@ridrocks99 See the post for midnight0weazel... copying and pasting (ironically) is bad form (I would assume)... perhaps reading the comments or the description of a video would help you determine what to expect form a random youtube video. I apologize for being original, hope it didn't upset your day as much as it seems rom the punctuation.
@midnight0weazel The script said "Scare Tactics" right on the cover page... weird, I must be illiterate, or perhaps you are unaware that a company cannot copyright/trademark a title of a production. Ah, law, such a fickle thing.
@knightscape i agree. but sorry. my retard of a sister posted that :p this isnt the first time shes posted something retarded on my account. i need to learn to log out >.< at least this time it wasnt some justin bieber shit
@chispygato Thank you :) As the director, I blame myself for taking so many first takes and not insisting on more time... I didn't schedule enough time for production. That left me fewer options in the edit and as the editor, I blame the director ;) Thanks for watching and the honest feedback.
@Iam18yearsolddddd No, but that's the wonders of the cine-world, anything is possible :) Like in the commercial world, where everything is the most difficult task until you use the right product.
This is an awesome short film!!! I've watched it several times, and it just gets funnier every time I watch it! The sarcasm in this film is right up my alley-ingenious. The acting seemed- spot on, to the over the top story line-kudos to a job well done,
@recklessones Thank you :) I'm glad you enjoyed our work. Please check out the rest of our library at the yafiunderground dotcom main site, everything we've done since we started is up there, and we've been continually improving our storytelling :)
Honestly dude if you want to improve start with character, these guys you casted were awful very painfull to watch. Why goth girl? Looks stupid, and then to have the mom screw pigeon douc h bag for weed is the dumbest crap I have ever heard. If it was for coke then its more believable but not weed. Poor actors destroy good production, and the story although a good intention behind it is very very outdated. And dont go to the obvious character its boring.
@coyatomacca I didn't write it, nor did the competition it was produced for allow us to alter the script. There are more complete explanations earlier in the comment thread.
@coyatomacca Thanks, The lighting on this was the culmination of 4-5 years of trying to figure it out. This uses 3 clamp-on scoop lights and a firm knowledge of falloff to light the wall behind the actors. I used foamcore as a bounce to fill. I was also really happy with the look of 90% of the shots in this piece - which was a giant leap at that time. The audio in this one convinced me to get a better microphone.
@knightscape Yea good equipment makes all the difference, as does lighting. Keep it up and you'll achieve what you want. I just want to give a piece of advice dont settle with being 90% satisfied with your shots be 100% satisfied.
@coyatomacca add the beginning url bits and change the (dot) to a period... YT won't let me post an actual link in here apparently.
I CC'd in FCP (I only have Studio 1), although for larger projects, I would most likely export shots/scenes as a tiff sequence, then use Shake to CC in a much higher bit depth than FCP is capable of... until I can afford to upgrade to FCS2 (still on PPC)
@coyatomacca Sorry it took so long to respond, my interpretation of the script is that it was supposed to be a bit unbelievable and corny, so that's how I shot it. I'm really happy with the choices we made and wish we had more production time so I could have dialed in the performances better... as it was, it was a time constrained shoot that turned out better than it should have due to the professionalism of the actors on set.
Honestly dude if you want to improve start with character, these guys you casted were awful very painfull to watch. Why goth girl? Looks stupid, and then to have the mom screw pigeon douc h bag for weed is the dumbest crap I have ever heard. If it was for coke then its more believable but not weed. Poor actors destroy good production, and the story although a good intention behind it is very very outdated. And dont go to the obvious character its boring.
Wow, not only an opinion, but the ability to express it without reading the context featured in all the other comments below. I recommend reading through, then being more specific with your comments. I'm comfortable with your opinion, but "Sucks" doesn't help me improve as a filmmaker.
Odd, you had been marked as spam. I've unspamified you, could you be more specific as to what you felt was missing from the piece. We always strive to learn from our mistakes so our future pieces can be better. Only analysis of our mistakes can provide these answers.
lol well the reason i found it lame is that the story lacks a spark... especially in the begining. you need a good spark, a moment that captures the audiences attention right away, makes them guessing whats next. the whole long conversation between the dad and mom in the begining kinda killed it.
