"On The Lot" tonight
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Drew Ott
Wish I were banned.
Beat me to it.
yeah, he's not a real person
I just don't like that you click through a few things before you know you are participating in a marketing campaign.
If they ran something like this on the contestant page, so you knew it was an add, then it would be OK I think.
instead of just a regular filmmaker i.d. photo
If they ran something like this on the contestant page, so you knew it was an add, then it would be OK I think.
instead of just a regular filmmaker i.d. photo
Wellp, they all did better than I could've done! And Eli Roth should remain a judge... he's the only one that gave any kind of REAL criticism each and every time.
I said to myself "This looks like a commercial..." and sure enough, Eli Roth says "It felt more like a GOT MILK commercial." And he broke down why in just a few words.
If this show had better Judges, I might actually tune in more often. Carrie is weak and afraid to give any real criticism to make these guys and gals better at what they wanna do.
I said to myself "This looks like a commercial..." and sure enough, Eli Roth says "It felt more like a GOT MILK commercial." And he broke down why in just a few words.
If this show had better Judges, I might actually tune in more often. Carrie is weak and afraid to give any real criticism to make these guys and gals better at what they wanna do.
Barry_Green
Moderator
Actually Carrie was pretty harsh on one of those films (was it the tree one?) She didn't use words like "useless" or "stupid" but the meaning was there.
This last episode was much better than prior episodes. Nothing helps "The Lot" more than the ability to fast-forward though. I can't imagine trying to sit through that show live, without the DVR...
This last episode was much better than prior episodes. Nothing helps "The Lot" more than the ability to fast-forward though. I can't imagine trying to sit through that show live, without the DVR...
The only thing I heard her saying was "Well... and... yeah and I just liked it so kudos to you.". She never actually went into any minor detail about why it worked for her. But, if you're saying it was one of the better episodes, I'm happy to have watched that one. It wasn't bad.
An example with Eli Roth was "There were too many perspectives. There was the cop, then there was the main character, then there was the moon...". He just pointed out things that weren't exactly on the level instead of faltering around his words.
And yeah... I fast-forwarded most of the content. LoL
An example with Eli Roth was "There were too many perspectives. There was the cop, then there was the main character, then there was the moon...". He just pointed out things that weren't exactly on the level instead of faltering around his words.
And yeah... I fast-forwarded most of the content. LoL
i woulda thought eli roth could relate to the cop short beating up the guy to a pulp being as Hostel 1 and 2 take it a notch further and just torture innocent people for 2 hours, lol.
he made good points though and he was clear. if only all the judges could convey a level of competency as he did. he obviously knew what he was talking about.
it's sad about the show on a whole though because i used to just fast forward the commercials and now i fast forward past the host and just watch the shorts and listen to the feedback they get. everything else is useless......
he made good points though and he was clear. if only all the judges could convey a level of competency as he did. he obviously knew what he was talking about.
it's sad about the show on a whole though because i used to just fast forward the commercials and now i fast forward past the host and just watch the shorts and listen to the feedback they get. everything else is useless......
i read this on another website and they say this is what the host says before the opening of the show or last show. i never watch that because i'm always fast forwarding it.
so these guys have help from hollywood writers now?
also i think it comes on MONDAY night instead of Tuesday this week due to the game coming on Tuesday. Great way to lose the handful of viewers left that are watching the show.
Michael Anthony Horrigan
More Cowbell Pictures
It was on last night, anyone catch it?
Zach's was interesting but nothing stellar. I actually liked the Spaghetti western one (Will's).
They shot them on Universal lots.
http://www.thelot.com/
Zach's was interesting but nothing stellar. I actually liked the Spaghetti western one (Will's).
They shot them on Universal lots.
http://www.thelot.com/
JY_Blue
Well-known member
nice...writers. that piece the show did on the making of Shalini's short, "First Sight" made her look a lot like just an AD on the film. although the short did seem to express her spirit.
but I have to wonder how the studio is negotiating standards and practices issues about the amount/quality of assistance that they are giving to the different directors. while a lot of reality is scripted, it seems like you'd be walking a potentially very thin line to have writers work with contestants in a gameshow that contains a $1 mill development deal as a final prize.
so as not to assume the worst, maybe everybody has the same writer (or group of writers) help them, or maybe the feedback is given in front of all the contestants in a single group session. if these are one-on-one sit downs between the contestants and different writers, it would seem troublesome to me in such a competition of such a subjective nature.
but I have to wonder how the studio is negotiating standards and practices issues about the amount/quality of assistance that they are giving to the different directors. while a lot of reality is scripted, it seems like you'd be walking a potentially very thin line to have writers work with contestants in a gameshow that contains a $1 mill development deal as a final prize.
so as not to assume the worst, maybe everybody has the same writer (or group of writers) help them, or maybe the feedback is given in front of all the contestants in a single group session. if these are one-on-one sit downs between the contestants and different writers, it would seem troublesome to me in such a competition of such a subjective nature.
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JY_Blue
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John's 2 cents (for what it's worth):
I am hoping Will wins. He is quite clever and his work has been consistently very good.
could not stand Eli Roth as a judge. So smug, his comments frequently off base.
thought "Worldly Possessions" was the best short film from last night.
what the hell was that potato sack Adrianna Costa was wearing and why is her wardrobe almost always distractingly bad?
I am hoping Will wins. He is quite clever and his work has been consistently very good.
could not stand Eli Roth as a judge. So smug, his comments frequently off base.
thought "Worldly Possessions" was the best short film from last night.
what the hell was that potato sack Adrianna Costa was wearing and why is her wardrobe almost always distractingly bad?
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she's getting consistent with the ugly dresses....i really wish carrie was not on the show. i'm not surprised she thought "Donkey-Tail Willy" was the best short film of the night. It reflects her taste in movies.
Some decent short this week. First Sight was kinda out there for me on a couple of spots (what was that monk supposed to symbolized?) but the shot of her looking at herself in the mirror was a nice emotional punch, well executed.
But what is up with the general comedy tone? I think 4 out of 5 films were comedies (or wanna be comedy). Can't these guys do anything else?
But what is up with the general comedy tone? I think 4 out of 5 films were comedies (or wanna be comedy). Can't these guys do anything else?
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mjjason
Well-known member
Comedy lends its self the most to a short format. The whole punchline thing works better. Its hard to convey full character depth in a matter of minutes.
Not saying that people shouldn't try to do other things but when given a short amount of time to make a short more often than not people fall back on comedy.
Not saying that people shouldn't try to do other things but when given a short amount of time to make a short more often than not people fall back on comedy.
Tom Marshall
Actor!!!!!!
I was going through my DVR'd titles and I have about 5 I haven't watched... should I watch them or just delete them?