This is a film which i shot on B&W 16mm in february, and it finally came back from the lab!

i shot with a Canon Scoopic and 400 feet (11 minutes) of film, edited on Steenbeck, and used a Nagra for sound as part of a class i was taking.

I know it has its problems, but a am proud of it, and it is pretty much the first thing i have made as far as narrative film. I plan to redo the soundtrack, but for now here it is:

I welcome all comments, criticism and discussion

http://youtube.com/watch?v=d0OZPS0xifc

It took 9 months for your film to get processed?
What lab did you use, cause that sounds a little ridiculous.

well i shot it 9 months ago, got a work print about a month later, and once it was edited, i sent it back to make an answer print, which came back in june, and then my second answer print came back last week... so it didnt take 9 months, but it has been 9 months since i shot the film.

i had to use a lab that was pretty far away because the local lab doesn't do b&w.

A lot of shots are very dark. What kind of lighting package were you using? And why the second answer print? was it required for the class?

the first answer print was too dark for all the films we made in the class...as for lights, i can't remember exactly what we had. I think it was like the standard arri portable light kit thing, but i might be wrong. we used a lot of different light kits for the class, and i wasn't really in charge of setting them up on my shoot.

Why did you use a photochemical post route opposed to telecine/scan?

I would image these days the latter would be the cheaper, and definitely more widespread option?

Evan
-I REALLY liked this movie. It was cool how the entire thing was basically one long message and the story was engaging... as was the cinematography. I'd like to see more of your work and can't wait to.

Keep it up!

Thanks Mark, and while i am glad you like it, I personally have grown to like this film less and less as time has gone on.

I am surprised that i am still getting comments on this film wheni originally posted this in november...

since this is my "filmmaker diary," i should say that my film was featured in a small festival back in March, and played for a paying audience which was exciting. It was also briefly described in the local independent media as "...a compelling story, and beautifully shot."....so kind of a confidence boost.

Hey man, I know exactly what you mean by liking your film less and less as time goes on. I felt the same about "Gangsters and Vengeance"... I felt I could have done better.

So, I rewrote the script and was planning on reshooting the entire thing. While filming for the second time, I questioned myself - "Why was I refilming it? The movie was fine."

Now I look back with so much happiness on that project. I've moved on to other projects and will always remember how much fun I had making "Gangsters and Vengeance."

All in all, from the moment any filmmaker finshes their movie they look back and question themselves: "Do I have a film?"

Love, hate, its all a part of the process.