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hey macgregor -- everyone's telling you this: it's a beautiful looking film. You can't argue with that. I really really was astounded by that attachment -- and there's nothing like magic hour, and then to contrast it: a white room with a beautiful girl with no clothes on.

Someone mentioned the lack of originality: I think that's because about a quarter of these films are about falling in love with and/or banging robots...what that says, I ain't too sure. But there's no doubt that yours take the cake as far as robot sex goes!

My only qualm is what so many people have been loving, which is the voiceover. Sure the girl has a pretty voice. But just about ALL of these films are relying on this to do anything. I would've loved to see your characters interact a bit more, and then I would've been more attached. I was ALMOST there because she has such a stunning face there at magic hour -- but you didn't put me over the edge. It went to the devastation a bit too fast.

I'm also with ProfD (i think it was?) about the antartica thing.

Amazing looking movie man. I want more!

--evan
 
The only thing that I have a problem with is similo dosen't seem to be written for a 6 minute short film. It kinda looks like a trailer for some other movie. But of course just like all the other geeks on this website, im impressed with pretty pictures. So Good job man.
 
i really liked the style mac. nice job technically. however story wise and shot wise i felt as is i had seen it before. im not trying to be rude but the it felt cliche inthose areas.
 
JimtheJib said:
i really liked the style mac. nice job technically. however story wise and shot wise i felt as is i had seen it before. im not trying to be rude but the it felt cliche inthose areas.
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Could you tell us what films have you seen the same story before?
 
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i didn;t mean to bash his film. i thought it was great. i didn't mean specific films but here are the films it reminded me of:
simone
solaris.
there are more which aren't coming to mind...

the sex scene's shots are similar to many films. the always seem to be those types of shots.
 
CLICHE CLICHE CLICHE! you guys suck! ;)

no seriously, im surprised to hear this comment about your film and would like to know why some thought so.

personally i like the antartica. future. graphic. it placed me in our world, in the future where most of the ice has melted.

please comment on the red an blue flares and the reasons why you used them?

and a congradulations to you Zacharias as well. welcome to the dvxuser forum. i think many of us here will be inspired by this film.
 
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personally i like the antartica. future. graphic. it placed me in our world, in the future where most of the ice has melted.
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I agree that I got the same feeling that in the future the ice had melted. After watching this for the umpteenth time, I still love the way this is paced and the fact that you allow it to unfold before our eyes without rushing it. The ONLY thing I can find to nitpick is the amount of daylight in Antartica. Summer. The Future. it looked too much like a night shot when it should be light at that time of year shouldn't it? Doesn't really matter to me, though, if that is the ONLY thing I can even come close to a negative comment about. And I don't really feel THAT rates a negative.
 
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i thought we were supposed to give our honest opinions...
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hopefully there are only honest opinions about all the films.

to say a film is cliche is a pretty tough crtique. it would be nice if you had elaborated on it more in your first post so we readers could know where you are coming from.
 
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i thought we were supposed to give our honest opinions...
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Absolutely.
I think the only thing in common with Solaris is the nice framing, the rithm, superb photography and love scene in the future. The plot is completely different.
Soderberg´s film is one of my favorites BTW.

I dont find the Simone similarities, here, since Simone is a comedy about a virtual character...

Code46 would be a real inspiration, and that film is closer than any other.
Terminator2 has a lot of things in common to, except that is action and this is drama.
Bicenntenial Man...

For sure at this point in history it is difficult to make new things.


The "Antarctica, summer, future" graphic was designed to add some background to the story. I could talk 20 minutes about this future i have in mind. The ice caps do not longer have ice during summer, and people have come to this areas since the old big cities were abandoned due to the desertization of the planet (as it is happening now).

During the last days of summer in the Antarctic, still the sun does not go completely under the horizon (you know they have 24 hours sun) but creates this dusk light for ours. That is the reason why the landscape is dark but it is not night, and the reason to shot at magic hour, because there, Magic hour can last "much more than 1 hour".
 
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alright. as i mentioned before i didn't think the whole film was cliche just some aspects.
the shots in scene where the two main characters were having sex and the ones leading up to that seemed to be used frequently.
some of the shots or scenes could have been shot differently to show their emotions.
another aspect which i would like to comment on was the car scene. it always seems to be used when a character is thinking or reflecting upon some problems.
i'm not sure what an alternatvie could be but ive just seen those ones before.


but great job. you pulled it off very effectively
 
JimtheJib said:
i thought we were supposed to give our honest opinions...
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no, no, no IT'S RIGHT!! the honest opinions are welcome!

Really, is a praise when you compare us with other great films.

Like I said in response to Gumonstro, there are great films that has been in our minds during we were making this short film.

Thanks

note: sorry by my english
 
For sure at this point in history it is difficult to make new things.
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I feel for you, macgregor. If I hear one more reference to War of the Worlds, I'm gonna scream!

Anyway, the reason I came here...

I noticed you said you used Vegas sharpening. Can I conclude that you used Vegas for CC as well? And could you grant me the small favor of posting a raw still so I can see how far you had to go to acheive your look?

Thanks, and good luck (though I don't think you'll need it)!
 
Kaz, did I tell you that your film reminds me a lot the War of the Worlds? ;]

No, the good thing about yours is this: I get no feelings from Spielberg´s film. All you see is people running. But in 6 minutes you gave much more ideas, the idea of freedom and fighting for it (aliens vs human), the lost love of the wife, the lost of you own son... man you have a lot more feelings there than Mr. Spielberg in 2 hours.

I will post you something better than a raw grab:

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the shots in scene where the two main characters were having sex and the ones leading up to that seemed to be used frequently.
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We have another shots of they having sex... hard sex... but finally we decided not to include it...
 
zacharias said:
We have another shots of they having sex... hard sex... but finally we decided not to include it...
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If the sex scene looks cliche is because one reason:
People usually makes love in the same way. hahaha.

But i dont think it was filmed in the same way as standard films. Watcht the last shot as an example, the camera is there with them, moving, out of focus, like it is part of the action. Or the first kiss. I dont remember watching any hollywood movie that starts in that same way.

BTW, the original scene was twice that long but we had to cut a lot for you, american audiences that cannot see naked people around... ;]
 
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