"Tiny Dancer" - a film by Jon Coy

TiJo said:
Technical issues aside. I enjoyed this one. I love when the kid trips, that was perfect.
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i feel like there could have been a better take of that trip though. felt a few degrees over-acted for sure.

like the steadi-cam work. a lot.

the audio to me was very low and not leveled... but that can be difficult like you said, when doing sound and picture. that's why i went with wireless lavs for 80% of my flick.

funny how i also felt something creepy coming on during the elevator scene....maybe that would have been cool. or not.

great addition to the fest though for low budge..and props for utilizing the DVX100A!!
i'm gonna keep mine forever!
 
singleframe said:
the audio to me was very low and not leveled... but that can be difficult like you said, when doing sound and picture. that's why i went with wireless lavs for 80% of my flick.
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Heh, you should check out the picture on the page before this to see what I had to work with. I had absolutely no way of capturing solid audio. It sucked. :(

And yes, long live the dvx! It's a fantastic camera, and after four years with it, it's safe to say I know every one of its "ins" and "outs." I've demonstrated better cinematography with it on my vimeo page http://www.vimeo.com/user511902/videos (sorry for the shameless plug), but we have absolutely minimal lighting to work with on Dancer (basically, a china ball in one scene), so I think the cold aesthetic and the Woman is a Woman type production (white with lots of red and blue playing against each other) came out very well considering SD dv's limitations.

I recommend checking out Blue Tundra, Sallow Midwest, and Various Time Lapses first. Blue Tundra and a number of the others got onto the Vimeo HD channel as well as other specific channels, which was really cool. They were all made for a project that was to be in the same vein as Koyaanisqatsi.
 
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Great job, Jon. I really liked this film.

I just perused most of your thread and won't rehash a lot of the C&C's.

The elevator scene definitely gave off an awkward/creepy feel (which, thankfully, gave way to a much sweeter moment).

I'm not as big of a fan of the Stedi-cam as a lot of people (here in DVXuser-land), however, I really loved the composition of the shot at 2:45. And yes, a very "Lost in Translation" look/feel.

Overall, you made a very good film, especially seeing the picture of your gear.

Aloha
 
Lawsuit_Boy said:
I recommend checking out Blue Tundra, Sallow Midwest, and Various Time Lapses first. Blue Tundra and a number of the others got onto the Vimeo HD channel as well as other specific channels, which was really cool. They were all made for a project that was to be in the same vein as Koyaanisqatsi.
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I also recommend checking out "Dry Hole" and "Breaking and Entering" for their sound design. Both have this "cold, nordic aesthetic" as someone said that feels very much like Tarkovsky and Sven Nykvist's cinematography. Pretty proud of all of my Koyaanisqatsi-like work.
 
Lawsuit_Boy said:
I also recommend checking out "Dry Hole" and "Breaking and Entering" for their sound design. Both have this "cold, nordic aesthetic" as someone said that feels very much like Tarkovsky and Sven Nykvist's cinematography. Pretty proud of all of my Koyaanisqatsi-like work.
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I watched Breaking and Entering, really enjoyed your scenery - it looks wonderful. Was all that shot raw with just the DVX?
 
MrKilloran said:
I watched Breaking and Entering, really enjoyed your scenery - it looks wonderful. Was all that shot raw with just the DVX?
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Yes sir. Everything on my vimeo page is just stock dvx with occasional touch ups. Some of the films obviously have a bit of color grading, but I try to keep that toned down. I've been obsessed with Terrence Malick films and other natural looking films for the past year or so, so that's why I've been shooting that way (except Tiny Dancer was more stylized).

Hah, but yeah, that one was pretty much raw.
 
I've watched a third of the entries so far, and yours is my favorite. Actually I couldn't finish watching any others except yours. I liked the steadicam, it made me care about her, I guess cause it lets you show her world better than a tripod / handheld. And I absolutely love the last moment.

Congratulations.
 
I loved this. The mood and the look were great. It was also funny for me because I have a friend named Caroline, who is an actress, and is skinny with long, dark hair and a similar nose. Great work.
 
Billy Pilgrim said:
I loved this. The mood and the look were great. It was also funny for me because I have a friend named Caroline, who is an actress, and is skinny with long, dark hair and a similar nose. Great work.
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That's an odd little coincidence, eh? Haha, how bizarre. Anyway, thanks a lot!

gabriel + erik = Thank you too for your nice comments. It's very much appreciated. :beer:
 
you're on my personal "top three" so I was genuinely surprised not to see you as a finalist. but either way I think you've got something that will shine on the festival circuit.
 
Zak Forsman said:
you're on my personal "top three" so I was genuinely surprised not to see you as a finalist. but either way I think you've got something that will shine on the festival circuit.
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Wouldn't that be something else?

I'm working on a fresh cut for a festival here in Ohio that we're entering as well as a couple more small festivals just to see what sort of reception we receive at festivals geared toward different types of filmmaking; an experiment of sorts.

I didn't expect to make the finals, though. Thanks for all of the kind words anyway, Zak. I deeply appreciate it.

We've got another short in the works as I type this...something on LGBT and gender bending, which I'm sure won't be everyone's cup of tea here.
 
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I'll have it entered in the next fest by the third of April (probably sooner). I'll post it on my vimeo page with a password protection before that festival is set to take place so you can see it.

It's really cool because all of the films will be screened at our local theater here in Kent, so I'll get to see it on the big screen. :) Should be fun.
 
Lawsuit_Boy said:
Wouldn't that be something else?

I'm working on a fresh cut for a festival here in Ohio that we're entering as well as a couple more small festivals just to see what sort of reception we receive at festivals geared toward different types of filmmaking; an experiment of sorts.

I didn't expect to make the finals, though. Thanks for all of the kind words anyway, Zak. I deeply appreciate it.

We've got another short in the works as I type this...something on LGBT and gender bending, which I'm sure won't be everyone's cup of tea here.
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Well, maybe if we put enough crying and shouting in it, we should be cool :D

I kid, I kid!

In all seriousness, I really enjoyed most of the finalists, and I'll be rooting for my favorites :)

Hopefully, the slightly longer cut of Tiny Dancer will lend more consistent goodness haha
 
I really enjoyed this one. bummed you didn't make it. i'm excited that there might be a longer cut coming along.
 
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