Hmmm, I thought this was LOVE fest...

That's funny Ted, I was thinking about having 50 films all in the vein of "You've Got Mail" :)

Long gone are the Henry Ford days of you can have it any color as long as it's black.

You should embrace the fact that we have forums like this that encourage diversity in filmmaking. I find it quite exciting to see how fifty people take a common theme and put their own spin on it. That's what makes us unique as filmmakers. we're not all from the same mold.

Instead of watching fifty bubble gum, maple syrup films about love, I went on an emotional thrill ride. Thank goodness that these fests are open to interpretation because I for one, don't want to see fifty cookie cutter films, nor would I want to make one.

One of these days I'll do another DVXUser fest, I hope that the theme is as open to interpretation as this one has.
 
n8ture said:
That's funny Ted, I was thinking about having 50 films all in the vein of "You've Got Mail" :)
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"You've Got Mail" was in one of my drafts! Then there was "Sleepless in Seattle." Harry/Sally won out!

Kevin, I do hope to see you in a fest again!
 
Okay, look -- no film in this fest is going to be disqualified. We've had a bad trend in past fests of people trying to get films disqualified, for whatever reason -- maybe they truly think such-and-such film doesn't meet the requirements, or maybe they selfishly think that they'd have a better chance of winning if so-and-so's film wasn't included, or whatever.

We put a stop to that. We have a pre-screening committee who verifies that each and every film accepted into the competition DOES meet the theme and guidelines.

I don't expect that this is where this conversation was headed, but I do want to point out for anyone who's wanting to relive the bad old days, that it isn't gonna happen. Every film that's approved is approved and does meet the theme, in the eyes of those who designed the theme and created the rules. Any film that doesn't qualify is either accepted as a non-compete, or just not offered as part of DVXFest.

So -- with that said, rest assured that every film you watched does, indeed, meet the festival committee's guidelines and does comply with what the fest organizers established as the theme.
 
nice barry, thanks for clarifying that. I think and I believe that all of the films here met all the requirements needed for this fest. Let's just enjoy and be happy that this event is very successful.
 
I would like to offer an apology to all of those filmmakers I have inadvertently offended. Ted, Mark, Jack, Zak, Michael, Dustin, I am personally sorry if I was overly critical or improper in my posts on your threads.
Perhaps I do have a "closed" mind and shouldn't use the name Wild Imagination Films. They do seem a bit at odds. Perhaps I should open myself to a wider interpretation of theme and idea.
This thread was never intended to create the ire it evidently has. Again, I apologize.
I would like to clarify one direct and grossly incorrect comment. I never entered this festival for the prizes. I already have all the toys I need and require no more. I entered this fest to see if I could make a film 6 minutes long, different from all the rest, based on love with a camera woven into the story line in some way. Evidently I was able to meet the criteria to gain entry so in this I was successful. On story and other points, not so much.
In closing, the statements I made were the opinion of me, William James Gibson. They are not, never have been and should not be thought of as representing the collected group of people who worked on Winter. They are my own and perhaps the greatest disservice I have done is not to have made this perfectly clear from the beginning.
I truly hope my thoughts and opinions have not sullied this fest for anyone. Please accept my sincere apology if they have. I withdraw all comments and though this will not serve to undo what I have said, perhaps it will help in some small way.
-William James Gibson
 
I posted about this in someones thread. I think I said there is a lot of cheating going on in this fest and something else about how I guess thats how people view love nowadays or something like that.
 
Beat Takeshi said:
I posted about this in someones thread. I think I said there is a lot of cheating going on in this fest
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lol. i don't think anyone is trying to "cheat" their way to victory. all of these films were deemed worthy by those running the fest so they deserve to be here. end of story.
 
No, I'm sure Aram meant cheating like some entrants were using cheat codes: up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a, b, a....

Friggin' cheaters!
 
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up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a, b, a....
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That one gives you an automatic 50 votes.
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Exactly, I'm plugging in Game Genie to my P2 slot for the next fest...... Infinite Macgregor. Better watch out, Luis!
 
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