PFCOne 2007 : Day Two
Welcome to Day Two of PFCOne 2007…
WOW!!! What a Day One we’ve had! Thank you so much!
This, for the filmmakers – Please do come forward and interact with the viewers. This is your festival… and your movie here, is being watched by a thousand in 24 hours and will be seen by thousand”s” in a few days… this is your moment… be proud of what you all have achieved!
Time to kick off Day Two… lets get this party rocking!!!
�Less
by Santosh Vasant Gujar
We are living with the less factor!
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Antonyms
by Adesh Prasad
Problems, Adjustments, Complaints, Frustration and… Love.
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Cacography
by Suraj Nair
Cacography symbolizes a form of expression whose state of existence is at peril.
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Defence Mechanism
by Abhishek Vyas
Curtains and excuses against failure.
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Disown
by Sumanth
The joy of finding Rs.100 lying on the road and the dilemma that follows.
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Do Diwane
by Neeraj Mehta
A couple debates who will cook when dad comes for dinner.
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Dolly
by Kabir Singh
‘DOLLY’ is a film about a girl who has been abused by her brother and has repressed that episode of abuse.
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Dream Dwellers
by Kishor Kumar Keekan
Happiness is quite natural, Bloom where you are…
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Dream effect
by Abhijeet Singh Parmar
Sometimes dream effects the way you talk to your friend.
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Endless Xpektations
by Sushant Sudhakaran
The expectations of a young mind are endless, but what breaks this illusion is reality.
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Hamdard
by Ashwani Thakur
The film is about a man who is very polite to the incoming sales calls on his mobile and in the end also tells why?
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Heads & Tails
by Vinayak
“You never know on which side of coin u will exist.”
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However you say it, Wear it
by Aashish Chopra
An effort to generate awareness about HIV/AIDS amongst the Youth.
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Hungry House
by Armstrong
When a house in hungry�
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I Should Join Politics
by Nirav K. Manek
A young guy realizes the ill effects of corruption in the country and decides to join politics.
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Missing�
by Jatla Siddartha
A film about child marriages in India.
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No Sir!
by Pranshu Sharma
My movie is a little story on saying no and being politically correct!
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People Say a Lot of Things
by Ramakrishna Sameer K.
About a guy’s passion to make movies and how people around discourage him.
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Resume
by Anish Jha
A social message to drive safely.
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Schizophrenia
by Ankur Pandey
“…and finally my inner self set out to search for my material self, until they met each other.”
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Silent Mode
by Gajendra S Shrotriya
A person puts his mobile on silent mode when his ears start ringing but then this is not it.
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Stop Pollution
by Virupaxi V C
An expression of suffering of children from traffic pollution.
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Terror at the Drive in Show
by Shekhar Shimpi
Protagonist watching 40’s Horror movie at the Drive in theater, Encounters with ’something evil’�
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The 8th Dress
by Anthony Fernandes
Aditya forgets to pick up all 8 dresses for his wife, Neha.
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The Made-Man
by Amit Singh
A failed/flop wannabe mob man who gets his recognition by chance & his mom`s prayers.
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The Orange Ball
by Piergiorgio Mariniello
An orange ball is our touristic guide in this special trip through the medieval town of Monte San Giovanni Campano.
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The Unforeseen
by Sayantan Ghosal
Mr. Mukherjee is chased by a man whom he thinks to be a thug, but at last find out something that he least expected.
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Time Machine
by Nishant Gupta
Time goes on and on and on.
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Urge (Talab)
by Gajendra S Shrotriya
A cigarette smoker fights his urge to smoke.
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Vijay
by Praveen K. Nair
A small take on disability.
