New York City DVXUSER Crew Presents: Katrina

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!!!
 
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.
 
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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!
 
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.
 
KOVAROVA said:
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.
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thanks for coming to check us out!
 
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.
 
Kholi said:
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.
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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.
 
Mark Harris said:
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.
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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.
 
Kholi said:
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.
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SWEET!!!!!!!
 
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.
 
Kholi said:
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.
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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?
 
Mark Harris said:
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?
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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.
 
Kholi 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.
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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.
 
Mark Harris said:
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.
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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.
 
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.
 
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