Divine Intervention - A Robbie Comeau Film

Good film. I was thinking how in the hell did a body fit in the trunk of an S2000 and then you showed it.:beer: No real complaints here. The CC was not to my taste. but it worked for the vibe. The red car Jumped off the screen. Great message. Now....did he confess?
 
Great work, Robbie! You really fine tuned this one. I know it was a bit of a rush job but in my opinion it looks more put together than your previous work.

Love that shot in the mirror!

I hope you go far with this one. You're improving at an amazing rate.

Cheers,

Mike
 
Nice work, Robbie. The cinematography was great, and I've said before that I like the color grading choice you made. The conversation at the fence walked a fine line between exposition and moving the story forward and I think you did it well.
 
ROBBIE! I don't know why I'm saying this, but I'm so proud of you, man. This film is just a really good and polished piece (not that your other films haven't been). I was wondering what camera you used (DVX I see), because the footage looks so good. I cannot believe that you are getting this kind of quality from the DVX. That's amazing, because I for sure thought it was HD. While I was watching yours I paused if for a second, because I had to get up and do something and when I came back and saw where the picture was paused, it really looked like a still 35mm camera shot. Nice work.

The story was very good along with the directing and acting. You did excellent work here and it's good to see filmmakers here continue to get better and better.
 
Robbie good work, you have a well-tuned/polished piece put together here and it really feels like you put a great deal of effort behind it.
 
Wow Robbie

You have grown probaly faster than anyone on these forums; super evident in your story, shots, sound; really just the whole package.

This was really good (and serious).

You have a bright future. Keep shooting and studying!
 
One of the view real good films in that fest Robie.

Having said that...

I can´t belive you stoped it there.
You had the perfect classic Twilight Zone Story on your hands and let him drive off to the police?

In a genuine Twiligt Story he would drive from the lot and get hit by a dump truck.

Damn, but still one of my best ratings.

Frank
 
Yours was the first I watched so I can't compare it to anyone yet, but it looked awesome. The crushed blacks and the desaturated. As a cinematographer, I was really happy about this. I agree with Postmaster, He should have got hit by a big truck or something, but the visual effects are expensive or time consuming, or both, and I'm sure you didn't want to wreck that car! Great Job!
 
Hey Robbie,

This was a nifty short film. I will definitely agree with the others and say you have come a long way - but not just that - this is a good short film. Nicely done.

Camerawork was very nice - some excellent shot and framing choices here. I really loved that window end shot as others have mentioned. That was very cool! And some of those subtle pull in and outs were very cool. Excellent job.

The sound was very nice, nothing seemed out of place or hard to hear, nothing like that. Worked great with your story. Subtle but effective score, I liked that. Gave a lot of atmosphere to your film.

The color correction was very nice, I liked the tone you gave it, it worked very well with the film. Overall you have done a very nice job, you had all the right elements working in the right way, so good job. Well done.
 
I loved how you used the dolly to start a shot with a push or a dolly left but in the same shot you'd pull back or dolly back right.

Very sophisticated way to change the composition and keep it visually interesting..
 
Hi Robbie,

Quite a subtle piece. The music complimented it very well. I perhaps would have maybe given the character more of a choice between one path and the other, to make his final decision more dramatic. But some nice framing choices here and as everyone says good use of the dolly.
 
Hey Robbie...
I'd love to see what you can do when you have a really solid script behind you, cuz MAN you have an eye for visuals! The composition and shot choice all around was excellent work. Keep up the good work man, congrats!
 
Good flick...but then again, I've been a fan of your work since TimeFest. Great shots in this one. I really liked your framing. The conversation against the fence seemed to be a bit out of sync...and sounded very ADR-ish (hey... a new word!). Didn't care much for the CC, but that's always a personal taste thing.

Congrats Robbie on another great film!
 
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Alright.. So I’m thinking Tuck should have had Kurt walk to the station instead of drive there intoxicated. Nevermind what he says at the end. Ok, that’s personal gripe. Sorry.

Other than that the film was competent. Cut well and flowed well. The dialog exchanges were crisp (though I felt Matthew Spataro was acting drunk rather than being drunk). Nice film, good message. Very competently made. Keep it up!
 
Very impressive and the fact that you did it on a dvx100b!

Congrats man, looks pretty damn sweet, I liked it and the story. Good audio on the ebrake, drinking out of the bottle ect.

You did very well with the tools you had to work with (which is pretty damn good!).

It'll be one of my votes for sure.

Peace :)
 
Yea, everything you heard was downloaded/follied/adr'ed by me afterwards :)

Everyone,

Thanks a lot for all your critiques.kind words.

I always love coming on here and reading what you guys have to say about my film. The good and bad.

You all made valuable points, and most of the points were positive, so that's awesome!

Thanks so much, and keep the feedback coming! :)

Robbie
 
J.R. Hudson said:
Wow Robbie

You have grown probaly faster than anyone on these forums; super evident in your story, shots, sound; really just the whole package.

This was really good (and serious).

You have a bright future. Keep shooting and studying!
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Means a lot man. Thanks so much.


Postmaster said:
One of the view real good films in that fest Robie.

Having said that...

I can´t belive you stoped it there.
You had the perfect classic Twilight Zone Story on your hands and let him drive off to the police?

In a genuine Twiligt Story he would drive from the lot and get hit by a dump truck.

Damn, but still one of my best ratings.

Frank
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Thanks Frank, 'preciate it. I'm now seriously thinking of doing a different ending. A bus/truck hitting them just as they pull out.


sfoster said:
Yours was the first I watched so I can't compare it to anyone yet, but it looked awesome. The crushed blacks and the desaturated. As a cinematographer, I was really happy about this. I agree with Postmaster, He should have got hit by a big truck or something, but the visual effects are expensive or time consuming, or both, and I'm sure you didn't want to wreck that car! Great Job!
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What made you watch mine first? Just curious. Wondering if it's a "Video popped up first" kind of thing, or if it was a "Been waiting to watch this" kind of thing. I just want to know the stats. :)

Marlon Ladd said:
ROBBIE! I don't know why I'm saying this, but I'm so proud of you, man. This film is just a really good and polished piece (not that your other films haven't been). I was wondering what camera you used (DVX I see), because the footage looks so good. I cannot believe that you are getting this kind of quality from the DVX. That's amazing, because I for sure thought it was HD. While I was watching yours I paused if for a second, because I had to get up and do something and when I came back and saw where the picture was paused, it really looked like a still 35mm camera shot. Nice work.

The story was very good along with the directing and acting. You did excellent work here and it's good to see filmmakers here continue to get better and better.
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Dude, the part where you came back and you thought it was a 35mm camera, well, that was my fav. critique so far. (After J.R's)

Thanks man.


tykrusch said:
Cool story. Good on ya for reppin' the Ontario license plate. :thumbup:
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Yeah! Another Ottawa member here, nice!

Robbie
 
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