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Anurag Kashyap
Abhay Deol
Dibakar Banerjee
Hansal Mehta
Khalid Mohamed
Kundan Shah
Anish Kuruvilla
Jaideep Verma
Manish Gupta
Navdeep Singh
Bhavani Iyer
D. Santosh
Onir
Ashvin Kumar
Ramu Ramanathan
Sudhir Mishra
Pankaj Advani
Revathy
Saurabh Shukla
Shilpa Shukla
Sujoy Ghosh
Suparn Verma
Santosh Sivan
Shashank Ghosh
Shivajee
Pavan Kaul
Partho Sen-Gupta
Prroshant Naryannan
Sam Langoria
Satish Kasetty
Finished watching. Some interesting movies and on average better than last day.
Movie I liked: Antonyms, Disown, Hmadard, Terror at the Drive in Show, The orange Ball and Missing
To PFC ADMIN: The closing titles of our movie ‘Disown’ can not be seen in the uploaded clip here. The audio/video ends abruptly, though the progress bar of the player continues to run the full length. Please look into it. Thanks in advance!
Ankit, glad you liked Disown. Thanks!
watched all movies….much better quality than yesterday’s…..here is my review…rating (1-5)
…Less….1/5….not very clear in its objective
Antonyms…3/5….cute ending…nice editing
Cacography…2/5….not much except some nice camera work
Defese Mechanism…1/5….WTF!!
Disown….1/5…why to follow a “GOODNESS” path just for the sake of it…..the money could be of more use for a poor child then a priest or temple
Do Deewane….2/5….nice conversation
Dolly….2/5…nothing new but still good.
Dream Dwellers….1/5…..WTF!!!
Dream Effect….1/5….WTF!!!
Endless Xpektations….5/5…..too good man…..Kudos to Sushant…great work !!
Hamdard….2/5….was quite predictable
Heads & Tails….1/5…..WTF !!
However you say it, wear it……3/5…..nice work man…really good !!
Hungry House…..1/5…..WTF!!!
I should join politics….3/5….nice and sicere effort..keep it up man !!
Missing…….3/5…….good….but couldn’t quite get – why MISSING ??
No Sir…..2/5…….no comments
People say a lot of things….2/5….no comments
Resume…..2/5…..msg is good.
Schizophernia…2/5….lead was good
Silent Mode….1/5…..WTF!!!
Stop pollution…..1/5….too childish
Terror at the drive in show….2/5….last scene was good.
The 8th dress….2/5….no comments
The Made-man….1/5….WTF!!!
The orange ball….3/5…….nice idea !
The Unforeseen……1/5……WTF!!
time machine…….1/5…..WTF!!!
Urge……………3/5…..nice work…acting was good.
Vijay………2/5….no comments
waiting for next round
Sandeep, sorry you didn’t like our movie ‘Disown’. But i think you got it all wrong. We were not preaching
Kabir Singh – where did you shoot the film? what location? good job =d>
Liked the concept of “Less…”
Terror at the drive in show – good job…
Cacography – “Cacography symbolizes a form of expression whose state of existence is at peril.”
Very Profound!!! :-?
“missing” TODAYS best !!!
well done !!!
My two cents for the films of day 2 :
Antonyms – cute, brings a smile to your face. Although, the ending comes at you almost out of nowhere. I presume you needed more than a minute to show your material (I had a similar problem with mine).
Defence Mechanism – nothing particularly great but I like “Science – apne bas ki baat nahin. I think I’m a good poet.” Somehow, this line was very appealing.
Disown – nice, I like!
Do Diwane – nice, but again, needs a little more time to be more effective.
Dolly – Shot and edited very well, but I didn’t seem to get the idea.
Endless Xpektations – Beautiful! I loved it! I was smiling within the first 15 seconds, that voice was magic! Of all the socially relevant films so far, yours was the most effective. Good stuff …
Hamdard – The concept was very good, could’ve been executed a little better though.
However You Say It, Wear It – condom ! :d
Silent Mode – Nice concept, could’ve been executed better.
Stop Pollution – mere ko ek cheez yaad rahegi : “sayeenkdon” (that pronunciation)!
Terror at the Drive-in Show – great visuals, that’s about it.
