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I could tell. Great camera work too... you guys gearin up for any projects in the coming weeks? If you need another HMC op PM me, I'm in my last semester at LACC film school. I'd love to work with you guys. Check the contest entry I just posted for an idea of my work...
 
711 said:
I was referring to the use of a 35mm adapter, not the color grading. I take it that it wasn't though?
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It Was shot with a 35 adapter for a couple shots, you can tell. He was replying to my comment on the editing, I suppose...
 
I thought it was great. Great acting, story, camerawork. I thought the last shot where he shoots past the camera was unnecessary. Perhaps a long drawn out shot of him sitting there alone only left with his own thoughts as a slow fade to black creeps in would have been more poignant. That last little thing you added on with the gun added a little bit of cheese onto the already powerful feeling in the air.
 
Thanks for the comments everybody!

Choosing the ending shot was definitely something we thought long and hard about. That last shot was intended to be something more closer to a metaphorical or symbolic killing of his younger brother. But I can definitely see why it could have come off as cheesy.

And to answer 711, we actually didn't use a 35mm. Just the raw camera itself!
 
justinslee said:
Thanks for the comments everybody!

Choosing the ending shot was definitely something we thought long and hard about. That last shot was intended to be something more closer to a metaphorical or symbolic killing of his younger brother. But I can definitely see why it could have come off as cheesy.

And to answer 711, we actually didn't use a 35mm. Just the raw camera itself!
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Ohhhhhhhhhhh........................ I see now. Maybe if you could have established that he was pointing in the direction where his brother walked out the door or something it would have been a little clearer perhaps. Good idea though now that I know what you were trying to do.
 
Yeah, seriously one of the best shorts I've seen in a while.

About the English text: I found it very distracting from the visuals.
Everything has already been tried as far as positioning - and 'on the bottom' came up the evolutionary winner.
I could understand if you were going for a 'comic book' type of reading. (I like comic books and read them often) but I really just felt it was getting in the way of your KILLER film.

~DPS
 
Just gotta say. Awesome job. And even better knowing that it was shot with a "naked" HMC150. I'm starting to get tired of everyone using 35mm adapters and getting ridiculous DOF when it's not really needed to make a good narrative. We need more filmmakers willing to shoot without all the accessories and peripherals and just go bare bones and realize it's good composition and framing that really counts more so than getting a blurry picture behind your subject.

It's just a tool, but it feels that it's now an over abused tool. It's easy to forget that sometimes the best pieces of art come from just a good imagination.

Keep it up. Can't wait for more!
 
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Sitting in my office waiting for my next client here in Hong Kong, and I'm blown away locals here aren't making something as gripping. Or if they are they aren't making it accessible for a western audience. I really hope you get to make this short a feature film and if you cant get it done there in LA I'm sure i can find a bunch of fellow indies here in HK to help for next to nothing!
 
Fooled me... there's a shot in there in the first scene with the just the younger guy looking at the camera or off in the distance where I swear, there's an adapter on- but I guess the HMC's just good like that. :)
 
damn!! this was really good. echoing everyone hear....the protagonist brother acted really well. Good acting all around but he stole it for me. Good to see this coming out of the hmc...always wondered how comes i'm not seeing films on it and its the dvx's successor. I guess cuz the hvx came out before. Anyhoo this is my next camera ...cant wait.

and yes some behind the scenes pics would REALLY be nice.
 
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