Ossian - a Nelson Entertainment Production

Thanks for sharing the grab with us grabophiles!

I really appreciate someone who is not afraid to tackle detailed production value...! The setting/costumes/props look fantastic! Can't wait to see the Nelson family in action...
 
pia12254 said:
Thanks for sharing the grab with us grabophiles!

I really appreciate someone who is not afraid to tackle detailed production value...! The setting/costumes/props look fantastic! Can't wait to see the Nelson family in action...
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Wow, thanks man!

I freakin love your screen caps, looks like you've done some big prod value yourself!
 
Reminded me of Aetas... same tone, theme, music, style... same epic feel. :thumbsup:

Your lead has real screen presence. Great costume.

Production design overall well done... except for the credits! The credit treatment felt amateurish compared to the rest. A graphic artist with motion design abilities might be something to consider next time.

My two cents.
 
Maximus said:
Reminded me of Aetas... same tone, theme, music, style... same epic feel. :thumbsup:

Your lead has real screen presence. Great costume.

Production design overall well done... except for the credits! The credit treatment felt amateurish compared to the rest. A graphic artist with motion design abilities might be something to consider next time.

My two cents.
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THanks for the comments!

I'm a bit confused. Same "tone, theme, music, style" as Aetas? Aetas is about an epic journey over a lifetime and beyond of warrior, spread over many diverse locations, this is about a single 4 minute encounter in a young woman's life, shot in a single location and mostly in closeup and in a period that's separate from Aetas by nearly a thousand years. :-)

I agree the credits could be better. I have no graphic artists at my disposal :-)
 
Your best work yet Shawn.

Some of the edits were a little jarring for me, but the shots were nice, performances solid, and costume design was great.

Oh and the music really really helped tell the story. Loved it.
 
I absolutely loved the feel and emotion portrayed through the film. May I ask why the name you chose to title your film Ossian? I assume it has relevance to the time period?

It was very well shot - your lead was fantastic, but I did have a question...which is also a SPOILER...

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I realize that the boy is an older version of what her baby would have grown up to be, but what did he whisper in her ear to comfort her? Why did she not have to bury him? Was that a gift that he gave to her from the afterlife?

Very enjoyable short,

Kegan
 
Hey Shawn,

I was afraid you might call me out on that one! lol

The similarities I was referring to were: style and tone is poetic and lyrical. Story is somewhat vague and open to interpretation. Theme seems to be about death, loss and resurrection. Music is definetely old world Celtic influence. Time period and costumes are historical and European influence. Epic in the sense the big vista shots really sell this as larger than life, ie. mythic.

See? There are similarities. :evil:
 
First, I absolutely adored the score. Herman is a genius and this reminded me the score from "Braveheart" (one of my favorites).

I thought your actors were great. You are very lucky to have them in the family.

I really dug the look and feel of this film. As someone said, it was lyrical, like poetry.

Overall, I thought it was beautiful.
 
Beautiful score. Beautiful location. Beautiful image. When she opened the chest I immediately got chills. There is nothing more sad on this planet than that. Great film! The shot of him walking up behind her was just amazing. Great effing job!
 
really lovely work here shawn. i connected with this one in a way i hadn't connect to Aetas. some outstanding compositions, the shot of the young boy at the end has been seared into my memory.
 
I think this is better than your previous entry. This one touched me and I wasn't distracted by anything. It was very good!

Love that you're not afraid to sit the camera down and let the actors do their thing.

The music was HAUNTING!

Very well done.

Great entry and good luck in the Fest.

MAH
 
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