All Hallow's Fest Viewing Now Open

Thank you Kirk and than you Barry! I just started downloading other films so I can view them too...I love seeing all these projects. I was at Final Cut Film Festival last weekend where they shoot a 7 minute or shorter film in 36 hours including post...and two weeks from now I will be going to screenings at Cucalorus...and in the middle I get to see the DvxUser films...this has to be the high light of the year for me with all these incredible indie film projects....GO INDIE!!!
 
Ok, so how do we vote? Only 1 Video? More then 1? And what are voting based on? Directing? Lighting? Story? Everything? Or just Evilness?
 
Just wondering, how does voting on a fest like this really reflect on the quality rather than popularity of the filmmaker? I watched every film through and through and voted on the ones I thought were the best technicaly and story wise. Films that had balance to them in my mind. But I'm sure alot of votes come from friends in the DVXuser community as well as familiar faces. It would be cool to keep some kind of balance on voting. Like a Holy Council that selects the winner :) I'm not saying I would win otherwise but just a thought to keep things well and fair. Thank you.
 
Anybody voting based on popularity, or voting for their own film over a film that's clearly better, is doing nobody any favors. We specifically try to avoid any popularity contest nonsense; anyone caught stuffing the ballot box is not going to win.
 
Barry_Green said:
Anybody voting based on popularity, or voting for their own film over a film that's clearly better, is doing nobody any favors. We specifically try to avoid any popularity contest nonsense; anyone caught stuffing the ballot box is not going to win.
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That's why I've always liked you Barry - you're fair and impartial.
In fact...I like you so much, I'm voting for your film.
:)

oh wait - exhibition only.
DOH!

In all seriousness - I think the general populous around here is pretty rough (ie. honest) when it comes to feedback....and I think we've got alot of tough critics. I would seriously doubt the majority would wind up voting based on who they 'like' the most, as opposed to which film they thought was best.

Granted, there will always be a few here and there who may vote that way - but I'd like to think its not enough to swing the whole fest.
 
The reason I asked that question is that there seems to be a lot more reviews and criticism on films of people that have been around more than some...hmhmhm :) just wondering. I made a film not to win really but to polish up and I was expecting some criticism and pointers. But...seems like I had to ask for it and even then it's still pretty quiet on the front here. That's what made me wonder is all. But thanks for the reassurance of a fair vote I know that some people really deserve to win here. I made my vote already :)
 
I can see why you'd be worried then, in that case.
As far as feedback goes - and I'm just speaking personally here - its easier to give feedback to those people that I already know, because I know how to talk to them (meaning I don't always have to sugarcoat, or maybe I do..etc). Also, in many cases, it is much easier for me to give feedback to those people who have been more active on the forums because I'm familiar with their past work - so I have a much better handle on where they are, which makes it easier to know if the short is really good or really bad given their experience/talent/effort.

Does that make sense?

I actually haven't yet seen your film - but of course now I"ll make sure to give you my 2 cents on it.
:)
 
Dmitry, you're right about there being a lot of people reviewing some films and not reviewing others as much... but there are cases in nearly EVERY fest where a film who's thread hasn't been real popular winds up in the top 3! It's happened nearly every time.
 
Hey Luis I'm Dmitry ;) Now you know me so let's be friends...:) Thanks Brandon, :) As I said as much as I would love to win a fest my first try around, I was really looking forward to the criticism rather then the end result. I love to hear what people have to say about my work, be it negative or positive as long as it's somewhat constructive and not "that rocked" or "that sucked!". BTW your movie rocked!

Thanks ;)
 
Luis Caffesse said:
That's why I've always liked you Barry - you're fair and impartial.
In fact...I like you so much, I'm voting for your film.
:)

oh wait - exhibition only.
DOH!

In all seriousness - I think the general populous around here is pretty rough (ie. honest) when it comes to feedback....and I think we've got alot of tough critics. I would seriously doubt the majority would wind up voting based on who they 'like' the most, as opposed to which film they thought was best.

Granted, there will always be a few here and there who may vote that way - but I'd like to think its not enough to swing the whole fest.
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Did anyone tell you that it's so great to have you back around on the boards again? Your posts are hilarious.
 
Kholi said:
Did anyone tell you that it's so great to have you back around on the boards again? Your posts are hilarious.
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Thanks Kholi.
Hopefully you meant the first half of my post, and not the second.

And hopefully you're not just trying to butter me up for a vote...
oh yeah... nevermind.
:)


(hey, I can't say anything, I didn't even make an entry)
 
Are we supposed to be reviewing ALL films? I watch every single film and voted. And I would be more then happy to review each one. But I wasn't sure if we were supposed to unless someone asked. I didn't want to just go around telling people what I think. LOL

Let me know and I will review each and every film.
 
It is not a requirement to comment/review each film, but it is an accepted norm around these parts. The voting is all that is required to determine a winner.

One of the benefits of these fests is getting (hopefully) honest feedback from fellow colleagues. Gives everyone a chance to hear what worked, what didn't work, what could be done better, etc, etc.

If you want to leave feedback, that'd be great. If you don't want to, or don't have the time to, that's ok too.
 
Larry R said:
It is not a requirement to comment/review each film, but it is an accepted norm around these parts. The voting is all that is required to determine a winner.

One of the benefits of these fests is getting (hopefully) honest feedback from fellow colleagues. Gives everyone a chance to hear what worked, what didn't work, what could be done better, etc, etc.

If you want to leave feedback, that'd be great. If you don't want to, or don't have the time to, that's ok too.
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This is the one large reason why everyone should try to get one into the fest. There are a host of us that give long-winded, critical, meaningful feedback and just two of those out of a crowd stand to go a long way to a filmmaker's future.

That's in any aspect, from writing to directing to sound.
 
Dmitry Yun said:
The reason I asked that question is that there seems to be a lot more reviews and criticism on films of people that have been around more than some...hmhmhm :) just wondering. I made a film not to win really but to polish up and I was expecting some criticism and pointers. But...seems like I had to ask for it and even then it's still pretty quiet on the front here. That's what made me wonder is all. But thanks for the reassurance of a fair vote I know that some people really deserve to win here. I made my vote already :)
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Personally I knew nothing about the users who I voted for, I can't even remember there usernames. I tried to vote mostly on a mix style and writing, the acting also sometimes swayed me however I tried to discount this as much as possible knowing that it is not always easy to find terrific actors.
 
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