8th Dress – if that isn’t, then who is the daughter?
Orange Ball – beautiful visuals
Unforseen – don’t mean to question your execution, but the idea could’ve made for a very good light-hearted film, especially if there was more focus on the ‘chase’
Time Machine – samjha nahin, ho sake toh please explain thoda sa.
Hi guys ;
thanks for watching my film “Terror at the drive in Show”,.
I forgot to say thanks to my friend Reba who lend me her toy cars to shoot the film, and Nitin Veturkar (Boogeyman) for his real Car ,..
It was fun doing this Movie,.
man boogeyman waz really scaryy!!!!(~~)(~~)(~~)
vasanbala,
the filmwas shot in chandigarh and it’s outskirts for the poultry sequence.i hopeyouliked it.
@pratik
sorry if i could not get my idea across to you.but i triedto keepit as ambigious as possiple ,because i feel cinema takes the easy option by showing things and the wholeidea is tocontrol and supress what you want to evoke.
otherwise it works out to be an easy option if you show what is to be seen and registered.
anyways the film is about incest , and how a brother physically violates his sister.
the voice of the elderly figure could be the mother of dolly, who has a gut feeling like most mother do of something wrong happening between the two siblings ,and is seen as a warning.
an intresting thing to note is that in most homes,it is always the brother who tells the sister about the stories of the birdsand the bees, so there first brush with anything sexual is with there brothers.
and in a country like india things like this happen all the time,you read it in the agony aunty columns , but the fact is that it is never discussedin the open , and if a sister is violated by her brother and goesto her parents saying my brother did so and so to me, it is the girl who get’s slapped by her parents ,saying you being a woman must have led your brother on.
apart from that i triedto bring akind of connection between the isles of the poultry farm and the aisles of the supermarket ,suggesting a rural -urban shift.
coming backto the idea of incest in india not being discussed in the open , i used the egg and the voice of the motherly figure as the reminders of the episode between the two siblings ,never directly the brother,
Hi guys,
awesome job again… congrats to all of you…
for me the pick of the day was endless xpektation… totally awesome… and the artist was a real good actor.. All in all the movie had good message, strong production value and nice bg score and proper direction…
antonymn was good too… but the ending spoiled it IMO.. too yash chopra type :x … ( yaaa go ahead n call me a cynic )
thanks for watching (and talking about) puddle jumper yesterday
great movies today, and i have to agree with popular opinion…the overall quality is much better than yesterday…
there seem to be a lot of public message videos in the entries – in my opinion, pro-condom, anti-hiv, say-no-to-drugs, drive-safely kind of videos are just that…videos. not movies, not cinema. i really appreciate the effort, and some of them are fantastically done…but this is definitely not the right forum for them.
here are a few things i want to say about todays movies –
antonyms – youve used of cliched situations, and packed them very well, i like the movie!
disown – very good camera work, very fitting music, good execution. it has a childish innocence that adds a lot of flavour
dolly – good camera work + photography…the acting was great…love your locations. story is quite unique and was pulled off very well.
endless expectations – very innocent, but cliched in the end. good camera work, very good acting by the boy
hamdard – good acting. it was suspenseful for a while, but then a very predictable ending…that being said, it is a concept that has not been explored before – good on you for making it a film.
missing – i loved the lighting and camera work. the contrast between the playfulness of youth and the responsibility of adulthood has been brought out very well
people say a lot of things – good acting and good dialogues from the lead actor in the last scene…but personally i think this movie was the easy way out of making a real one for this competition. the nerd in me has to say thats some pretty fantastic quality for an n95.
terror at the drive in – excellent lighting, and did you actually make a model drive-in for that? if you did, fantastic work!
the made-man – the medium of video was just not utilised to its potential. wouldve had the same impact if it was just audio
orange ball – excellent concept. there were some scenes where the ball had left the frame, but the angle didnt change…it affected the fluidity a little, but overall – well done, and thanks for showing interest in pfc from half way across the world
time machine – four takes of video, two takes of audio, looped. most other entries seem to have a whole lot more effort put into the writing, filming and packaging.
urge – good acting again, like your previous movie. the lighting was great, albeit evidently unnatural at times, but we are from the brotherhood of zero budgets and table lamps – excellent effort
vijay – great editing, very well shot. great execution of the “you chose what to see” theme.
thanks everyone, looking forward to the next few days.
cacography was f**king awesome!
to get such a good concept using such limited tools is extremely laudable…
zero investment movies made well….
that’s what i wanted to see on pfc….
