"Three Step Plan" - khmuse

Thanks hieben for the post. Our film is definitely more character driven than some, the zombie aspect while a part of the story, isn't the main theme; glad you liked the performance of the lead actor. I agree, the ending is a little predictable, especially with the setup at the beginning!

Really glad you enjoyed it.
 
To quote my notes,

"...this story could have easily been written and directed by a teenaged Tim Burton..."

Now that I know some of the backstory of its production, I think your daughter can take that as very high praise.

Bravo.
 
This one was great. It was one of the first I watched a while ago, but things I remember being really good was your daughter's makeup, the script, the lighting, and just overall effectiveness and originality of the story. Of the bad things I also remember the acting by the two teens in the restaraunt (the two girls giggling over asking for the guys number/sausage) was really amateur and took me out of it for a second. Other then that, the acting was really good. Good job man.
 
Hey CallaguahFilms,

Thanks for the feedback. I am either blessed or cursed, having two daughters in the industry at the same time. Time will tell! The older one (the writer) will really love your comments. Thanks again!

Hey Slimothy,

Really happy you liked it. The two girls in the opening scene were friends that we gave a shot at using. I really couldn't afford another pair of guild actors for this project, so we went with them. Hard to say no to a couple of nice kids that are friends. But yes, I agree, they were not really up to the task. Hopefully the scene still played out OK, but this is just one of the many examples of things that I could have done better (given more time, money, etc).
 
khmuse,

Do you dedicate entirely to this business? The short looks very professional. This is the first movie I comment on because it deserved it. All the movies that I already watched present "zombism" as a disease, accident, etc. Your "voodoo" approach was very creative. Please tell all your crew that theyre very talented and should continue in this. I laughed out loud with the cinema gag, just perfect.

PS. I need a companion too, can you publish the three steps manual? I couldnt find that on the web ;)
 
Jorg3,

Wow, thanks for the praise! I think that there are a number of different and interesting approaches to zombie films in this group, but really pleased that you liked ours. Our two main actors are both professionals. The director is a USC film school graduate, the writer is my oldest daughter, and I am nothing more than an aspiring filmmaker.

Well definitely take your idea about publishing the "Three Step Plan" manual for others to try.

Thanks again and glad you enjoyed the film.
 
I liked it a lot! Character driven, and zombies- awesome.

He looked so wholesome with his little radio flyer... with a corpse in it.

Definitely one of my favorites. :thumbsup:
 
TC,

Thanks for the post. Glad you enjoyed our film. The wagon was a little on the small side for the corpse (I really hate it when your lead corpse complains between each take), but it worked out just fine in the end.

Thanks again for the comments!
 
My notes from when I watched this last Saturday, and now that I look back I laugh at my own notes: Semi interesting story, but not believable (this is where I can't believe I said that ... is ANY zombie movie believable?). FX/Foley were fine, but acting could have used a lot of improvement (some cute interaction though between the girl zombie and the boy), and I didn't hear any music in the short ... or at least nothing that I took notice of.

EDIT: Just watched it again ... seems to be one of those that you can enjoy more & more each time it's watched, which is a great thing.

ANOTHER EDIT: Also just went back through & quickly scanned some of the notes. Anytime someone can get their kids/family involved, and works with/teaches younger talent, I COMPLETELY applaude that. So, with that, it's growing on me even more. :thumbsup:
 
I liked this one. I liked the opening with the voice over and how it came full circle at the end.

The banter with the two girls went on too long. i didn't feel the lead guy was that much of a "dork" which led to me having a problem that he resorted to the 3 step plan...

Nicely shot and nicely acted overall. Very well done!

Great job!

Robert
 
Envision -

I agree, "believable" isn't a term that I would usually associate with a zombie movie! The level of talent that we used was mixed. The two main characters are well seasoned actors with a number of film, TV & commercial credits. The two girls that were at the table ordering pizza didn't have much previous on camera experience.

Glad that you were able to watch our film more than once, I guess that means that the underlying story was at least somewhat interesting. There was very little in the way of "music" in the on line short other than a little in the movie scene. The DVD version does have music over the credits, but we were trying to tell a fairly complete story and decided to use VO to move the bulk of the story forward, music didn't really seem to help the story and in many ways seem to distract from what we were trying to accomplish.

Thanks for the post and comments, really appreciate you taking the time to convey your impressions.
 
Ought2bCommitted said:
I liked this one. I liked the opening with the voice over and how it came full circle at the end.

The banter with the two girls went on too long. i didn't feel the lead guy was that much of a "dork" which led to me having a problem that he resorted to the 3 step plan...

Nicely shot and nicely acted overall. Very well done!

Great job!

Robert
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Robert -
Thanks for the post and comments. We had considered trying to better sell the idea of the main character being a bit more of a "dork" by showing some of his previous attempts to find love, but the 5 minute time allotment didn't give us much to work with on establishing a back story. The comments of the girls, especially the one who slammed him on the telephone number thing, was what we felt would best sell the idea.

We really wanted to try and tell a complete story and to close the loop between the beginning and end of the short. I am pretty happy with that aspect of the project.

Thanks for the comments on our film, glad you enjoyed it.
 
khmuse said:
Robert -
Thanks for the post and comments. We had considered trying to better sell the idea of the main character being a bit more of a "dork" by showing some of his previous attempts to find love, but the 5 minute time allotment didn't give us much to work with on establishing a back story. The comments of the girls, especially the one who slammed him on the telephone number thing, was what we felt would best sell the idea.

We really wanted to try and tell a complete story and to close the loop between the beginning and end of the short. I am pretty happy with that aspect of the project.

Thanks for the comments on our film, glad you enjoyed it.
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No problem! I don't think you needed to show backstory, but you could have made his appearance more dorky. It just came across that the girls were bitchy not that they slammed him, since they initiated everything...sausage, phone number, etc. He didn't really try and fail...if that makes sense.

Robert
 
Great job, khmuse! Very cute and very well done! And your stars were terrific! Great to meet you and your lovely star at RESfest!
 
Hey NBCshooter, thanks for the comments and it was really nice to meet you as well.

Really looking forward to the HVX after seeing it on Sunday. What we saw of the camera in its prototype form left me very impressed. I hope that the drool forming in the corner of my mouth wasn't too obvious. :happy:

Thanks again for the comments, I be certain to pass them along to the cast and crew (all of whom were impressed by your film), glad you enjoyed ours.
 
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