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[filmman]

I hope you're having a great holiday season. I'd like you to check out my trailer for Felliniesque Players and advise me on distribution or marketing.

I shot this movie by myself, one-man crew, my MO. My camera is stock Sony Z1. I shot HDV 60i, two mics, camera mounted shotgun and lavaliers on actors. I'm generally pleased about the quality. I normally shoot 35mm, but this was an experimental movie and I wanted to do things I'd never dare do with a 35mm camera.

 

[pixelated]

Happy Holidays !

Assume you're referring to the teaser here

http://felliniesque.com/

I shot this movie by myself, one-man crew, my MO.

Extraordinary. :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::beer:


Let me preface everything that follows by proclaiming that I have absolutely no idea what I'm talking about here.


I really, really enjoyed it - photography and music are both excellent.

Dialogue at very end really caught me off guard - where'd that come from???

So... teaser was great visual experience, hard for me to conceptualize what I saw into a storyline though. I'm sure there are a certain core of fans who accept felliniesque as a genre all it's own.

Beyond that, I think John Q needs more help putting it in a wrapper he can get his mind around - what little box does he file this in? - before he'd make a commitment to purchase. I have an idea of what it might be about, but absolutely no confidence that I'm right.

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Ok, watched it again. Again struck by the cinematography. Feel better about where it goes, would definitely see it. Problem, imho, is trailers are like posters - you don't get second chances. The right title might make all the difference here - prepare the mind for what it's about to see. Remember, John Q has absolutely no idea what felliniesque means.

This is one where viral/utube style marketing might just be a huge win. It would probably also do well on the festival circuit which in turn never hurts the netflix rental market. . .

Congratulations & best wishes

 

[filmman]

Thank you pixel, I'm really happy you liked it. You know, I never thought about the title very hard. I usually use a generic title until the end so it doesn't get stolen. But in this case, I forgot to come up with a new title for the movie.

I'm glad you brought me out of it: of course, I need a new title!

Okay, now the search begins ...

But I'm glad you liked the visuals anyways. The movie is really a rock opera, with a lot of music, songs and dancing. It's a rock musical; that's probably a better way to describe it.

Thanks again