"The Rooster" - by J. Van Auken

I'm talking about doctors who have to tell parents that their child is going to die! If that's not a reason to cry I don't know what is??

Just a minor point in an otherwise stellar entry. I really enjoyed it as I said.

Cheers,

Mike
 
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Hans Moleman said:
I just found it more compelling to depict a character who is emotionally moved and experiences a change
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I agree with that statement completely.

I just happen to work with professionals so that's probably why it irked me a little. Not sure about Susanne. Nobody else mentioned it so I wouldn't even think twice about it.

Still a great short! Well done.
 
Michael Anthony Horrigan said:
I agree with that statement completely.

I just happen to work with professionals so that's probably why it irked me a little. Not sure about Susanne. Nobody else mentioned it so I wouldn't even think twice about it.

Still a great short! Well done.
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I don't think that you have to work with doctors to know how professional they are.
This was only a little critic for a fantastic film. I agree completely with Michael what he said before.
Still a great short! Well done.

Susanne
 
Yeah, well, I'm pretty sure somewhere in the rules that the only critique you can give is, um, positive in nature only. So like praise, but different. Meanies.
 
Great job! I disagree about the doctor crying...yeah, Michael is right about real doctors, but cars don't blow up at impact (3 in 1000), muzzle flashes are not bright during the day, etc. At best, movies depict truth, not facts. It might have been better if she'd toned it down just a notch, but it didn't throw me.
 
I like your movie. The acting is nice. I only wasn't sure about the actress's role. Is she related to the guy? Also the hospital scene needs better lighting. Overall the movie is well made. I like the music also. Great job!
 
Just as an update: Rooster's been accepted as a semifinalist in the 2008 VSM festival to be screened in Hollywood this spring.
 
I think its perfectly understandable why I dislike you so much. Every time you produce something I cry myself to sleep because your not even old enough to drink and you'll be mega famous someday. Your posters are better than anything I've filmed.

I hate you.

Keep up the good work.
 
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A little thread CPR:

The Rooster was accepted to the Small Town Film Festival in Ontario this morning. Screenings will be November 1st I think.

Woot!
 
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