Looks great! Very cool.

But that is one nasty email address to try and read. :D

wow - very well done matthew- i JUST showed it to my gf and have been trying to convince her to do this for our future wedding and she never wanted to until she saw yours so you've been the convincing factor- good job! your invitation's in the mail! hehe or in this case i can just email it lol

One of the coolest things I've seen in awhile.

That was great!!! Makes even me want to get married if you can have that much fun with it. Hmmmmmm now to find a grilfriend (again) darn restraining orders LOL.

Nice Stuff

I added another video to the main page. First snowfall of the season.

Hey everyone!

I've entered a video into a Microsoft competition and I need your help. First, here is the link to our video entry:

http://www.hex168.com/sightings.aspx?sighting=75d4b63d-c735-43e0-b163-3d8cd4749c41

Check it out and vote us a 10. If you're not sure if it's worthy of a 10, please just browse some of the other entries, and you'll see that our entry is definately worth a 10.

So please, check out the video and give us a 10, and if you really want to help us out, give everyone else a 1. d:-)

I also wouldn't mind hearing some feedback on the video if you want to give it.

Thanks everyone!!!

Just to clarify something. On the website it states that voting will end tonight, but in the rules, it states that voting ends Monday. I think the rules are 'more' correct, so if you can get friends and family members to help us out this weekend, we would all REALLY appreciate it.

Thanks everyone!!!

There is a new website available to showcase our videos and they are doing a nice job with it. Check it out at:

http://www.independentfilmforum.com/

And while there please check out my latest video, Cactus Cafe. I would love to hear your comments and critiques.

Mickey Stroud,

Below is a link to my rough cut trailer for an upcoming project. This started as a 48hr film festival that has blossomed into a lot more. I respect the opinions of the members of this board so I'm very interested in what you guys have to say.

The gist of the footage: The crew is documenting the life of a man on the run (as it stands his history is in the air to the viewer), when things go wrong and all hell breaks loose.

http://homepage.mac.com/nathan_chaszeyka/Marathon/iMovieTheater11.html

Hello fellow UNLV student.

Which classes are you taking this semester?

Hello fellow UNLV student.

Which classes are you taking this semester?

hello bryan,

good one...lol

greetings

I'm actually enrolled in CCSN's program. The director for this film, as well as the editor(s), and lead actor all attend UNLV.

Did you have a film in the festival this past weekend?

Our tactician refers to this stuff as sailing porn...rest assured, it's strictly family entertainment.

http://rapidshare.de/files/7424854/montage.wmv.html (16MB)

http://rapidshare.de/files/7425011/ending.wmv.html (17MB)

As usual for these guys, click "Free Download", and wait a minute for the download link. Let me know what you think.

Ah. Sadly (or fortunately--depending on how you look at it) I was unable to participate because I had paid video work that I had to complete.

I've only seen a couple things, but my actress friend Claudia won the best Actress award.

Thanks for the footage Jim. It was cool to watch the progression of the storm. Looks like you made it out o.k. Good luck out there.

I just have to know... What is it about storms, that makes us forget that we built dwellings to get out of the storm? I was inside, where it was warm and dry :)

Trust me you were fortunate. They awarded most of the awards to really hokey films that did a lot of things wrong.

There was a sci-fi entry that was really excellent. It got best cinematography but should have been given several more.

Mickey: you might have more look at having people see your movie if you can
directly link to the page or the actual file. Looking at myself, my time is extremely
limited and I don't like to go hunting around to find a short to watch. Sorry...

Thanks, Rob. The actual url is http://www.independentfilmforum.com/movie.php?id=71

Once there, you will need to register - it's free - to see and/or review the video(s). Registration is in the top right hand corner. It only takes a few moments and, in my opinion, it is worth it.

More important than seeing my video and the most important part of this message is that here is a website where we can showcase our videos without having to host or stream them ourselves.

The following is a movie made in about 24 hours in August. I put a link to another version a few weeks ago, but this is a re-worked version (tighter editing and color corrected).

http://www.archive.org/details/JFRobichaudLephotographe

It is 5 minutes long, and about 2 hitch-hiking girls who encounter a mysterious photographer. I was shot with a GL2, edited on PPRO. The music was composed by a friend for another movie, but I thought it worked well with this one.

