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Gilles Guerraz · December 3rd, 2006, 05:43 AM

Hello everybody,

I'd like to present you a short movie called "Call Me Mike".
It has been written, directed, and edited in 36 hours, during a short movie festival in Cordoba, Spain, september 2006.

We were 6 directors from les "Filmistes Associés" (www.lesfilmistes.com - soon in English) to write, direct, act, edit it.
It was a little bit messy, but we somehow manage to finish it without killing each other.

You can watch the short here (length : 3'26'') :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3NJWkQWvJc

or in a bigger size here :

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xqnvo_call-me-mike

Hope you'll enjoy it !

Gilles Guerraz · December 9th, 2006, 08:18 AM

Any comment ? :-/

Gilles Guerraz · December 13th, 2006, 01:47 AM

Does french humor suck THAT much ? ;-)

Andzei Matsukevits · December 26th, 2006, 01:56 PM

i've watched that shorter one. It was nice, funny. You did good job in such a short time, nice!

Steven Gotz · December 26th, 2006, 02:25 PM

It was, how should I say this, a bit odd? Guys telling lies to each other is normal, but not much to make a movie about. And it could have done without the silly masturbation scenes.

I did watch it all the way through, which is not something I feel forced to do with clips posted here. So, it kept the interest long enough to get to the end. I kept hoping it would get interesting.

Greg Quinn · December 26th, 2006, 09:28 PM

I thought it was good.

Gilles Guerraz · December 29th, 2006, 04:03 AM

Hi and thanks for your comments.

I'm glad some of you found thos short funny.

Steven, I think we definitely don't share the same kind of humour ;-)
We had a lot of fun making this video, and I must admit I enjoy watching it. Even the "silly masturbation scene" as you call it.

But I guess we are all different and don't make fun of the same things.

Anyway, thanks for posting here.

Bye.

Barry Gribble · December 29th, 2006, 06:55 AM

Gilles,

I really liked it. The mood is nice, and the cinematography was cool. Very nice look. The security footage of the bouncers was a nice touch. The actor was good for the part.

++spoilers below for those who care

Only two things stuck out to me for consctuctive comments.... first, I think for the payoff it was a little bit longer than it needed to be. You could cut a couple of the less funny or meaningful bits (the cheaufeur, the sliding on the bench) and increased the overal impact of the piece. Second, I wanted a more concise ending. The friend could have been in Miami in that shot, so it took a while to establish that he was lying too. If you could have put him somewhere that it was so obviously not Miami, all you would need from him is "you know where I am? Miami" - and show him looking at a cow, or down a small Spanish srteet, or something more visual - then you can cut out on that and have it hit more.

I know how those 36 hours can constraining, so you did a great job. Keep it up and post more for us.

Steven Gotz · December 29th, 2006, 11:24 AM

Gilles,

Well, there are all kinds of people, and everyone has a different sense of humor. You can't expect to make us all laugh. And the difference in cultures certainly adds to the difficulty.

Keep making the movies, and you'll entertain a lot of people.

Gilles Guerraz · December 29th, 2006, 06:01 PM

Thanks Barry,

I think you're definitely right when you're saying that some scenes could have had much more impact if they had been shot somewhere else.
I had that feeling ion the scen with the restaurant. It would have been more fun to show Mike alone in a Mac Donalds, slowly eating a Big Mac with no one else around...

Steven, we do agree on the fact that everyone has a different sense of humor.
And I actually don't expect everybody to laugh at this video.

I'll keep making movies, thanks for the encouragement.