Hi Varun Vishwanath,
Yes I did the set for the show,
using toy cars,. Lighting was tough,. But It was fun
Cinema is a global language. I’m happy to be between you with my Orange Ball. Thank you to the audience of PFCONE 2007
antonyms – youve used cliched situations, and packAGed them very well, i like the movie!
just correcting some typos…
great work, fight the good fight
I agree with people when they say that the average quality of the films is better today. But today’s list doesn’t seem to contain any particularly good film like say, The Game, or Rolled Urge, or Puddle Jumper. No offense, but perhaps thats the reason it hasn’t got the kind of response the films generated yesterday.
My favourites for the day-:
Less –
Grim concept. The thought of being so irrelevant in the overall context of things is depressing. 3/5
Missing -
The game(innocence) and the feeding the child(responsibility) were used well as a ironic accompaniment of each other. The casting choice was flawed. The actress did not look like a child. Location was good.
2.5/5
Dolly –
The shift from the supermarket, to the poultry farm in itself warrants 1 point. Thats brilliantly executed. Brilliant use of audio(the trolley and then the chickens). However, the execution of the concept is flawed, and without the one line synopsis, a viewer would be confused.
2/5
Endless Expectations –
The ending is predictable. Something gives me the feeling that the film could have done better without pretending to address an issue. Nonetheless, leaving the ending out, the energy the rest of the part created is a treat.
2/5
Thanks.
terror at the drive in show will probably win the award for best direction. the guy has serious skills with the medium, and with such limited resources!!
seems like robert rodriguez in the making…..
Shekhar, very interesting and innovative.
The orange Ball, very good idea..its different..loved it
Thanks Suchita b and KJ for watching
Dolly, very well shot film, with well thought of camera angles and shots, good production values, given the one minute duration, the effort and money spent is laudable.
Shekar, since you shot with miniatures, what lighting pattern you used.. and what camera?.. can you specify.. miniature shoots excite me.. am looking for more info..
terror at the dirve in show is the most brilliantly executed film of the day (or of the festival, might be…we’ll know soon) Creates fantastic mood, very imaginative. I think you are our robert rodrigez.
I liked endless expections. Missing is very good too.
OK got today’s reviews pat down here..
Antonyms – endearing, flow nice, scripting should have been better – 2*
Disown – very well shot, crisp. – 2.5*
Do Diwane – average – 1.5*
Dolly – intertesing, nicely plotted – 3*
Dream Dwellers – average – 1.5*
Endless xpektations – Child’s POV..innovative but no soul – 1.5*
Hamdard – Intelligent..works – 3*
I should join politics – docus are fine..but need better POVs – 1.5*
Missing – Well intentioned – 2*
Unforeseen – Well..neat..but could have been much better – 2*
Films not mentioned here do not make my list. So, I beg for forgiveness from all aggrieved and wounded!!!
I :x these gems: people say a lot of things,
terror at the drive in show, and drum roll please….
the orange ball- simply because I have a natural affinity towards abstract visuals. Personally being manipulated by human emotions just doesn’t affect me- no offense to anyone’s movies. Having said that endless xpectations was a really well shot movie, along with humdard and however you say it,wear it.
This is going to be bloody long!
It was three days to the deadline( the initial one of 15th Nov) when I came to know of PFC. WOW, what a brilliant idea. And what a brilliant opportunity. Top it all, what an awesome set of reward!
