Whare is the love?

DarkMatter

DarkMatter

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ALL HALLOWS fest should be the biggest fest of the year what is going on? :zombie_smiley: I have personally gone through and commented in almost every thread in All Hallows Fest and there seems to be very little if any life on the other end of these theads. Even my own thread which I have updated numerous times, has had very little response (Does it look that bad?).
Tell me there's a pulse out there for this fest, cause I'm starting to wonder?
 
Brandon's thread has the most replies. I'm prety sure people are just more interested in movies by people who they recognize. My movie thread has garnered very little interest as well, and I'm attributing that to the fact that this is my first time entering anything here.
 
Aculag said:
Brandon's thread has the most replies. I'm prety sure people are just more interested in movies by people who they recognize. My movie thread has garnered very little interest as well, and I'm attributing that to the fact that this is my first time entering anything here.
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That may be true also, for some people. When I look at a thread for a movie It is usually because I like the poster or synopsis or if the screengrabs interest me, if there is a movie made by someone by JDS for example I will definitly check it out because of his track record making high quality watchable films. But what I won't do is ignore all the other movies and only check his for updates. I don't think anyone does that, At least I hope not. when these fests take place I take care to watch all the submissions before making my voting decisions.
 
I'm not at all worried, but then again that might be because I don't have a film to enter, so I have nothing to lose

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Maybe everyone is spending more time on the actual production of their films, rather than the hype. I would have to say that most of us will watch all of the films (at least I always do) before casting judgement. I believe the "Hype" threads (albeit a lot of fun) are honestly just there to coerce people into watching that film first.

If I am incorrect in my assessment, then Shame on You All!
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Glideshot said:
Maybe everyone is spending more time on the actual production of their films, rather than the hype. I would have to say that most of us will watch all of the films (at least I always do) before casting judgement. I believe the "Hype" threads (albeit a lot of fun) are honestly just there to coerce people into watching that film first.
If I am incorrect in my assessment, then Shame on You All!
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Actually, this thread was started to discuss why these fests seem to be dwindling down with participation. I doubt that everyone is too busy making their films that they don't have time to promote them (just look at yours) or that only people making films will vote. Nice stab but I think you missed.
 
Glideshot said:
I believe the "Hype" threads (albeit a lot of fun) are honestly just there to coerce people into watching that film first.

If I am incorrect in my assessment, then Shame on You All!
:violent5:
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Well shame on me I guess. I enjoyed reading the threads not because I was overly curious to see any one film, but just to watch the progress of the filmmakers and learn a little bit about how they did it and some of the problems they had and how they overcame them. I wouldn't say they're all "hype."
 
Another point that I heard mentioned was that in previous fests there were numerous threads for films that never got finished, or even really started. Perhaps having learned a lesson, people are waiting until they've completed some specific phase of the project before they post an official thread to avoid looking like they're all talk and no action. I would be in this group.
 
johnlabonney said:
...people are waiting until they've completed some specific phase of the project before they post an official thread to avoid looking like they're all talk and no action. I would be in this group.
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I'm in that group too. Although I have shot all my live-action footage, there still remains a lot of post-work to be done before I'll have even a semblance of a real movie. Once I get past a certain milestone that I've set for myself, I'll be creating a thread and viewing/commenting on everyone elses.
 
johnlabonney said:
Another point that I heard mentioned was that in previous fests there were numerous threads for films that never got finished, or even really started. Perhaps having learned a lesson, people are waiting until they've completed some specific phase of the project before they post an official thread to avoid looking like they're all talk and no action. I would be in this group.
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Well, I might be one of them, but just starting a thread can give you some pressure. I have got a lot of things to do right now, but I put some pressure up by making a thread. So that I work as hard as I can on the other things first and then hopefully still have time for my entry.

And I think a thread just increases the possibility to finish your entry.
 
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