Thank you, I can see that. On this piece our hands were a bit tied as the script was written as the first part of the competition by someone else. Perhaps if I had shown the mom finding the drugs in the car. that would have presented the information in a more compelling manner up front?
I directed most of what's up here (couple of exceptions). I'm currently working specifically on getting what's in my head realized in camera so the editor can produce what I intended rather than having to "Make do" with what I actually captured. We've also been getting more crew on the shoots and it's been improving the quality alot.
when the girl first starts speaking there is an echo which the mum and dad didnt have when they were talking sounds like its been prerecorded and un natural
Yes. I didn't have a close up of that shot and she had ad-libbed a line which (in my hurry) I failed to re-record with the microphone closer to her. The echo is simply a microphone proximity mistake on my part. Good Catch!
Thank you. I know it's a hard question to answer, but can you comment on what you felt was missing from the piece? The point of doing these competitions is to learn from our mistakes, so be as blunt as you need to be :)
Thank you. I was mostly happy with the acting. It was a comedy and the actors portrayed what I had asked them to. I was too inexperienced at the time to realize that the acting was too "big" from the mom and daughter.
Ariel did her own makeup and I asked her to go over the top with it. I take full responsibility for both of those complaints as the director. Mostly my inexperience (and the stress of shooting 3 shorts) as a director shows as the problems in the short. See our new stuff
Instead of calling this youtube, it should be called "I am a 42 year old dillweed still living in my mom's basement". You jerk offs should turn off the porn sites and move out of your mother's basements before you find out she starred in a number of them! Knightscape, I agree the editing should be tightened up a touch and the sound needs a little work. I have to say not my favorite movie, but I can see you are serious about this career. Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing more.
We'll go back to the bunch of times I've posted that it was for a competition and we had to make the script given. Perhaps if you teenz wld lern to reed, we wldnt hve sch a dscnnct :)
BTW, my teens worked on the set and laughed at it. Perhaps if you looked at it as a comedy (which it is), you would get more out of it.
I interpreted that when reading the script as the twist at the end that asks the audience whether or not they believed that the parent's stories were true. Until then, they're just stories used as "Tactics" to "Scare" their daughter away from drug use (quotes added for the posters above).
How did you interpret the story? Did she believe her parents' stories? If so, then perhaps the final decision is real. Movies are interpreted by the audience. Once released, it's no longer the filmmakers' film, it's the audiences (reading this Mr. Lucas?).
We were shooting for a comedic take on the situation. When we read it, we found the conversion from "bad girl" to "daddy's girl" a little sudden, which smacked of humor to us, so we shot it that way. The category this script came from was comedy/drama, so we shot it a bit ridiculous... which is how we found it when we first read the script.
Is this a serious question, or are you just being a jerk? If a serious question... the answers are above you in the year or two's worth of comments... if not... sod off and have a nice day :)
start using articles... you are well below your character threshhold :) It's not a joke, it has some funny spots though. This was for a competition... and won! Where's your work so I can critique it so brilliantly?
It's a bit corny, but we pulled this together without control over the scripts (part of the competition) with 2 other 10 minute short films over the course of the weekend.
What was that? I was looking for the tv show scare tactics lol.
I thought it was pretty shit while the dad was just talking bollocks but I almost pissed myself laughing when the mom said about blowing pigeon eddie and the makeshift bed of bird bones lmao!
Pretty terrible film though...complete bullshit. I hope it was meant to be satirical and not an actual educational video.
well i decided to tell u again that this video was complete rubish in hopes another one will never be made.
idk how it won anything because the acting is horrible, the plot is ridiculous, and seriously what are the watchers supposed to get out of this??? entertainment.... i dont think so.
have you gone to indietalk(dot)com and looked at the competition? What I got out of this was more practice, without which, I would still be making stuff at the level I was 5 years ago... which was worse. Now the technical bits are up to par with this series of 3 shorts, we started working on the acting and directing/storytelling. We're improving with every shoot. What have you done? I'd love to see your work... and thanks for being honest and specific in your critique. We've improved since
The title "Scare Tactics" is not exclusive to the excercise of playing stupid pranks on people with the intent of them soiling themselves. A little reading down the comments here will reveal exactly the answers to all of the questions you have posed. And it wasn't pointless as I won the competition with it...so pointless for you perhaps, not for me.
