"Hollow" a film by Justin Chandra

Thanks to all for the wonderful feedback. We are humbled by such positive reviews from such talented filmmakers and artists. Thanks so much.

In addition to whatever degree of praise we've been getting it's most helpful to see where things didn't work for people. With that said we're getting a sense that this could be a little tighter. And that's mainly become apparent because so many have mentioned it. So thanks for watching critically and responding honestly. I think the plan is to take all your feedback and see what we can do to make it a stronger piece.

So for everyone who watched (and maybe not have left feedback) but especially to DVXuser and its community of filmmakers, thank you all for watching.

Much appreciated.
 
Thanks for the feedback on the film score on this one. Especially yours Texture. Mezzanine is one of my favorite albums although it wasn't inspiratation for Hollow. All my inspiration came from the director, . . . in a directorish sort of way. =)
 
Jack Daniel Stanley said:
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I like the reveal of the wall of missing people. Very effective. One thing though. Dunno why we cut back to the guy in the white coat. Seems like it should go … lab coat guy points … hood guy looks … cut to his POV of the board … would be a better through line for that moment I think, we don’t care about the guy in the white coat anymore and it muddies the reveal / impact of wall.
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JDS - Thanks for your comments.. and for promoting Hollow.. we definitely appreciate it.

In regards to the wall of posters.. In retrospect I agree completely. The reveal of the wall was definitely a moment I wanted to have impact. I believe that when I was editing the movie I felt that I didn't want it to seem like everyone the man encounters is just kind of there in frame already... so I purposely left the shot of the doctor exiting frame to show that he's got other things to attend to. But in the end, I agree with you that it doesn't really matter and the scene would flow better without it.

Thanks again.
 
HOLLOW -- Thoughts from the land o'the missing!

Sorry that it took me SO long to get to this one. Had a little "hitch" in my looking. This short describes what I feel when I stop watching DVXfest entries. =P No, but, all jokes aside? This is REALLY cool! It was nice to pick back up fest watching with a visual clencher. I really like the use of 2D backgrounds and compositing in this short. It works very well. Just goes to show you that you can do a lot with greenscreen these days, especially if you're creative about it.

I also totally dig where it's going. It's nothing too grande for the dinner table, I especially like the moment with the wall of the missing. Kinda sad for that dude and everyone else.

I do feel like it kinda ran a lil too long at parts. Some of the shots lasted longer than I would've liked for the material but that's all choice. An example would be the shot of your guy walking to the wall to begin putting up pictures. This is purely an editorial choice, though. It just kinda lingered there and I was in a moment where I wanted to find out what was going on.

Music track worked okay. More so because there wasn't dialogue to offset it. Although I hope it doesn't get stuck in my head. =P

I liked it. I even said out loud "that's pretty cool." Next time dialog!
 
Hey thanks guys. Really appreciate the love we're feeling from the site. And, as I've mentioned before, the appreciation from such talented filmmakers makes it THAT much better.

JDS and Mark,

Thanks ever so much for helping our film get seen. I think that's really the reward. The critical feedback and getting to show our piece is what it's really all about.

Champloo (and all the others who have been looking to our stuff with continued interest and who we've lazily not gotten around to thank),
The other side of the coin is to continue to do good work that keeps people interested. At least good ENOUGH work to make people want to come back and check out what we're up to. So thanks ever so much for the continued interest. We hope to never disappoint. And truly look forward to seeing everyone's work in the future.
 
man, i have to say i would have been mighty upset if this didn't get the 'creative vision' award.

so well done, so out there, and yet completely fitting of 'lovefest'

great job, i like the overall style of all your pieces and look forward to seeing more. CONGRATS!
 
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