Show Your Work 2006

Jay Cowley · March 9th, 2006, 02:19 PM

call this a haunting interpretation of the classic rock song Hotel California. Basically set inside an empty high school at night, following a character as he experiences tempation and entrapment. Once he realizes he has made the wrong choices, he tries to escape this evil atmosphere, but finds it is too late.

There's a real story behind this video, so if want to 'get it' you have to watch the whole thing.

any comments mean so much so myself and our crew, and would be really appreciated.

www.geocities.com/hotel_california_movie

direct link (should open and stream in media player)
http://www.archive.org/download/Affi...california.wmv
^right click, 'save target as' to download. 35mb

Jeff Cottrone · March 9th, 2006, 02:26 PM

Hi Alec, IMHO this needs at least 1/3 trimmed off of it. I think you do a great job with the story beats when the plot turns, but in between is too long and it loses its momentum. For example, in the opening robbery sequence, the music kills the tension that scene should have. The story starts with the gun shot. All that banter is too long. I'd get rid of the music, find something more like one of those dramatic drones to lay behind it, and greatly shorten that scene. Shorten the car ride. Shorten the ending. Boom boom boom. Move right through it faster and it will carry so much more momentum. I'll let others comment on the look, I'm more of a writer.

Alec Rossel · March 9th, 2006, 02:40 PM

Hey Jeff,

Thanks for watching and offering your thoughts. This is funny because the first thing I usually hear from people is "I liked the pace, it's much faster." But that could also be because much of my earlier work is so much slower. I understand your point with regard to the carry out scene. I guess I was actually trying to lighten it up a bit. I like the contrasting tones created by the music and the subject matter, or the dialogue and what is happening in the story. I do appreciate hearing your comments, it really helps me gauge how well it works with a diverse audience.

Alec

Bigo Hoggins · March 9th, 2006, 07:37 PM

Like the song ,like the video ....

Dean Bull · March 10th, 2006, 01:42 AM

Here is a link to a film, in color and stereo sound.

http://videobomb.com/posts/show/15

-- Dean "finally got a divx up" Bull

Jay Cowley · March 10th, 2006, 08:10 AM

you really need to find a way to make this film show bigger. It's seems like i'm missing out an a lot of the details because i can barely see it

K. Forman · March 10th, 2006, 09:52 AM

Ok, so the Aquaman TV series starts shooting the pilot in Miami this week... Any of us Floridians working on this?

Jeremy Hughes · March 10th, 2006, 10:32 AM

Disgruntled Catholic? :P

Set design was neat - mixed with the cutting it felt very much along the lines of Legend. You gotta do somethinig about those titles though............

David Carter · March 11th, 2006, 03:59 AM

what program did you use to generate the titles out of interest?

Dean Bull · March 13th, 2006, 03:06 AM

TITLES!!!!!! AHHHH LIVETYPE!!!!! I THINK!!!!!

Dean, I just got back from the desert, Bull

John Holland · March 13th, 2006, 06:44 PM

www.aggieblvd.net/videos/WildFire.wmv

A video I made for my video class. We were suppose to make a news package and I absolutely hate doing news, so I decided to make a satire of a slow news day (where ordinary stories get blown out of proportion in order to make the news).

Enjoy.

Jeremy Hughes · March 14th, 2006, 10:32 AM

funny.... and so true. I think youd be an excellent news producer - heh

Peter Sieben · March 14th, 2006, 02:20 PM

From today our short new movie Scripted Work is available online for watching (the trailer has been shown before on this forum). It's an 18 minutes surrealistic drama project, partly based on a story of the Dutch writer Lodewijk Wiener.

Synopsis:
A writer roams around a library. He’s sampling the atmosphere for a story that unfolds there. He meets a young woman who confronts him with her obsession. Before he knows it, he loses his grip on reality.

Technical:
It's shot with the DVX100 (PAL) and edited with Vegas 6. The download version is a 160 MB Quicktime 6 file. The language is Dutch, but the film contains English subtitles.

Download and watch the film:
http://www.orphicfilm.nl/tempfilm-subs2.mov

More information and pictures behind the scenes:
www.orphicfilm.nl/html/aw.html

Please feel free to share your comments on this film, many thanks.

Jay Cowley · March 14th, 2006, 11:16 PM

is there something thats not working with this link?

i was hoping to get some more comments on this film.

Bill Schoaf · March 15th, 2006, 12:12 AM

Jay, nice job, I liked it.

BTW - Let me know when you hear from The Eagles Attorney's :) :)

March 9th, 2006, 02:19 PM	#166
Jay Cowley Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Niagara, Ontario Posts: 141	Here it is: Hotel California the Music Video call this a haunting interpretation of the classic rock song Hotel California. Basically set inside an empty high school at night, following a character as he experiences tempation and entrapment. Once he realizes he has made the wrong choices, he tries to escape this evil atmosphere, but finds it is too late. There's a real story behind this video, so if want to 'get it' you have to watch the whole thing. any comments mean so much so myself and our crew, and would be really appreciated. www.geocities.com/hotel_california_movie direct link (should open and stream in media player) http://www.archive.org/download/Affi...california.wmv ^right click, 'save target as' to download. 35mb Last edited by Jay Cowley; March 9th, 2006 at 09:21 PM.

