Melody for Allyriane - A Cowboy Scene Film

jasonthewho said:
Thanks for commenting!

I caught your extended ending before it got taken down. Some really hilarious stuff.
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One other thing I really liked about your short was how oddly likable your main dude was. At first I assumed he'd be come creep, and I wasn't sure about him initially but you two did a great job making him enjoyable to watch and sympathize with.
 
I didn't get a chance to see all the films. But I did see this one and it was one my favorites.
A simple story, but it really connects on an emotional level. I liked the pacing. The actor was really good. I thought the lighting and choice of shots set the mood really well.
Great job.

It makes me reflect on my own writing a bit and I think after this scriptfest, I'm going to try and write something with a bit more of a simple premise. Actually writing a simple story that works on a lot of levels seems more challenging. You did a good job of that on this piece.

I'm glad to see you're one of the finalists. I hope it does well, good luck.
 
I really like it, despite a few things that are normally big deal issues I have. I think the dark romantic nature of the story over shadows them all. I'm not saying never use them, I'm not even saying they're bad, I'm just saying whenever I see an actor looking directly into the camera, I get a tummy ache, that's why it's really hard for me to get through a Jonathan Demme movie. It didn't bug me too much with your movie though, it's just always distracting. Kinda like when people sit right next to you when your talking and breath on you, can't focus with that.
 
I'm glad you liked it despite your dislike of talking to the camera. I was hesitant about it, but felt it was the best way to express James reliving his memory.

I just watched Philadelphia last night, and boy, Demme does use this technique A LOT. In just about every scene.
 
Very touching film. Extremely good acting. Love the story. Your film is one of my two favourites and I hope you will be in the first three. :thumbup:

Susanne :bath:
 
I liked the old guy. Liked the guitar scenes. Didn't like her scenes one bit, her acting skills kept pulling me out. Nice camera work, but I thought the master shot of the bedroom (at the beginning) could use diffusion or a less harsh light. Also, wasn't Alzheimer / memory loss done already, with "Remember When"?
 
Very intriguing / interesting / concept. Had a haunting feeling. Maybe the best exploration of the theme in the finalists. Nice work :beer:
 
Thank you Susanne! I've missed having you around the boards. Glad you were able to check out the film and that you liked it so much!

Thanks for commenting Gabriel! Yes, Remember When dealt with the same topic, but I think that our stories were quite different.

Thank you so much Jack! I'm sad I couldn't make it to the BBQ. Hopefully there will be another Texas get together in the future.
 
Just check it out. Very nice piece of work. I really like the concept and how the you have executed the telling of it. Well paced and simple.

Great job!

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Thanks stinkpot!

Thanks everyone for being so supportive this fest! It was a fantastic experience for me. DVXuser.com is a great place. A FREE festival that offers prizes? Who else does that?

Congrats again to the winners. I was honored to be in such an amazing top ten.
 
Melody for Allyriane is now on IMDb.

I also have submitted the film to the Austin Film Festival (how I got it on IMDb). It'll be awhile before I find out, but cross your fingers!
 
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