Take Out

Jay. This one was really enjoyable. The acting was REALLY impressive. The performances pulled me in. I was there. Good art direction, camerawork and images. I like the way this was shot. The dialogue worked for me as well. One of the best.
 
Wow man you really went there and I appreciate it. Pretty disturbing.

I really like the art direction in the basement.

And the whole thing had a real grindhouse feel to it too, meaning nice and gritty.

The crazy guy seemed a little generic. Like he had 10 different psychosis - something with little girls (be pretty for daddy) , some kind of gender issues with the lipstic, , etc., and none of them had to do with eating men, rather than settling on one specific thing that made him tic.

On a minor plausibility note - don't know why he didn't have 3 Italians with baseball bats of their own show up two hours after Luigi didn't come back to the pizzaria and wasn't answering his cell phone - I mean people tend to keep track of their delivery drivers in the NY area.

But it was still a fun ride and well put together, the vibe was there and the collaborative way you worked on it and shot it gave it an immediacy.

Thanks man.
 
Sounds like your sound guy didn't know where to find the rotary dial for gain adjustment on his field mixer :( That made the film a sound designers' nightmare for me, while the visual side (cinematography, sets) looked awesome, and it has this really disturbing side to it.

And I missed the name of the score composer on the credits roll...
 
I could not really get into this; it was another Saw film; torture porn seems to be the flavor of the day and the Audio really suffered on this one and removed me from the film whenver that was evident.

I did like the simplistic visual style; it felt real and dirty and not stylized to distraction. But at the end, I was left watching a guy torture and kill and eat another guy; boring.

I was not afraid for the delivery person nor did I care about him. The crazy guy's character did have a disturbing side though; I think you succeeded on that level.

Sigh

... more hand-held.

I expected more from you Jay !
 
I totally bought your actors. Talented. Great look.

Not sure about the use of zoom in some of the shots (notably the mirror shot), but I liked the handheld.

Didn't buy that that was the front door the pizza guy came in.

The ending was very good - nicely set up.

The story was simple enough and it held my interest.

In the end, I think this came off as more of a vehicle/showpiece for your lead actor. But I liked it and I thank you for making it.

On other notes: Another plastic-walled room. And another guy on a toilet. And another cannibalism theme. Are these new trends or was this pure coincidence?
 
I was psyched to see you entered your first dvxuserfest.

I read the story about the no-show actress - what a nightmare. Given that you made the story up on the spot, I thought you did a good job.

My favorite thing about it was the look, dark and creepy. Also, I thought your actors did a great job.

I would love to see what you come up with, given a little more story to work with.
 
REVIEW:
Of the "torture-porn", or whatever you call them, films, this is the one I like best so far. I think mainly because I was able to laugh with it. Now, I don't know if that was your intention, but by making this guy so over the top in a creepy BUT funny way, I was a lot more into it. I didn't like the the talking too himself stuff in the beginning, but it helped set him up a bit I guess. Acting was very good and the delivery almost felt like I was watching a theater piece.

Good job. :thumbsup:

FILMMAKER-TO-FILMMAKER:
I didn't notice any technical problems, but because of the "reality" feel to the film, I wouldn't have noticed any. There were obviously a few sensical issues, but others have pointed them out so I won't nit-pick.

Anyway, thanks for making me laugh uncomfortably.:laugh::undecided
 
hey thanks everyone. I appreciate everyone's feedback totally. again, the movie was totally conceived the day of, scenes were thought out minutes before being shot and makeup was planned at the same pace. Everything was sort like adding spices together to see how the pudding tastes. lol

I know there's some weak spots primarily in the audio and in the story but we had fun doing it, mistakes and all.

Thanks fellas..
 
Hey Jay R.

Very nicely shot and lit. The acting of the main was pretty good. The character seemed like a stereotypical crazy guy though. The meat cooking in the pan looked great at the end. The story was decent overall but it probably could have been shorter. That was a nice shot when he was hacking the guy with the cleaver.

Good job making it up on the fly. Oh I have been down that road of having an actor not show or something fall through. Good recovery.

Laters,
Ando
 
andoguru said:
Hey Jay R.

Very nicely shot and lit. The acting of the main was pretty good. The character seemed like a stereotypical crazy guy though. The meat cooking in the pan looked great at the end. The story was decent overall but it probably could have been shorter. That was a nice shot when he was hacking the guy with the cleaver.

Good job making it up on the fly. Oh I have been down that road of having an actor not show or something fall through. Good recovery.

Laters,
Ando
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Hi Jay,

I haven't had time to watch many of the festival films as I've been traveling and a bit tied. But... having met you once at the first DVXuser NYC meeting I thought I'd check out the work of a fellow Jerseyite.

Whoa, great work. You really built the tension here. Yea, as others mentioned, sound needs a bit of help, but everything else was great. The performances were really good. Really hits the viewer in the gut.

Good luck Jay!

Erik Paulsen
 
Hey Erik, thank man! I appreciate your response. I plan on bringing the movie to an audio production studio in manhattan that a friend of mine runs so that he can perfect the sound for me. I look forward to getting as much repair work done as possible to this thing.

So, are you in canada now?

HA! I just hit your website for a quick browse. I remenber you! How's it going buddy?!
 
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