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Download the "Remembering Munich" song. That should be perfect sad music.

Why does grades need to matter in life!! they are just random letters LOL

Amen. Especially in filmmaking. Grades in mathematics or science classes really have no bearing on a persons ability to interpret or create art on film.

This is slightly off topic, but.....theoretically, couldn't you just sit in an underground bunker like in Day of the Dead and wait for the zombies to rot away? They are all dead bodies, and in the Romero series he shows that the zombies them selves are getting more and more deteriorated. In NIGHT th...

Ok, I enjoyed it. The story was good, the music was good, and the crane shots were beautiful, loved them. And I know this has been said already, but.....the acting really pulled this film down for me. Several times I just sat there confused or bored during a dialogue scene. There wasnt much emotion ...

That was really good, I liked it. I only have two major problems: 1. That has to be THE WORST sniper in THE WORLD. 5 shots, and didnt hit anything. Hell, he was even just walking in the begining and he couldn't hit him. Pathetic. 2.The information at the end was very forced to say the least. War mov...

The acting was actually pretty good. The music during the titles is way out of place, that should be changed, doesnt fit it emotionally. I liked the fighting because it really had that dirty thumb-in-your-eye kind of fighting feel. The angles and music were all good, you got that one song from "...

well damn, i thought about using some stuff from detonationfilms, and after watching that...I will be using it much more in the future.

That was great. Had some really good dialogue between the main characters, and was genuinely funny. My only critcism would be the lighting. The fights at the end were harder to see because of the darkness. The acting was not perfect, but it carried the story well. I liked it alot.

I think making the whole "Twilight Twins" a global epidemic was a bit too much. And I don't believe you should get so detailed with all the rituals and everything. Give the viewer an idea of what happens, you don't have to run through every detail. Like Mike looks at the computer Nick was ...

Congratulations! And that is an awesome looking trophy too. I havent been able to find any film fesitvals or competitions around where I live either.

the first movie was pretty good. It was a bit of an awkward cut at the end though, when you were both just standing there with the shotgun. Its like the little guy was just waiting to get shot in the face. And aaronv2 is so right, i couldnt help but think, wow, he just shot a ten year old child IN T...

Thats pretty nice. Wildabeast used an effect similar to that on a movie we edited for some friends. I would like to try and use it the way you did. Well done.

haha yes i did. Quite nerdy of me i know. I just recently got to see A Clockwork Orange in its entirety, so its fresh in my head. And he was a bit strange definitely. I just love the way he films and his choice of sound and music.

hahaha..Oh I was cured alright...

It was decent. Pretty much all my criticisms have already been said. Key words, tighter editing. Stuff like, if hes doing a running kick, and you cut it at him lifting his leg up, in the next cut have it start half way through his kick. The movements go so much better. Oh,lol, and a.gotsa.fan, in th...

Very good.

The way the sand in the background looks so white makes me think of how brightly it reflects just like an ocean or snow. An almost blinding kind of heat. I can't wait to see this movie.

What happens if the plastic grocery bag catches on fire and burns down your house? In reality, even gels have been known to burn over extended time!! These are the sacrifices we have to make....haha, definitely just kidding. Anyways, I know those arent the best (The towel i used did get reeeally ho...

Ive thought about/wanted to do that for a long time. Now I think I will. Driving through a busy downtown city area would be the most interesting.

Well, everyone else has already said it. So I'll just say. Looks great. Cant wait.
(I just realized that rhymed and sounded pretty gay, oh well)

Alright....hold on....I just went and read back through some more of these posts I evidently overlooked. How many threads are going to turn into this? A cyclical, endless argument that starts with criticism issues and develops into a mudslinging "who can make a bigger a** of themself " fes...

The blood was good. Very nice effect on the armbiting. Savini would be proud. The short itself....yeah, well, I can tell you made this just to test blood right? I do things like that. Not everything has to be serious, this isnt a film its a test. Hell, today we filmed my hand getting attacked by a k...

For a shirt...sometimes just pure red food coloring will do the job. Depends on what you want the effet to be.

I've never watched LOST all that long. I watched about 5min of one episode...and I noticed Merry the Hobbit was on. Thats about it. As for the short film posted. I really enjoyed it. When we first see/hear the man, Death I suppose, in the theatre...that honestly had me creeped out. Alone in a dark r...

i have used many things as filters or jerry-rigged gels. I have used a blue plastic grocery bag, a yellow towel....thats something that can vary and be improvised. The light itself on the other hand, hell, I need one for myself. Im somewhat lost in that area, listen to these guys though.

I agree with prodigyfilms, for a battle scene, no music is the best way to go. "When Trumpets Fade", is a perfect example of how music (poorly chosen music too) can ruin a war film. A cool idea though, try and find a recording of one of those Muslim guys in a belltower in a mosque calling ...