Jester - Vancouver Film School (VFS)

[anakin334]

wow nice story needs somework and a better ending... keep working =)

[solyjazz]

Great cinematography!

[Jaeqo]

script, needs some touching up.

the actors, good. but theres something lacking.

like you can tell there thinking there not truely in there element

not that im the expert =)

[popaddict]

It was a bit too vague. If that was a cheque than they should have shown it clearly. I didn't get what the point of the painting was and the fact it gets ruined. If that dedication note was discovered from the painting being ruined then it would be a stronger story - would show how materialistic the guy was being. Getting a cheque from it then it doesn't have the same effect. His character would naturally be happy.

The sound was off. They sound like they are in different rooms sometimes!

[ASesqui]

The ambiguity is intentional I think.... The brother with the car is resentful and suddenly finds how wrong he was about their father. The jester is that he tricked both of them - the addict has to settle down and the businessman is set free financially when he thought he was cut out, probably with a few 100 million. (You don't own a 3mil house without a big bank account)

[tqvivaperu]

that ma kes so much sense...

[CellarDoorFilm]

the painting they had "The Jester" serves no symbolic purpose, thats why I find it odd. You could replace the painting with any other painting and the story would still be the same. If thats the case why title the film "Jester" ... why go through the trouble of picking out a painting that looks sooooo out of place? Maybe cuz ther is a symbolic purpose of the image of the "jester" ... if ther is, i sure as hell didnt understand it, sooooo someone explain

[TorThor]

I perceived an endorsement box on the back of the folded paper in the painting, so I'm guessing that it's a cheque. I'm not sure if the final note was also inside the painting for Andrew to find or if it's the title page of the story left for Jack. Unless the director intended to make the ending vague, I think more obvious images at the end would make for a more accessible film.

I hope the filmmakers consider this constructive criticism, as that is my intention.

[mramazon85]

nice sound and music

but i have a doubt

do sound designers

(Brendan Rooney & Dixon Cohee)

made the music ??

or is it just only loops or samples from a library ?

nice job

[skenehc]

cliche.....with a little tackiness and chessiness...sry :(

[kittyo9]

Aww, that was cute... it's a good example of good intentions being misinterpreted because people jump to conclusions. I really like the music chosen for the end scene.

Yes, guys, that is a cheque at the end, and the note says, "The Jester, --by Alfred King.  Dedicated to my sons, Andrew and Jack King."

[RDJim]

what a gay looking pony tail.

[HITWgang]

Not a lot guys can pull it off. But that guy definitely did. And it's hot!

[JuzJake]

"Not a lot of guys..." as is NO ONE. Who wears a pony tail that far up on the back of his head? he looks like Pollyanna....heh heh...not very cool.

[popaddict]

I agree. That is one awful ponytail! Its too far high up his head.

[chengherman]

Im pretty sure its not a note in the picture. Its a cheque.

[HITWgang]

I still don't get it.

[chengherman]

The son kept complaining how his other brother got the house (which is worth a lot) He only got the picture and the car. But the dad actually had a hidden cheque in the picture.

[HITWgang]

Oh thanks!

[getexiz]

^^

Very very nice^^

Production is great

[yanndick]

Very nice short, guys !

[YourTeacherLE]

I don't think we ever see what was on the paper in the picture, but the words at the end are the same as the ones in the middle, and maybe that's what was on the slip of paper in the picture:-

The Jester

by Alfred King

Dedicated to my sons,

Andrew and Jack King.

Emphasis being on "sons".

[eccemarco]

seriously guys, i loved the effort, but the paper at the end was impossible to read!

did it say: to my sons, or what?

[CellarDoorFilm]

thought it was pretentious crap based on stereotypical characters and character relationship that seems to be based off the relationship between 2 brothers in the series "six feet under"

[iPhoneFTW]

damn... very cool! nice editing and sound design... really liked it!

[starward]

I don't understand the ending.. it's pretty confusing. The film didn't show what Andrew found in the painting.

Or is that what the film is supposed to do.. Confuse the viewer?

[mohdyaserarafat]

convincing

[crazedmayeshah]

Ok I know i am slow and all but what was the paper in the picture? Was it a check or what? I am sooo lost But GREAT Film

[kibal4ish]

so am i

[3m1rfile]

I WANNA GET INTO VFS!

[DMUproductions]

Great Mise-en-scene

[tron780]

its really good but you gotta have more moving shots and more back ground noise thats what i think personally

[Philinspaces]

I think it said, "The Jester, by Dad. Cut your brother some slack because he's got a ponytail. Love Dad." Who the hell knows.

[veggywitch]

it said something along the lines of

The Jester

by (name)

dedicated to my sons (name and name)

[Juggurosh]

yeah, wish i could read the note...seemed important

[patriotsfan11]

What did the note say...cuz whatever is one that note is key to understanding the whole story

[xOutsiderXx]

Thats were im going straight to VFS out of high school

[Buddyb309]

you have to be damn good at art to get in.

[matafixer]

Really? Is that so important, because I would love to study at VFS too, but I am not very good at drawing with hand.

[VancouverFilmSchool]

Some students come to VFS with very little art background and pick it up quickly. It's an advantage, though, and anyone would do well to learn at least some of the basics. You might also benefit from our Foundation program before pursuing an Animation & Visual Effects program.

[3m1rfile]

i wanna get into VFS

[JassimAlAli]

Great film! Keep it up! You're the best!

[xOutsiderXx]

i want to be an editor not an artist

[mattydavid12]

Thats really good =D well done!

I really want to go somewhere like this because im interested and love film making!