Hey all :-) I just want to say thanks for all the films. I am a short film maker... I love watching other peoples work!! I just wish I could post mine here as well!

If anyone has the chance check out our films at Fear factory Films
We have 2 shorts up right now...both in real video..streamed and not streamed of course...oh yea no pop ups or BS!!

I will be adding a banner to student films next month!!

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I might be doing something wrong but I couldn’t download any of your films hommie...is there another way to view them? And I read that you said you wished you could have your films on this site...why can't you?

~Don't Let BUSH Exploit 911~

All servers are go... you must have real player to view films.

Server status has been 100% all day. I am not sure why you were unable to view films?

As far as why I can not post my films here.....well, I am not a student :-)

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Hey, really liked your Diaper Patrol segment. Some tips to offer though, would have to be that the car ride was to long. You had the right idea with the build up of it, but you could have made it more interesting in the car ride. Maybe he tries to drink coffee with his mask on and ends up spilling it, causing him to ditch the car. SO you guys take a cab or whatever. Just something to mix it up a bit, but other then that great ideas and so forth. Keep it up.

"Everything you know is wrong"

- disinfo.com

well.....the film has been finished... can't chang a thing... :-) However..there was some goofy things in there...a missed turn...and two captions...

thanks for the advice :-)

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Are you in highschool? If so, your in, and even if not, Im sure they could host your stuff here. E-mail em before you get to down. If that dosent work, sign up for a class at the local community college, bang, your golden.
R. M. McWhorter

And you shall know us by the trail of dead.

no I am not in High School....I am a Surgical PA. I have no time for school :-)

Besides that I want to thank everyone for the positive feedback.....I appreciate it..I do. Thank you

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Michael-

Not to be rude, but I feel the trailer "Backseat" doesn't go anywhere. It doesn't (to me) tell a story. I think a good trailer can tell "the story" without subtitles...

Just something to think about...

Best of luck!

Jay-

I hear you, James, but I said "I think a good trailer can tell "the story" without subtitles..." Not "A good trailer shouldn't have subtitles..."

Below is a quote from a well know film maker describing his trailer (I don't really want to use his name here, but I think in much the same way, it makes sense to me). Although, I do have to agree with you about the music, it just doesn't fit.

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I also love trailers that don't depend on cheesy narration, so I just used lines from the film to infer story points. Most the classic and most famous trailers of the past don't rely on narration, but let the footage
and editing drive the piece. By using just enough dialog lines from the film, it really does create even more of a tease and enticement.

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Michael,

I see the trailer like this: Opening few seconds were good. I feel it would have worked better to have some quick cuts--as the driving progresses-- showing a sick murderous scene, just one second bits, they sort of explode with sound and violence (not really enough to make sense of it). Just so you have a sense of what is to come. Next I would've liked to see at lea st one face. Perhaps doing these quick cuts (hard contrast of emotions) while showing the girls eyes in the rear view... or so mething? Oh, also it's raining... the girl pulls off the highway to get gas. The shot is now from the perspective of the gas atte ndant. The girls exits the car and walks toward the gas station. She's upset about something, agitated etc... Through the fog ged up windows you can make out a figure leaning up in the back seat and the glimmer of a blade. The attendant says "what can I do for you miss" as she shakes the water from her hair "I need gas and I'm lost"......

"Swooosh Wham!!!" (hard sound FX to bla ck.... silence)

"Whack" blade slicing down the screen to reveal film tittle "BACKSEAT" (horrifying music bed) end.


Just a thought....... Just an opinion.

Jay-yy

[This message was edited by jay888 on January 01, 2003 at 11:05 PM.]

:-) The beauty of film :-) I like the teaser :-) Many do not.....but the wonderful thing about the movie I made... it was my idea.... my expression...if I did it your way...it would be your teaser :-)

but thank you....

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True... but then I'd have to switch careers!

Although, perhaps you know the rest of the story in your mind (already have it worked out etc.). But I
don't... I can't tell what's happening?

I think when people said they wanted more, they meant "more story". As is it's very hard to see what direction this trailer is going (and the film), campy, serious etc.. That's basically what I'm trying to point out to you. I believe the best "trailers" leave you with a sense of direction. I don't feel that it comes across in this.

Really, I'm just trying to be helpful and constructive, but It may not sound like it on-line.

Jay--

James, this is a quote from his site...

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"Backseat" is a trailer based on a film to never be produced.

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He calls it a 'trailer' so that's what I'm looking at it as being. I agree with you that the format is more along the lines of a teaser.

If he would have called it a 'teaser' I would have said... "I think it's too long. The pacing needs to be picked up to keep it interesting. It feels edited "around" the song..."

I'll let it rest now...

Jayy