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Thanks for that...
A friend and I were studying your film this morning trying to figure it out...
Now we know...
Rakesh Jacob
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DUDE F--KING DOPE!!!!!!
Awesome, I was glued to the monitor the whole time.
The emotional spaces I was in is really funny though:
1) Seeing it was shot on the D90 - mild excitement and anticipation.
2) Seeing that it was sideways - confusion, is the dude retarded? how the f--k do I flip the image in quicktime? Am I going to have to put this in an editor and rotate it just to watch it? Do I lay my head on the desk sideways? F--K THIS! NEXT?
3) Seeing that it might be oriented right - Wait a minute... this man might be a genius, how bold!
4) Seeing morphing - WHOAH! Not video mode but still frames interpolated in twixtor or something.
5) Seeing the shower - BAD A$$! Definetly Twixtor and why couldn't he have used the girl in there? Who the f--k wants to see this ugly dude showering.
A SOLID, SOLID 10 from me bro!
Awesome, I was glued to the monitor the whole time.
The emotional spaces I was in is really funny though:
1) Seeing it was shot on the D90 - mild excitement and anticipation.
2) Seeing that it was sideways - confusion, is the dude retarded? how the f--k do I flip the image in quicktime? Am I going to have to put this in an editor and rotate it just to watch it? Do I lay my head on the desk sideways? F--K THIS! NEXT?
3) Seeing that it might be oriented right - Wait a minute... this man might be a genius, how bold!
4) Seeing morphing - WHOAH! Not video mode but still frames interpolated in twixtor or something.
5) Seeing the shower - BAD A$$! Definetly Twixtor and why couldn't he have used the girl in there? Who the f--k wants to see this ugly dude showering.
A SOLID, SOLID 10 from me bro!
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Lawsuit_Boy
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Good god, the ratio surely toyed with me at first. Once I got into the film though, I found the odd stop animation-looking style and the compositing to be pretty enjoyable!
The repetition in this film reminds me of a piece I did for lovefest (didn't finish it) called Quip, but the repetition shows the characters move further apart, which is not that much unlike your film considering the man was rather aloof while the woman was desiring (although I feel like we, as men, should try not to perpetuate the stereotype of the aloof, austere man always being ogled by the woman). The music was highly pleasant and helped establish an ethereal-yet-earnest tone for the film. This, like a number of other films I have seen lately, have made great use of visual storytelling without dialogue. I deeply appreciate your foray into such endeavors.
Now, this does not come without hangups, hiccups, and minor "glitches," if you will. I suppose that as a piece, this most definitely sits in the abstract art/experimental category even though there is a clear narrative. The inverted aspect ratio was a fiendishly clever idea, but I'm sure that it's going to rub a lot of people the wrong way. As far as acting goes, the actors came through with what they should do, and most of the time, their performances seemed to be in the hands of those editing, compositing, and digitally enhancing the film.
All-in-all, a fun experimental film with a heart. There's more I could say, but while I sit here working on a research essay, I'm feeling fatigued from the films and sociological research.
Nice work! :beer:
The repetition in this film reminds me of a piece I did for lovefest (didn't finish it) called Quip, but the repetition shows the characters move further apart, which is not that much unlike your film considering the man was rather aloof while the woman was desiring (although I feel like we, as men, should try not to perpetuate the stereotype of the aloof, austere man always being ogled by the woman). The music was highly pleasant and helped establish an ethereal-yet-earnest tone for the film. This, like a number of other films I have seen lately, have made great use of visual storytelling without dialogue. I deeply appreciate your foray into such endeavors.
Now, this does not come without hangups, hiccups, and minor "glitches," if you will. I suppose that as a piece, this most definitely sits in the abstract art/experimental category even though there is a clear narrative. The inverted aspect ratio was a fiendishly clever idea, but I'm sure that it's going to rub a lot of people the wrong way. As far as acting goes, the actors came through with what they should do, and most of the time, their performances seemed to be in the hands of those editing, compositing, and digitally enhancing the film.
All-in-all, a fun experimental film with a heart. There's more I could say, but while I sit here working on a research essay, I'm feeling fatigued from the films and sociological research.
Nice work! :beer:
alex whitmer
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Now the world is going to need to revamp their cineplex screens to fit this 'dawning of a new age' in film.
Yes, Tim really pushed some pretty exciting envelopes here.
When I first got the rough draft, I was like 'Um, you what?' My 'fuzzy story' world was shattered.
