Ball Point
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  • Hey, I like your film! The arguing really took me back, if you know what I mean - brings back a lot of memories. That's a look at something very intimate - shared only by those individuals who know that loss of peace in their own home, having their daytimes drowned in it, and their nightimes shattered by it.

    Well done!

    I just finished my first film FIRST LOVE, a 9 minute short (tragic drama). The trailer is up on my channel. if you get a minute check it out and comment.

    Extraordinary job! :)

  • This is a very good piece. Extremely short but still very well done. You should try more like this. Good stuff.

  • He did it for the lulz.

  • i loved ittttt (:

    i love you ;D

  • Wow Jacob, that was REALLY good! You are a multi-talented guy.:) And I just want to say for the losers who left some stupid messages (Jaredreelz, watercoloursgrey, and SumpnsUp)You really make the term "sore losers" make sense. Thanks. :)

  • Hey congrats bud!! i miss ya! keep up the good work! your favorite cousin (well at least one of them)!

  • SumpnsUp, I really like how you use "correct" punctuation and don't capitalize any of the words that start the sentences, not to mention your poor use of grammar. If you would ever like to defend this video or any other video again, please look over what you type. Not only to make you look better but to make the video look better as well. What you posted actually made the video seem worse.

    I liked the camera shots and the music, but not the story. Congratulations on winning. Good luck!

  • THANK YOU for your message on the values of grammar and punctuation! (It's about TIME someone besides me was an advocate for it on YouTube...)

  • I liked this alot just wish i could hear the whole song. hey losers, so lots of ppl didn't like johnnie roainbow big deal. you know it reeked so get over it an stop beatingg everybody up. Your gonna make everybody hate anything you do becuz your acting like jerks. if this is was in a compettition you ever want to be in again then gl if the judges ever read this. theyll just figure you guys are haters an mental.

  • My name is Rawmilk and I think that I am better than everyone! Silent joe and the kidnapper is the only way to go...

    It makes sense, even without using words!

    ITS NUTS!!!

  • OK, I lied...didn't mean to but I have to say thank you to Kirkius & not to worry...we're ALL idiots sometimes. I'm sure I've been @ the front of the idiot line more than my share. Your friends want to stick up for u & that can't be all bad.

  • Hi Purple-I'm obviously not communicating well so I'll try again. My comment about your identity was just me saying I heard you about being a girl, not a guy. I have no idea who u r. And I DID appreciate your response when you didn't yell @ me or insult me & just asked me not to mix u up. It was nice. Really. This is my last post so note to Johnny: I obviously didn't like Rainbow but I LOVED a Man & His Lamp. THAT was funny & deserved notice in my opinion. Just so you know. Stay funny, not mad.

  • First to rawmilk, I have to say I really enjoyed this movie, and thought it deserved to win.Now I do know the people who are posting, but there all jealous idiots, friends, but jealous idiots.

    Very sorry,

    Kirk Dunkle.

  • That was good I really enjoyed it. keep making more like that.......include George Clooney again heh heh

  • You got it purple...my apologies. Girls and boys are, indeed, very different...where I come from too. Thanks for the heads up concerning your identity and I enjoyed reading your thoughtful remarks.

  • Well, you don't have to lie about enjoying my "thoughtful" remarks. And I don't care if you know who I am... it's not a big secret....

  • ugh. please. could you at least try to be polite?

    if you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all. some people in this world actually care about others. whether it makes sense to you or not...

  • Hi Purplelurple Johnny,

    The 45 minutes I was referring to was how long the movie "Johnny Rainbow" seemed, not the posts. That wasn't very clear....sorry.

    My take on the pen was that it represented tension; tension from hearing the arguing, stress in the home, etc. Most of us have sat clicking a pen mindlessly, or purposefully, at times. The pen was all he had in the situation. When he left he didn't need the pen anymore. Just my thoughts, illiterate or illegitimate - pick a card! :D

  • Johnny Rainbow and I are not affiliated. He just goes to the same school as me. So I would appreciate it if you stop calling us by the smae name... I'm a girl and he's a boy... there's a pretty big difference where I come from...

  • He could have masturbated.

  • As for the movie, I thought the camera angles were good and the original music was beautiful! I would just like to know the meaning of the film. I understand that he wants to get away from his parents, but why the pen? An explanation would be appreciated! Thank you!

  • Hmmm.... a wonderful movie... if you are deaf, blind and a mute... And if people are going to argue with others at least use the correct terms... purplelurple13, i believe you meant illiterate... then your pun would have made sense...

  • first of all, thanks for asking, and not just shouting crap at me like most people do. The pen was not very clear because we came up with that as we were filming the last shot. the pen represents his past life. so he drops it on the ground. and at the begining he is figiting with it.

  • No problem. I was just confused at the awards presentation. Thanks for clearing it up. The only reason they shout crap is because it makes them feel better because they think it makes them sound smarter through their words. But if I were in your position, I would get really tired of it too... At least your getting views from it...