Even before I started thinking about what film to make, my mind was fast dreaming about which one of these top artists that I will be spending 2008 with! Will Anurag Kashyap be arrogant and treat me as a rank outsider? Or should I opt to work with Pavan Kaul or Nishikant Kamat as those are one month projects. Longer period of experience you see! Nah, Hansal Mehta it is, the writer in me sure needs a Guru!
Burst the bubble
Hi Suchita, All I used is simple torch for light, and my Camera is Canon-still 7.1 mega pixel
@ praveen: after reading about your passionate process behind making your film, “Vijay”, I gave it another visit. No exaggeration, I saw it in a totally different light. Its true we do only see what we want to see. I sort of shrugged it off the first time as, oh not another one of those movies. But in all honesty, had any limb missing or mental illness I am sure I would not be thinking the way I do. So I really applaude your effort for showing me at the very least what well thought out filmmaking can do. CHEERS
Kabir
Your Dolly seems to be my favourite film so far!
Keep shooting!
@Sumanth….
sorry man if i have hurt your sentiments….nothing intended….i was just making the point that we become so objective about some things that we lose the power to think, stand on our own and society is the main culprit……they don’t think….what they need is someone whom they can show upon, their own greatness…..stealing is bad…fine….but what that boy did was not stealing…..that 100 Rs note could have been drained in water, eaten by a cow
…or hell knows what……in fact instead of being afraid of what society will say….he could have stood by his decision….and gave a thought on what he can do with this 100 Rs for the betterment of his life.
Vijay – 3.5/5 – A feel good film abt disability. Liked the positive energy.
Time Machine – 0.5/5 – Nothing worthwhile in it except the catchy background.
The 8th Dress – Funny attempt at humor. Caricature characters and bad acting dont quite help. (1.5/5)
People say a lot of things – 1/5 – Quite artificial. Bad acting.
No Sir – 0.5/5 – An amateurish home video and not really cinema.
However you say it wear it – 2.5/5 – THe funniest aids awareness video I’ve seen. Whacky idea !! Enjoyed it..
Hamdard – Predictable end but the actor was good. 1.5/5
Dolly – Good direction and equally gud camera work. Acting was nice too. 3.5/5
Do Deewane – CUd have been a much funnier film with the same concept. Girl’s acting was nice but guy was really bad. 1.5/5
Disown – Too preachy and impractical. 0.5/5
Defence Mechanism – Too simplistic !! 1/5
Antonyms – CUte film.. wud hav been more natural had the couple hugged or kissed in the end !! 2.5/5
Cacography – Definitely the best film for today. Loved the background score, the concept, the graphics in the end. Whole thing had an errie feel about it. Way to go Suraj, you got a bright future! 4/5
:d
cacography: Dangerously Funny…infact scary
Disown: editing is good…
Dolly: the idea was good, but the metaphors didnt work for me
Endless Xpektations: Awwwwww
Terror at drive in Show: Excellent visuals
The 8th Dress: Heheh..Funny…
The Orange Ball: Simple n sweet n good camera work
Shekhar Shimpi take a bow ^:)^^:)^^:)^
i also liked the actor in blue shirt in Defense mechanism…very camera friendly….
From all i see here…it is but obvious that all the filmmakers were having tons of fun making it…and it oozes out on the screen…kudos to one and all
I made Do Deewane.
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And, yes the guy’s acting is terrible. Thats me.
BTW, in the other film that I submitted – Two Victims, I have almost no footage
Originally, It was a bit funnier with the to-and-fro being a bit longer and funnier but the one minute limit forced to cut it short.
No regrets though, I just hope some you guys had a hint of a smile by the end.
Given, my wife is getting acting compliments means I am earning some serious brownie points. So “Do Deewane” is going to turnout to be a blockbuster for me
))))
Thanks again for taking the time to view these films and more importantly providing feedback.