'Trust me, I got it all figured out in my mind', or something to that effect, was all I had to go on. I think I dotted a few I's and crossed a T or two, then tossed in some sushi, but the rest is all Tim.
We worked on a few ideas, but the one recurring theme was WHITE. Sure is a great and commanding statement.
Damn, what a cool flick.
Excellent job, Tim
Yes, Tim really pushed some pretty exciting envelopes here.
When I first got the rough draft, I was like 'Um, you what?' My 'fuzzy story' world was shattered.
'Trust me, I got it all figured out in my mind', or something to that effect, was all I had to go on. I think I dotted a few I's and crossed a T or two, then tossed in some sushi, but the rest is all Tim.
We worked on a few ideas, but the one recurring theme was WHITE. Sure is a great and commanding statement.
Damn, what a cool flick.
Excellent job, Tim
Tim Joy
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Appreciate the great review. I agree, it does give you more "God-like" abilities
rogar-Evil(DBG): than usual to mold the performances when you can take 5 frames and stretch it out over 10 seconds. My feeling is that your can almost always make a construct-o-performance in editing, but doing it this way gives you Extra Powers. Alright! I was waiting for your review. Thanks for all your work, and don't play it down so much. Sometimes the smallest additions make the biggest differences. We never stopped rewriting... I think it shows. Cheers :beer::beer::beer:
Steve Strickland
Well-known member
Man, Tim, what a damn fine piece of work! I knew you were a talented filmmaker from Anti DP, but this took me by surprise. Way to push yourself and the technology to make an absolutely beautiful film. I really don't have any criticism, just praise. I loved everything about Again to Return. Bravo.
alex whitmer
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Really interesting 'how to' on 2nd post. Two films like this and time for a new camera.
No on the disclaimer. I really liked going into this with no expectations, instructions, advisories ...
aw
No on the disclaimer. I really liked going into this with no expectations, instructions, advisories ...
aw
me too, looking forward to "the making of..."
comment to the film:
just awesome, or awesome, and awesome
no more word
abraham
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yeah Vermont Film! And yeah Kevin & Kael!
This was a fun piece -- and I agree that it gave the running water an incredibly cool look.
My brother and I are both around six and a half feet tall -- so we have BOTH talked about usin the "tall" aspect ratio. I'm really glad ya went out and did it.
Good stuff. And thanks. Maybe we'll run into each other up in the frozen north?
--evan
This was a fun piece -- and I agree that it gave the running water an incredibly cool look.
My brother and I are both around six and a half feet tall -- so we have BOTH talked about usin the "tall" aspect ratio. I'm really glad ya went out and did it.
Good stuff. And thanks. Maybe we'll run into each other up in the frozen north?
--evan
Tim Joy
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Evan- Thanks
yeah, Kevin is a tall one too, so it was nice to be shooting tallscreen.
We should absolutely connect and collaborate on one of these soon. I've been wanting to venture into comedy, or action/comedy, or action/adventure/comedy, or thriller/suspense/action/comedy/lovestory/mockumentary/animated..comedy.
yeah, Kevin is a tall one too, so it was nice to be shooting tallscreen.
We should absolutely connect and collaborate on one of these soon. I've been wanting to venture into comedy, or action/comedy, or action/adventure/comedy, or thriller/suspense/action/comedy/lovestory/mockumentary/animated..comedy.
alex whitmer
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You left off erotic/western/art house
Clockwork Orange meets Yuel Brenner for an out-of-control spank-a-thon.
Jesus, again with the spanking? Don't say anything ZaZa.
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Clockwork Orange meets Yuel Brenner for an out-of-control spank-a-thon.
Jesus, again with the spanking? Don't say anything ZaZa.
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Tim Joy
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Sorry Zim. I was a little worried because it's encoded with a really high bit rate to squeeze out the best quality in 50MB. (I'm so greedy 
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Perhaps if you select "half size" in the view options. Or maybe try downloading again. If that still doesn't work I'll send you a link after the fest with a smaller version.
Hope it works for you.
TiJo- Thanks for the praise!
) Perhaps if you select "half size" in the view options. Or maybe try downloading again. If that still doesn't work I'll send you a link after the fest with a smaller version.
Hope it works for you.
TiJo- Thanks for the praise!
Sprocketboy
Well-known member
Oh, man! I like this a lot. Excellent work. Another music video? Yes, but you told a story with a creative flair. I love ingenuity and like very different things when done right. You succeeded and I have nothing negative to say. Thank you for also explaining the process on the front page of this thread. You get a nerdy two thumbs up.