FAT MONSTER FILMS presents "O2" ... Every. Breath. Counts.

Blew me away guys, the rough cut I saw was great, now the opening sequence, visual affects, sound design and Justin score make it incredible. I am really happy to have been given the chance to contributed in some small way. Congrats.

Jim
 
My second review of the day:

First Pass:

Opening shot was great. Who modeled the ship? Looked amazing. And that set is to die for. Interesting to see where you snagged that from. And wow. Beautifully lit. I loved the shooting. It was fantastic.

But man, those renders look amazing. That ship was great. But I still can't believe how great that set looks.

Mark and Monster guys - really, this was amazing. It was shot so well. The extra money to get a ACS was well worth it. And man oh man, Just came to the 4:00 mark and I even flinched. While typing this review.

But really, I think this is one of the best shot things I've seen. And that ending was so jarring. Not what I expected at all. It was beautiful. And so sad.

The score as well was amazing. All in all, excellent. I don't think I have any negative complaint. Aside from the XCU of the needle.

Cheers mate! A job well done.
 
Mattykins said:
... It was shot so well. The extra money to get a ACS was well worth it ...
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Just a clarification - a deal was worked out with the A.S.C. cinematographer where it was not necessary for Fat Monster to pay him for happily signing on.

The DP teaches at a program where wounded marines are trained for crew positions and part of the his incentive was FM's eagerness and commitment to create crew opportunities for those individuals on the set.

The rest of the deal was that he was paid by a third party to give interviews documenting his lighting process on the shoot.

So FM got him by throwing brains and heart at the situation rather than money. Same more or less goes for the set. There were more roses than dollars invovled in obtaining it.
 
Oh, I had nothing against it mate. I type these things as I watch. Sometimes I do a second pass. I didn't follow the entire thing. So I defaulted to saying money. Money or flowers. Having the ASC was amazing. No negative tones here. Just sheer amazement.
 
I see, two sides to the coin. You must have missed the post early in this thread where Barry just point blank states he paid the DP.

Anyways, onto the film. I'll post a more thorough review after 2 or 3 viewings, but after one viewing, holy crap! Go straight to feature, do not pass go, do not collect $200 :-)
 
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Jack Daniel Stanley said:
Just a clarification - a deal was worked out with the A.S.C. cinematographer where it was not necessary for Fat Monster to pay him for happily signing on.

The DP teaches at a program where wounded marines are trained for crew positions and part of the his incentive was FM's eagerness and commitment to create crew opportunities for those individuals on the set.

The rest of the deal was that he was paid by a third party to give interviews documenting his lighting process on the shoot.

So FM got him by throwing brains and heart at the situation rather than money. Same more or less goes for the set. There were more roses than dollars invovled in obtaining it.
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interviews documenting his lighting eh? like ones that could be in a dvxuser dvd? About lighting?
 
Mattykins said:
Oh, I had nothing against it mate. I type these things as I watch. Sometimes I do a second pass. I didn't follow the entire thing. So I defaulted to saying money. Money or flowers. Having the ASC was amazing. No negative tones here. Just sheer amazement.
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I didn't take it as negative at all, but thanks for taking the time to clarify where you were coming from nonetheless. On my end, just clarifying since there's lots of interest and speculation on how FM pulled this off :beer:

Jeff Anderson said:
interviews documenting his lighting eh? like ones that could be in a dvxuser dvd? About lighting?
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Hey cool idea! We should do one of those :)
 
DAYUM that was hot. Everything was like it was hyped to be. Big Kudos on your joint homies. The only little glitch was when he let her get close. If I thought I knew what he knew I wouldn't have let her get anywhere near me.

Great movie guys. Everyone will be crazy proud to have worked on this.
 
Shawn, I think the 200 dollars would be a little helpful. Might buy some more food for the shoot. Or a caribou?

I say do not go past go, but still collect the 200 dollars. :)
 
Ok wow. This is by far my favorite so far of what I've watched. Great production values, excellent sound, solid acting. Will come back to comment more in detail later! Great job guys!
 
Okay, maybe I'm crazy, but the set felt so much like Firefly, I was having wicked deja vu.

That said, amazing job. All around. Story, lighting, sound, camerawork, production design, acting, editing... Phenomenal.
 
Great short! I was expecting the Alien to jump out anytime soon and slap people around a bit.. but from the beginning you can see the amaaaaazing production value. Looks like it was shot on film, without a doubt.

One little critique: I didn't feel like there was enough conflict to get me to empathize, sympathize, hate, cheer for, etc. But maybe that wasn't your goal, as much as just telling the story as it was told.

Great job!
 
Hmm...ok I'm like most people (at least I think this way) but when I go to the Movies, and watch a epic movie. I leave with an experience. This fellas was an experience!!! I actually felt I was on the ship with them. Epic, The Dude (and crew) Just EPIC!!!


SPOILERS!!
If i point out one thing, maybe more of a "conflict". as in, maybe she refuses at first, and the husband does more persuading. But none the less, I wasn't expecting that ending for shizzle.

EPIC!!!

-Rogan
 
Production value was obviously amazing. Looked fantastic. Loved the light coming down through the ceiling when she's laying on the bed.

The story was great too. I got goosebumps at the end (is this normal?) which means it got to me. Great work. Well worth the hype.
 
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