"The Dead of Winter" by Chris Barcellos- DVC15

Jay Silver · January 6th, 2009, 08:24 PM

Nicely shot. Your two actors felt really natural for the most part and the dialogue worked very well. It didn't end like I thought it would - I figured the old guy still had a trick up his sleeve - but that only served to give me a little shock and twinge of disappointment in the end which was very fitting.

Good stuff.

-j

Robert Martens · January 7th, 2009, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris Barcellos

Story of why Gordon thought he was due to be dispatched is left untold, he just, maybe as part of that way of life, accepted that it could come for any reason, any time. Maybe he knew too much.

That makes sense to me. I'd imagine anyone getting in to that line of work would brace themselves for this kind of thing, and reason or none they'd be ready for it.

Dale Guthormsen · January 7th, 2009, 01:50 PM

Chris,

Very well done. I was impressed with the shots in the moving vehicle!!!

The end had me going. I thought the twist would be shooting his dog. I was surprised when he got blasted too!!! Of course it was all explained in the end!!!

In my world the guy just submitted to easily. I kind of expected to see him resolve his complication some way.

Very enjoyable

What a great entry

Tom Sherwood · January 8th, 2009, 03:19 PM

Great story line. Especially liked the "road ends" sign in the background, very clever.

Chris Barcellos · January 8th, 2009, 05:36 PM

Tom- you were first to comment on that. While we didn't intentionally go to that site because the sign was there, it was a happy coincidence fitting into our story.

Dale: When I get home tonight, I will post a pick of my contration used to film from back seat.

Thank you, Steve, Trond, Joseph and Jay for your time in commenting, as well as Robert and Andris for your followups.

Chris Barcellos · January 8th, 2009, 07:30 PM

Here are some pic of rig I used to shoot in car. I simply shot from back and rested on acters shoulders for a pivot point, relaxing my grip to ride with the bumps.

Robert Martens · January 8th, 2009, 07:55 PM

Occam's Razor at its finest. Worked out well, thanks for the look behind the scenes!

Meryem Ersoz · January 11th, 2009, 03:35 PM

the HV20 is such a versatile gadget...

not the dog!!!! nooooooo.....

January 7th, 2009, 01:50 PM	#18
Dale Guthormsen Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,048	Chris, Very well done. I was impressed with the shots in the moving vehicle!!! The end had me going. I thought the twist would be shooting his dog. I was surprised when he got blasted too!!! Of course it was all explained in the end!!! In my world the guy just submitted to easily. I kind of expected to see him resolve his complication some way. Very enjoyable What a great entry __________________ DATS ALL FOLKS Dale W. Guthormsen

January 8th, 2009, 05:36 PM	#20
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	Tom- you were first to comment on that. While we didn't intentionally go to that site because the sign was there, it was a happy coincidence fitting into our story. Dale: When I get home tonight, I will post a pick of my contration used to film from back seat. Thank you, Steve, Trond, Joseph and Jay for your time in commenting, as well as Robert and Andris for your followups. __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

January 8th, 2009, 07:30 PM	#21
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	Rig used to shoot in car Here are some pic of rig I used to shoot in car. I simply shot from back and rested on acters shoulders for a pivot point, relaxing my grip to ride with the bumps. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

January 6th, 2009, 08:24 PM	#16
Jay Silver Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 112	Nicely shot. Your two actors felt really natural for the most part and the dialogue worked very well. It didn't end like I thought it would - I figured the old guy still had a trick up his sleeve - but that only served to give me a little shock and twinge of disappointment in the end which was very fitting. Good stuff. -j

January 8th, 2009, 03:19 PM	#19
Tom Sherwood Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 83	Great story line. Especially liked the "road ends" sign in the background, very clever.

January 8th, 2009, 07:55 PM	#22
Robert Martens Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Miller Place, NY Posts: 820	Occam's Razor at its finest. Worked out well, thanks for the look behind the scenes!

January 11th, 2009, 03:35 PM	#23
Meryem Ersoz Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 3,015	the HV20 is such a versatile gadget... not the dog!!!! nooooooo.....