NDS I love you.

The film was shot over 4 nights. The costume designing and most of the design of the look of the film was done before we started shooting. Everything in production and post-production was done within the constraints of the CMF time limit.

The only thing that we did before the CMF week started was get our crew together and start thinking really hard about how we'd pull it off

Thank you so much, again, from all of us.

wow i have to say that is the only "high budget professional looking film" that was actually a good movie instead of just a show of jibs, cranes, cool shots and bad acting. to be honest, with a lot of the movies, i didn't even watch them all the way through (and i think a majority of the people viewing CMF movies do the same) but with your movie, it actually stopped me from clicking "same" because it was so attention grabbing. it was entertaining all the way through, it was smart, weird, and it kind of reminded me of aeon flux.

my only complaint is that this does not seem like you put it together in the 5 days or so you get in CMF to make the movie (including editing). i mean seriously, this movie was just too elaborate to be done a day or two. i mean c'mon you had actual costume designers what the?! and the set? how did you pull that off? lol...but yea if you actually did pull that movie off with that small amount of time..that makes the movie even more amazing. AWESOME JOB, you're going places

Thank you so much to both "omni" and "the_mclovins". We appreciate your comments more than you could ever know.

In regards to the ending, I think it's more evident in the long version, yes, but I think also that the intention was to leave the film right on the brink of his possible change. The choice is his now, as it is the audience's, whether or not to leave, to venture out into the darkness, the wind and the rain, to be alone. Or, he can simply stay comfortable and warm and maintain the status quo. It's not important which he chooses so much as that by the end of the story he has begun to realize that it's not by the female character staying with him and being "intimate" that he will solve his problems, though he wants it so desperately. The key to him finding out what's wrong with him is not her. She is not his solution, and he is certainly not hers. His solution must be found outside, in the dark.

So, will he change? That's the real point at the end, it's supposed to be more of a question and a muted ending than a definitive bang of an ending.

Again, thank you so much for your criticism and commendations.

We were dissappointed at the Atlanta regionals this year, but every year the competition gets stiffer. That's good for film in general and that's what should make us happiest.

This film is incredible and incredibly well-done. Thank you all for a great effort and a spectacular result.
These Team Leader's #1 favorite from this entire festival.

the change in character is more evident in our long version. the time limit certainly truncates a lot of time needed to establish both characters and the actions make sense.

it was our mistake to try to compress it. hence, we made the effort to make the long version after all. it's true to the story and easier to understand + enjoy!

Very good cinematography, best so far that I've seen. The story, although original in it's own little way, needed something more at the end. Some obvious state of change in the main character. Is time limit to blame?

thank you andy. that means a lot.

by the way, if people are interested in sharing ideas and projects, let's talk outside this damn website!

gluzmanm (at) gmail.com
www.michaelgluzman.com
www.gravitysleeps.tumblr.com ( a shared blog for creatives wesley started - just went up, so hopefully itll grow over time!)

simply breathtaking, even the first shot of the light showed so much depth.

i am extremely jealous of your photography. i was working with the hvx's smaller and uglier cousin dvx.

congratulations on making such a worthwhile movie.

best,

andy

fguy0007: We used an HVX-200 with a Letus35 Extreme and a set of Zeiss ZF Nikon mount lenses(25,35,50,85,100). The lenses help a little bit, but the thing that helped us was having a controlled environment in which to light: inside in a reasonably small space with no sunlight. Also having enough grip gear and focusable lights helped. I agree with most D.P./gaffers that the camera doesn't matter much as long as you can control your light appropriately. Lots of great looking CMF movies have been made with the camera they include in the package.
-Alan
Camera Assistant, Grip Ninja

P.S. If you have any more questions about cameras or problems we encountered, you can email me at: amelling (at) gmail.com

A great looking short with a nice commentary on humanity. Just curious if you used an M2 adapter or something like it and a set of decent primes. Very nice work.