  • Dear JohnnyrainbowPianoIady79Kirkiu­sBobhopeless (Yeah, it's obvious by the writing style and uncomfortable use of antiquated British slang that they are all the same person), your last response to "HeDreamsOfSleep" actually hit me so funny I laughed out loud. Too bad you didn't use that humor in your film-it might have had a chance. Put your wit to work next time. Johnny Rainbow just made everybody want that forty-five minutes of their life back. (Wait, maybe it just seemed like 45 minutes.....)

  • It may have only seemed like 45 minutes because you couldn't keep track of a sophisticated arguement if your life depended on it. Those three names are from (can you believe it) three different people! OMG!

  • Last I heard, Johnnyrainbow and jacoborross were getting along really well and look, they even have a link to rainbow's movie on the related videos on this site! Wow... Learn who you're actually supposed to be arguing with before you post a comment, and next time, try to come up with a better insults than "uncomfortable use of antiquated British" and how long it took your illegitimate ass to read the comments posted...

  • Good job guys.

  • That sound like a really crappy idea.

  • yay! how about we just all be friends despite our differences of opinion? how's that sound, eh?

  • Adaof got owned(Can I call you hitler for short?)

  • Bobhopeless and Jacoborross. When one resorts to profanity and couches the comments with "my opinion", nothing has really been said, has it? I mean, if bobhopeless had anything close to the creditials of the judges, who make a living doing what they do, perhaps he could articulate the reasons why the film was sh*t. Are there technical issues, continuity, plot problems? Any reasonable person or film maker would welcome constructive critism. I hope the ad hominem attack makes bob-- feel better.

  • I still can't Believe you won Get Reel. Thought your movie was total shit. biggest piece of shit to win a contest in my opinion.

    So just curious how much did you pay each judge to make sure you won?

  • i didn't pay them anything. not sure where you got that idea. by the way, when you tell someon that their film is shit, normally you should have a reason

  • Ok first thing first, I am pianoiady79 not pianolady79! Dont get mad at me for having a similar screen name, gosh.

  • if your pianoiady79 then why is the label of your comment under 'pianolady79?'

  • Is it my fault that the capital i looks like L?

  • This is the ORIGINAL pianolady79. Just for the record, I am signing off and will not be posting anymore comments. BTW FAKE pianolady79, if you're going to use my name at least have the courtesy of using correct spelling and grammar. "There" is like "over there" indicating a place. You needed to use the contraction "they're" to replace the words "they are". I also reported you to Youtube as a hacker. My opinion remains unchanged. Ballpoint is wonderful. Have fun with the ongoing debate. Chao!

  • Guys, this is amazing. I loved it!!!! And Hannah, the piano part was AWESOME! You guys rock! congrats on winning.

    ~Christina

  • Yes there sooooo narrow, god probably hates them.

  • oooo i like you comments adaof5! it's nice to hear people thinking with their minds, and not with their tongues. yes i found that view of film a bit narrow. i mean what about film on a purely artistic level? perhaps it may not tell you anything new, or it may not entertain (in the way were used to today) but film shouldn't be put in a box and labelled.

    i don't know if i'm making sense. it all makes sense in my head...

  • wow ok these people are pathetic...

    anyway on a happier note: YAY YOU GUYS ROCK! This movie is absolutely amazing! On a scale from 1 to 10 i give it 50 brazillian!(yes im aware thats not a real number...) And i'm not just saying this cuz i know you guys...yah...

    btw this is Taylor from choir and other such homeschooled activities ^_^

  • Con't. What category would Citizen Kane, Schindler's List or Shadowlands fall in? Or if a film does neither entertain or inform it is to be dismissed? I may not know exactly what Picasso is trying to say, but I'll not dismiss that something is being said. Communication has taken shape in different ways in different times. If the internet isn't real, then certainly film isn't either,yet Mr. Rainbow participates in both. To create is to carry us to other realms. Further Up and Further In, you 3!!!

  • Perhaps the comments have quited down. It should be possible to have this forum be that of a meaningful exchange of ideas, not vitriol. It might be that case that what was expressed by Mr. Rainbow was offered merely in humor. Regardless, if you're serious about your art it seems you'd want to learn from and explore how others approach it, whether you initial understand it or not. Certianly it seems a truncated view of film to say it is to entertain or inform.

  • I find it kind of hilarious that Johnny Rainbow is taking so much time to argue about this video if the people who made it "aren't real". You guys did great, congratulations on winning. :)

  • I am very sorry for the previous comment made on this page, I found the movie very well done! This is a joint account and one of my friends was bitter. Keep up the good work!

  • Don't worry, i'm pretty much finished. You people have no sense of humor. And bad taste. And you aren't real. Well, i'm done here. I've been giving this movie too much publicity. Toodles!

