"Moments" - a film by Jason Chandra

Cool film. The confusion and creepiness worked here. I like the emotional arc. At the beginning I'm feeling sorry for the guy, then toward the end, I'm like "Ok, man. Get a grip. Get it together!"
Creative storytelling structure. Good photography. Nice editing. Effective use of voice over. A well crafted film.
 
Okay, first off - it's creepy how much this lead actor looks like Tim (Slimothy).
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So let's get past that right off the bat....
Great work - this was well shot, well cut, and gave me just enough information to keep me going and keep me curious... but not enough to kill the enjoyment. It's a fine line to walk but I think you did a nice job with it.

I really like the addition of his friend taking a photo of him at the moment that he realizes his memory is really slipping away - just as we hear the click of the camera he says "I've lost you" - nicely done. That was a very nice moment.

The sound work was really well done as well, VO sounded good, sound effects and ambience were well handled, and the score did a good job of tying everything together - I especially loved the muffled blown out audio of the flashbacks. That really worked for me.

The only thing I would tell you is that, as much as I enjoyed it, it seems to overstay its welcome a bit. As it stands right now I think you could possibly cut up to a minute and a half out of it - keeping the same mood, the same style.... I'm not necessarily saying pick up the pace, but just cut it shorter. It feels a bit repetative at times.

Overall, really nice work.
I enjoyed it, and I'm looking foward to seeing more work from all you guys in the next fest.
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Thanks for the comments guys. The kind words have been very encouraging and I'm seriously stoked that the response has been generally positive!

Luis Caffesse said:
The only thing I would tell you is that, as much as I enjoyed it, it seems to overstay its welcome a bit. As it stands right now I think you could possibly cut up to a minute and a half out of it - keeping the same mood, the same style.... I'm not necessarily saying pick up the pace, but just cut it shorter. It feels a bit repetative at times.
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I totally dig what you're saying here. I think before I walk away from this, I'm gonna cut it down further. It seems everyone's major gripe so far has been the length.

Thanks again all. It's been a helluva lot of fun doing this -- the feedback from everyone has really been very helpful!!
 
I feel as if I might become a broken record, but some of my thoughts.

Some of the cinematography was great. Even though some of the shots were a tad bit dark, it gave it a really nice feel, that along with the music was definitely working for you. The acting as well was pretty good.

Did you shoot this at UC Berkeley? I thought it looked familiar, then I saw an AC transit bus, so I figured that had to be the case.

I have to admit though, I had a hard time connecting with the story. It took a little bit of effort on my part to get into it, once I did though, it did start working for me. But then, as people have suggested before, it overstayed its welcome a bit. I think it really could be a lot better if you just were a bit more ruthless with your cutting, because everything else, the editing, cinematography, acting, all that is pretty good.

Anyways, overall man, good job. I can dig it.
 
RyanT said:
Did you shoot this at UC Berkeley? I thought it looked familiar, then I saw an AC transit bus, so I figured that had to be the case.
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Ryan, yeah, we shot this at UCB -- for the most part I wanted to find some locales that seemed a bit innocuous, nothing that screamed Berkeley or any other place. But I will admit the AC transit thing does give it away!

RyanT said:
I have to admit though, I had a hard time connecting with the story.
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I feel you on this. I found that people have been very split and I knew it was going to be an issue once I completed the project. Some are into it, others just not at all.

I do plan on being more "ruthless" with the editing though. That's my next stop before putting this one away.

Thanks for the compliments and checking out the flick!
 
I liked this film alot. It was a very different kind of story, but intriguing. It pulled you in and kept you there. Really emotional content. Nice work.
 
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