Aaaahahaha! That video was great! Fuck anyone who has anything negative to say about it. It's an AMATEUR video. Of course the sound and video quality isn't going to be great. But to those who have nothing better to do than complain: I'd like to see you do any better. You're too ignorant to get the point of the video anyways.
Thank you! You can stay...although I don't mind the last guy due to the fact that he actually critiqued the piece rather than just spouting like/dislike profanities...or disapproval that I'm not impinging on the "Scare Tactics" trademark.
Thank you for your honest critique. There was no dubbing though and we've since replaced our audio work flow to correct the problems...we should have better sound in the future...this is a really expensive hobby!
I'm pretty sure the title says "Scare Tactics"...I think your expectations are what are fraudulent...perhaps you can read the comments here for more explanation.
I thought it was good but like many people say I thought perhaps the actors were a little too nervous to act in front of the character. Maybe you could speak and encourage your actors? :) I know you plan to get different actors but I thought that these ones were superb, just a little nervous. Just ease their nerves a little (Tell them that if they mess up then its fine because we'll take another one) :) (Did that help?)
I love you. This was their first time in front of a camera and we were on a time crunch, they are fabulous stage actors...so there's just a little tweaking they need. Seeing the final product was really helpful for them to learn to dial in their performance for the future.
I'm glad that they've lived and learned. First time on a camera is the hardest and this is from a non-actor! I guess the time crunch thing might have pressured them. Its nice to know someone loves me ;). By Xmas we have a film trailer to do for our Media coursework (apparently! And worth 50%) so I'm hoping that my final project will come out like this. Well done to all of you!
Just shot some last night for a friend from school for a local competition. Pretty fun stuff. About a robbery gone sour...I'm just Cinematography and Mentor on this one, it's his first project.
sounds pretty good. I finally know what we're doing for my media. I am doing a film trailer, our group's narrative is a classic love story (boy moves into new neighbour hood, boy and girl fall in love etc) except the boy has this secret which keeps their relationship going. I know it's dark, but we don't know what the secret is :) so I'm looking forward to it. Also good luck to your friend!
Thank you very much :) All I'm doing now is the storyboarding, which probably will continue until about 2 weeks time (half term) when we can film. Looking forward to it, and thanks for your website
Hey!! Yeah, we've finished and submitted. My final media grade was a B which is great considering I did badly at magazine cover and advertising!
Sorry I didn't keep you informed! I'm a little on the disorganized side when it comes to things like that (we barely had communication in our team!)
We didn't get our project back though but you can see the cinematography, my sister took our shots and edited it to her music. She's studying film and is a rapper so... I'm pm u the link
Thanks for the constructive criticism. I'll make sure to get less horrible actors next time and make a less stupid video. That must be the parts I was missing.. so simple, why didn't I think of it..
Looking at downchick78's page..
..links to other videos. They are well laid out on the page.
Maybe through constructive criticism and adopting a Pollyanna attitude, you could become UPchick78 (you wouldn't be so down all the time) :)
Moving the camera can impart emotion as well...taking some of the burdon off of the actor. hollywoodcamerawork(.)us has sample footage up from their dvd master class on camera movement. That way they can look forward blankly and the camera movement can make it look like they are thinking deeply about whatever the audience wants them to be thinking about. Less is more.
Thanks, a glimmer of light. We will be participating in the 48 hour project in MPLS, We're specifically going to try to get away from "Talking Heads" dialog. Wish us luck!
I am really sorry, but you shouldnot comment on anyone elses work, unless it's for a prison gang. Very supportive, thank you...not even a single point of critique in the thing. You are the reason the founding fathers of america invented the electoral college.
It's always easiest to comment like this when you either have nothing of your own to show, or are too ashamed of your own work to share it. Any reason he shouldn't do more? Even if it were (which it's clearly not) for kindergarten, Mr. Rogers had a good run last I checked.
Could you please define the parts you liked vs. the parts you didn't. It'll help me create better projects in the future. Comments such as this don't add to the betterment of anything. Do you have anger issues? Did your parents abandon you as a child in the grocery store alot? Are you obsessed with death and dark colors? Do you floss less than you should?
oh my God how old r u cos u look over 60 and u r sick in the head to say something like dat how dare u. How could some1 even cum out wid sumink like dat ur twisted u need HELP!!!