I'd like to have some comments, if you like it (or not). :)

Want to see what my XL1 can still do? Go to my site and check it out. "The Coconut" is my latest trailer. If you are in the area come and see us in December, wine and cheese on the house!

http://www.nothingmanfilms.com/index.html

Thanks

Al

Hi guys,

I just finished the trailer for a new short movie called 'Scripted Work' (in Dutch 'Afgesproken Werk'). The movie is a surrealistic drama-piece, that we want to send to several film festivals.

The trailer files (<10 MB) does not have yet English subtitles included (the movie itself has English and German subtitles on the dvd). But I'd like to share the music and atmosphere it reflects of our production. A fast and rough translation is as follows:
- women: You see yourself. But when you close your eyes, you see nothing.
- man voiceover: it's better not to talk to other people.
- women wisphers: I know what you're up to!
- man voiceover: When you think about it, you find out how humble and little knowing you are.

More info about the story etc can be found at www.orphicfilm.nl/html/aw.html

Check the trailer (QT and WMV) at www.orphicfilm.nl/html/aw-media.html (some people have trouble playing the QT version with the newest QT7 player for Windows).

The movie shot with a DVX100 (PAL version), we did a letterbox to anamorphic widescreen conversion using Vegas.

Best regards,

cool, I just looked at it. Unfortnatelly I don't understand the dialog, but the images speak for themselves. Good acting, and I like the mistery of it all. No go check mine!! hehe www.nothingmanfilms.com . I just posted mine, and I'm looking for comments. What camera did u use for your film?

Al

We used a DVX100 (PAL). I did some quick subtitle translation in my initial message.

The Coconut story looks funny and bizar. No idea what it's about, and the trailer gives you the idea it could go anywhere. Only comment I want to make is that the titles-part at the end is too long.

To Peter:

Ik vond het vooral goed gemonteerd. Enkele leuke beelden ook. Maar soms vond ik de muziek ietsje de dialoog overstemmen.

This is my first attempt at a commercial. I actually work at this studio doing videos for bands and promotional stuff for them. I was just trying to edit a commercial since i never have and was just seeing what you all thought of it so far. i still need to work with the information part of it, like adding the phone number and contact information for the studio and what not but what do you think so far. And i also made a reel for the studio so check that out too. Just so you know, i basically suck at anything that has to do with type so its not the best right now cause i just had to start incorporating it into the videos i do. So dont complain about the type.


http://s90140792.onlinehome.us/Audioworks.mov - Commercial

http://s90140792.onlinehome.us/AV Reel.mov - Reel

Very nice editing!

Hello,

Last weekend we filmed in Estonian Air Navigation Services which is the building from where all the flights going to/from Tallinn airport and overflying Estonian airspace are controlled. It also includes some take-offs and landings of interesting airplanes including Let L-410 and Antonov AN-12.

Hope you enjoy and let me know what you think! By the way, it was created mainly for aviation fans so some of you you may find it boring at times

Filmed with Sony VX2100 and edited in Premiere Pro.

http://video.skyfilmproductions.com/video.php?id=91dc88449f35125c7af71f6c99d7acf7&type=2

reeeeallly slow download - I only could see the 1st quarter of it. I liked the edits and cuts that were happening. Especially for a 24hr prod

I thought it was a pretty cool concept overall. Good use of building suspence. The score didn't set right with me though. It was hitting in the wrong areas. Seemed as if the action occured then the music hit late. Could that be a problem with my download? Anyway, awesome job for 24hrs.

The first ever Estes Park Film Festival is now accepting your film entries! We are looking for the best independent feature films, documentaries, and short films in all genres. Films accepted into the festival will be eligible to compete for cash prizes up to $1,000, and a chance to attend one of the most exciting events in beautiful Estes Park, Colorado. To enter your film visit www.sdientertainment.com and click on film festivals. Submit early to take advantage of the early bird submission fees! If you have any questions please e-mail us at info@sdientertainment.com. We hope to see you at the festival!

The first ever Estes Park Festival will take place at The Historic Park Theatre in beautiful Estes Park, Colorado September 15th through the 17th, 2006 with an awards ceremony on the final night! The Festival will showcase an amazing blend of feature length films, short films, and documentaries. Estes Park, Colorado, Gateway to the Rocky Mountain National Park, is the perfect back-drop for a film festival. Thousands of people visit each year to enjoy the shops, golf courses, beautiful mountain scenery, horseback riding, and numerous hiking trails. In addition to the films the Estes Park Film Festival will also serve as fundraising event to help renovate and restore the Historic Park Theatre.

