How is this even possible?!

Aa-ha... OK. :)

Sad Max, you have one god-damn impressive professional record.

It's an honor to have you here in this realm of wild indies and mysterious eastern spirits. :D

BTW, if it's no secret, does your nickname ("Sad Max") have anything to do with a certain early-Mel Gibson picture?
 
karapetkov said:
Sad Max, you have one god-damn impressive professional record.
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Thanks.

karapetkov said:
BTW, if it's no secret, does your nickname ("Sad Max") have anything to do with a certain early-Mel Gibson picture?
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Sort of. Not really. It's the name of a character from a novella I wrote a few years ago.


“Lee! It’s been forever. Can I join you?” Sad Max dropped into the seat across from me without waiting for a reply. Hair tangled and slick with rain, pale skin acne-scarred and greasy, the metal stink of failure and despair hung on him like an aura. “So how’s business, mate?” He fished out a cigarette and fumbled for his lighter. I tapped the sign on the coffee shop table...Max pocketed the cigarettes and waved at the waitress. “Coffee!” He pantomimed checking his pockets, looked hopefully at me, was disappointed when I didn’t offer to spring. “Make that water, please.” Max had arrived in Los Angeles ten years ago from Adelaide or Darwin or some place in Australia. Presumably he came with dreams of making it in Hollywood, or software, or aerospace, but he never quite made anything happen.



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Hehe, for a small (figuratively speaking) country we have a way of slipping into the consciousness of the rest of the western world! :cheesy:
 
I think a lot of Americans dig Australians because on the one hand, you're kind of exotic, like British people, but at the same time there's something about you that reminds us of ourselves.

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Saints and soldier was directed by a mormon(LDS) director, the movie is great, talks a bit about religion but is not one of those on your face religious movie, has a great theme. It has won several best movie award and nominated for an independent spirit award.

the movie was shot for 800k in Utah.

http://www.saintsandsoldiers.com/

g.
 
Lots of production going on in Utah; small LDS-related projects. We found plenty of local people with production-support experience, when we filmed there a couple years back.
 
this thread has been an interesting read. it seems like...

1. there is no consensus about what constitutes a "Christian film".
2. people have different acceptance levels about what is considered propaganda versus merely expressing a worldview.
 
I think we're mostly in agreement that there is a particular genre of films that are heavy-handedly Christian in terms of character and content (The Omega Code and sequel come to mind) and couple that sectarian tunnel-vision with really poor artistic execution. I guess that's the first thing I think of in connection with the phrase "Christian Film," since the the only distinguishing characteristic of such stuff as opposed to other badfilm, is its unsubtle hammering on peculiarly Christian concepts and morality-play style.

I realize that propaganda has acquired a negative connotation, but considering that - for example - the Allies are widely considered the "good guys" in WWII, and unabashedly used propaganda in pursuit of their goals, simply identifying something as propagandistic, doesn't immediately label it as bad.

That judgment might have to be based upon one's perception of the cause, for which the propaganda is advertising.
 
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abalex said:
Saints and soldier was directed by a mormon(LDS) director, the movie is great, talks a bit about religion but is not one of those on your face religious movie, has a great theme. It has won several best movie award and nominated for an independent spirit award.

the movie was shot for 800k in Utah.

http://www.saintsandsoldiers.com/

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That was a well done film... and like you said, the religious stuff was just integrated into the story
 
Hey gang,
Dave Phelps here from Compass Film Academy. Great thread, great site. A couple thoughts:
I hesitate to call us a Christian film school. We are (most of us) Christians, but we think that people can be Christians, not films. Also, we call ourselves an academy since our educational model is more community-based, mentorship-based: a community of artists helping the newer artists improved in their craft while seeking the same guidance from those ahead of them.
Our goal is simply to see great films made by good people: people with integrity and artistry, people who think about the deep questions in life, who aren't afraid to tell stories that get to the grimy details of life, but who also aren't afraid to tell stories that celebrate the beautiful parts of life too. In short, we want our artists to make films of Beauty.
We don't want to prosyletize, we don't want to bible-thump -- we just offer a formation in filmmaking that centers on storytelling, on community, on personal integrity, on a serious reflection of life.
So hey, thanks for taking an interest. If anyone is interested in learning more about what we do, feel free to browse around our website (www.compassfilmacademy.com) or drop me an email directly: david@compassfilmacademy.com.

Thanks again for a great thread!
 
I would comment, but I couldn't get through that boring "about" mini-film that was poorly edited and executed.

So, I have no opinion :)
 
ugafan said:
this thread has been an interesting read. it seems like...

1. there is no consensus about what constitutes a "Christian film".
2. people have different acceptance levels about what is considered propaganda versus merely expressing a worldview.
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You should've read the identical thread on Reduser [that got locked] :).
 
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