Ur sick yeah maybe sweetcandy was a bit hursh but every1 else seem to think the same and u no what u r fuckin CRAP!! how dare u talk to people like dat u musta abused some1 urself how can u even say something like that on here u crazy bitch
These seem to be written by angry 14 year olds with no dictionary.
Sick is attacking work with no reasons. I prefer the "acting sucks" critique.
I re-read my comment and don't see that I accused him of being abused.
Everyone else does think the same...I've read more unprovoked profanity in these "critiques" than I heard throughout my entire tenure in high school. I'm saddened the ability to communicate is being lost. You all suck ass! Do I get a sticker that says I'm part of the club now?
Lighting looks good. Blocking is a bit static as mentioned in another comment. I try to avoid all dialogue stories and try to tell more through action and facial expression. Some of the reaction shots seemed a bit too long, so I would personally tighten up the editing, making quicker cuts or fewer reaction shots (e.g., when "dad" is throwing out every slang term in the book). His reaction alone could replace some of hers.
This was made as part of the indietalk(dot)com "script to screen challenge". I didn't write the script nor title it. I'm sorry the title didn't fit your expectation of the phrase "scare tactics".
This was made as part of the indietalk(dot)com "script to screen challenge". I didn't write the script nor title it. I'm sorry the title didn't fit your expectation of the phrase "scare tactics".
Thanks for the constructive criticism, I'll make sure to take your comments and use them to better my next project...oh wait, you're simply derisive...never mind.
this is NOT scare tactics!!
ridrocks99 7 months ago
@ridrocks99 See the post for midnight0weazel... copying and pasting (ironically) is bad form (I would assume)... perhaps reading the comments or the description of a video would help you determine what to expect form a random youtube video. I apologize for being original, hope it didn't upset your day as much as it seems rom the punctuation.
knightscape 7 months ago
this is not scare tatics you retard!!!!!!
midnight0weazel 7 months ago
@midnight0weazel The script said "Scare Tactics" right on the cover page... weird, I must be illiterate, or perhaps you are unaware that a company cannot copyright/trademark a title of a production. Ah, law, such a fickle thing.
knightscape 7 months ago
@knightscape i agree. but sorry. my retard of a sister posted that :p this isnt the first time shes posted something retarded on my account. i need to learn to log out >.< at least this time it wasnt some justin bieber shit
midnight0weazel 6 months ago
lol not nice
HichBich 10 months ago
@HichBich Can you be more specific?
knightscape 10 months ago
not funny
attractor9 1 year ago
@attractor9 Well, it's a cautionary tale ;)
knightscape 1 year ago
fail weird ass vid lmao
RichyBoyBlaze 1 year ago
@RichyBoyBlaze If you're LMAO, I've done my job ;) I've shown mine, now show me yours...
knightscape 1 year ago
Terrible acting, terrible rythm, but good overall effort!! Well done!
chispygato 1 year ago
@chispygato Thank you :) As the director, I blame myself for taking so many first takes and not insisting on more time... I didn't schedule enough time for production. That left me fewer options in the edit and as the editor, I blame the director ;) Thanks for watching and the honest feedback.
knightscape 1 year ago
@knightscape I honestly though it was really cool, timing is always a pressure, but the effort is there.
chispygato 1 year ago
now that's a fail. that never works in real life
Iam18yearsolddddd 1 year ago
@Iam18yearsolddddd No, but that's the wonders of the cine-world, anything is possible :) Like in the commercial world, where everything is the most difficult task until you use the right product.
knightscape 1 year ago
lol, well made!
r3ality357 1 year ago
@r3ality357 Thanks for taking the time to watch :) This was a blast to shoot and continues to make me smile when I watch it too.
knightscape 1 year ago
This is an awesome short film!!! I've watched it several times, and it just gets funnier every time I watch it! The sarcasm in this film is right up my alley-ingenious. The acting seemed- spot on, to the over the top story line-kudos to a job well done,
recklessones 1 year ago
@recklessones Thank you :) I'm glad you enjoyed our work. Please check out the rest of our library at the yafiunderground dotcom main site, everything we've done since we started is up there, and we've been continually improving our storytelling :)
knightscape 1 year ago
Honestly dude if you want to improve start with character, these guys you casted were awful very painfull to watch. Why goth girl? Looks stupid, and then to have the mom screw pigeon douc h bag for weed is the dumbest crap I have ever heard. If it was for coke then its more believable but not weed. Poor actors destroy good production, and the story although a good intention behind it is very very outdated. And dont go to the obvious character its boring.