Early Submission Deadline



November 1st, 2005 until January 1st, 2006

$25 Features / $15 Shorts / $10 Students



Regular Submission Deadline



January 2nd, 2006 until May 1st, 2006

$30 Features / $20 Shorts / $15 Students



Late Submission Deadline



May 2nd, 2006 until June 1st, 2006

$35 Features / $25 Shorts / $20 Students



Entries received after the late deadline will not be accepted.



www.sdientertainment.com

okay, this is not exactly "DV for the Masses" but....

here's volume one of my first-ever podcast:

http://www.ourmedia.org/node/101497

i plan to do six of these, in which i review films which are exclusively or primarily distributed directly through the producers' website. volume one reviews three films: "Sinners" by Bill Heath, "Grass" by Merion Cooper and "The Collective" by The Collective.

all of these are really interesting films and would make good Christmas presents for the film lover in your life.

what i'd really like to do is find a way to do this show visually, using video, but i'm kind of thinking that the podcast is a good practice space, to work on certain techniques and play around, which is less work-intensive than a full-blown video production. i tried to make it more professional and NPR-like, it's not a blathery, blogg-y bunch of idle podcast-y chatter. it's for people serious about film and video, with some mild humor thrown in to keep it moving.

i edited this in FCP 4.5 using a Rode NT-1A hooked up to an iMac G5 through a Beachtek DXA-8 plugged into an iMic (USB interface). the sound isn't as clear as i would like. i discovered, after the fact, that i can actually create better sound by recording to minidisc with a cheap $30 1/8'' plug mic. i'm highly annoyed by this fact.

the show runs about 17 minutes total.

i'd love some feedback from this group on both content and technical issues, so i can make some improvements.

also, if you have any suggestions for films (by small producers only, please listen to the show to get my drift...), please shoot me an e-mail which includes a website where i can purchase a copy directly. i'm looking for film and video which is profound, inspiring, beautifuly, technically ground-breaking but unknown. off the grid, that is....

Nice shooting and editing but you really missed the one thing that make commercials work.... branding. The main difference between local and national commercials is not just production value, it is approach. Too many times a local commercial has information overload... talking head going a hundred miles and hour, a scrolling text roll at the bottom, maps, testimonials, the owner, the owners kids, his dog, etc. all in 30 seconds... A national commercial? Something funny, kitchy, dramatic, etc. followed by "Just do it!" or "Obey Your Thirst" etc. Even commercials about a specific business make it clear the entire time what they do and where to find out about them...

You really need to have the business name and purpose branded more clearly throughout or else you will have the reaction, "wow, that looked neat, I wonder what it was a commercial for."


ash =o)

Meryem,

I'm downloading the audio now, will have to listen later.

Be prepared to get flooded with independent films to review. Coming from the music side, all the review zines start small and within a year they are backed up with thousands of CDs from independent bands. Wonder if it will work the same for films?

Josh

I agree with Ash.
The shooting and lighting look nice, interesting even.
Cuts are cool, would work well for a music video, but, as a marketing person, I would feel that this is not particularly effective as a commercial.

Most importantly, it doesn't convey any message.
Even if the name and phone number were clearly shown, I wouldn't know anything about this place, their services, what sets them apart from others. Why should I be interested in the contact info in the first place?

It's a nice video, but, as is typical for first commercial efforts, it doesn't play as an effective advertisement.

So .... how can you create effective ad?

Basically, start by learning about the target audience in relation to the product.
What do potential customers want/value?
Why should they use this product?
What grabs their attention?

THEN design the video around addressing the answers to those questions.
Flashy video and a phone number alone might get the phone number in front of some people, but it doesn't prompt them to want to call. :)

Great job on the video. It probably does address the third quesion in the list above. Now get crackin' on hitting those other two concepts and incorporate the results in your next effort.

Good luck!
Have fun.

well, the thing is, i filmed this with absolutly no purpouse at all. its not really a commercial as you would see on tv. but more of a web promotional thing if that makes sense. i didnt really state what i was trying to do, but i wasnt going for a TV commercial type Video. Ill try to add to it more thought. thanks again

Hey everyone,

I recently finished editing my debut short film, "Common Effect."