March 9th, 2006, 02:26 PM	#167
Jeff Cottrone Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 100	Trim more Hi Alec, IMHO this needs at least 1/3 trimmed off of it. I think you do a great job with the story beats when the plot turns, but in between is too long and it loses its momentum. For example, in the opening robbery sequence, the music kills the tension that scene should have. The story starts with the gun shot. All that banter is too long. I'd get rid of the music, find something more like one of those dramatic drones to lay behind it, and greatly shorten that scene. Shorten the car ride. Shorten the ending. Boom boom boom. Move right through it faster and it will carry so much more momentum. I'll let others comment on the look, I'm more of a writer.

March 10th, 2006, 01:42 AM	#170
Dean Bull Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 106	a film, in color, for you Here is a link to a film, in color and stereo sound. http://videobomb.com/posts/show/15 -- Dean "finally got a divx up" Bull

March 10th, 2006, 09:52 AM	#172
K. Forman Capt. Quirk Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Middle of the woods in Georgia Posts: 3,596	Aquaman TV pilot Ok, so the Aquaman TV series starts shooting the pilot in Miami this week... Any of us Floridians working on this? __________________ www.SmokeWagonLeather.us

March 10th, 2006, 10:32 AM	#173
Jeremy Hughes Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 276 Images: 2	Disgruntled Catholic? :P Set design was neat - mixed with the cutting it felt very much along the lines of Legend. You gotta do somethinig about those titles though............ __________________ www.elevate-m.com filmvideostuff.blogspot.com

March 9th, 2006, 02:40 PM	#168
Alec Rossel New Boot Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 18	Hey Jeff, Thanks for watching and offering your thoughts. This is funny because the first thing I usually hear from people is "I liked the pace, it's much faster." But that could also be because much of my earlier work is so much slower. I understand your point with regard to the carry out scene. I guess I was actually trying to lighten it up a bit. I like the contrasting tones created by the music and the subject matter, or the dialogue and what is happening in the story. I do appreciate hearing your comments, it really helps me gauge how well it works with a diverse audience. Alec

March 9th, 2006, 07:37 PM	#169
Bigo Hoggins Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 62	Like the song ,like the video ....

March 10th, 2006, 08:10 AM	#171
Jay Cowley Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Niagara, Ontario Posts: 141	you really need to find a way to make this film show bigger. It's seems like i'm missing out an a lot of the details because i can barely see it

March 11th, 2006, 03:59 AM	#174
David Carter Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Glasgow, Scotland, UK Posts: 170	what program did you use to generate the titles out of interest?

March 13th, 2006, 03:06 AM	#175
Dean Bull Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 106	TITLES!!!!!! AHHHH LIVETYPE!!!!! I THINK!!!!! Dean, I just got back from the desert, Bull

March 13th, 2006, 06:44 PM	#176
John Holland Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Greensboro, North Carolina Posts: 59	News Satire www.aggieblvd.net/videos/WildFire.wmv A video I made for my video class. We were suppose to make a news package and I absolutely hate doing news, so I decided to make a satire of a slow news day (where ordinary stories get blown out of proportion in order to make the news). Enjoy. __________________ Green Bench Productions

March 14th, 2006, 10:32 AM	#177
Jeremy Hughes Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 276 Images: 2	funny.... and so true. I think youd be an excellent news producer - heh __________________ www.elevate-m.com filmvideostuff.blogspot.com

March 14th, 2006, 02:20 PM	#178
Peter Sieben Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 345	Scripted Work - a short DVX100 film From today our short new movie Scripted Work is available online for watching (the trailer has been shown before on this forum). It's an 18 minutes surrealistic drama project, partly based on a story of the Dutch writer Lodewijk Wiener. Synopsis: A writer roams around a library. He’s sampling the atmosphere for a story that unfolds there. He meets a young woman who confronts him with her obsession. Before he knows it, he loses his grip on reality. Technical: It's shot with the DVX100 (PAL) and edited with Vegas 6. The download version is a 160 MB Quicktime 6 file. The language is Dutch, but the film contains English subtitles. Download and watch the film: http://www.orphicfilm.nl/tempfilm-subs2.mov More information and pictures behind the scenes: www.orphicfilm.nl/html/aw.html Please feel free to share your comments on this film, many thanks. __________________ Peter / Orphic Film www.orphicfilm.nl and www.myspace.com/orphicfilm

March 14th, 2006, 11:16 PM	#179
Jay Cowley Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Niagara, Ontario Posts: 141	is there something thats not working with this link? i was hoping to get some more comments on this film.

March 15th, 2006, 12:12 AM	#180
Bill Schoaf Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 49	Jay, nice job, I liked it. BTW - Let me know when you hear from The Eagles Attorney's :) :)