I know the amount of effort it took us to put “Do Deewane” together and so I have a lot appreciation for almost all the entries that have been submitted. That said, here is my take on the entries.
From yesterday,
Killing the Deceased – Good concept. Can be built upon for a really compelling and touching short film.
KLPD: Great Acting. Just like many bollywood films, waste of good talent and resources on a pathetic concept.
Mind’s Eye: Good concept. A little more build up would have made it more compelling.
Puddle Jumper: Couldn’t it have been just a podcast? Visually nice but neither the puddles nor the jumping has any significance, or did i miss something.
Rolled Urge: Good concept.
DAY 2 DAY 2 DAY 2
Antonyms: Good execution. Mediocre concept
Cacography: I dont get it. So in some jobs handwriting is important, yeah so what.
Do Deewane: Its my first short film, and have to admit, the concept is mediocre
Dolly: Awesome execution but it is too deep. The metaphors are way beyond me.
Hamdard: Very nice. You certainly made me smile. Love it.
However You say it, Wear it: Fantastic. You get your message across. Among the public message films, yours is the best.
I should join politics: I liked it a lot. Very sincere. It felt real.
Terror at the drive in: Not much to the story but otherwise it is simply awesome, How did you shoot/edit this? Incredible.
Cheers!
-neeraj
@Neeraj…..i tried my best to build up the story (Mind’s eye)…but in 1 min it was the best i could do……
i made
“i should join politics”
thanks to all of them who took out the time to view my film.
and thanks to neeraj for appreciating it.
DAY 2 – My picks
Dolly, Disown & Endless Xpektations are really worth it. Very good effort. Dont miss.
Neeraj,
I’m not a huge fan of explaining things in my film but since you asked (so politely), Puddle Jumper could not be a podcast because each puddle is a metaphor for a “bad” choice. The protagonist walks in them as opposed to around them, unlike most people.
To compliment this abstract representation there are “real world” images of incidents and experiences.
All the best,
Madhav
Dear Sandeep, thanks for the rating, yours is the first that I got.
Varun, thanks a ton for the encouraging note in your review. I like the fact that you have seen the positive side of most of the films. All artists need that pep-up.
But I disagree with your comment that films with a social message are just videos and this is not the forum for it. Fiction some of them might not be, but movies they certainly are. And most of them have a story to tell and uses cinema as a medium.
Devils advocate, thank you for re-viewing Vijay. Often, how we feel about a film, or how we interpret it depends merely on the state of mind in which we view it. So, thanks a ton for taking the effort to watch it repeatedly and comment on it.
Tanmay, thank you for the encouragement.
All these reviews, observations and criticisms are highly motivating. Thank you very much guys.
thank you for watching my film “DOLLY”
The metaphors for the film are eggs and
chickens, the story of the birds and the bees sounded to westernized
@Pratik, varun, Indraneel, OM, Niranjan – Thanks! Glad you guys liked the movie…
@Varun/Madhav: Congratulations on your movie
Thanks Sumanth, liked your work too! Disown had some good acting and nice visuals, especially in the field.
DAY TWO –
Best Film – Missing
DAY ONE AND TWO –
Best Film – The Game, Puddle Jumper
Again, no ratings for ROLLED URGE, as I am a part of that film.
KLPD: the camera work was great, music was fitting, and the images stick with you, and most importantly it seems to have been done with a lot of fun and truth.
PUDDLE JUMPER: fantastic camera work and editing. Acting was great and pleasing to the eyes. Warm looking film, I especially like the way she says done, done, done.
ANTONYMS: Mani Ratnam meets Yash Chopra .just the right blend.
I SHOULD JOIN POLITICS: I like the way photographs have been used, and the words that come later
PFC Day 2: Box Office Report
1. Terror at the Drive in show
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2. Missing , Cacography :-w
3. Antonyms , I should Join Plolitics /:)
Liked but …
4. Missing :o
5. The Orange Ball 8-|
Please read as:
4. …Less :o
I had watched only two movies yet
One was Terror at the Drive in Show
and Endless Xpectations.
