, you were awesome!

The cinematography is gorgeous. Just gorgeous. I can't say enough about what Timur has acheived here. And Aram's lighting is beautiful. WOW! Great job.

The story is complex and interesting. I got a little lost but I will watch it again to see what happened. One thing, I was very confused at her "character turn" while on the bed but I think that it is because there is the knock at the door. (Did a sfx get lost here?) Overall, I loved the story. You care for what happens to Jack.

Speaking of sound, there is one line off but I am sure that you know that. BUT your gun shots are great!!! Anyone using gunshots in their films (and there are many here in dramafest), refer to the folks here to find out how they pull off a good sounding gun shot.

Your ADR work is amazing. If you tell me that this entire film is ADR'd, I am going to fall over in amazement. It is flawless.

The opening VO sequences needs some kind of visual. Something. I was thinking that the video was bad on the link or something. I wanted to watch something. Even a waft of smoke or something. Maybe that is just me.

YOUR OPENING TITLE KICKS BUTT!!!!!!!!!

Wow! Hat's off to the Katrina Crew!!!!

GREAT JOB!!!

[Mark Harris]

Thanks Ted, we are planning a much more detailed title sequence to go over the radio broadcast in the beginning, but I still liked that it kicked the film off with more of a bang, so included it in this cut. Personally, I like it as a little radio play at the start, but a lot of people seem lost with no visual there.

Watch a 720 version.

The gunshots were all Joe. I just kept giving him the note: "MAKE THE GUNSHOTS LOUDER"

Also, like in your film, Herman did an amazing job here on very little time. I only really said three words to him: "Mingus and Miles," and his head just took off. Kudos, Herman.

[Charli]

Mark - you both did a great job. I applaude you both.

[TimurCivan]

Charli has a crush on you, I think, Timur.


No she just like my 35 adapter.... :)

[spidey]

that sounds wrong.

[TimurCivan]

yea i know..... :)

Nah i consult charli on 35 adapter issues. she needs help in that department occasionally. lol

Thank you for the kind words Charli!

[KOVAROVA]

killer lighting Timur. this is all really well crafted... and looks like mark also has some killer acting skillz. way to go nyc crew. looking forward to what you do next.

[Mark Harris]

killer lighting Timur. this is all really well crafted... and looks like mark also has some killer acting skillz. way to go nyc crew. looking forward to what you do next.

thanks for coming to check us out!

[Kholi]

I still haven't watched this, yet. I DL'd the 720p version and it's sitting nextdoor waiting to be viewed on me HDTV.

I will get to it today! The freaking Fest download stopped on me about halfway for some reason and it won't play beyond that.

[Mark Harris]

yeah, I had a corrupt one on Envision's movie too, I think some got munched in the transition to the mirrors.

[Mark Harris]

I still haven't watched this, yet. I DL'd the 720p version and it's sitting nextdoor waiting to be viewed on me HDTV.

I will get to it today! The freaking Fest download stopped on me about halfway for some reason and it won't play beyond that.

It may not look that great on an HDTV. Remember even the 1 gig version is still compressed. The raw is 53 gigs.

But I would be curious to hear how it works out on a tv with even that version.

[Kholi]

It may not look that great on an HDTV. Remember even the 1 gig version is still compressed. The raw is 53 gigs.

But I would be curious to hear how it works out on a tv with even that version.

Um, you're dead wrong about that, fella.

I checked the file out last night to make sure it worked. It looks mother fuxing fantastic on an HD CRT, dude.

No noise and glossy. It looks comparable to some other HD movies I've watched recently.

[Mark Harris]

Um, you're dead wrong about that, fella.

I checked the file out last night to make sure it worked. It looks mother fuxing fantastic on an HD CRT, dude.

No noise and glossy. It looks comparable to some other HD movies I've watched recently.

SWEET!!!!!!!

[Kholi]

I'm being pretty serious, by the way. I didn't get to watch it all, but I was like "OMFG" when I saw it on my television. It looks really good, dude.

[Mark Harris]

I'm being pretty serious, by the way. I didn't get to watch it all, but I was like "OMFG" when I saw it on my television. It looks really good, dude.

Well, go easy on me, I know I pissed you off in that other thread...

Are you going to start a "Kholi's Reviews" thread, like I said?

[Kholi]

Well, go easy on me, I know I pissed you off in that other thread...

Are you going to start a "Kholi's Reviews" thread, like I said?

Yeah, probably tonight after I get through all of the shorts. Still got a few left but giving my eyes a break.

And, I'm only honest and I sure as hell am not the end all of reviews.

However, I gotta say, from what I've seen I'm very happy that you, as a writer, have a grasp of practical and believable dialogue dude. I know that the dialogue itself is genre specific, and yet it's still tailored to something that's engaging and realistic.

[Mark Harris]

Yeah, probably tonight after I get through all of the shorts. Still got a few left but giving my eyes a break.

