Amazing Films and Fest

Chris Messineo

Chris Messineo

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I think I have now watched and commented on all of them. If I missed anyone please let me know.

I have watched all of the films in all of the previous DVX Festivals and this is by far my favorite. Some truly amazing movies. I can hardly believe how good some of them are.

It's inspiring and daunting at the same time. :):(

I have about a dozen favorites so far and I'm going to watch them all again over the next few days and try to pick three to vote for. It won't be easy.
 
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I'm giving out $5 wal-mart cards to vote for me,,,,,,just kidding!!
But your right some really good films. I've narrowed it down to five and I'm stuck.
To see what some of these filmmakers have done is inspiring.

Looking forward to the next fest
 
Thinking about it a little bit, I think what makes this fest so special are the stories.

Technically the films are great, but overall the biggest improvement I see is in the scripts.

So many wonderful, original, and unexpected stories.

I've been sharing many with family and friends and they are equally impressed.
 
I agree! I've been impressed with the diversity of stories on the Theme. I've watched all of the entries and have found that my top 12 (I couldn't narrow it down any further) fall into extreme ranges of the 'love' theme.

Everybody did a great job presenting their idea of the theme. This has been a great viewing experience and will be a tough voting experience!
 
I am really glad we are able to vote 1st, 2nd & 3rd. With all of these wonderful submissions its so hard to cast a vote for just one. It is obvious that not only did DVXuser.com raise the bar on this fest with the great prizes to be offered, but everyone involved in submitting a project did as well. The quality of story, visuals and sound from everyone is a huge leap forward from previous festivals. Good job and good luck to all of those who entered!
 
All the videos submitted, were great. I don't think there was one film that sucked completely. IMO, all the films were good, and by good I mean GOOD. I had a feeling some of them would turn out to be looking like a 10 year old just bought a camera from Zellers and then shot the movie. All the movies looked great, and had some high production value.

PS- For those who DID shoot with a Zellers camcorder, no worries. All the same thing here, it's how you use the camera :thumbsup:

Robbie
 
Fantastic festival. I really enjoyed all the entries this time. The bar was raised for sure this time. This is the first time I have to rewatch, and rewatch to make a decision. So many good entries!
 
Okay, I have FINALLY finished watching and reviewing the 50+ entries. Wow. Really great work everyone. I am so impressed with this festival.

And I learned so much from you guys. I learned from both watching your films and reading the observations made as well as the critiques that were made to me on my film. Just a great experience all around.

Now, I have to go back and figure out the top 3! YIKES! So many great films and wonderful stories.

Best to you all! Thanks again for sharing such wonderful work.

-Ted
 
Ted Arabian said:
Okay, I have FINALLY finished watching and reviewing the 50+ entries.
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48 entries we can vote on, right? Not 50+.

I'm two-thirds through the lot and I'm very impressed. One problem I noticed many of the filmmakers are having is recording and mixing sound. I don't know whether to look past it because many aspiring filmmakers don't have the greenbacks to get a good microphone, a boom pole, cables and software to mix the whole thing together.

...or is the technical essence a big part of telling a story in an engaging, entertaining way.

Some the technically weaker shorts are engaging yet lost some luster without better sound.
 
Just vote for what you think were the top three films, man. If sound is important to you, it will factor into your decision. If story is paramount to you, it will factor into your decision, etc, etc, etc.

Bottom line, just vote for who you genuinely think made the 3 best films. Anything less (in my opinion) is a disservice to the site, the sponsors of the fest, the members, and the folks who put in their hard work and put their work out there for us to see. I'm sure most people would agree with that and hopefully do that when it comes time to punch the ballot.

later,
Jason
 
Jason Ramsey said:
Bottom line, just vote for who you genuinely think made the 3 best films. Anything less (in my opinion) is a disservice to the site, the sponsors of the fest, the members, and the folks who put in their hard work and put their work out there for us to see. I'm sure most people would agree with that and hopefully do that when it comes time to punch the ballot.
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Sounds good to me. :cheesy: I couldn't help myself. Sorry.
 
Everyone, please vote. We need as varied and wide a statistical sample as we can get. There are so many great entries, we need the membership to step up and cast their votes.

As for letting elements color your vote, the way I've always approached it is as a total package. If I flat-out loved the experience I rank it highly. If some technical shortcoming ruined the experience I rank it lower. But it's the overall impact, the overall effect, that determines how I hang the particular chad.
 
Jason Ramsey said:
Bottom line, just vote for who you genuinely think made the 3 best films. Anything less (in my opinion) is a disservice to the site, the sponsors of the fest, the members, and the folks who put in their hard work and put their work out there for us to see.
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Oh, hear hear! Absolutely. Please cast your vote for the best film, not for your friend's film or a film you worked on (unless, of course, that particular film is unquestionably the best!)

Let's cast votes, but let's cast them for the best films.
 
I watched every single one and found my top three. After a while it was easy to watch as audience instead of a filmmaker and that really changed the way I was watching. In fact, I had to go back and rewatch some of them because of that bias.
Wow!what an amazing body of work we have in this fest. Gonna have to really step things up for the next one!
 
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