"Hotel & Domicile", DVX100 short film at DVinfo.net

Alex Melia · January 29th, 2006, 12:41 PM

The story of a young prostitute in her first day of work.
http://www.youtube.com/?v=YoW-dVwt8uc

Hope you enjoy it. Crits are very welcome.

Lyndon Golanowski · February 9th, 2006, 08:03 PM

i love it :) great acting!

Javier Urena · February 10th, 2006, 05:03 PM

i thought it was pointless. what are you trying to communicate to the viewer?

Kim Cascone · February 10th, 2006, 07:50 PM

that was funny, clever and the young actress was beautuful!
nice job!

Lyndon Golanowski · February 12th, 2006, 08:42 PM

javier, it's a pretty clear storyline...

Reid Bailey · February 13th, 2006, 09:13 AM

I echo Javier's questions. It seemed to me more of an adolescent male's view of what he hopes prostitution is like.

How much research went in to this?

Production quality was decent, though some camera movement would have helped the look.

Meryem Ersoz · February 13th, 2006, 09:29 AM

why are you wasting your obvious talent on such shallow and inauthentic material?

February 22nd, 2006, 01:30 AM

Alex, I liked it.

It works for me because at the root of it all lies, all of us who are learning about life for the first time, prostituting ourselves thru whatever manner, and coming to the realization that we are competitive, envious, and are like each other, reverting to our childhood ways, such as, "you're a (add whatever label you want) then the other saying, "No you're a (add whatever label you want) and bickering back and forth like little kids.

That is the universal funny bone. Finding the commonality, as in Charlie Chaplin's movies to mankind.

I could see this little movie (expanded on) as a foreign movie! Anyone remember Marlon Brando, in Last Tango in Paris?

I did not get sidetracked by the sex, etc, because if you can produce a good little movie about prostitution, then you can produce a movie about anything.

Dino Santoro · February 24th, 2006, 10:53 PM

Alex I also liked this film. You are obviously very talented. The acting was great. It is difficult to make a film so short that will grab you the way this one does. ¡Buen trabajo mi amigo!

Riley Harmon · March 4th, 2006, 03:07 PM

good, but a rip of requiem for a dream with the sequences of quick cuts with sounds

Hugh DiMauro · March 7th, 2006, 11:20 AM

Alex:

I understand what you were going for. It worked. I felt it. Good job and great production values.

James C Sadeghi · March 15th, 2006, 02:38 AM

yeah, I saw the Darren Aronofsky in there.

That girl is beautiful, I thought you shot it well, lighted well, and did it well..good job.

Shawn Beats · March 16th, 2006, 12:22 PM

i thought it was great. Good acting, and kept my interest.

Eniola Akintoye · April 5th, 2006, 05:28 PM

Yeah,
Liked it. She came 5 times, damn that's definitely summin!

Stephen Gibson · April 6th, 2006, 03:31 AM

hey alex....

awesome job...considering there was not a huge budget great short...

As far as responses to your work didn't quite understand "pointless...'as i beleive there are points to be made from everything...simple quick and to the point.

Thought it was sharp...and the edit cut to the so called " requiem " rip off was totally cool...and hey that is a great film anyway.

What did you shoot this on...just bought a dvx100 getting ready for the first serious project...so any words of wisdom would be cool.

regards
steve

January 29th, 2006, 12:41 PM	#1
Alex Melia New Boot Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 13	"Hotel & Domicile", DVX100 short film The story of a young prostitute in her first day of work. http://www.youtube.com/?v=YoW-dVwt8uc Hope you enjoy it. Crits are very welcome.

February 10th, 2006, 07:50 PM	#4
Kim Cascone New Boot Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 15	puta tu! ;) that was funny, clever and the young actress was beautuful! nice job!

March 7th, 2006, 11:20 AM	#11
Hugh DiMauro Trustee Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,207	Alex: I understand what you were going for. It worked. I felt it. Good job and great production values. __________________ Interesting, if true. And interesting anyway.

April 6th, 2006, 03:31 AM	#15
Stephen Gibson New Boot Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: burnaby b.c. Posts: 5	movie response hey alex.... awesome job...considering there was not a huge budget great short... As far as responses to your work didn't quite understand "pointless...'as i beleive there are points to be made from everything...simple quick and to the point. Thought it was sharp...and the edit cut to the so called " requiem " rip off was totally cool...and hey that is a great film anyway. What did you shoot this on...just bought a dvx100 getting ready for the first serious project...so any words of wisdom would be cool. regards steve

February 9th, 2006, 08:03 PM	#2
Lyndon Golanowski Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 51	i love it :) great acting!

February 10th, 2006, 05:03 PM	#3
Javier Urena Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 67	i thought it was pointless. what are you trying to communicate to the viewer?

February 12th, 2006, 08:42 PM	#5
Lyndon Golanowski Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 51	javier, it's a pretty clear storyline...

February 13th, 2006, 09:13 AM	#6
Reid Bailey Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fredericksburg, Va Posts: 220	I echo Javier's questions. It seemed to me more of an adolescent male's view of what he hopes prostitution is like. How much research went in to this? Production quality was decent, though some camera movement would have helped the look.

February 13th, 2006, 09:29 AM	#7
Meryem Ersoz Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 3,015	why are you wasting your obvious talent on such shallow and inauthentic material?

February 22nd, 2006, 01:30 AM	#8
Guest Posts: n/a	Alex, I liked it. It works for me because at the root of it all lies, all of us who are learning about life for the first time, prostituting ourselves thru whatever manner, and coming to the realization that we are competitive, envious, and are like each other, reverting to our childhood ways, such as, "you're a (add whatever label you want) then the other saying, "No you're a (add whatever label you want) and bickering back and forth like little kids. That is the universal funny bone. Finding the commonality, as in Charlie Chaplin's movies to mankind. I could see this little movie (expanded on) as a foreign movie! Anyone remember Marlon Brando, in Last Tango in Paris? I did not get sidetracked by the sex, etc, because if you can produce a good little movie about prostitution, then you can produce a movie about anything.

February 24th, 2006, 10:53 PM	#9
Dino Santoro Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario Canada Posts: 82	Alex I also liked this film. You are obviously very talented. The acting was great. It is difficult to make a film so short that will grab you the way this one does. ¡Buen trabajo mi amigo!

March 4th, 2006, 03:07 PM	#10
Riley Harmon Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 424	good, but a rip of requiem for a dream with the sequences of quick cuts with sounds

March 15th, 2006, 02:38 AM	#12
James C Sadeghi Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 30	yeah, I saw the Darren Aronofsky in there. That girl is beautiful, I thought you shot it well, lighted well, and did it well..good job.

March 16th, 2006, 12:22 PM	#13
Shawn Beats New Boot Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: toronto Posts: 9	i thought it was great. Good acting, and kept my interest.

April 5th, 2006, 05:28 PM	#14
Eniola Akintoye Major Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Duluth GA Posts: 238	Yeah, Liked it. She came 5 times, damn that's definitely summin!