Inspiration

I walked into my house tonight and took a breath. Wow. It feels good to leave the editing bay. In fact, I hadn't felt an immense sense of relief like this in quite a long time. It's the sense that you're finally done -- and you feel proud of something.

In the midst of my thoughts of accomplishment, at 12:15 AM in the morning, the disturbing sounds of muffled rambunctious playtime permeate the walls of my apartment.

My roommate and her boyfriend -- or perhaps my roommate and herself -- are having sex.

Loud.

Unabashed.

Sex.

And now you know the genesis of scenario no. 3.

Sc. 9 Cut 4

Hey guys. I've re-cut the clown sequence. Thoughts? Based on the suggestion to hand out scenes to other people, I'm also handing it to Cris to see what he can come up with.

Password for the video is "d3".


APL Sc. 9 Cut 3 from Jesse Chapman on Vimeo.

My favorite comments, part 2

Round two:

What would you say the director was trying to do with this film?

"looked like one of those tapes they make you watch" [Kidnapped?]

"poke fun at college living places by doing everything wrong."

"trying to make every bad thing you shouldn't do in a film"

"nuka nuka nuka nuka nuka!"

What really worked for this film?

"kind of funnn"

"the way it stay with its bit"

"joke writing"

"The idea of makeing a well made film, look bad well"

What really didn't work for this film, or, how can this film be improved?

"The"

"better sound, please" [Worse sound, coming right up.]

"i saw the boom a few times"

"the last narrator long shot with the broom mic bothering her"

"STATIC"

How did you feel about the ending of this film?

"it fitted, giving the film was a comedy"

"if you wanted this to be serious, I'd suggest a reshoot."

Please list below any general comments or questions for the director.

"Rochkun" [I really have no idea.]

"Film is good for an amateur audience at best."

One more test screening to go. These comments are amazing!

My favorite comments, part 1

Hello everyone! Thanks to everyone who gave me feedback on my film today at the test screenings. I really enjoyed reading all the comments -- both good and bad and ... I'm wondering if some people thought that the assignment was to fill out the comment forms based on the last movie they saw in theaters.

One person indicated that the "Common Sense Tips" section, including the thermostat battle, the messages on the white erase board, and the pad-locked laundry detergent was "inappropriate and rude." I really don't know what this means, though I am analyzing each frame to see if there are some...subliminal messages...hidden...somewhere....

Without further ado, I present my favorite comments, part 1:

What would you say the director was trying to do with this film?

"Make fun of college apartment orientation/living videos." [As if apartment orientation videos exist.]

"Mock such films."

"---------"

"lampoon housing"

"Make a cheesy apartment complex welcome video even cheesier" [Okay, where are these people getting these videos from? I must know!]

"TELL A SWEET LOVE STORY ABOUT THE HOPE LOVE GIVES US IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY."

"parody of all those off campus housing videos, but I've never seen one before" [It's like he knows the videos are out there, but he's just not seen one. Just when I thought I was being original.]

How did you feel about the ending of this film?

"love love love love"

"I thought the ending of the film was better than the entire film."

"Roll." [ROFL?]

"I felt the ending was a lot better than the entire short film."

"OK"

"full of action"

Please list below any general comments or questions for the director.

"Without a 'stick' the comedian is just a reciter of jokes."

"Do you like my dress, its very glamorous."

"na"

[And my personal favorite...]

"UnProfessional, Made to get laughs. I think D3 student should strive for great filmmaking not a easy Joke." [Maybe this is true. I should make a professional movie for my capstone, eh?]

All in all, though, there were some great suggestions. One of which, "Consider putting in those calibration signs that old VCRs put up." They're referring to calibration bars. I put them in and it works great. So, thank you to whoever wrote that one, and thank you again to everyone who wrote so many helpful comments.

I encourage everyone to test screen their film.