coyatomacca 1 year ago
@coyatomacca I didn't write it, nor did the competition it was produced for allow us to alter the script. There are more complete explanations earlier in the comment thread.
knightscape 1 year ago
@knightscape I see, nice lighting though. It helps set a good mood.
coyatomacca 1 year ago
@coyatomacca Thanks, The lighting on this was the culmination of 4-5 years of trying to figure it out. This uses 3 clamp-on scoop lights and a firm knowledge of falloff to light the wall behind the actors. I used foamcore as a bounce to fill. I was also really happy with the look of 90% of the shots in this piece - which was a giant leap at that time. The audio in this one convinced me to get a better microphone.
knightscape 1 year ago
@knightscape Yea good equipment makes all the difference, as does lighting. Keep it up and you'll achieve what you want. I just want to give a piece of advice dont settle with being 90% satisfied with your shots be 100% satisfied.
coyatomacca 1 year ago
@coyatomacca Here's where we're at now: yafiunderground (dot) com/Video/scavengers.2.sm.mov
knightscape 1 year ago
@knightscape that link didnt work. What do you do your color correction in? Do you edit in Final cut?
coyatomacca 1 year ago
@coyatomacca add the beginning url bits and change the (dot) to a period... YT won't let me post an actual link in here apparently.
I CC'd in FCP (I only have Studio 1), although for larger projects, I would most likely export shots/scenes as a tiff sequence, then use Shake to CC in a much higher bit depth than FCP is capable of... until I can afford to upgrade to FCS2 (still on PPC)
knightscape 1 year ago
@coyatomacca Oh, and I've cleaned up the audio and color corrected more since the output of the link in the last reply.
knightscape 1 year ago
@coyatomacca Sorry it took so long to respond, my interpretation of the script is that it was supposed to be a bit unbelievable and corny, so that's how I shot it. I'm really happy with the choices we made and wish we had more production time so I could have dialed in the performances better... as it was, it was a time constrained shoot that turned out better than it should have due to the professionalism of the actors on set.
knightscape 1 year ago
Honestly dude if you want to improve start with character, these guys you casted were awful very painfull to watch. Why goth girl? Looks stupid, and then to have the mom screw pigeon douc h bag for weed is the dumbest crap I have ever heard. If it was for coke then its more believable but not weed. Poor actors destroy good production, and the story although a good intention behind it is very very outdated. And dont go to the obvious character its boring.
coyatomacca 1 year ago
Wow a weird but intriguing clip. weird vampire daughter and mother wearing a jumper my dear grandmother would wear.
missiontrax 1 year ago
@missiontrax thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. It was fun to make and I learned a lot from doing so.
knightscape 1 year ago
i wanna get high for two days off one toke
zombies4sale 2 years ago 2
This sucks. a lot.
sniperman777 2 years ago
Wow, not only an opinion, but the ability to express it without reading the context featured in all the other comments below. I recommend reading through, then being more specific with your comments. I'm comfortable with your opinion, but "Sucks" doesn't help me improve as a filmmaker.
knightscape 2 years ago
haha..funny stuff
elude2 2 years ago
Thank you!
knightscape 2 years ago
wow so lame
333tommyboy333 2 years ago
Odd, you had been marked as spam. I've unspamified you, could you be more specific as to what you felt was missing from the piece. We always strive to learn from our mistakes so our future pieces can be better. Only analysis of our mistakes can provide these answers.
knightscape 2 years ago
lol well the reason i found it lame is that the story lacks a spark... especially in the begining. you need a good spark, a moment that captures the audiences attention right away, makes them guessing whats next. the whole long conversation between the dad and mom in the begining kinda killed it.
333tommyboy333 2 years ago
Thank you, I can see that. On this piece our hands were a bit tied as the script was written as the first part of the competition by someone else. Perhaps if I had shown the mom finding the drugs in the car. that would have presented the information in a more compelling manner up front?
knightscape 2 years ago
yea i think that would actually have been a good catch... a little more going on in the opening scene. maybe making it a bit more suspence.
i saw your other vids... did u directed those too? those were much more catchy with interesting storyline fallow.