  • I just realized that you didn't say that we're not real "nice" people, you said that we're not REAL people. I assumed that you dropped a word because it never occured to me that anyone would think that internet people aren't REAL!?!? That's pretty funny! I guess that is what allows you to think it's OK to act rude and spiteful. You might want to consult your mother about that one. I'll bet she raised you better than that.

  • You know, I had to go back and look over the comments to make sure my memory served correctly. We're not nice people? I'm not sure who "we" are but it looks to me like the attack came before the defense. Your hatred was expressed long before you had read any of my comments or anyone else's for that matter. A person's true character is shown during adversity. It's been interesting chatting with you. You made a funny video. Don't hang on to your anger, it'll consume you.

  • The purpose of a film is to entertain or inform. This did neither. I love your comments, and i'd love to argue with each one, but i've got better things to do, like read CS Lewis. And yes, my mother taught me to be nice, but you're not real people. Everyone knows nothing on the internet is real. There were several movies i would have happily lost to. This was not one of them. I'm not saying you don't have talent. I'm saying this didn't deserve to win, and i'm angry. Justifiably so.

  • i'm not sure who is using my name (or how they are doing it) but as I said before, WOW, amazing, the hatred some people can display when they find out that the sun doesn't rise and set just for them. Where are your mothers? Didn't they teach you how to play nicely with others?

  • Loved the movie, very thought provoking. Piano was a bit overpowering but I liked the music. I give it two thumbs up!!!

  • WOW, amazing, how crappy this movie actually is. This video does a great job of saying nothing! TWO MINUTES OF IT! Put aside your love for this movie and go do something better then watch it, like racking leaves.

    I also retract my last statement.

  • It spoke to the conflict many families have. I fully expected that a lot of them would be dumb and pointless...just something a bunch of silly kids would waste judge and audience time with. It was great that there were actually some filmmakers. Right on guys -- all of you. Don't let mean people get you down. These were never your competition.

  • There were only a few films that really deserved my time at the screening. I came to watch this one again because it had depth and power - and it shocked me that students were capable of capturing the mature subject matter. There were some others that didn't make it into the finals that I also thought were good. But for the ones that did make it I also enjoyed "Music - Pass It On" and "Love Grows." I definitely thought "Ball Point" deserved to win because you could tell it was taken seriously

  • WOW, amazing, both the video and the rude people who apparently lost to it at the festival. This video does a great job of portraying conflict and pain, a struggle we all have. Maybe if you put aside your hate (and your video games) long enough you could see that. Try some good literature, maybe Dickens or CSLewis for symbolism. If your hate is dispensed so easily you must lead a sad life. Keep up the great work, Jacoborross. Congrats.

  • apparently, you are all either to shallow to be a good sport (did you miss that lesson in kindergarten?) or to shallow to grasp subject matter that has any depth. so go whine to somebody else, cause we don't care. we're still the ones who got $600, not you.

  • hmm...poor loosers much?

    you have to dive below the surface to understand this video...I suppose the there is a LACK of INTELECT within the group of people who don't understand this video

    anyways, this video is lovely...

    very well done and amazing music

  • ok you peeps should stop whinning cuz you lost

    and it does make sense even if your too stupid to get it

  • good grief. could you people be anymore immature about it? i mean really...i wouldn't be bitching about your video if you won.

    but i guess you have a right to be angry.

    so if it makes you happy then yay for you.

  • It seems to me that you commenters are just bitter that you didn't win Get Reel. Now, tell me kids, is that really a good way of handling your loss? YES!!! Yes, it is right to be bitter when you somehow lost to a film that made no sense! Now, we don't necessarily have anything against you, Mr. Ross. But we have everything against your movie!! WE HATED IT!! WE HATE THE JUDGES!!! The fact that you got 600 dollars makes we want to throw up all over your shiny pink Vans! I HATE BALL POINT!

  • As for the comment about sermonspice, LOL they are a religious business, they don't want a depressing video that doesn't even make sense. Good luck in Slickrock.

  • The ONLY good thing about this video is that your music was original, and not even that great. Sure there were a few decent camera angles but otherwise it made almost no sense and your poor attempt at "making a funny" with george Clooney was and still is pathetic. How you won something with this video I do not know, but one things for sure some judges wallet grew fat with your money...

  • Wow! I totally deserved to lose to that! So deep... I hardly even minded that that wasn't even a ball point pen! Go you! And it made so much sense! And such a brilliant title sequence! Enjoy your 600 dollars! Sure, mine was actually entertaining and funny, but your's was deep. So deep that no one understood it. I'd like to shake your hand. SO I COULD RIP IT OFF!!!

  • Great vid my friend! I am looking forward to doing some with you as well! Go Pete!

  • This is amazing... Wow... Good lord... Brother you're gonna make so much money from sermonspice...

  • I especially liked the music - who is that chick?!

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