First Fest Entry Ever: SECOND CHANCES

I am really glad I decided to DP for this. Thanks for giving me the oportunity Vu. Can't wait to see it.
 
Hey Andrew, no problem man, I'm glad that you did too. It was a great experience working with you on set.
 
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More updates on the first page! basically we got our pictures locked and music score and color grading work have already started! Looking forward completing the film in the next few weeks.
 
LOL

I thought you beat me... I was uploading it then forgot to rename the file... so I canceled the whole thing and retried...
 
Awesome! That one was an attention keeper for sure. I must admit though I didn't really understand some stuff that seemed significant...

One crit I have for the audio/dialogue is it sounded like the high transients and treble were way too high for my taste. Alot of sibilance.
 
nice work vnguyen972. this was an earnestly told story and i enjoyed watching it unfold. if i could offer some advice for editorial, try a little more of what's called an "L-cut" where we hear the person speak before cutting to them. it helps give the perception of the characters leading us thru the story rather than the edits. make sense?
 
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I loved the way your short looked. That was really an HV30? And the cast was really good. It started a little strange for me though and ended strange somewhat, maybe my IQ isn't up to par ><

And btw nice use of the flare effect, I'm a fan =D
 
Intriguing little film, that's for sure. I was definitely a fan of the smooth, soft texture that the film made use of. It certainly added a little more dimensionality to the ending of the film. I thought the actors really handled their parts and lines well. Their relationship did not feel forced, over-the-top, or hackneyed. The colors were pretty strong as well and you kept the color palette very consistent. The make up work in the car was very strong, kudos there!

Also, I really enjoyed the surrealist aspect of the masked apparitions leading the man to where he needed to be.

There were a few quirks with the sound and I'd felt as if this sort of film has been presented to me a number of times. Even with that hanging over its head, it was still a fairly pleasurable viewing experience. :thumbsup:
 
Great film ..the score have a very good piano theme..the string have quite unreal sound (but depending on what library the composer used on) overall the score is one of my favourites
 
Nice work. Played back with a bit of a stutter for me. Could be my laptop.
Most of the others have played back fine though.

Did you use an adapter? It looked soft for the HV30.

Nice story. Interesting framing, it worked well. Loved the music at the end as well.

MAH
 
A wonderfully shot short, the music fit well, very dream-like and soft. Great coloring and believable acting.

Your crane shots were very shaky, unnatural, they didn't flow quite as well as the rest of your shots. Also, the dialogue/audio was sharp, sort of too high.

I keep hearing you used an HV30? That's impressive. Great first entry to the fest's!:beer:
 
MrKilloran: The crane did pose many problems for us, I believe we had too much weight on it for it to work correctly.

Michael: We used the Handy35 lens adapter with this, thank you for the feedback.
 
This is the first film Im commenting on, but not the first I watched.

I gave it 9 stars because I loved the story. The technical stuff did need improvement, but it was not enough to make me loose track of what was going on.
Really good entry.
 
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