"PAIRED"- A Fifth Click Film

Oh boy, oh boy.

This one was a real surprise.

Great actors, grat acting, great cinematograpy, lovley color.
The end was a bit thin, but otherwise the film is marvelous.

I know, focusing at full open socks err.... sucks - but sometimes it feels like you got the wrong person in focus.

Full score - 10 stars.

Frank
 
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A great film, one of the best I have seen so far. I'll watch it again but in the meantime I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed it.
Jason

Me too
Susanne
 
Ah man.... You guys have no idea how great it is to hear that you enjoyed it!

Postmaster- I'm really glad you were happily surprised! Most of the focus things you're thinking of were intentional, though in post, they seemed to develop into a bit of a hassle... so there are points where the character speaking the dialogue is not in focus... I chose to do that on set because I wanted the viewer to be watching the reaction of the other character instead of the speaker, but, as you mentioned, I completely agree...it did come out a bit awkward. (I'm still working on getting myself a monitor, because the little XHA1 flip out screen is really an obstacle for focusing... especially when following movement)
By the way...Thanks for the 10 stars!

Horncastle- Thanks! I really appreciate the compliment! I'm working through all of the films myself and let me tell you-- a bunch of them make me sweat!

I'm incredibly flattered by the praise. I was hoping this would be a crowd pleaser! :D
 
Clever story. I like your ending shot. Some of the focusing threw me but overall I really liked your movie.

:beer:
 
stinkpot said:
Clever story. I like your ending shot. Some of the focusing threw me but overall I really liked your movie.

:beer:
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Thanks stinkpot! I feel like this film is sort of a turning point in not just my screen writing but also just in storytelling. I did quite a bit of research on story (read a couple books) before I jumped into the script this time around. I really wanted to do something location based... and I wanted to take something that would usually be very mundane and ordinary and make it into something special and interesting.
 
Great film. Really nice way to interpret the twilight theme. Similar to' teachers pet' you wrap an emotional story around the background element of the twilight zone and I Loved that!

The wierdness of the machine did not need to be explained any more than it was as it was their to bring the character togethers and worked perfectly.

I felt you nailed everything, and there's only a couple of films in this fest that did that. Really really well done. Great little flick with perfect technical execution. I hope this gets the attention it deserves.
 
Darkline said:
Great film. Really nice way to interpret the twilight theme. Similar to' teachers pet' you wrap an emotional story around the background element of the twilight zone and I Loved that!

The wierdness of the machine did not need to be explained any more than it was as it was their to bring the character togethers and worked perfectly.

I felt you nailed everything, and there's only a couple of films in this fest that did that. Really really well done. Great little flick with perfect technical execution. I hope this gets the attention it deserves.
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Thank you, that really means alot to me :). I love that the meaning you derived from the film (that the machine was there to bring them together) was exactly and correctly in line with my purpose and vision. Having read and seen the film an innumerable number of times, it is hard to tell if I conveyed my original message, because I get so lost in noticing the technical aspect. I was hoping that this one would contrast nicely with what I figured would be generally a creepy, sad, or generally haunting collection of films, so I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I'm gonna go quote you to my crew and tell them the line "perfect technical execution." They will be very flattered- as I am! Thank you again!

Btw, I really enjoyed your film. I've already posted my comment in your thread, but I might as well give it a spot here- a truly visually impacting film-- its astounding what you did with nearly no dialogue. The music mixed with the awesome imagery sold it for me. It is tied for my top rated film with 2 other movies. Congrats! :thumbup:
 
Great film. The focusing issues bothered me a little and I didn't like the girl her delivery was too choppy for me. The man was great. The final scene was brilliant. I was dying when the dryer snatched his pants off. damn good job.
 
GOOD film! This was really a lot of fun. The ADR seemed off to me and sounded out of place, but I can only imagine trying to capture nat sound at that location! Loved the look (colors were brillant) and edit...solid. Interesting story that kept me watching.

KUDOS to the entire team!
 
Zim- woah. I'm extremely flattered. Top 10? Thanks man!

