The Last Son of Celeste *Watch the first 6 minutes*

Ah, alrighty. Haha, now I feel bad for putting emphasis on that detail in about every one of my posts in in this topic. Such is the burden of viewing only a snippet of a movie or a story. Anyway, I'll have to see the entire movie before I can comment on whether I feel that works for the character.
I did want to add that I thought his search in the laboratory was another part that was well executed on all fronts. Acting included. I could see the motive in his actions.
 
you're a failure? lol, hell no dude. You produced something that 7 out of 10 of the members on this site can't do or never will do. Be proud of that. It's hard to focus 100% on your role as a director when you're wearing other hats while making the film.
 
Jay Rodriguez said:
you're a failure? lol, hell no dude. You produced something that 7 out of 10 of the members on this site can't do or never will do. Be proud of that. It's hard to focus 100% on your role as a director when you're wearing other hats while making the film.
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That's the problem! 7 out of 10 isn't good enough for me! I wanna be the best filmmaker here! Sorry... I have overly ambitious dreams of becoming a great filmmaker :(
 
This is fantastic - I really enjoyed it. I know everyone is giving you some great comments, but don't beat yourself up on it. I think you're already on your way to becoming a great filmmaker! As a student we all know that you have limited resources and time, but what you are achieving is incredible. Knowing this, I don't think that the female actress is going to wreck your film, you seem to work around her limitations and now can forsee a need to improve on a weakness on your next production. You will be wiser and more focused on these areas - as we can see that you already have a strong passion for filmmaking.

You know that you're putting 100% into every facet of production and only want to get better, not just for yourself but for each film. But there has to be a time to say it's complete, it's done, I need to meet a deadline, it's time to be screened. You might think that's it best thing that you ever produced or you might say that I wished I had more time or done such-and-such differently. It's this yearning to always improve something that will drive you thru the next film - to get things perfect this time. This is how I felt while I was in school, and as I look back on the films I produced in school I have to laugh at some because I thought they were the best that was possible at the time. I now can see were I was able to improve or change things if it wasn't complete, and I learned from each film.

So again strive for greatness in each production and take what you learn with you into the next film. Just look at George Lucas. He created Star Wars in 1977 and some 20 years later decided to go back and add scences and details to a film that a mass audience had grown and loved. Did it make it a better film? I don't think so and I'm sure that it has made for some heated debates. But for Lucas it must have been on his mind for a very long time and he had the ability to make that decision to complete the film to his original vision.

I know someone mentioned the audio design which is already amazing, however I noticed while reviewing the film with headphones on that there is a buzzing noise on the scene were he is picking up his backpack. I don't even think you need the ambient sound at all for the scene because you have such a mulitdimensional musical track in the background. But the buzz really stands out for me. I did go back to watch the first office scene with the sirens, and the blast still had a forceful impact on me even knowing that the blast was going to happen. Good stuff.

Sorry for the long winded post - but I hope that it appears incouraging and insightful. Good luck to you with the film and keep us posted as you finalize the film.

Mike
 
PixelWrangler said:
This is fantastic - I really enjoyed it. I know everyone is giving you some great comments, but don't beat yourself up on it. I think you're already on your way to becoming a great filmmaker! As a student we all know that you have limited resources and time, but what you are achieving is incredible. Knowing this, I don't think that the female actress is going to wreck your film, you seem to work around her limitations and now can forsee a need to improve on a weakness on your next production. You will be wiser and more focused on these areas - as we can see that you already have a strong passion for filmmaking.

You know that you're putting 100% into every facet of production and only want to get better, not just for yourself but for each film. But there has to be a time to say it's complete, it's done, I need to meet a deadline, it's time to be screened. You might think that's it best thing that you ever produced or you might say that I wished I had more time or done such-and-such differently. It's this yearning to always improve something that will drive you thru the next film - to get things perfect this time. This is how I felt while I was in school, and as I look back on the films I produced in school I have to laugh at some because I thought they were the best that was possible at the time. I now can see were I was able to improve or change things if it wasn't complete, and I learned from each film.

So again strive for greatness in each production and take what you learn with you into the next film. Just look at George Lucas. He created Star Wars in 1977 and some 20 years later decided to go back and add scences and details to a film that a mass audience had grown and loved. Did it make it a better film? I don't think so and I'm sure that it has made for some heated debates. But for Lucas it must have been on his mind for a very long time and he had the ability to make that decision to complete the film to his original vision.

I know someone mentioned the audio design which is already amazing, however I noticed while reviewing the film with headphones on that there is a buzzing noise on the scene were he is picking up his backpack. I don't even think you need the ambient sound at all for the scene because you have such a mulitdimensional musical track in the background. But the buzz really stands out for me. I did go back to watch the first office scene with the sirens, and the blast still had a forceful impact on me even knowing that the blast was going to happen. Good stuff.

Sorry for the long winded post - but I hope that it appears incouraging and insightful. Good luck to you with the film and keep us posted as you finalize the film.

Mike
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Thanks Mike. I appreciate it greatly!
 
Yeah it looks great man.
I don't think the acting is that bad personally.
What gets me is the sound when she enters into that room and says "there you are" it sounds very ADR and the buzzing like someone else mentioned is annoying. I also was listening through good headphones.

Otherwise don't get down on yourself. Filmmaking is a team effort, no one person can do every job. I know first hand being both the cinematographer and director that something is going to suffer. It's hard to pay attention to both the visual aspect of the picture and camera setting/movement along with the performances of the actors both in what they say and how they move. You really have to have someone else there who you trust who can help you as like a co-director or you need to give up a technical role and focus just on directing. But if you do go forward doing everything it would help to have seasoned actors who can partially direct themselves and are aware of things they do that that non-actors just don't have experience with. It's hard to do everything.

But what you've got is great. I'm interested in seeing more. I'd like to know what's going on.
 
roxics said:
Yeah it looks great man.
I don't think the acting is that bad personally.
What gets me is the sound when she enters into that room and says "there you are" it sounds very ADR and the buzzing like someone else mentioned is annoying. I also was listening through good headphones.

Otherwise don't get down on yourself. Filmmaking is a team effort, no one person can do every job. I know first hand being both the cinematographer and director that something is going to suffer. It's hard to pay attention to both the visual aspect of the picture and camera setting/movement along with the performances of the actors both in what they say and how they move. You really have to have someone else there who you trust who can help you as like a co-director or you need to give up a technical role and focus just on directing. But if you do go forward doing everything it would help to have seasoned actors who can partially direct themselves and are aware of things they do that that non-actors just don't have experience with. It's hard to do everything.

But what you've got is great. I'm interested in seeing more. I'd like to know what's going on.
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I'll make some adjustments to the buzzing sound, I guess it is a little extreme. Thanks roxics!
 
Great stuff Marlon.

I just got my XHA1 two days ago, but you give hope to what is possible. My hat is off to you.
 
marlontorres said:
Unfortunately, its not that easy to get real actors to jump aboard a "student film".
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Not true, my friend! A great percentage of very talented actors and actresses LOVE working in student films. If nothing else, look in your school for current theatre or performance majors. If that doesn't work... look for alums with performance degrees! They're usually always willing to help out a student from their old college if they have the time.

-kyle
 
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