333tommyboy333 2 years ago
I directed most of what's up here (couple of exceptions). I'm currently working specifically on getting what's in my head realized in camera so the editor can produce what I intended rather than having to "Make do" with what I actually captured. We've also been getting more crew on the shoots and it's been improving the quality alot.
knightscape 2 years ago
when the girl first starts speaking there is an echo which the mum and dad didnt have when they were talking sounds like its been prerecorded and un natural
do you know what i mean?
blinkyboy86 2 years ago
Yes. I didn't have a close up of that shot and she had ad-libbed a line which (in my hurry) I failed to re-record with the microphone closer to her. The echo is simply a microphone proximity mistake on my part. Good Catch!
knightscape 2 years ago
sorry couldn't go past 2 min. just lost interest!
CrimsonFear38 2 years ago
Thank you. I know it's a hard question to answer, but can you comment on what you felt was missing from the piece? The point of doing these competitions is to learn from our mistakes, so be as blunt as you need to be :)
knightscape 2 years ago
hahahha kinda fu nny
Austeenob 2 years ago
Idk the acting was... erm wierd?
Ad the make up was way too overlayed...
manatyson 2 years ago
Thank you. I was mostly happy with the acting. It was a comedy and the actors portrayed what I had asked them to. I was too inexperienced at the time to realize that the acting was too "big" from the mom and daughter.
Ariel did her own makeup and I asked her to go over the top with it. I take full responsibility for both of those complaints as the director. Mostly my inexperience (and the stress of shooting 3 shorts) as a director shows as the problems in the short. See our new stuff
knightscape 2 years ago
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javamav 2 years ago
Instead of calling this youtube, it should be called "I am a 42 year old dillweed still living in my mom's basement". You jerk offs should turn off the porn sites and move out of your mother's basements before you find out she starred in a number of them! Knightscape, I agree the editing should be tightened up a touch and the sound needs a little work. I have to say not my favorite movie, but I can see you are serious about this career. Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing more.
javamav 2 years ago
WTf that sucked ass =O not funny at all just boring
maoma010 2 years ago
Can you be more descriptive? When did it suck and what could be done to improve it please? The second part is the most helpful.
knightscape 2 years ago
f eye wudz gout wd a female eyed wd chewz sm hewt bch stdf a gtfo mofo tihs lyk hr ... listen to this in audio preview lol
maniascity 2 years ago
that waz rlly retarded in ma opinion
how can u relate to us teenz in dat way???
bosan22 2 years ago
We'll go back to the bunch of times I've posted that it was for a competition and we had to make the script given. Perhaps if you teenz wld lern to reed, we wldnt hve sch a dscnnct :)
BTW, my teens worked on the set and laughed at it. Perhaps if you looked at it as a comedy (which it is), you would get more out of it.
knightscape 2 years ago
I dont get the I wonder what happen to Piggon eddy ???
scottandjesse 2 years ago
I interpreted that when reading the script as the twist at the end that asks the audience whether or not they believed that the parent's stories were true. Until then, they're just stories used as "Tactics" to "Scare" their daughter away from drug use (quotes added for the posters above).
knightscape 2 years ago
I liked the ending.
LazyToon 3 years ago
I loved this video.
spock8585 3 years ago
waws she being sarcastic when she was Ill never do that again!
shailor13 3 years ago
How did you interpret the story? Did she believe her parents' stories? If so, then perhaps the final decision is real. Movies are interpreted by the audience. Once released, it's no longer the filmmakers' film, it's the audiences (reading this Mr. Lucas?).
knightscape 3 years ago
oh so as your ,ad this you let it be interpreted how we want. I was just wondering what tone you were aiming for there.
shailor13 3 years ago
We were shooting for a comedic take on the situation. When we read it, we found the conversion from "bad girl" to "daddy's girl" a little sudden, which smacked of humor to us, so we shot it that way. The category this script came from was comedy/drama, so we shot it a bit ridiculous... which is how we found it when we first read the script.
knightscape 3 years ago
oh haha well i enjoyed it fully. well done!
shailor13 3 years ago
what the hell is this?
fatality228 3 years ago
Is this a serious question, or are you just being a jerk? If a serious question... the answers are above you in the year or two's worth of comments... if not... sod off and have a nice day :)
knightscape 3 years ago
I mean, since Im high and pretty much a philsopher of general life,I could'nt watch this sober...