Terror at the Drive in the show was ok Cinematography was goood but sstory is the -ve point of movie. And not was upto marks.
Where else ENdless Xpectations was really a nice movie Good cinematography a cute voice of child is used and in the end the movie also leaves a Moto
at the end i was fully satisfied.
Keep it up sushant.
Nice work:)>-
Thank u all for watching ‘Endless Xpektations’ and then appreciating or criticizing it!!!
* Thanx Sandeep for those 5 stars
* Thanx a lot Prateek.
* Thank u Papai… will convey the message to the actor n the music director.
* Thanks Varun for viewing my film…. our cinematographer and actor will be very pleased to know ur views..:)
* Thank u Adesh
* Thanx Devils Advocate
* Thanx a lot Niranjan
* Thank u very much Raul… from me, the VO child and the cinematographer…:)
And now the critics who criticize…..
* Indraneel, I am sorry man for the missing soul…thanks 4 looking for it. If u find it…inform me…:d
* Om, Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww….. Is it a positive remark or a negative one???8-|
Missing – This film already participated one film festival and won the 2nd prize or People Choice..
Ref Link: http://www.filminute.com/2007/
I think Jalta didnt read properly PFCone film festival rules & regulations (Your movie should not have been released or published anywhere online, video or television prior to the festival. No YouTube, Google Video and such submissions please, such submissions will be immediately rejected.)
Dude pls chk b4 u upload it..
Endless Xpectations – Nice, nice n really nice…
Cacography!!!
@ Neeraj Mehta
The fun you had in making Do Deewane was quite apparent and yeah the film did bring a smile on my face. Especially liked the dialouge about fridge being used to keep books lol.
Good to see you taking the criticism in a positive manner. I hope you continue making films and keep having as much fun in making then. Enjoying the journey is as important as reaching the destination.
And oh yea, you can definitely use your wife for other films too. She seems quite talented !!
Thank u Karthik
Anand,
my pick for day 2 is
1. cacography
2. Missing
3. Terror at the Drive in Show
Antonyms and Hamdard,
followed by
Less, Defense, Disown, Dolly, Endless Xpec… Heads & tail, However……. , I should Join …, Missing , No Sir, Resume, Schizophrania ,
Silent Mode, Stop Pollution, Terror ……, The 8th dress , The orange ball , Time Machine, Urge (Talab), Vijay
Dolly is good. 3 stars
Dream effect: Nicely shot and well presented. Liked it for its technical excellence. 3 and 1/2 stars
Hungry house: Though, I liked the presentation, the grim shots, the central plot is missing. 2 and 1/2 stars
Terror at the Drive in Show: awesome. Liked the execution. Bravo. 3 and 1/2 stars
The orange ball is good. 3 stars
The unforseen: ha ha.. this one reminded me of a bangladeshi movie where in their penchant (but with limited budget) to create a bollywood kind of scene where hero being encircled by goons on bikes, they showed the goons on bicycles….. Sorry, no offense to the maker. but you did make me laugh. I tried to avoid making any comments for any movie which did not appeal to me. but this one did appeal to me albeit in a different sense… I hope you wont mind it
Cacography by Suraj Nair …is fantastic, it has beautifull music & a bold message …. cheers bhushan
My thoughts on Day 2?
Antonyms. A sweet film that I could really relate to. Most of us have had these days with our partners. I do think the ending was too drawn out. At the first glance, the first laugh, the point was given.
Disown. Loved it.
Dream Dwellers. What a beautiful film. I loved the way Kishor Kumar Keekan was able to see the beauty in everyday life, view the poverty in the same lens, and convey so much with no audio…
Endless Xpektations. I don’t know what to day. This was really well made and beautiful…
Hamdard. The film synopsis gives the film away. Who cares. The acting is well done, it is well shot, and even when the inevitable happened, it still brought a smile to my face.
