Plan 42-H-Cringle - A Film By Jace Brownlow

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When the wrong present is opened… bad things could potentially happen!

Just a little heads up, this is a VERY odd one. I tend to make things that are obscure and sometimes approaching "WTFness". Plot goes in weird places. This piece was mainly a practice on my lighting/camerawork skills as well as acting. So if the short leaves you asking "….what?" its quint intentional :p

It was also a little slapped together.
Wrote it one the 17th. Filmed on the 18th, and editing from 19-20th. So it was a REALLY quick production. And the only crew I had was Bill Christensen who did most of the camerawork. So we had to do with what we could on a short time limit/ limited resources. Nonetheless I hope you enjoy this one :) if not even a tad bit
 
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My last idea was a dud, and we couldn't get it made… sooo I am going to do the best I can with the smallest crew I have… me :p

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Wow! Terrific little film! I thought you couldn't tell a story in 6 minutes? You certainly delivered in this one. Excellent photography (I really liked the minimal lighting) and great effects (not overdone, they fit perfectly with the story.) The acting, and especially your voice-over worked great. If I had one minor criticism - and I do mean minor - it's that your ending might have gone on a bit too long. I loved the reveal that you were talking to yourself, or your clone, or whatever, but I thought after that, the rest didn't really add anything to the plot or the film. Maybe ending with "Santa wouldn't hurt us, would he?" might be a better ending. Just one man's opinion.

Loved the film. Outstanding effort.
(Is it just me? I think this fest's films are really good.)
 
My SPOILER-y review (read no further without watching the video):

The good: I like the dramatic lighting at the beginning. Works well. Audio seems good too. I like the tracking shot to the heater. I also like the shots in the forest. Good stuff. The music (pop goes the weasel?) was perfect for this.

The not as good: In the opening scene where the main character states, "And now they're in the city," there was a weird cut for that one shot. Dump it, or cut to the other guy. That shot was too jarring. I'm not a fan of all of the different angles for washing clothes. I think a slow dolly or pan would have covered this cleaner. I'm probably alone in this camp, but I think the story would have been just as effective without the narration. It doesn't need it. It would have created more mystery than having it spelled out for me.

All in all, this was one of my favorites. It was very different, and I liked it a lot.
 
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My SPOILER-y review (read no further without watching the video):

The good: I like the dramatic lighting at the beginning. Works well. Audio seems good too. I like the tracking shot to the heater. I also like the shots in the forest. Good stuff. The music (pop goes the weasel?) was perfect for this.

The not as good: In the opening scene where the main character states, "And now they're in the city," there was a weird cut for that one shot. Dump it, or cut to the other guy. That shot was too jarring. I'm not a fan of all of the different angles for washing clothes. I think a slow dolly or pan would have covered this cleaner. I'm probably alone in this camp, but I think the story would have been just as effective without the narration. It doesn't need it. It would have created more mystery than having it spelled out for me.

All in all, this was one of my favorites. It was very different, and I liked it a lot.
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thanks for the review! And yes different is what I thrive to be :)
 
Jace, nice job man, you made a tight short story here. I found this to be ultimatley pretty creepy (in a good way) by the end, when you confront yourself and contemplate "who is the clone". Kudos for your acting, although hammy in the final act, you really went for it, you went all out, and you succeeded in playing multiple roles. A very confident short film created by a young filmmaker, props.
 
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