'Life As A Liar' - A WIN Film.

[willidke]

What camera did you use?

[davidadametz]

We used a Canon GL2 for this short.

When the next event comes around, we'll probably end up using a more high quality camera, which will make everything a bit more pleasing to the eye, I think.

[BlackChameleon]

Nice dude, I really liked it, o.k. so like that dude said, it's not completely original, but what idea is now adays. I thought it was pulled off quite well, a little bit confusing at first and I think the end could have used some work. Maybe more than just a shot of the guy walking away. A closeup on the girls eyes while she's strugglin knowing she's about to die etc.

[ThomasBdCrowne]

I Can See Why You Didn't Win. The Concept Is Not Original At All. It's Basically "Saw" Meets The "Matrix" When Neo's Running To The Exit And Why Is Everyone A Martial Arts Master. Should Of Spent More Time On The Plot And Some Dialogue Instead Of The Fight Choreography.

[davidadametz]

Yeah, that's what we get for blowing 3 out of the 7 days that the contest ran for.

Sorry it doesn't satisfy you.

Matrix and Saw?

Sounds like a nifty little hybrid to me.

[Brasillie]

im confused, why would the over men try to kill him if they were trying to save him, and why did he leave the girl?

[SilentBat]

Did you guys win?

[davidadametz]

Well we placed in the Top 16 shorts of all 6 Colleges participating, but we didn't win any awards.

Ours was pretty different from a lot of the other shorts, and there weren't really enough to distinguish ours as a category.

They only awarded "Best Comedy", "Best Drama", and "Best Picture"

We were nominated for "Best Picture", but I thought out best shot would have been "Best Drama"

[SilentBat]

Shucks ... that stinks. Great film no less!

[SilentBat]

Are the punching sounds done from a bouncing basketball?

[davidadametz]

No, I downloaded the sounds off the the internet, royalty free.

In the staircase fight, I added reverb to the punches, so that's why they sound like they reverberate and ring a little bit.

[SilentBat]

It's an interesting thing to try out though. Basketball bouncing for punching sounds.

[VaportrailFilms]

Good stuff.

I might've had a bit more from the girl. Close-up of the look in her eyes, pleading perhaps? It was still pretty sweet considering the constraints on production.

The shaky cam looked great. Not amateur "guy running with his camcorder" at all.

Was the guy in the black hoodie the dude from LCC3? Kinda looked like him.

Good work, as usual.

-Vaportrail

[davidadametz]

Yeah, that was me, heh.

[VaportrailFilms]

Oh, both the bad guys are wearing black hoodies, heh. I meant your sparring partner. I don't recall his name.

Hooray for cameo!

[SilentBat]

The one critique I would have for the whole film really is that in the split-screen shot you when you had the two guys running off. I would have suggested that you put the guy on the right side under the street light so that we could see him better when he starts running off.

[davidadametz]

Yeah, very good point.

That was actually me acting in that shot, and when I 'answer the phone' I sort of trail off from the light.

[davidadametz]

Yeah I'm going to be working with him for his Magic DVD.

[davidadametz]

This stars Chris Brown.

A friend and I shot this film. He acted in it.

[SilentBat]

OMG! Nevermind my last comment. I was writing it while I missed the big thing about the girl having her three lovers being sent to her. Very nice film!

[SilentBat]

Violent ... Hmmm ... I din't exactly get it. Was it supposed to be like Saw? Maybe I should watch it again.

[tatsy2009]

reminds me of saw. Great directing man

[davidadametz]

Thanks for the comment.

Our writer was going for a 'Bourne Identity' style. I personally haven't seen any of the 'Bourne' films, so I guess in the end it had that, with a little 'Saw' twist, heh.

[tatsy2009]

yea.. I liked it though it was really interesting.

[SilentBat]

No, didn't cross me to be Bourne film. Definitely Saw though. Very nice though! Favorited and 5 Stars and I'm putting you up on my blog!