Synopsis:

Rob and Mark, two contract killers in their early twenties, share a hotel room on the verge of their next kill. Mark is ready and eager to do it, but Rob doesn't feel the same.

In another hotel room, Bill, a 40-something police officer, has trouble putting his violent past into words for the woman he loves. What the woman, Jessica, will do with this information, puts everyone at stake -- even herself.

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You can see a pretty recent version online at runtwo.com/ce/af/ce110.mov (http://www.runtwo.com/ce/af/ce110.mov). Note that the file is 110 MB, and encoded for QT 7. Sounds big, but the length is 15 minutes and the resolution is pretty high.

Preferred Option:

I'm temporarily giving out DVDs of the film for free, if anyone's interested. If you are, just let me know, and we'll take it from there.

Let me know what you think!

Thanks,

Steve

at 3:17, 3:57 there is a media offline title
3:44 has a media offline title and a drop in ambient noise
I believe the long gaps in between dialogue could be shortened. As in when the guy packs his bag(7.36-8.13). There seems to be dead silence a plenty...
I'm too new to post any other comments with confidence..haha

Hi Sean,

Thanks for your comments. (I'm open to a Private Message for the others) =)

The small stuff, like the "MEDIA OFFLINE" messages, and audio ups and downs were all resolved, which is the version on the DVD.

Thanks again,

Steve

"The Portait" All shot with ZR40 - Horror

Hi all,

I just wanted to post up my latest work which I shot with a Canon ZR40. The only other things we used were some florescent lights and foam boards. Everything is else we improvised, trying to work with a shoe string budget. I found a composer from Craigslist who also did the voice over.

22mb Streaming .MOV
http://www.rollingedit.com/final_episode.htm

Comments are welcome, let me know what you think. Thanks.

Hey guys,

this is my first post here, so before posting the vid I made last week, i would like to tell you something about me. My name is Josh, I am from Duesseldorf, Germany, I am 17 and I love the whole process of making movies like the most of you guys I think.

For a schoolband I had to make a music video the last three days, including cutting from 0000 to 0900 last night. I hope that was it worth. We had no budget, no big plan, the guys did never stand in front of a camera before. It was really guerilla filmmaking. So here is the flick, I would really like to get some replies. Whatever good or bad.

http://www.tushilden-basketball.de/Blick_ins_licht.mov

P.S. please do not criticise the music, criticise the pictures!

I can't edit my post, can I? So here is the new link: http://reflect-artworks.de.vu//project_melange_blick_ins_licht_video.php

I would be very happy if someone would reply!

well done!
i like it. so tell us, what equipment did you use?

Ausgezeichnet! Good composition and nice cutting. The only suggestion I have would be to get the camera moving more. Some of the shots are a bit too static for the high-energy feel of the band. But, overall, it's a good piece of work. Congratulations!

thanks for the replies, guys. Yeah, it's a bit static, but I was afraid of getting too unsteady shots... Maybe I should have tried it more often to get a good moving shot. Next time ;)

I shot it with a XL1... No S or anything. Most of the time I used the 3x Wideangle lense... Or the normal 16x. I shot in the 16:9 modus.

Hey guys,

Here is trailor to a short film we just finished.
Give it a couple minutes to download completely before playing.

Shot on an FX1.

http://www.pjrules.com/matt/cheated%20trailer1.avi

Let me know what you think!

-Andy

Well done. That is a lot of work for 3 days. I like a lot of the camera work, more the outdoor stuff. I'd suggest not repeating elements, it looks like you ran out of choices, which may be the case. Also, if possible in the future try using 2 cameras. One close, one wide, or one still and the other moving, or what ever. It gives you way more choices of clips for the same amount of time shooting.

Keep up the good work.

Hello,
Was just browsing through some of my old university work (i did a Computer Animation course) and thought i would post 3 of them for the fun of it.

Final Project done in Softimage XSI:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/wayne.kinney/finalproject.htm

Character Animation module done in Softimage XSI:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/wayne.kinney/characteranimation.htm

And some early work from my first year done in 3DS MAX:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/wayne.kinney/bobthemilkman.htm

Enjoy

Your framing of the story parts is excellent. Nice shots, telling the story in the cut with a good eye for what is naturally cinematic. The band performance stuff is not dynamic enough, more moves, more angles, WAY more tight shots. That is the easy stuff and you can learn it with practice, the thing that you cant "learn" is a natural ability to see the shot and that you seem to have...



ash =o)