UWOL #1: "Business" by Randy Allen at DVinfo.net

Randall Allen · January 23rd, 2007, 07:11 AM

Well there it is. After 2 or 3 failed attempts at the DVC, I finally got one done. I know its a little rough, but I thought it was pretty good. I already know what one of the comments will be but I like the out of focus shots that come into focus. After sleeping on it a night though I think I may have used it a little too much.

Anyway I had a lot of fun doing this. There is one thing in paticular that if I had started sooner I would have liked to have done which would have involved faking up some business at the camera it self. I may go back and do it anyway, just for the fun of it.

Shot using a stock GL-2 both on a tripod and hand held.

Thanks for watching.

Randy

Meryem Ersoz · January 23rd, 2007, 08:09 AM

you guys get up awfully early! randy, add a direct link to your video in your feedback thread. it will help your viewers...

Randall Allen · January 23rd, 2007, 08:38 AM

Get up early?!?!?!

Why I get more done in the first three hours......wait that was my father's line not mine. I do have the advantage of being in Georgia so we do get up a couple of hours before you.

http://www.mailxp.net/C4/UWOL1.html

Randy

Geir Inge · January 23rd, 2007, 09:32 AM

I like your sense of humour :-)
And I wonder awhile: "What business"?
But then in the end...
Well, we all have a car I guess, and now and than we have to pay the carwasher :-)
Good work!

Ruth Happel · January 23rd, 2007, 11:32 AM

Very funny. I liked the juxtaposition of birds as slightly sinister with the humor of their- and your- business. Made me smile!

Ruth

Per Johan Naesje · January 23rd, 2007, 12:30 PM

Randall, nice video. A good story too!

Gabriel Yeager · January 23rd, 2007, 12:54 PM

lol! That was a great three minutes (or however long it was) worth of watching! Nice job! Very creative, and a nice since of humor!

~Gabriel

Randall Allen · January 23rd, 2007, 03:47 PM

Thank you all for the kind words and support. If it made you smile at the end then my goal was achieved.

Randy

Rick A. Phillips · January 23rd, 2007, 04:39 PM

Randy,

I've been in some of those large blackbird roots looking for the raptors they usually attract, so I can fully appreciate the magnitude of "business" they generate! Good effort...I enjoyed the humor.

Rick

Kevin Railsback · January 23rd, 2007, 06:56 PM

Randy,

What an ending! I laughed out load. :)

I totally thought you were going somwhere else with it. :)

Your goal was achieved! :)

I'm glad you got in in the challenge!

Cody Lucido · January 23rd, 2007, 08:23 PM

That was the single longest montage of bird poop I have ever seen. Congrats!

Made me laugh. Cheers!

Randall Allen · January 23rd, 2007, 09:56 PM

Thanks guys. This has really been fun getting all this feedback.

"What an ending! I laughed out load. :)" -Kevin

The actual ending took me 10 or so tries to do the voice over. The original idea was to have some falling bomb sounds at the begining and then slowly reveal that it was not mechanical bombs at the end. So the line that the car wash owners were happy was supposed to be dull and lifeless like the rest of the VO. When I thought of making the narrator the owner of the car wash it made me laugh and I could not get the VO without clipping it.

Randy

Brendan Marnell · January 27th, 2007, 08:34 AM

That was uproariously funny ... wife and I laughed and laughed again. The lean script was delivered with exactly the right amount of deadbeat to set up the ending which you kept hidden until that last moment. On top of everything else Randy you're a storyteller.

Jim Michael · January 27th, 2007, 09:07 AM

Great surprise ending. Very funny.

Meryem Ersoz · January 27th, 2007, 10:09 AM

hi randy: i'm restricted from commenting on quality, but i'm just popping in to say that i'm really happy that you showed up to play and that you finished. it's always a nice feeling to get the job done...much better than sitting on the sidelines watching everyone else have all the fun.

