"The Borders of Elysium"

... claps... that was some incredible work. Your shots at the beginning, focusing on the silhouettes are what really got me, really drew me into the story.

Thought the "play doctor" scenes were dealt with well, utilizing a good amount of gore and humor to give us some laughs, especially the music that plays over that sequence, its funny.

The story was engaging and this bleak future was handled beautifully. For what you have here I think its one of the best. Great work!
 
Why am I not surprized? After your last entry in TimeFest, I would expect no less. BUT, looking at all the other films you helped-out on AND putting this one together? WOW, they sure know how to grow them out there in the desert! LOL.

Loved the story...and you make a great Doctor! The whole package just drew me in right from the start and kept me there till the end. The extreme close-ups, angles & camera movement was very well done. It's movies like this that make me wonder why I even bother entering these fests. If there's anything I can nit-pick, it would be the VO. I think it could have been read with a little more feel and at time felt like someone just reading a script. The sound of the recording could have been better too.

All in all, this has to be one of the best of the fest. I'll always be looking forward to your films in the future. Best of luck.
 
ZazaCast said:
Why am I not surprized? After your last entry in TimeFest, I would expect no less. BUT, looking at all the other films you helped-out on AND putting this one together? WOW, they sure know how to grow them out there in the desert! LOL.

Loved the story...and you make a great Doctor! The whole package just drew me in right from the start and kept me there till the end. The extreme close-ups, angles & camera movement was very well done. It's movies like this that make me wonder why I even bother entering these fests. If there's anything I can nit-pick, it would be the VO. I think it could have been read with a little more feel and at time felt like someone just reading a script. The sound of the recording could have been better too.

All in all, this has to be one of the best of the fest. I'll always be looking forward to your films in the future. Best of luck.
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Thanks!
Yeah, the VO was recorded October 27th, and edited into the timeline in the car, on the way to my brother Pauly the Hitman's house so I could use his internet to upload. Pretty much zero time for fixing audio issues. I spent two weeks on audio for Survival and was too busy getting pick-up shots to sleep the night of the 26th-27th. The final cut will have better audio, but I just had to get this one entered. Barely made the deadline as is :)
 
Amazing production values. You have a great eye and great style. Very weak voice over, though. If you re-wrote and re-recorded a voice over, you could have an awesome film here. Because you nailed everything else. You have some serious talent, but I think you have to be cautious to cover for your blind-spots.
 
wow, you packed a ton into 6 minutes!!

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i loved the music! please don't change that. especially when she works on the dude's brain. your version of suicide/end of the world absolutely murders m knight's version ( maybe not saying much, but i do mean it as a big compliment ) you gave me something plausible to believe in. didnt care much for the gas mask guy either, but i read where you had to change things, so i would really like to see the original script! liked the different ways you showed things ( via TV or by how you showed the girl dragging her guy into the sleeping chamber thing ) and loved the ending with the hair, real cool!

this shows a ton of work, especially the brain part, what did you use for that?
 
This story is fantastic and I like you as the professor. Your wife is a very good actress - I loved her crazy face expression when she enjoyed to cut her fingers and when she went in the desert with the motor saw to give the man the pleasure to have pain. The whole rhythm of the film is perfect. I personally had my problems with the brain operation scene. For this kind of scenes I need a cuscion where I could put my face in to not see it and have to jumped this part of the film. Your film is the only one where I need to do this and I don't think it was necessary to show that, but only a minor detail based on my personal taste. Excellent work - I enjoyed it!
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Susanne
 
Susanne G. said:
Your wife is a very good actress - I loved her crazy face expression when she enjoyed to cut her fingers and when she went in the desert with the motor saw to give the man the pleasure to have pain. Susanne
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Thank you, on behalf of Lisa (playing Laura, the main character). However, the actress in the second scene (the blonde cutting her fingers off) is Heather Dowling -the same character on the TV in the beginning. I was a bit worried, when I had cast two actresses who look similar, that this type of confusion would occur. :huh: Hope that clears things up.
 
majikfraug said:
Thank you, on behalf of Lisa (playing Laura, the main character). However, the actress in the second scene (the blonde cutting her fingers off) is Heather Dowling -the same character on the TV in the beginning. I was a bit worried, when I had cast two actresses who look similar, that this type of confusion would occur. :huh: Hope that clears things up.
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Oh, excuse me I am a little bit lazy this fest - I watched all films only one time and I really thought that there is only one female actress in the film. :Drogar-KnockedOut(D
Sorry I must be blind! I will watch it again.

