Ad Infinitum

Hey Guys,

This film was a lot of fun.. I really enjoyed some of comedic moments in this. Not to split hairs, but splitting hairs, it seemed more like a time-rewind tale and note a back in time tale, but hey... who cares... it was still very entertaining and funny!

I especially like the gizmo with the tubes and such... very retro and cool.

Keep it put all... great job!
 
Thats true, it would have just jumped 3 seconds back not rewind. I bet you would have saved hours of post from this little insight too. ;P
 
There is no such thing as a time paradox!

This movie rox! Great idea! Great execution!

Easily my fav! Thanks for sharing!
 
I'm with Alex Whitmer and Mark Johnson... you have yet to plumb the depths of possibilities in this story.

In a time machine, theoretically, those traveling in the fold or loop in time will still be in their linear time line. In other words, the two guys will know that they have traveled back and will not have lost their memories. The twist would be to have them think it didn't work and then pull back out the window and see all of the world flipping back three seconds over and over... :shocked:

Nice film and good work.
 
Loved the ending (although some of the suggestions for alternates are cool too). There were a few rough patches with the acting, but this is definitely one of the best I've seen so far.
 
Wow! Loved the payoff, very enjoyable. Great DP efforts too. The blond hair guy did a great job acting. The other guy (imagine this in a Borat voice) not so much.
 
I liked the story, It had a good payoff. I thought the camera work and lighting and score all worked hand in glove and was done very well. Through the story I wanted to get to the part and make the machine work and I think the story could have been stronger if the stakes were higher for it to work.. or higher stakes not to take part in the experiment.
 
I actually watched this a second time because I really enjoyed the dialogue. It came across very realistic and it was really funny with him pointing at the board like his friend was going to understand any of it. Really great payoff in the end. Excellent film.
 
Great story! I really like the way it was shot and edited. I felt the acting was cheesy at times (especially from the British guy). But overall nice short.
 
Ya I agree I just watched it again, I really like this film, believable characters and acting. Lighting and the best part of course is the ending. love it man, I cant wait to see what you do next. :)
 
Great job on this, great story and I love the lighting really adds to it, and the ending was great, wish I could vote on these things
 
Every time I come back to visit this thread, I'm completely floored by your generous compliments and thoughtful criticisms. On behalf of everyone who worked on this project...

Thank you all so much!
I couldn't be more excited about the prospect of another DVXFest! Just ... as soon as I finish the polish on this one.
 
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First off, I absolutely LOVED the payoff. The last shot of the film kicked my ass. A great concept that just works so well. The lighting was also excellent as was the design of the machine. I really liked the retro look of it.

I felt the pacing was a little off -- could've been a bit quicker in both editing and dialogue. The piece was screaming for quirkiness and I felt like it didn't quite deliver...

BUT nonetheless, very cool piece. Great work!!
 
This was a nice movie. The minute it started I caught the Primer vibe. My only complaints were the dark haired actor wasn't quite on par with the main character and the time machine itself seemed a bit underwhelming.

EDIT: Forgot to add that the payoff was excellent...made the whole thing worthwhile.
 
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Zoidoid! Dude, this was one of the best payoffs of the fest man. I really think this was done well...I guess it should seem so obvious, but it really wasn't. That was a sweet pull back at the end as well.

Also, what I really appreciate is the simplicity of locations, actors, lighting etc. Nothing gets muddled or lost.

Great stuff dude, can't wait to see your next one.
 
Hahaha, my friend. That was just great.

The script is brilliant and hilarious, the actors are excellent and a pleasure to look at, the lighting and cinematography are in general very good and the sound mixing is just phenomenal. I was listening to this using my studio headphones, and the surround illusion was purely successful. I did feel like I was there.

You are a great director and comedian, Justin, with very good attention to detail (the casting, set and costumes work beautifully together as one piece) and I cannot wait to see more of what you have to offer.

Thanks for that fun watching experience!
 
Hey Man,

Just caught the flick. Is anyone else having problems with it? For me it seemed like an encoding problem or something. Kind of stuttery. But rest was good. And I've downloaded it three times so I just had to watch it.

And I was blown away. I really really liked it. I thought the story was great, the acting believable and fun, the cinematography some of the best I've seen in the fest. The machine looked wicked yet retro and there were enough illusions of scientific "stuff" to make me believe that the guys knew what they were doing and the machine worked. LOVED that the machine lit up when they were priming it to work. Your attention to detail is really impressive and something I'll take to heart for my own films.

I also really really like your take on TIMEtravel. Who says that if you travel through time, or back in time, that you'll be you now or have any control. You're take on this was perfect and I just love it. And, well, you know, the final shot is perfect in it's execution.

And now, for the ugly. I only have a few criticisms (constructive I hope) of the film. And that has to do with the story. I just wish there was a way of pulling a lot of it together. I agree with Jojopop's comment that the pacing seems off and for me, I think that has to do with the story. For me it felt like they took one beat and carried it through the length of the film. I think you have wonderful elements that you've woven into script but you don't expand on them (the fact that they both seemed to be nerdy science buddies but at one point the dark haired guy out grew that, that he was with the girl, that their relationship is so strong that he left the girl he was in bed with at three in the morning to come see his friend's experiment, etc.)

You know, I just watched it again after writing that. I really like what you did with their characters and relationship. I just felt that this needs to be self-contained. And I don't think this is wanting stuff spelled out, I think it's just needing things to be stronger.

Story-wise again, I felt like these characters needed to earn (or deserve) their ending. Cause we like them. And don't get me wrong, the ending is wonderful. But I would've like to see it as the eventual outcome of something thematic in the film. But if I missed it and it's there, please let me know.

But I still love this film and all of the negative stuff is suppossed to be constructive. Please don't take it as knocking all the great things that are there but as the observations of one audience member who would like to see this film perfect and felt that these things could be improved upon.

It's a great film. Thanks for sharing. I eagerly await the force that is you up-coming films.
 
Close to perfect in my opinion. Great feel to it. I truly enjoyed the lack of exposition. The lines that are there give me all I need in the way of back-story. Sometimes less is more. People keep bringing up Primer, and I think a lot of what they are commenting on can be applied to that movie just as easily as yours, and I don't think either Primer or Ad Infinitum could get much better.
This is one of only a few in the fest that I have watched repeatedly, just for the pleasure of watching the story unfold one more time...one more time...one more time...one more time...
 
Good film, the characters definitely have a nice chemistry together that adds to the friendship.

Cool idea and the ending was perfect, it was definitely a change in pace from a lot of plots about time travel.
 
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