On The Lot: The Stunt

[Elvar Guðmundsson]

Check it out. I'd like some thougts on it.

http://films.thelot.com/films/13619

Thanks.
Elvar.

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[Pig]

EXTREMELY well done. Really works well for the intended purpose, and I wouldn't be at all surprised if this is a winning/picked entry.
Cleverly done, and well executed indeed!

(If I was forced to make a suggestion for improvement, I'd say that it drags just a fraction too long, with a few too many subplots; they work, but don't really add too much to the main story line. Again, this is a tiny, tiny point; it is deserving of a win for sure!)

[David Groundwater]

great fun

[Steven Parker]

Elvar--

Have you been hanging around on my sets? You nailed it!

[Tom Lowe]

"We could dedicate it to him...."

Haha. Nice job. I liked your high overhead shot looking down on the car.

[Phil Becque]

Nicely done ! Good luck with your endeavors.

[Mark Thorpe]

So what happened to the stuntman???

[Michael Schrengohst]

I know these are young movie makers, but the lack of focus on the close shots just takes me right out of story.

[Elvar Guðmundsson]

Don't worry. The stuntman is only mostly dead.

I've made a huge mistake. You're right about the lack of focus on some close shots. It's mostly because it was a cold day and the focus shift on my sony pdx10 gets very stiff and my 2 batteries drain very fast when it's cold, so to save time, I just set it on auto and hoped for the best. I also had a lot of things on my mind other than the focus. I took greater care in creating memorable performances... and getting the takes I needed before running out of batteries.

I can't wait untill I find a good DP to work with. That would make it that much easier to make something truly great. It's just I live in a town of only 15.000 people, we don't really have men that specialize in operating a camera.

Thanks so much for your thoughts on my little movie. It was my first time making something in a foreign language, I had a lot of fun with it and plan to do more very soon.

Best,
Elvar.

[Sean Carley]

You got some great performances in your short. And that field and mountain vista for your interview was really cinematic.