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It's strange, because the end was predictable (at least i was quite SURE he would have written "i Love You". But it worked well and i teared, like a child viewing Snowhite...
 
I really enjoyed this flick. Beautifully shot, beautiful story.... It worked well on every level.

I know some didn't like the ending, but I felt it was perfect. Furthermore, IMHO this is one of the few stand out films of this fest. Congrats.
 
Just wanted to introduce my friend and actor who I met a while back Barry Mcbrien.

He works hard- that's what I admire about him. I think he's got a contagious passion and seriousness when it comes to working on set. He's available so send him an email if you liked him in this film as well as Deedive's "Check" from SPYFEST.

Barry McBrien bazmcbrien@hotmail.com
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This was interesting to watch, but I didn't really see any chemistry between the two actors. I know its hard to find two good actors, let alone two actors with a natural chemistry with each other, but I was a bit distracted by it here. I liked the look of it with the exception to the blown-out door opening shot, but not a lot you could've really done there.

I really liked the moment from the actors where he raised his hand at the beginning though. Really nailed that moment perfectly.

Jump cutting the notes being put into the box worked well, but I think music could've helped smooth it out a bit.

I like the idea behind the short a lot though. Nice job.
 
In my mind I saw that ending coming. The Therapist seemed too fake/annoying to me, but other than that, decent all around.
 
Great story.

I love the title, the setup, the twist. It all worked for me.

I thought the actors were very good and your shots were excellent.

Very impressive.
 
KenV said:
In my mind I saw that ending coming. The Therapist seemed too fake/annoying to me, but other than that, decent all around.
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glad you mentioned it. I didn't think it would come across so well.

We wanted to give this couple session that felt a little too fake and yet everything he
was saying was valid. I am not sure what that is but it could be the nature of the setting.
I also wanted to make the therapist sound a little off and into his own world.
At least that's what I wanted out his performance. Dont know about the directors intentions...
 
I love the shot of him boxing on the couch, lovely :) Great location with that kitchen, good depth/spatial layout. Very nice cinematography, very intimate for the most part, good use of locations, pre-existing lighting and well suited for the story at hand. The story was almost there for me...I just wanted a little bit more at the end. We cut out too fast, too soon for me to feel something for her.

Back to your cinematography, for some reason it reminded me of 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'. Certain shots, little moments here and there reminded me of that. Maybe it's the couch setup again, with the light pouring in through the kitchen window. I could easily use this film to embellish a point I try to get across to people often. Locations are so vitally important to making a film work visually. As a DP, you're really at the mercy of your locations. With great locations, come great opportunities to create magic. For directing, they say 50% (or whatever) of it is good casting; with cinematography, I feel half the job is finding the right location. I also like the way you washed out the color, good idea.

Your psychiatrist reminded me hardcore of Raymond Calitri from Gone in Sixty seconds, just the way he said certain things....
 
Fun little piece. I thought your actors did a nice job. I also thought you had a nice shot selection. The section where we saw the box being closed over and over again was good.
The encoding rate was a bit annoying. It was running at 12 FPS. Was that intentional? Could have used some music to help convey some of the mood. I think it can really enhance the story.
Very well done. Thanks for posting.
 
dvpixl said:
glad you mentioned it. I didn't think it would come across so well.

We wanted to give this couple session that felt a little too fake and yet everything he
was saying was valid. I am not sure what that is but it could be the nature of the setting.
I also wanted to make the therapist sound a little off and into his own world.
At least that's what I wanted out his performance. Dont know about the directors intentions...
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Everything that was shot and written was translated onto the final piece as intentioned....Some people enjoyed it, others didn't, what can I say? That's what's so seductively beautiful about films. It becomes a subjective experience for all of us...

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Great film. I really enjoyed it. Cinematography was beautiful, casting was great (the shrink's facial expressions were awesome) and it was a well made and genuine story. I think my favorite shot was when she was snoring...or maybe the upwards angle shot of her face as she read the notes...or maybe...see, can't even pick. One of my top picks and I look forward to seeing more of your work. Great job.
 
Hey, the end was my favorite part (and I don't mean that in a "I'm gald it's over"way). I was on the fence about the piece until then.

Right off, I was a bit unconvinced about the production design on the doc's office. But, even with that reservation in the beginning, the flow of the story let it quietly sneak into my top five of the fest. Then by the end it had secured it's place.

I loooove the last scene. The content is nice, but the way it was shot was just excellent. Nice, quiet, blue... she reads it, comes to an realization and cut to black. Loved it.
 
Haven't read the rest of the thread so bear with me if I"m repeating anything.

Nice story - well shot and well told.
That's the long and short of it
:)

I loved the look of the office in the first scene, especially that you show us the tiled ceiling in those low angle shots on him. Nicely done.
Same goes for the apartment shots - nice look, great use fo the natural light, nice color work. Overall this piece looks great.
I liked that there was very little dialogue in the piece - you did a great job of telling us a story visually for the most part.

My only gripe really would be that I felt the ending was a bit rushed.
It really felt like it wanted to hang there longer...
that may just be me..but I felt it could have been given just a little more time to really sink in on that last shot of her.
(of course there is the time limit to deal with , I know)

Overall - great job.
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Really strong cast and some really really strong writing.

Here’s some thoughts as I watch a second time:

Nice opening sequence.

Got nice distinctive look.

Some hiss and electrical hum in the sound.

Cast is great and Barry McBrien is excellent once again.


I really enjoyed this but wasn’t quite sure what to make of the ending. Which maybe is fine. I didn’t know if he was being sincere, or just trying to win, or had tricked her and the real answers were elsewhere.
 
wow, this is still going. Thought it was over. Thanks for some of the significant compliments that were given.
yes, I edited this as well and one can look at the ending and say it's rushed and should've given more time... but the 6 minute limit was a challenge. The 10 minute version "feels" more right IMHO. But to be even more honest, the entire film was rushed during production.
I wanted music bad too but frankly we didn't have any time for that.

Thanks for saying nice things about the images though :thumbsup:
 
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