Steps (Director's Cut) - Campus Movie Fest 2008-2009 Entry

[cscdigitalgraphics]

This is why you don't give an asshole a gun.

[dramos916]

Great Piece! Like the use or warm and cold tones for lighting. Take a look at "Losing" and let me know what you think.

[TMStopmotion]

nice videos dude what software u use?

[0fosterjeremy]

OMG THAT WAS AWSOME, NICE VID

[sirdeath852]

i start watching this excpecting it to be funny but its not its way creepy lol 5/5

[c4crookedrider]

Was you inspired by "Night of the Undead"? 'Cause this is way cooler than the movie, not much blood but very real. Keep up the work man! 5 star for you.

Cheers

[teenwent14]

Wow that was awesome, very good cordination! I I o

[SuzanneBeMe]

Just watched this again. Amazing! Great job! Can't wait to see the next production!

[WayneOfWorld]

lol cardborde on windows

[ErgoPictures]

Haha, I'm surprised anyone noticed. XD

~ Chris @ Ergo

[Kals33]

lol, who's not gonna notice cardboard on the windows.

[zwatt08]

lol who coudent

[teenwent14]

OMG you guys rock i subscribed like 2 months ago sweet!!!!!!!!

[drkstrsptfr]

Nice dude! This was way better than some of the other junk

[scRoe1991]

you doth lie sir

[Bigmikepolzien]

oh, shit, good job guys!

[GamingFormula]

hey, i read all these comments, this video is awesome, i wanna make pro videos like that, but i have nobody to film with! lol, im pretty good at acting though, by the way, what editing software did you use on this?

[ErgoPictures]

We used Final Cut Pro, along with The Grading Sweet plugins for color correction.

Whereabouts are you? I go to CSU Northridge, I've been aching to shoot with people.

~ Chris @ Ergo Pictures

[GamingFormula]

I am in the United Kingdom, why?

[ErgoPictures]

If you were nearer I'd say you could come join us. UK is a tad distant. XD

[GamingFormula]

yea, and apart from that im 12 anyway lol. But never the less i would like to come join you, lol.

[Andiana]

i still wanna do a parody of this

[ErgoPictures]

Is it right to parody your own work? o.O

[Andiana]

hell yea

[yeredsdashiznit]

wow that was extreamly good man nice job make more movies!

[ErgoPictures]

We will be! Subscribe so you don't miss them!

[yeredsdashiznit]

i alredy did a long time ago

[ragamuff55]

that was really good you should make more movies like this

[ErgoPictures]

We plan to. But don't worry, we'll also be keeping up with our comedies.

[InviteOnlyFilms]

ude, thanks for the comment. i actually had seen yours on the CMF website with some others. I really enjoyed it. some of the other stuff they showed at the finale was ridiculous. like the voting was messed up or something.

if you ever want to collab hit me up

[ErgoPictures]

Dude, I'm glad to know me and the others who lost aren't the only ones of that mindset. To know that one of the top 16 thinks most of those videos were crap too is a comfort. Yours really was maybe one of six that deserved any recognition. I really enjoyed yours, definitely one of my favorite of the night.

[EpicalStudios]

Nicely done :)

[ErgoPictures]

Haha, yes, every video must have a sequel! XD

[swbfwarrior]

You should make a sequal of this.

[trimm3]

Overall, it was very good. There were some spots where the acting could have been better, and the story itself takes too long to evolve and looses my interest.

The star of the production is the guy who made it. It looks great, the music works well and the effects also work great.

With a cast of more seasoned actors and maybe a quicker pace or action towards the beginning, it would have been 5 stars to me.

[SuperKezia]

it says, "We're Sorry This Video Is No Longer Available"

[ErgoPictures]

It's just a YouTube glitch. Try refreshing the page.

[SuperKezia]

done.

i just restart my browser. close it and open it up again.

[JoseVisionProduction]

great job

nice way of not showing the zombies

really good job

[InfernoVahn]

Nice job! I love the camerawork and the music, it really sets the somber scene.

Now for the critique: The concept is good, but it's played out way too quickly. There isn't enough time to grasp the emotions that headlines each scene. And though I really didn't like Denial, I loved Anger. Overall, the acting was good, could have been a little more realistic, but it held up fine. I say you just need to pace things a little better. Otherwise, you've got a pretty decent foray into drama.

[ErgoPictures]

Haha, if you thought this one had bad pacing, you should have seen the one we submitted to CMF, which had to be under 5 minutes. XD Thanks for the input!! ^_^

[GoingCrazy201]

I agree with Billie4Mozzarella & Marphos, though I did like the little titles in between, gave it kinda of an artsy feeling to it overall. Was a good job guys :)

Though the dude with the machine gun looked alot like my first bf O.O

[DongleProductions]

He must be the most ridiculously good person on the face of the planet then. ;)

[ErgoPictures]

HA! HAHA! HAHAHAHHAHA! Me? HAHA! HA!

[ErgoPictures]

Haha, wow. That's me. Hrm...

[ErgoPictures]

Hey, we're the #24 most responded today! Fancy that huh?

[Flukey006]

I really enjoyed that dude and not cause its your ol friend flukey =Excellent ebayer, fast & smooth transaction, AAA+++ cause the story was worked on, the music was worked on and the acting wasnt too bad =] dude keep up the work ill be contacting you in the future =]

[hyperactingfilms]

Wow! that was amazing! I agree with andiana, cutos to whoever did the camerawork. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. The special effects were phenomonal! I really belived the guns were being fired every time you guys shot them.

