The Butcher and the Fox -- a film by AJ Brooks

Who knew?

Black liquorice Jelly Bellys look all too brother/sister to black beans. Like they say in the 0101 world, garbage in = garbage out!
 
Alan H. Chang said:
Who knew?Black liquorice Jelly Bellys look all too brother/sister to black beans. Like they say in the 0101 world, garbage in = garbage out!
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Alan - how long have you been awake for?? You've taken the meaning of post sound to another level.
 
ryanjf said:
Alan - how long have you been awake for?? You've taken the meaning of post sound to another level.
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Sure, another level below. I'm suppose to be dealing with footsteps, but instead I'm walking around in circles trying to figure out what I should do next.
 
Costume on the nightstand under the lamp?

It's definitely a good still, but I don't feel it accurately symbolizes the movie.

There are tons of excellent grabs from several moments in the movie but they either give away too much or don't accurate summarize what I want.

Hmm... maybe I'm just stuck. Hence why I'm open to suggestions.
 
Well a poster isn;t a summary of the film... it's a promotional item to give an idea of the feel of the film. So you can be completely abstract or non sequitur as possible and still convey the idea.

Hell just the knife and a foxy lady would be summary enough!
 
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NICE! :thumbsup:
Wouldn't change a thing. I love that male lead actor...he was in another one of your films, right? He has that 'Pacino' quality.
 
Well put together! Love it!

Well put together! Love it!

Very nicely done AJ, Cast and Crew! Thank you for once again producing a complete story within the six minute time frame! So hard to do, but you make it look effortless. Beautiful cinematography as well.
 
Mr Brooks, I have 2 words to say to you: kick ass. Great work you've done here once again. It's pretty, well lit, well shot, well executed. There were some story elements that were not entirely clear to me especially at the end of the film, but you've done an excellent job. And I love your actor. He ALWAYS delivers.
 
Simply one of the most well rounded entries I've seen so far (still have more to watch).

[X] Beginning
[X] Middle
[X] End
[X] Good Sound
[X] Good Acting
[X] Good look and feel
[X] A Payoff

Nice job!
 
REVIEW

Alright I definitely enjoyed this one, very complete story and visually nice

What I liked - You told a story with an ending, and it wrapped up nicely, with a nice little twist. Visually it was nicely done, I really liked the angles of the dad's face when he's with the babysitter. The scene where the story is building up, and the music is building, and you are pushing in on the little kid was very good, really drew me in. Also, you had very good acting all around. Finally, the sound design was very very well done

What I didn't like as much - The first cut from the dad to the son seemed a little weird to me, I think it was the angles you were cutting to/from. I don't know exactly why but I don't like that you showed the face of the babysitter. for a good part of that scene we only saw legs, back, chest, etc and not the face which I was thinking was a great decision and I was glad you made it. then we saw the face, and I was a little disappointed. I guess my complaint is that she had no role in the storytime "story" which was translating to real life, she was just the embodiment of the threat to the baby and mama fox. So, to give her a face and make her more than just "temptation" in itself was distracting to me.

I hope that makes sense, I don't know if I explained it well.

All in all a really solid entry, with a nicely told story. Really enjoyed it.
 
ZazaCast said:
NICE! :thumbsup:
Wouldn't change a thing. I love that male lead actor...he was in another one of your films, right? He has that 'Pacino' quality.
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Yes! He was the dude in the suit in Voices from the Dark! He rocks! And the boy is his actual son. Talented family.

thetvirus513 said:
I don't know exactly why but I don't like that you showed the face of the babysitter. for a good part of that scene we only saw legs, back, chest, etc and not the face which I was thinking was a great decision and I was glad you made it. then we saw the face, and I was a little disappointed. I guess my complaint is that she had no role in the storytime "story" which was translating to real life, she was just the embodiment of the threat to the baby and mama fox. So, to give her a face and make her more than just "temptation" in itself was distracting to me.
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That's a really good point, and thanks for bringing that to light.

She has a dialog scene before the dance scene which had to be cut for this version so it never occurred to me that I was "not showing her face". But you're right, it does seem like a opportunity to explore in not showing her face.

Woohoo! Got the Callaghan seal of approval!

Thanks for the feedback everyone!
 
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