Branch Hands.

Thanks everybody. It was a fun experience putting it all together, it's not really what we intended it to be, but a nice little piece none the less.
 
I'm not 100% sure if this is the whole film or if you just ran out of time. You mention narration up top, but I never heard any and it ended abruptly for me at 1:42. And, honestly, I was really disappointed when it did because I was totally into it.

I was truly intrigued by these characters. Their relationship felt so raw and so real. If felt like we were seeing a microcosm of the flirting, the love, the passion, and the pain. I wanted to know what happened - why was he riding this bicycle at night? Maybe these were questions you wanted us to ask?

In any case, I dug it and the look of it. It just felt a bit unfinished and if there was supposed to be more - I would love to see it!
 
I liked the pacing and the edit. I thought the music, and many of the cuts timed to the beat worked well. I especially liked the wind sound on his shirt about 3/4 the way through.
 
SPOILER ALERT.


But not really. But the whole premise of the film was to tell the story of this relationship from beginning to end on this couch. Originally it was supposed to be longer with Alex talking about this relationship, very European style. It really just came down to a matter of time really. The edit didnt get finished until almost 3 on the 10th so it is what it is. Thanks for the encouragement and the kind words. Definitely going to try and make a solid film for the next go. I have a big anouncement coming up about our future plans and by our, I mean Anna, Alex and myself. There will be a solid thread started up soon. I am just glad I got something together.
 
I have to agree with what others said... it felt unfinished and just as we were getting into it, it was over. In our group we were all trying to guess what it meant and what story it was telling, so it got us talking about it - which is a positive thing. Congrats on getting it shot and done in time!
 
Not really sure what i just watched :). But you have some really great shots and I could tell their relationship was progressing somewhere. More next time!
 
It was a very abrupt ending that I had to reload thinking my server stalled. I'm really not a fan of no dialogue films and while Sente Sente worked to a large degree, this one left me dry. I didn't want more. I didn't care for either character. I wasn't invested. Make your characters likeable so at least we care about one of them. This one miss the mark with me.
 
I'll be honest with you this was a little too avant garde for me, not really my scene. The music was good and went with the visuals and the cutting. Sorry I wish I had more to say, but this is not my genre. I'm not going to rate this because I don't want to skew your results, I'll save the votes for the people who are better equipped to make an honest assessment. Please don't see this as a negative post, it's really something that I cannot give you an honest critique to. I wanted to write you something because, you took the time to make it and the least I could do was to tell you my opinion of it. Keep doing what you do though, there are people out there who love the experimental art form of film making.
 
I thought I was having more technical issues but I guess it just ended abruptly. I know you really squeezed this one in so I understand.

I did like many of your shot choices. You definitely have a unique style so that's a good thing.
Maybe just give us a little more next time.

I hope you jump in early next fest and show us more.
 
Almost missed this thread with the name change, glad I found it. I’ll be straight up – I didn’t get it. I liked the portrayal of the relationship from the single perspective on the couch. From that view, I thought the shot in the car was unnecessary and took me out of what was being built. And the biking – even after the end I don’t know where he’s going. I think it’s him after he broke up with her, but I’m not sure. And while I liked the perspective on the relationship, there didn’t seem to be any kind of arc to it, so I wasn’t sympathetic to the lead when it ended. You had some really good ideas in there, but I think you said it yourself - this just didn't get fully finished. But props for doing something and getting it in. That's a huge victory in itself.



You're in Vancouver? If you ever need an extra hand, feel free to hit me up. Even if all you need is a self-powered sandbag, I'd be happy to help out. Look forward to seeing more from you.
 
Unique approach. The fact that I have questions is what I like. I have enough to fill it in, but the things I don't know are what makes this good. I felt so disappointed when it ended and it looks like she did too, but not knowing for sure is the best. I loved the music, quick cuts and the exterior shot opened it up nice. Beautiful piece of work.
 
Thanks for all the feedback everyone! Adam had been saying he wanted to submit something for years and I think we got over the hurdle of getting the first submission in, so we have a jumping off point to improve upon. We will definitely get a bit more of a head start for next years fest, but it was a great experience conceiving of, shooting and editing a film in under 24 hours!
 
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