"Benjamin Merrymeadows and the Four Holed Button From Hell" - A Matt Stuertz Film

new pics!

new pics!

alright, in honor of this actually getting done in time here are a few more pics, showcasing it's blackandwhite-ness. some of these pics are from what i submitted (BMM CFHB part 1), and the others are from what will be part 2. The full film is should be roughly 15-16 minutes, so what I turned in for the fest is roughly half of the movie, with a few extra parts cut out.


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I love long titles,( and yours wouldn't even fit within a filename it seems) and it's a great title too. Your grabs look great and it really has me intrigued.

I do wonder...

Could you (have) submit the 1st half of the film as one entry, and the second half as your other? I don't remember seeing anything about it in the rules.... hmmm
 
yeehaanow said:
I love long titles,( and yours wouldn't even fit within a filename it seems) and it's a great title too. Your grabs look great and it really has me intrigued.

I do wonder...

Could you (have) submit the 1st half of the film as one entry, and the second half as your other? I don't remember seeing anything about it in the rules.... hmmm
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haha thanks! man that is a genius idea! that didn't even cross my mind at all, although i had enough trouble getting part 1 up to a watchable form, doing the whole thing probably would have killed me.
 
Warning: A DVX GETS THROWN IN THIS VIDEO.

Dude, messed up, your have a creative way of telling a story.

Your the guy who made that 20 minute short online right? I think I watched it on Vimeo or something.

Did you ADR all of this? If so, nice job. How'd you do it?

Was this DVX or HVX? With what Adapter?

I liked it, it was a good laugh.

Robbie
 
Robbie Comeau said:
Warning: A DVX GETS THROWN IN THIS VIDEO.

Dude, messed up, your have a creative way of telling a story.
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Thanks!! That's what we were going for!

Your the guy who made that 20 minute short online right? I think I watched it on Vimeo or something.
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Hmm, don't think so. I've got some stuff on vimeo, but nothing that long.

Did you ADR all of this? If so, nice job. How'd you do it?
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Parts of the first scene were on-set sound, but everything else was ADR. My ADR set up is kinda ghetto, but it seems to work pretty well. I'm just running ProTools out to an Mbox using a condenser mic in my bedroom. I used to run the mic out to another room, but then the actors had no video feed, this way they can see the video which went really smoothly.

Was this DVX or HVX? With what Adapter?
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HF100 actually! With the JAG35 Pro adapter and primarily a Nikon 50mm 1.4. It puts out surprisingly good results considering its cost. I've actually spent far more on accessories (adapter, batteries, shoulder mount) than the camera itself.

I liked it, it was a good laugh.

Robbie
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Thanks again, man! If we can make people laugh, I consider that a success!!!


P.S. No DVX's were harmed in the making of this film!
 
This movie is brilliant!!!!!

 No joke, guys. This is some of the best comedic timing I've seen in a looong loong time. As for substance and story.... welll.... I'll leave that to the other users here to drill you on -- But I was on the floor laughing my ass off during this entire film.

FANTASTIC use of the curse tone. This is going to become a viral hit with my friends. No doubt about it. I'm off to show them right now, in fact.

Keep em coming. I can't wait for part 2.
 
this was great. funny as hell. the audio was too perfect for me a lot just felt like ADR. other than that it was hysterical and very well shot!
 
Kyle Stebbins said:
This movie is brilliant!!!!!

 No joke, guys. This is some of the best comedic timing I've seen in a looong loong time. As for substance and story.... welll.... I'll leave that to the other users here to drill you on -- But I was on the floor laughing my ass off during this entire film.
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you are awesome! i'm totally going to steal this for a poster quote or something! haha, thanks, I am super-stoked to hear this. just got back from watching Zack and Miri Make a Porno, with the lead actor when I saw this. He was quite excited too!

FANTASTIC use of the curse tone. This is going to become a viral hit with my friends. No doubt about it. I'm off to show them right now, in fact.
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in the DC / full version of the film, we actually take this even further! I showed a rough cut of this to my lead actor when he was in the hospital getting his appendix removed, and he was in so much pain from laughing it sounded like something was going to burst. it was great.

Keep em coming. I can't wait for part 2.
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I will! You won't be disappointed. (I hope)
 
The beginning was awesome. You totally had me hooked. Loved the shots looking up at him, and all the bleeps. LMAO!!!! It did slow down for me after that. The ADR was especially bothersome for me. I've never done ADR, but I'm sure it's really hard to do well. I would rather have noisy tracks than ADR (and I usually do), because so much of the performance is lost.

Lots of great camera work. It gave a nice frantic feeling to it. Love the shots of the button rolling, seems like a difficult shot to do.

Congrats!
 
Well, opening was funny. I was completely lost but it kept me watching... hoping in between laughing at the jokes that the story would somehow emerge and come full circle ... and have things make sense. Unfortunately it didn't. So, in the end... creative, funny, but not really my cup of tea. I see a lot of potential for you guys to make some genius comedy in the future so keep at it.
 
....ummmm...what the hell?
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I take this as a compliment! thanks for watching!

The beginning was awesome. You totally had me hooked. Loved the shots looking up at him, and all the bleeps. LMAO!!!! It did slow down for me after that. The ADR was especially bothersome for me. I've never done ADR, but I'm sure it's really hard to do well. I would rather have noisy tracks than ADR (and I usually do), because so much of the performance is lost.

Lots of great camera work. It gave a nice frantic feeling to it. Love the shots of the button rolling, seems like a difficult shot to do.

Congrats!
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Thanks! Loved your film, one of my favorites. Yeah, the ADR is kind of a pain, but believe me, you wouldn't have wanted to hear our tracks from the day. They're so noisy with background sounds and people talking that you can hardly tell what's happening. Glad you appreciated the button shots as well, we had about five times as many shots that were totally useless, it definitely took a while to get.

Well, opening was funny. I was completely lost but it kept me watching... hoping in between laughing at the jokes that the story would somehow emerge and come full circle ... and have things make sense. Unfortunately it didn't. So, in the end... creative, funny, but not really my cup of tea. I see a lot of potential for you guys to make some genius comedy in the future so keep at it.
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Thanks, man. Unfortunately our full film is around 15-16 minutes, so even with just showing part 1 we had to cut a lot out. Hopefully the full edit will make a lot more sense. Hope you check it out when we release it!

Thanks again everyone!
 
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HI-LARIOUS! I thought it was weird when you went from censoring the swearing to actually having it in and I'm not sure what the story is but whatever this movie's hard to watch when you're rolling around laughing so much.
 
I kinda got a kick out of how wacky the first few shots were. However, about 10 seconds in I felt it quickly turned into high school/frat houset humor which just isn’t my type. What I did like was how you shot the piece. It was well framed and had decent enough lighting. The voice over had a very anime quality to it… that hollow room tone (bad if that wasn’t what you were going for, good if it was). Anyway, competently made and guiltily funny, but not my cup of tea.
 
Yes, the beginning was hilarious! This is also one of the best shot films I thought. The composition was excellent throughout. Too much ADR, but great music!

The story started to lose me as it went on though.

Still, I'm interested in seeing part 2. :)
 
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I thought the ADR worked for it. Worked with the absurd cartoon feel.

Are any of the cast members the filmmakers?
 
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