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EditPhish said:
Okay, DUDE... we were just talking about the next fest and saying it would be so cool if it was "MusicalFest"... Seeing as I dressed up as Dr. Horrible for Halloween, I can dig a bizarre musical for sure.

Great job... unique... looked awesome (LOVED the grading and lighting) and it sounded outstanding. I dug your interesting take on a monster movie. Okay, it wasn't scary, but it was entertaining for sure.

Only minor criticism is that you didn't need the demon-face effect at all... you could have stuck with practical effects all the way and it would have been fine... better even. The fight scene wasn't the most convincing, so you could have worked on that a little more.

Overall though, fantastic job. I enjoyed it! BIG thumbs up!
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Thanks for watching! We had fun and decided a musical was the way to go and really the only way this very simple story & location worked. The fight scene we really tried to get the West Side Story or the cheesy fight scene in Michael Jackson's old Beat It video. Was only meant to be funny :)
 
It was a GREAT film Devon... seriously... It's at the top of my list. I look forward to more from you in the future!
 
jasonthewho said:
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Most surprising movie musical ever! That just came out of nowhere, but I'm glad it was a musical, because I think the movie could have seemed cheesy otherwise. Very nice cinematography - sometimes the blowouts were a bit much for my taste. Good actors, the girl was endearing.

I initially thought the guy in the background was another potential prize. I couldn't tell he was dead. Perhaps a close-up of the blood dripping out of him into the bucket early on would have cleared that up for me.

Overall a fun, enjoyable flick. Good job!
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Thanks Jason. We had an early edit with an insert shot close up of the guy in the bucket as he had a cool slash on his neck and it was clear he was dead. In the end it just felt out of place and too "HEY LOOK AT THE COOL DEAD GUY" type edit :)

The highlights were controlled on set so I don't want anyone to think our DP, Dan Walker, let them blow out. I did that in post because I felt it worked for the look I was going for.

Great notes! Thanks.
 
EditPhish said:
It was a GREAT film Devon... seriously... It's at the top of my list. I look forward to more from you in the future!
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I look forward to watching all the other films now. I had a really late night - first the USC v. Oregon game (go Ducks) and then Shawn Nelson's Halloween party. So, needless to say I am just getting back in the pocket and am downloading all the batch folders right now...
 
Man I really didn't see a musical coming. It took me a minute to adjust.

Excellent camera work. The editing flowed very well. Unexpected take on the theme.

Top notch work guys !
 
Congrats to all- well done. I enjoyed the film and think it is a solid entry all the way around. Jillian definitely brought her A Game, as she nailed the lip syncing- not an easy thing to do. :)
 
Hell yes!! Lol, this was awesome. PERFECT mix of camp and fun and gore, many lol moments here. Great intensity on the actors with a special shout out to Jillian, you are now an actress in my book!

Definitely not expecting this and that's part of what made it so great.

10/10
 
Ryan E. Walters said:
Jillian definitely brought her A Game, as she nailed the lip syncing- not an easy thing to do. :)
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I agree on Jillian's work here, she was great. She delivers so much in her facial expressions. And what was amazing to us is how much our female singer (Ellie Simnett) matched Jillian's own speaking voice. That was huge for us. When we cast Jillian we hadn't decided to go the direction we did, and once we did we wanted to keep her in the role despite her self described lack of talent in that one key department!

I appreciate the props from both you and Shawn, glad you guys liked it!
 
Great job of doing something out of the box. I thought it was great.

The only thing I would have liked is for the fight scene to have continued with the musical them, more of a 'broadwayish' fight than what we saw, I think that would have made it fantastico!

Still, one of the best so far that I've viewed.
 
Nice job on this! I got a "Cannibal the Musical" vibe from it. Yeah a fight scene while singing would have been great but it was still good. There is no way I could have convinced my friends to do a musical but this sure does make me want to try. Good job and is in my top list.
 
Really loved this one. Good to see familiar faces.

Great work norm. I dug the beard itching.

SPOILER*****************I laughed out loud when it broke into song. That was a truly unexpected and rewarding surprised. Very well polished film. A definite contender.

Go portland!
 
Holy **** a Monster musical! Liked the story. Liked the setup. And the performances were good. Now to be critical I didn't really care for any of the songs. I guess that would be a problem in a musical. This is real high in my list of liked films. Good job.
 
I just about dropped my popcorn when they started singing. I've been talking for years about doing a musical horror, you beat me too it! The shots were great, the actors were ROCK SOLID. I throughly enjoyed it. My only change I would have made was to the score, since it was a musical, I would have loved to hear the song change keys or use a progressing range of melodies as the story progressed. Yes, I'm nit picking cuase I'm a musician ;-) Just my 2c on that part.

GREAT WORK! SOLID!
 
Jaw dropping, eye bugging, belly aching fun, and that's just from when they started singing. Really nicely done, guys. Cinematography, acting, editing, all just worked well with this absurd story. And nice little twist at the end. Thanks for that.
 
Difficult for me to critique this film, since I was in it, am therefore biased :) and saw what went on for the production to make it work....

So what I CAN say is that it's cool to see it all finished, and tied together! Knowing what was shot, I think it could be given an extra 30+ seconds and still not drag a bit, since it was cut down to the last frame to make it fit the 6 minute mark ... but that said, the script was well written to fit anyway, and Devon did a great job directing to ensure how much from each shot would go into the finished product.

Jillian and Todd were awesome to work with, professional all the way, and love seeing their finished performances as well.

LOVE the ending, with the Warner Brothers close (spot transition), and the sparkle on her teeth. Nice touch, and a great job on the entire piece team.
 
Norm! awesome.

Wonderful little film guys. Quarreling monsters at a poker table with revenge on the horizon.

Kudos for entering and sharing this film with all of us.
/j
 
TMerry said:
I just about dropped my popcorn when they started singing. I've been talking for years about doing a musical horror, you beat me too it! The shots were great, the actors were ROCK SOLID. I throughly enjoyed it. My only change I would have made was to the score, since it was a musical, I would have loved to hear the song change keys or use a progressing range of melodies as the story progressed. Yes, I'm nit picking cuase I'm a musician ;-) Just my 2c on that part.

GREAT WORK! SOLID!
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Thanks for the feedback :) I totally laughed when you relayed that you nearly dropped your popcorn. That was our goal - total surprise :)
 
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