Susanne
 
Amazing concept.

Similar to “The Happening” with the only (and big) difference that you offer a rational explanation to back it up.

My only “grip” would be that the story is too big in scope for a short; impossible to do the concept justice in just a few minutes.

But you did pretty well, nonetheless. Very enjoyable to watch.

I wish you good luck. :)
 
Man, this is one ambitious, clever, twisted piece of cinematic pleasure. What a great concept. Truly original. The last shot is pure genius. I'm slowly making my way through reviews, but Borders is definitely on my short list of the TwilightFest elite.

Really great attention to detail. The music over the brain surgery was an brilliant touch. So many different sylistic elements to one film. Have I gushed enough?:) I can sense we share a similar twisted sense of humor.

If there was one area I think could use improvement, it would be the VO. It doesn't do justice to your film. Maybe a re-record could help it blend in more with the vibe. As it is now, it kind of jumps out from the film a bit.

This, however, is a small, fixable issue to make your awesome movie a completely bad*ss awesome movie. I can't wait to see what you do next. Bravo!
 
This movie is really something. I can't believe you put all that story into just 6 mins. If I had the script and was directing it, I would probably say that's it's impossible to do it in 6 min.

Everything is just great, except the audio when mr. Scientist explains the Elysium. I hardly heard him there, and he talks a little bit too fast.

But that's just a minor detail-everything else is great. I just wonder would this be disqualified if on that part of brain surgery if you put same scenes with different music? Like this, it's kinda funny and interesting, but if it had a complete serious tone, lol...

Congrats, this is definitly among my favorites.
 
Mile Bozicevic said:
This movie is really something. I can't believe you put all that story into just 6 mins. If I had the script and was directing it, I would probably say that's it's impossible to do it in 6 min.

Everything is just great, except the audio when mr. Scientist explains the Elysium. I hardly heard him there, and he talks a little bit too fast.

But that's just a minor detail-everything else is great. I just wonder would this be disqualified if on that part of brain surgery if you put same scenes with different music? Like this, it's kinda funny and interesting, but if it had a complete serious tone, lol...

Congrats, this is definitly among my favorites.
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Are you implying that it would be too graphic for an R rating? I thought of that too, but "Hannibal" had a guy eating his own brain, so I figured I was safe :)
 
Richie White said:
Man, this is one ambitious, clever, twisted piece of cinematic pleasure. What a great concept. Truly original. The last shot is pure genius. I'm slowly making my way through reviews, but Borders is definitely on my short list of the TwilightFest elite.

Really great attention to detail. The music over the brain surgery was an brilliant touch. So many different sylistic elements to one film. Have I gushed enough?:) I can sense we share a similar twisted sense of humor.

If there was one area I think could use improvement, it would be the VO. It doesn't do justice to your film. Maybe a re-record could help it blend in more with the vibe. As it is now, it kind of jumps out from the film a bit.

This, however, is a small, fixable issue to make your awesome movie a completely bad*ss awesome movie. I can't wait to see what you do next. Bravo!
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Thank You! Yeah, we must have similar tastes. Teacher's Pet is way, way up on my list too :)
 
Jeremiah:

My first impression of this film was simply "wow!" A really original concept. I would love to read the script myself. One of the few in the fest that I enjoyed watching more than once. Brilliantly presented. I don't have a clue how you accomplished this in such a short amount of time.

I loved the scene where she cuts off her fingers. What a great look on her face (I had to tell Michelle to cover her eyes).

I think that the music, especially when Laura picks up K.C., is great.

The acting was outstanding throughout.

Care to share how you did the final shot?

I'm sitting here wondering how I could make a film with this level of depth. I can't. I wish I could, but I can't.

Bravo!
 
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