235 Studios presents: FREEZE FRAME

Ryan, as always you ROCK on detailed information, etc. Thanks for all the specs, Q&A's, and other cool information on the first page. Also loe the new avatar ... it was just this white shield with a horse, and BAM when a I clicked to the next page we've got this cool black beauty with the red & tan letters ... very cool. Keep it! :)

Looking forward to seeing your film ... should do well!
 
Norm Sanders said:
Ryan, as always you ROCK on detailed information, etc. Thanks for all the specs, Q&A's, and other cool information on the first page. Also loe the new avatar ... it was just this white shield with a horse, and BAM when a I clicked to the next page we've got this cool black beauty with the red & tan letters ... very cool. Keep it! :)

Looking forward to seeing your film ... should do well!
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Thanks much appreciated. I try to provide info that I think would be interesting for other filmmakers- or at least, what I find interesting anyway.

Glad you like the new avatar- I wasn't happy with the previous one, so I've been tinkering around, and I think I've settled on this one, as I like the look / style. Now I'm just working on the banner for when this fest is done, and I replace the banner with my dp banner. I think I'm on revision 5 now ....
 
This looks great and along the vien that we did. Dale didn't want to make a typical spy film also. I'm glad there is another thats breaking the mold. Good Luck!!!
 
Ha, watch, now there won't be a single 'typical' spy film in the fest because we ALL took a 'unique' approach with the stories, lol!

Ryan, just watched your BTS clips ... some funny stuff in there, thanks for sharing!
 
Big cast, cool gear, and nice lighting from what I can see.

Looking forward to this, especially the low angle poo shot.

I have a feeling we are in for some rack focus there maybe?

:beer:
 
Keystoned said:
I have a feeling we are in for some rack focus there maybe?
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In the extended cut, the rack focus is there- but to get the film to fit within the 6 min time frame, I had to loose the rack focus as the point was communicated well with out it. There are a couple of other beats that I had to sacrifice as well for the DVXuser cut of the film, but they are there in the longer version. While I do like the DVXuser cut, I feel better about the longer cut, as I like the pacing more.
 
good music, well shot.

the concept was fun but drawn out too long i think. It also didn't really feel like a spyfest film.
 
wesley said:
good music, well shot.

the concept was fun but drawn out too long i think. It also didn't really feel like a spyfest film.
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Thanks on all comments. I'm glad that it didn't feel like a spy fest film, as this was not supposed to be a traditional spyfest entry. It is definately on the outer limits of gathering information without the approval of others. :)
 
This was a great way to tell a visual story. Wide frame, shallow depth of field, everything in the frame was intended to be there. I didn't like that there wasn't a huge "spy" element. You could also hear the cuts in the audio when he bounced the ball and she takes out the camera the first time. I don't know if there's a workaround for that or not in your situation. The ending was really the clincher for what made the story. As a purely visual film, 9/10. As a SpyFest film, 5/10.

If this was not just a SpyFest movie however I'd be saying "WOW Great! but seeing as it's for SpyFest, I... dunno." Still, rockin' visuals. lovin the dog poo.
 
Standard Disclaimer: I've watched half of the films so far and have yet to see a bad film. Congratulations to every film maker, everyone did a great job. All my comments and criticisms are meant to be constructive and helpful and in no way am I trying to take anything away from what you accomplished.

Good: Liked the concept (reminded me of my grandma, ha). Liked the ending, good job on the picture frame composites. Good lighting too.

Not as Good: The sound mix seemed to cut in and out at times. Couldn't really tell where this film was going until the basketball scene.
 
I liked it ok. Like your camera work and the score.. didnt seem so spy like.. i know she was looking out the window just didnt seem spylike
 
that ... was kinda creepy. The makeup job was great, and nice ending.

The smearing on the edges of those 14mm shots kind of took me out of it, seems the only sweet spot you had on your adapter was dead center.

A solid entry, good work.
 
Great visual storytelling.

I agree with others in the not so much a "spy" film. But it still works.

Wasn't a huge fan of the numerous crossfades. And the edges were a little smudgy.

All I can say is evil grandma sure is creepy.
 
I've seen about half the films so far. Just felt like stopping bye and letting you know so far this is my favorite. Very cool film Ryan. And Justin's score was perfect. Good luck.

david jerome
 
One thing I liked: The early scenes, I felt empathy for her.

One thing I disliked: Way too long. Too many shots of the same thing, we get the point already.
 
I liked alot of the shots. I found it a little slow but the ending really paid off. Good job.
 
I liked the ending a lot. The frame effects worked really well and was unexpected. I thought it was slow building up. Even with the boy playing basketball I couldn't tell what was happening until she picked up the camera and the music changed. The music really sold it.

I don't see the spy part of this. Works more for some kind of creepy horror genre than spy in my opinon. Good job tho... I liked the idea and would like to see the full length version.
 
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