Heads & Tails. Abrupt ending, but the music rocked, the effects were cool, and it was well shot!
However you say it, Wear it. Really good. Well made, liked the idea of having young people participate in the way they did, and got a laugh at the nicknames at the end. This looks as if it were made for another festival or to be submitted somewhere as a PSA. If so, I hope it does well. It deserves it!
I Should Join Politics. Um, Nirav, you should actually stop making one minute films and explore making longer ones. Really well done.
Missing. Well shot, and a novel way to show a child mother. Great job.
No Sir. This made me laugh out loud!
Resume. Another well made film, and I like the idea, but would have liked to see a firmer relation between the protagonist and the accident that left him in his current state…
Shcizophrenia was lost on me, yet I watched it twice because I liked what Ankur did with the character looking upon himself as if he were an Escher drawing…
Silent Mode. What is funny about this one is that last week I heard a news story about how millions of American’s now suffer from Phantom Phone Vibrations – they think the phone is vibrating when it isn’t. I am one of them ;)
Stop Pollution. I didn’t understand the language (once again, nahi main bolti hindi hoon), but am thrilled that someone broke out the green screen. Or, did you do that on a computer?
Terror at the Drive In. I stopped this just seconds into the film, and then restarted. Freaking BRILLIANT use of models, of portraying the drive-in. Loved the fact that you credit James Whale in the credits, because you captured that old-tyme horror feeling so well…
The 8th Dress. Funny.
The Made-Man. I really liked this and the direction it went. Good use of dialog and storytelling.
The Orange Ball. Watched this thinking it would be like The Red Balloon, and it was similar. Loved the intentional and unintentional humour at the end.
Urge. Liked the way the inside conversation was portrayed on the outside. Mr. Shrotriya, I am enjoying your films…
Vijay. Simple, and I liked it that way. I really appreciate the moving street shots you took.
@kabir..thoughafter watching dolly for 4th time, i loved it..the problem that i feel is that, i wudnt get it if you didnt have the synosis of the movie up there…i really looooove te way the sound kmixing i done…love the fact the way you shot the movie…loved the shot where a hand with bangles is picling the egg, but then again, if you had ot given the synopsis, it wud have been really hard for me to understand..having said that the ” dolllyy dooollly dooolyyyy” still haunts me..donno how to ract, so guessyour jobis done..much so coz i watched it 4 time…
@RK, t! – Thanks! Glad you guys liked ‘Disown’….
@OM
Thanks a lot for appreciating the film
Wow! Shekhar, great movie… and a one minute thriller…
its really hard to scare me and you managed it in a one minute flick..
acting and camera both beastifully done..
Sad, u dint bag any prize…
Better luck and prayers for the next time..
keep going …:d/
To Shekhar..”Terror at the Drive in Show”
First of all thanks for invite me to watch this movie…Nice short movie..you choosen the nice subject..really we can appreciate your movie..Motor vehicle emissions are one of the leading causes of air pollution..It can kill many organisms including humans..anyways good job yaar…keep it up
Regards
Ajit B.Killedar:)
@Sandeep
Dream Effect explained:-
Sometimes you have a friend in life who is very close but always enforces his point rather to say could be a very dominating character,he is a buddy but sometimes you feel he is your shadow who is always there with you and in that closeness and dominance you see a negative shade of him…………………………………….
The next morning when you wake up you end up saying “NO” to that friend who is so close to you because of the negative affect of your subconcious,
Try not to give ratings plz next time…………..
@ Ajit Killedar,
wow you really think there is a message in my Film (Terror at the Drive in Show)|-)
explain please
Bro, once again you come out with the craziest yet freakin creative product. Keep up the good work! See you online. Peace!
that was in reference to my good friend, Shekhar Shimpi. But you knew that, right? No? well obviously i wasnt talkin to you then. What?
I liked these movies-
mujhe ye movies acchi lagin…
hamdard
heads n tail
however u say it wear it
missing
no sir
orange ball
urge talab