Filthrich- One of these days when I get the funds I'm going to invest in a field moniter-- I swear! haha. Thanks, I really appreciate the constructive criticism as well as your compliments! :)

Zazacast- FUN-- thats the word we're shooting for. No pun intended. I was hoping that would be the reaction you'd get from it. I'm really glad you enjoyed watching it. I've only made horror films before this... so this was my first venture into anything that would be considered "fun" or "enjoyable." Thanks! :thumbup:

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I hear ya on losing objectivity during editing... Great work man!
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Haha, its funny because it seems like when you work on a film from conception to export... you wok and work and work on this one idea that you're obsessed with and in love with from the start... and then when you've finished you can't really enjoy it because you MADE it. Well, maybe you can enjoy it but its certainly hard to tell if its any good after working on it for so long... maybe thats just me!
 
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What a kick!

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Loved the concept. Really fun. Nice ending with the machine rejecting the ball.


One faux pas is the woman walking away from her own laundry after she tells him to stay away from her and then exits. Maybe she should have tossed the armful of panties in a basket and then left with everything. Also, that looked like more than 7 pairs of panties (lost one everyday this week), and who does laundry in a laundromat every day?

Also, why was she so friendly next time they met? That jumped out as odd.

And, much as I love the word 'panties', I think it may have been overused here. Probably could lose one or two and still get the humor across.

I think the actors worked well together. There was a nice rhythm between them.

This stands out as a great one-location film. Plenty of story without going any further that a few machines away. Nicely done.

Opening sound was low for me. didn't here anything until she spoke.

She said something about the one on the left, but the button she pushed was on the right. What did I miss?

Overall very good film. really enjoyable.

aw
 
This was damn good! Funny too.

Loved the shots from within the "dryer". The whole thing suits the theme very well.
When he got the fishing rod I expected to see a bit more movement from the line early on. It almost looked like the line wasn't moving but the rod was shaking?

Loved the final ball shot as well, very nice touch.
This really looked great, very well shot, minus the odd blurry focus once or twice.

Great work!

Mike
 
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What a kick!

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Also, why was she so friendly next time they met? That jumped out as odd.

And, much as I love the word 'panties', I think it may have been overused here. Probably could lose one or two and still get the humor across.

She said something about the one on the left, but the button she pushed was on the right. What did I miss?

aw
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In the longer version of the film, the first scene is extended by about a minute...so the flirtation lasts a little bit longer. If that helps, it makes the comfort-level in the third scene a little more believable I suppose.

The panties. Oh the panties. Perhaps we may have noticed that too if we weren't all cracking up on set during that scene. There were many times when the female lead would drop a handful of them because there were just so many of them. It got pretty ridiculous.

The right/left button issue. The button is in fact on the left. In the opening shot, you can see that there are 2 consoles, one to his left and one to his right, around waist level. When she comes over, she leans across him to the left to press the start button on the left console. The button is in the right hand side of the left hand console, but I guess I still considered it to be generally on the left.



Anyway, thanks you guys. I really appreciate all of the compliments+criticism, I'm glad that everyone is getting a kick out of this film! :)
 
I'm a fan of anything that ends on a cute/sweet note, it's true. So far every film that had a sweet ending I've enjoyed, including this one. Thank you for making people smile. :)
 
armisiano said:
I'm a fan of anything that ends on a cute/sweet note, it's true. So far every film that had a sweet ending I've enjoyed, including this one. Thank you for making people smile. :)
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No problem. So far we have accomplished our goal- girls go "ahhhh" and guys smile at those last couple shots. :thumbup:
 
I really enjoyed your film alot. Based on your thread (poster, grabs, etc...) I had high expectations for this one, and they were met! You have a great sense of design (I knew that from your thread alone) and the films looks beautiful because of it. Your actors were very good. The story was original and is memorable (fishing in the washing machine is genius). One of my favorites!:beer:
 
It is so good to finally see this bad boy up! I have been watching a lot of the other films and they are all SO GOOD! I'm glad everyone thinks this movie is as "sweet" as we all invisioned it to be. Finally getting away from the blood and guts, and moving into the romantic and cliche :]

Haha thanks for everyone who watched it so far! I can not wait to see who wins.
 
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