And, I'm only honest and I sure as hell am not the end all of reviews.

However, I gotta say, from what I've seen I'm very happy that you, as a writer, have a grasp of practical and believable dialogue dude. I know that the dialogue itself is genre specific, and yet it's still tailored to something that's engaging and realistic.

Thanks man, I commented a long time ago that i knew Aram and Timur were going to light it like Ninjas, I was worried that the writing was going to be stupid. And at moments, it brushes up against the noir-goofiness, but overall I worked on this script full time for about two months. And had had the idea and outline for a year before that. So I'm glad if it seems like all that work is coming through in the script.

[Kholi]

Thanks man, I commented a long time ago that i knew Aram and Timur were going to light it like Ninjas, I was worried that the writing was going to be stupid. And at moments, it brushes up against the noir-goofiness, but overall I worked on this script full time for about two months. And had had the idea and outline for a year before that. So I'm glad if it seems like all that work is coming through in the script.

And you know that's what I like to hear. A year in outline form, 2 months for thirteen minutes? Sounds like you actually GAVE A DAMN about what you were going to be putting on screen.

I applaud j00.

[235 Studios]

FUN! I like the story, and the film is very well shot- nice use of the Brevis! The whole film comes together well as a whole – and the noir feel really adds to the piece. This one is definitely towards the top of my list. Great work.

[TimurCivan]

Thats no pesky Brevis....... Thats the Pure unmitigated power of the SGPro Rev2.....

[TimurCivan]

Hey Kholi !!! please gimme some feedback on how it looked fullscreen, cause i neverseen it on anything bigger than my 17" laptop monitor!!!

[235 Studios]

Thats no pesky Brevis....... Thats the Pure unmitigated power of the SGPro Rev2.....

Oops, my mistake- Great job with the SGPro Rev2!!!

[TimurCivan]

lol... im proud of my adapter....

[vr6gtiguy]

Wow, I am just a lurker here, but Katrina is worth a post. I set the hi-rez version to download before I left for work this morning and just watched it now (1hr 14min to dl and well worth it).

Very good technically and story wise. Lighting, camera and sound are all fantastic. Story and characters are developed enough that I want to know more about them. I would see this if it became a feature.

Mark, my girlfriend said you were great.

Timur, I hope I have half your skill someday.

-steven

[insanityfw]

Thanks for the 720 guys. I watched it on my 24" HD monitor and it looks amazing.

Most everything about this film, just felt right. Mark, you seem really good at keeping things at a more natural pace. Your restraint shows a ton of maturity.

I do have to say that when your cowboy character showed up it upset the balance of the story just a bit. I still liked the character, so don't get me wrong, but something made it standout a bit. I think it might be because everybody else had such subdued interaction and few words, with most emotion and you come in "guns blazing". Of course, I have no concept of how I would have done it any better. :) Of course, I was laughing at the "sweet cheeks" line (thought that was pretty funny), so maybe that was what threw it off for me.

Again, that's not enough to ruin it for me. I figured you, Timur and the crew would pull off something nice, so my expectation where high. You guys actually surpassed what I was hoping for.

I haven't been able to read all 75 pages :) , but I'm sure others have mentioned the wonderful tone, color pallet as well as clean dialogue, great cinematic feel, shot selection, etc. .

That's my opinion anyway.

Great job folks.

Jason

[iSTy]

Yep another good film.

Thank you.

[Mark Harris]

I do have to say that when your cowboy character showed up it upset the balance of the story just a bit. I still liked the character, so don't get me wrong, but something made it standout a bit. I think it might be because everybody else had such subdued interaction and few words, with most emotion and you come in "guns blazing". Of course, I have no concept of how I would have done it any better. :) Of course, I was laughing at the "sweet cheeks" line (thought that was pretty funny), so maybe that was what threw it off for me.


No, you are way right about the tone change. It may throw some people off, but it's intentional. Him being a cowboy is another sort of icon of Americana in here.

Tony, the credit dude, is all about one aspect of America, the whole thing about living beyond your means with credit cards, and how credit card companies will bleed you dry like the mob, if they have their way.

Jack is you and me, just trying to get by and there is no way we can afford the American dream without debt.

Katrina is the easy way to money, the crooked way, which is mighty seductive, but also might get you killed.

The Cowboy sort off represents the American attitude of "Fuck you, I'm doing it my way."

So even though the choices might hit some people oddly, at least you know there is some intent behind them and the themes I want to keep playing with in the story...

M

[Mark Harris]

Mark, my girlfriend said you were great.


Well, as long as the chicks dig me...

No, thanks very much for watching and for taking the time to DL the 720. We honestly believe the movie is better large, and gives you so much more of the great work Timur, Aram, the Set and costume designers did, as well as more of the subtleties of the performances.

M

[TimurCivan]

Yea im really glad we did a 720 option. NAtive size really lets it glow.