"Lot 6a" - Shaun Patrick/The Giff

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Man! I just love the cut of the film I just saw. So creepy. I mean damn, I was there and I still didn't know what was going to happen next.
 
Big Thanks!

Big Thanks!

Before the craziness, I just wanted to take the time to thank everyone who worked on the film. We could've never turned it around in a week without all of your hard work. We're going to keep tweaking the cut but the one submitted is 99% there and something to be really proud of. So, Aaron (Dave), Shawn (Ben), and Steve (Co-Director/Editor)--big thanks and I can't wait to work on another project with you guys.

The peeps involved.

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Me framing the shot while Steve--doing what he does best--mugs for the camera

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Shawn acting up a storm. He was great in the film (as you'll see today) and a great sport as Steve and I would just yell random direction at him during takes.

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Already posted this one but Aaron deserves a lot of credit for both playing Dave in the film and then booming whenever he wasn't on camera.

The finally, the last of the CC'd grabs.

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Happy Halloween, everyone.
 
It looked good, especially at the beginning... however, I have to say I kinda feel like the effect you used after he got hit with the ball was way over the top.

I really did like that in the middle of the movie the radio started broadcasting about this unknown emergency... it added a lot of tension not to be able to hear it exactly. It kept me gripped.

The sound was really good, and matched the look perfectly.

Overall I enjoyed it, so good work!
 
EditPhish said:
It looked good, especially at the beginning... however, I have to say I kinda feel like the effect you used after he got hit with the ball was way over the top.

I really did like that in the middle of the movie the radio started broadcasting about this unknown emergency... it added a lot of tension not to be able to hear it exactly. It kept me gripped.

The sound was really good, and matched the look perfectly.

Overall I enjoyed it, so good work!
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Thanks for the kind words, EditPhish. Glad the radio stuff kept you gripped.
 
Very enjoyable but maybe the visual disturbances were overplayed.
It would have been cool had Dave seemed more threatening or monsterish .

Cool stuff.
 
Thanks, Mr. Fluffy. Some stuff to consider for the after competition cut. We could easily do some VFX on Dave.

Great feedback.
 
wasn't really sure what was going on with the guys a little ways in (zombies? just plain crazy?), but i liked that. i'd say good work, especially on such a limited, normally uninteresting location
 
dust'n the callipygous said:
wasn't really sure what was going on with the guys a little ways in (zombies? just plain crazy?), but i liked that. i'd say good work, especially on such a limited, normally uninteresting location
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Thanks, dust'n. As we tweak the cut, we're still having the debate on how ambiguous to leave it. Lot of good feedback so far on to make some subtle improvements.

Glad you enjoyed it.
 
Hey, Shaun. You've got a really good film here. The cinematography, editing and music were sweet. The film effect was a bit too much (just a tiny bit) in some spots and I agree that it would have been more threatening if we see a monster. One thing I would add would be little subtle sound effects. They make a big difference. Like when one of the guys squeezes the ball in his hand, when the guy falls to the ground and also when he grips the bat. We should be able to hear that squeeze. The camera is right there with the CU, so should our ears be. If it's in there and I just didn't hear it then I'll shut my trap. LOL.

Anyway, you've got a good product here and I can see this being a longer film maybe. Good work.
 
Marlon Ladd said:
Hey, Shaun. You've got a really good film here. The cinematography, editing and music were sweet. The film effect was a bit too much (just a tiny bit) in some spots and I agree that it would have been more threatening if we see a monster. One thing I would add would be little subtle sound effects. They make a big difference. Like when one of the guys squeezes the ball in his hand, when the guy falls to the ground and also when he grips the bat. We should be able to hear that squeeze. The camera is right there with the CU, so should our ears be. If it's in there and I just didn't hear it then I'll shut my trap. LOL.

Anyway, you've got a good product here and I can see this being a longer film maybe. Good work.
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Marlon, thanks for the thoughtful feedback. Totally agree with you on the additional foley--we've already started recording the additional material for the final cut of the film.
 
Shaun, thanks for sharing this one. I have to agree with the others that the effect got to be grating after a while but I'm not sure that's a bad thing. It seemed to play into and give credence to Ben's paranoia (brought on from the head injury?)

I had the feeling that Ben began to see Dave as a zombie BUT when he got within sight that it was all in Ben's head. I like those kind of stories and I liked this. Simple, yet effective. You make the most of minimal locations...just like you did on "Brains".

Good job.
 
While I felt the tension of the one individual I didn't really think this fell into the monster category, but maybe instead a twilight zone category.

The distress felt real, so good job for the actor, but I didn't feel there was enough story in the film itself.
 
Interesting. I too found the look/sound very irritating but I'm guessing that's what you were going for. I also didn't think the toss of the ball was that deep in the woods.

Still, the movie sat with me a bit after viewing and I think with some polish and following some of the helpful suggestions already suggested that this could be quite good.

Not to say I didn't like it as is, because I did. I'm actually off to watch it again for another look.

MAH
 
Liked the feel and look of the piece, but the monster aspect seemed tacked on to me. We pay so much attention and care to the guy suffering from head trauma that I thought the radio alerts were in his head. Otherwise good job.
 
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