Great job Chris! hope you enter this to the CTVF in 2009!

[Andiana]

I know. that andrew metzger chap is a god with a camera in his hands.

;-)

[smackkythepirate]

I agree. The bloke has class. But he also has a funny haircut.

[Andiana]

hey I resent that!

I mean uh

you think his haircut is funny?

[smackkythepirate]

Ha Ha! Lord love you, sir. I was quoting Charlie and the Chocolate factory. I think his hair is simply divine.

[Andiana]

haha wow I just caught that. nice ;-)

[ErgoPictures]

If we can. We'll still be 18, but I don't know if college students can enter.

[SallyTheUnknownFlab]

o0ohhh!!! i love it!that was like amazing. tell kelly i said hi too =] -lizzy

[superk13ngreen]

Kelly Says Hi!!!!! I miss you, Lizzy!!!!!!! <3

[Marphos]

It was pretty good I did notice one small detail missed they had been firing guns at a door but the door was undamaged from the bullets but other then that I liked it.

[Andiana]

best camera work ever. whoever filmed this is a talented genius.:-D

[ErgoPictures]

Yeah especially the parts on the balcony. Funny though, I heard those parts were shot by someone else...

[Andiana]

and I also heard that that someone based 2 or more shots off of andrew's technique.....

I know where you live.

[ErgoPictures]

...and pulled it off better than you ever did. =P Buwahaha!

j/k my friend, j/k

Or am I?

I'm really not.

...yes I am. Naturally.

...?

[Andiana]

.....

i'm gonna fidn you

[Andiana]

and I mean FIND. cause I made a typo. Yeah.

[DongleProductions]

(4)Overall, the directing and camera angles were excellent. The cardboard on the window behind josh, the lighting and the music really set the mood. In terms of production quality, this was excellent, keep it up! -Josh

[ErgoPictures]

Oh DUDE! And everyone gave me shit for that cardboard too!

[DongleProductions]

(3)The next thing that stuck out and distracted me from the story was the music. At 3:49, the music playing in the previous scene continues to play through a title and into the next scene. I think there should have been some sort of musical variation at that point. Lastly, the titles were kind of pointless. I understand it's difficult to transition between scenes in a 7:30 movie, but it came off as unnecessary.

[DongleProductions]

(2)The first thing that kind of bothered me was at the beginning, when Josh said "Unlike the other two." I had no idea what he was talking about, and if anything it confused me. This type of thing is common in movies that aren't screened before released. (The director would have never noticed something like this.) Maybe a simple cut to the other two inhabitants in sleeping bags would have worked?

[DongleProductions]

(1)Great Drama Ergo! I didn't know you guys had teh skillzorz to pull this off. Amazing Job.

However, just because you're asking for some feedback, I'll try to help.

[ErgoPictures]

Thanks for the feedback man! It makes all the difference to know what people think! ^_^

[BladeCarver89]

holy hell dude, that was epic!!

btw, you need any actors with a british accent? i was the last vendettaman in andiana's potc vids...i must say that i really enjoyed the experience but now its over :(

[ErgoPictures]

Oh, is this Elliot? We'd totally like to have you shooting with us. You more interested in humor or drama?

[BladeCarver89]

probably humor...if you didnt already tell from the youtube's end vids, im still kind of in the learning stages, haha! idk, humor seems to be the way to go for someone in that position. well hey, if you guys are actually interested, andrew has my my number.

peace!!

[newbienalwayswillbe]

The blood was pretty fake, but hey, I could never film a whole drama, other than that, it was fucking awesome!

[BJamesThompson]

wow, everything's so professional =] good job on acting too! what kind of camera did you use / what file type did you upload this video in? cuz the quality is like perfect! =]

[ErgoPictures]

We shot this on a Canon XH-A1. Thing of beauty.

We uploaded using an MP4, YouTube really likes those.

[SithaniDirector]

COOL!!!

[soultaker]

Must say, the girl with the short hair was quite beutiful lol. This movie was amazing. I was skeptical, knowing the normal craziness of ErgoPictures' productions, but I was very impressed. Gives me hope for all of us comedy writers who want to go a more serious route sometime. Again, great work, all of you!

[Billie4Mozzarella]

Is it okay if I be critical here? ^_^; The effects were pretty good, and the music was excellent with the scenes. The only bits I had a problem with were the scene with the girl shooting herself (it kinda looked a little too fake ^_^; I'm no expert, but I'm just saying) and just a bit of the acting, like the part where the other girl wakes up? It was kinda obvious that she wasn't asleep at all ^_^ Besides pointing out negative stuff, the zombie whatever people were creepy awesome :3

So yeah xD

[ErgoPictures]

Oh dude, I'm begging people to be critical. XD That's actually some of the best feedback we've gotten. Thanks! Oh, and in the suicide scene, was it the blood that seemed fake? I was a little iffy on that as well.

[Billie4Mozzarella]

oh yeah, it was the blood :0 and maybe possibly you should make the gunshots louder in that part. And that's about it ^_^

[CRAZYGRL345]

omg i love dramas this was so awsome! were they hiding from zombies? i think they were.

[ErgoPictures]

Be hard on us guys! How was our first drama?

[AlkaVirus]

dramatic ._. aren't zombies beautiful?