Memories - by Sanders/Draper Productions

Thanks Noel, AJ and Chris for the complements. We are very happy that it all came together so well. No Chris, his head was already shaven. :) We had him shave his face for the flashback though.
 
Really solid film.

Your actors were both great. Their performances felt honest and the voice over work was really good (although I'm not sure why his "other" voice would sound different - other than to try and hide the twist). Speaking of the twist, I did guess the ending, but I still dug it, especially the way the lines echoed from the beginning to the end and we realized the truth.

I am a huge fan of Geoff's work as a DP and this looked fantastic. I also really loved the score. Well done.
 
The photography looked good as others have stated and the music added the right tone. I however was not captivated by the story because it was "told" to me. I didn't experience it unveil for myself. I'm not a huge fan of voice overs which is why I felt the entire film was one long exposition. The actor was okay but in this type of story he's really acting by himself. The reveal was a nice twist but I would have liked to be thrown into the story instead of shown the story. Nice head shave.
 
Thanks Chris M and Charli for mentioning the music!

And yep, the importance of a good shave to a film can not be overemphasized.
 
Liked the music and the dark tone and lighting. The other voice, being different, through me off a bit.
 
I thought the lead actor (man) did a great job and the story flowed very well. Music was wonderful and spot on. The shot of the woman's eyes is freaky and awesome!

Also great use of the "bag" item for the FictionFest. :happy:
 
Good job guys, I here was my thought process while watching the movie:

"man this movie is corny, what a crying wuss this guy is... oh wait... oh no he didn't! the suitcase! cool!"

I LOVED the twist. It totally fooled me. Nice job!
 
Very well done! Looked & sounded perfect for my taste and this was a great story idea.
I still don't quite understand who he was talking to? Himself or someone else? I'll have to go back
and read all the other comments to figure it out.

I personally enjoy dialogue between characters and would have liked you to give the female lead
a little room...even for a giggle or two. At 4 minutes, you still had time. She probably would have fought
a bit more when being strangled (not like I have experience or anything ;-).

Kudos to the team.
 
All I can say is WOW!! Doesn't get any better than this. Amazing story, brilliantly acted!, PERFECT AUDIO !!~And stunning cinematography. This one took it for me. A++
 
*SPOILERS*

My criticisms: The only thing I didn't like was the third voice because I wasn't sure who it was supposed to be. A nit-pick would be that the strangling scene could have been stronger, more violent.

My compliments: This is one of my favorite films! Our entire group at our viewing party liked it also. You had the BEST USE of the required PROP by far! I never saw it coming and it was a marvelous idea... one of those ideas everyone wishes they had thought of.
Music and mood were awesome. It was an excellent story, and I love how it changes. How you used color to create a different mood the 2nd time around. I love the premise of remembering things differently, depending on where you're standing... and just how twisted an abuser's mindset can be.

Top scores! EXCELLENT!
 
Interesting! Well acted, well shot. A simple story but it works.

Great DP work as usual from Geoff. Though I think he should have silked or flagged off that hot trunk :)

Oh, what lenses were used?
 
I think it's your best to date.

Love Geoff's work but could have used a little more coverage.

Seeing her face lying on the carpet was a bit of a giveaway. I lked the acting. Could have used more brutality during the murder. Seemed too controlled.

I don't think you needed the arm falling out either. When you changed the shot to the case I was sold on what happened.

Really good stuff. Looked great, nice edit, adequate sound. Great job.
 
I thought the mysterious voice worked perfect. You have this guy thats obviously crazy, The way I took it, it could either be someone in the room he's telling all this to, or it could be an imaginary person in his mind that he's hearing and talking to. IT left just enough to use your imagination.
 
Nicely done. I really liked the high key look on the flashbacks, it worked really well. I liked the twist in this one, it worked well. My main problem was with the off-screen voice. Who is he and why is he saying these things? As is, he feels like a device just to twist the story. I think it would have been easy to give it a small role such as an interrogator or psychologist that would have told us why we are hearing this in the first place. Overall, though, quite well done.
 
Nice job, Jason. Your best work to date. This was a very pleasant surprise. I don't know what I was expecting from you but you definitely exceeded it. Congrats on scoring Geoff as your DP. He does great work and this is no exception.

Nice simple story. Well told. Not too, long. I would have liked to have heard less voice over. It felt too much like you were telling the story with words, not pictures after a while. The music might have been a tad melodramatic toward the end...

You should be happy with what you've done here. :thumbsup:
 
This was very well done. Good story, although I figured the punchline at the opening shot as the dialog seemed a bit too on the nose.

Camera work was great, sound was excellent and the emotive acting was spot on (except maybe for the about to cry bit :) ).

Very well done.
 
This is one of my favorites so far. Music was PERFECT but a touch hot in the mix. Looks and sounds great overall. Well acted too. Good use of sound design with the stereo panning matching your shots. Some really interesting angles and setups too. My only gripe is I think in the second half the narration started to give to much away. I think you could have had him reading the ingredients from a cereal box and the visuals you showed us would have carried it and with more mystery and creepiness. That said, I’m nit picking, but it's just because I thought this was awesome. Great work here.
 
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