January 23rd, 2007, 09:32 AM	#4
Geir Inge Trustee Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Larsnes, Norway Posts: 1,343	Humour I like your sense of humour :-) And I wonder awhile: "What business"? But then in the end... Well, we all have a car I guess, and now and than we have to pay the carwasher :-) Good work! __________________ Geir Inge B. Brekke Visit me at: https://vimeo.com/gibbfilm

January 23rd, 2007, 12:30 PM	#6
Per Johan Naesje Trustee Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Akershus, Norway Posts: 1,413	Randall, nice video. A good story too! __________________ - Per Johan

January 23rd, 2007, 12:54 PM	#7
Gabriel Yeager Major Player Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Washington, NorthWest USA Posts: 788	lol! lol! That was a great three minutes (or however long it was) worth of watching! Nice job! Very creative, and a nice since of humor! ~Gabriel __________________ Gabriel Photography

January 23rd, 2007, 03:47 PM	#8
Randall Allen Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 192	Thanks..... Thank you all for the kind words and support. If it made you smile at the end then my goal was achieved. Randy

January 23rd, 2007, 06:56 PM	#10
Kevin Railsback Trustee Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Posts: 1,544	Randy, What an ending! I laughed out load. :) I totally thought you were going somwhere else with it. :) Your goal was achieved! :) I'm glad you got in in the challenge! __________________ --==Kevin==-- http:naturephotostudios.com.com

January 23rd, 2007, 07:11 AM	#1
Randall Allen Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 192	UWOL #1: "Business" by Randy Allen Well there it is. After 2 or 3 failed attempts at the DVC, I finally got one done. I know its a little rough, but I thought it was pretty good. I already know what one of the comments will be but I like the out of focus shots that come into focus. After sleeping on it a night though I think I may have used it a little too much. Anyway I had a lot of fun doing this. There is one thing in paticular that if I had started sooner I would have liked to have done which would have involved faking up some business at the camera it self. I may go back and do it anyway, just for the fun of it. Shot using a stock GL-2 both on a tripod and hand held. Thanks for watching. Randy

January 23rd, 2007, 08:09 AM	#2
Meryem Ersoz Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 3,015	you guys get up awfully early! randy, add a direct link to your video in your feedback thread. it will help your viewers...

January 23rd, 2007, 08:38 AM	#3
Randall Allen Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 192	Get up early?!?!?! Why I get more done in the first three hours......wait that was my father's line not mine. I do have the advantage of being in Georgia so we do get up a couple of hours before you. http://www.mailxp.net/C4/UWOL1.html Randy

January 23rd, 2007, 11:32 AM	#5
Ruth Happel Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Black Mountain, NC Posts: 488	Very funny. I liked the juxtaposition of birds as slightly sinister with the humor of their- and your- business. Made me smile! Ruth

January 23rd, 2007, 04:39 PM	#9
Rick A. Phillips Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: kingsport, tennessee Posts: 123	Randy, I've been in some of those large blackbird roots looking for the raptors they usually attract, so I can fully appreciate the magnitude of "business" they generate! Good effort...I enjoyed the humor. Rick

January 23rd, 2007, 08:23 PM	#11
Cody Lucido Major Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 206	That was the single longest montage of bird poop I have ever seen. Congrats! Made me laugh. Cheers! __________________ www.CodemanStudios.com

January 23rd, 2007, 09:56 PM	#12
Randall Allen Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 192	Thanks guys. This has really been fun getting all this feedback. "What an ending! I laughed out load. :)" -Kevin The actual ending took me 10 or so tries to do the voice over. The original idea was to have some falling bomb sounds at the begining and then slowly reveal that it was not mechanical bombs at the end. So the line that the car wash owners were happy was supposed to be dull and lifeless like the rest of the VO. When I thought of making the narrator the owner of the car wash it made me laugh and I could not get the VO without clipping it. Randy

January 27th, 2007, 08:34 AM	#13
Brendan Marnell Major Player Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 938	That was uproariously funny ... wife and I laughed and laughed again. The lean script was delivered with exactly the right amount of deadbeat to set up the ending which you kept hidden until that last moment. On top of everything else Randy you're a storyteller.

January 27th, 2007, 09:07 AM	#14
Jim Michael Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 895	Great surprise ending. Very funny.

January 27th, 2007, 10:09 AM	#15
Meryem Ersoz Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 3,015	hi randy: i'm restricted from commenting on quality, but i'm just popping in to say that i'm really happy that you showed up to play and that you finished. it's always a nice feeling to get the job done...much better than sitting on the sidelines watching everyone else have all the fun.