December 3rd, 2006, 05:43 AM	#1
Gilles Guerraz Regular Crew Join Date: May 2004 Location: Paris, France Posts: 53	Call Me Mike Hello everybody, I'd like to present you a short movie called "Call Me Mike". It has been written, directed, and edited in 36 hours, during a short movie festival in Cordoba, Spain, september 2006. We were 6 directors from les "Filmistes Associés" (www.lesfilmistes.com - soon in English) to write, direct, act, edit it. It was a little bit messy, but we somehow manage to finish it without killing each other. You can watch the short here (length : 3'26'') : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3NJWkQWvJc or in a bigger size here : http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xqnvo_call-me-mike Hope you'll enjoy it ! __________________ http://www.gillesguerraz.com/

December 9th, 2006, 08:18 AM	#2
Gilles Guerraz Regular Crew Join Date: May 2004 Location: Paris, France Posts: 53	Any comment ? :-/ __________________ http://www.gillesguerraz.com/

December 13th, 2006, 01:47 AM	#3
Gilles Guerraz Regular Crew Join Date: May 2004 Location: Paris, France Posts: 53	Does french humor suck THAT much ? ;-) __________________ http://www.gillesguerraz.com/

December 26th, 2006, 02:25 PM	#5
Steven Gotz Trustee Join Date: May 2002 Location: Clermont, FL Posts: 1,520	It was, how should I say this, a bit odd? Guys telling lies to each other is normal, but not much to make a movie about. And it could have done without the silly masturbation scenes. I did watch it all the way through, which is not something I feel forced to do with clips posted here. So, it kept the interest long enough to get to the end. I kept hoping it would get interesting. __________________ Steven Gotz http://www.stevengotz.com

December 29th, 2006, 04:03 AM	#7
Gilles Guerraz Regular Crew Join Date: May 2004 Location: Paris, France Posts: 53	Hi and thanks for your comments. I'm glad some of you found thos short funny. Steven, I think we definitely don't share the same kind of humour ;-) We had a lot of fun making this video, and I must admit I enjoy watching it. Even the "silly masturbation scene" as you call it. But I guess we are all different and don't make fun of the same things. Anyway, thanks for posting here. Bye. __________________ http://www.gillesguerraz.com/

December 26th, 2006, 01:56 PM	#4
Andzei Matsukevits Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Tallinn, Estonia Posts: 300	i've watched that shorter one. It was nice, funny. You did good job in such a short time, nice!

December 26th, 2006, 09:28 PM	#6
Greg Quinn Major Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 505	I thought it was good.

December 29th, 2006, 06:55 AM	#8
Barry Gribble Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 817	Gilles, I really liked it. The mood is nice, and the cinematography was cool. Very nice look. The security footage of the bouncers was a nice touch. The actor was good for the part. ++spoilers below for those who care Only two things stuck out to me for consctuctive comments.... first, I think for the payoff it was a little bit longer than it needed to be. You could cut a couple of the less funny or meaningful bits (the cheaufeur, the sliding on the bench) and increased the overal impact of the piece. Second, I wanted a more concise ending. The friend could have been in Miami in that shot, so it took a while to establish that he was lying too. If you could have put him somewhere that it was so obviously not Miami, all you would need from him is "you know where I am? Miami" - and show him looking at a cow, or down a small Spanish srteet, or something more visual - then you can cut out on that and have it hit more. I know how those 36 hours can constraining, so you did a great job. Keep it up and post more for us. __________________ Barry Gribble Integral Arts, IMDB Last edited by Barry Gribble; December 29th, 2006 at 11:32 AM.

December 29th, 2006, 11:24 AM	#9
Steven Gotz Trustee Join Date: May 2002 Location: Clermont, FL Posts: 1,520	Gilles, Well, there are all kinds of people, and everyone has a different sense of humor. You can't expect to make us all laugh. And the difference in cultures certainly adds to the difficulty. Keep making the movies, and you'll entertain a lot of people. __________________ Steven Gotz http://www.stevengotz.com

December 29th, 2006, 06:01 PM	#10
Gilles Guerraz Regular Crew Join Date: May 2004 Location: Paris, France Posts: 53	Thanks Barry, I think you're definitely right when you're saying that some scenes could have had much more impact if they had been shot somewhere else. I had that feeling ion the scen with the restaurant. It would have been more fun to show Mike alone in a Mac Donalds, slowly eating a Big Mac with no one else around... Steven, we do agree on the fact that everyone has a different sense of humor. And I actually don't expect everybody to laugh at this video. I'll keep making movies, thanks for the encouragement. __________________ http://www.gillesguerraz.com/