MAX777mgo 3 years ago
this is fucking joke makes me wanna do acid
dawagget 3 years ago
start using articles... you are well below your character threshhold :) It's not a joke, it has some funny spots though. This was for a competition... and won! Where's your work so I can critique it so brilliantly?
knightscape 3 years ago
whaha weed is dope
Laykey 3 years ago
...this has got to be the corniest video ive ever seen lol
Swagster510 3 years ago
scared the shit outta me, fell of my chair at 1:40
gallonchris 3 years ago
It's a bit corny, but we pulled this together without control over the scripts (part of the competition) with 2 other 10 minute short films over the course of the weekend.
Thanks for taking the time to watch it :)
knightscape 3 years ago
wtf LMAO
hyru99 3 years ago
Of course, shes a stereotypical "goth"
ugh...
and the bad acting
ugh...
shiftyshard 3 years ago
What was that? I was looking for the tv show scare tactics lol.
I thought it was pretty shit while the dad was just talking bollocks but I almost pissed myself laughing when the mom said about blowing pigeon eddie and the makeshift bed of bird bones lmao!
Pretty terrible film though...complete bullshit. I hope it was meant to be satirical and not an actual educational video.
akalinski91 3 years ago
greaty
famousfox5 3 years ago
well i decided to tell u again that this video was complete rubish in hopes another one will never be made.
idk how it won anything because the acting is horrible, the plot is ridiculous, and seriously what are the watchers supposed to get out of this??? entertainment.... i dont think so.
BaTryFlame 3 years ago
have you gone to indietalk(dot)com and looked at the competition? What I got out of this was more practice, without which, I would still be making stuff at the level I was 5 years ago... which was worse. Now the technical bits are up to par with this series of 3 shorts, we started working on the acting and directing/storytelling. We're improving with every shoot. What have you done? I'd love to see your work... and thanks for being honest and specific in your critique. We've improved since
knightscape 3 years ago
WHERE IS "SHARKS?"
fedroger 3 years ago
wtf....
is this supposed to be funny??? lol or are they actually trying to scare u wtf????
This video was pointless....
BaTryFlame 3 years ago
The title "Scare Tactics" is not exclusive to the excercise of playing stupid pranks on people with the intent of them soiling themselves. A little reading down the comments here will reveal exactly the answers to all of the questions you have posed. And it wasn't pointless as I won the competition with it...so pointless for you perhaps, not for me.
knightscape 3 years ago
crap
blood1455 4 years ago
Witty and original...you can't give specific reasons why...haven't you read through the posts below here at all?
knightscape 4 years ago
crap
godishere7 4 years ago
witty!
knightscape 4 years ago
booooooooooooo.! bliax, boring,shit.!
jack070g7 4 years ago
Aaaahahaha! That video was great! Fuck anyone who has anything negative to say about it. It's an AMATEUR video. Of course the sound and video quality isn't going to be great. But to those who have nothing better to do than complain: I'd like to see you do any better. You're too ignorant to get the point of the video anyways.
fejo0301 4 years ago
Thank you! You can stay...although I don't mind the last guy due to the fact that he actually critiqued the piece rather than just spouting like/dislike profanities...or disapproval that I'm not impinging on the "Scare Tactics" trademark.
knightscape 4 years ago
terrible, just terrible. bad direction and acting. bad editing, terrible sound and dubbing. yuck
dannylerch 4 years ago
Thank you for your honest critique. There was no dubbing though and we've since replaced our audio work flow to correct the problems...we should have better sound in the future...this is a really expensive hobby!
knightscape 4 years ago
borin
lol ive seen better
jerome70743 4 years ago
Oh, silly over-inflated propaganda...always good for a chuckle. I wish I had a joint.
dmobxxx 4 years ago
wtf is this shit? this isnt scare tactics u fraud
QR3987 4 years ago
I'm pretty sure the title says "Scare Tactics"...I think your expectations are what are fraudulent...perhaps you can read the comments here for more explanation.
knightscape 4 years ago
I thought it was good but like many people say I thought perhaps the actors were a little too nervous to act in front of the character. Maybe you could speak and encourage your actors? :) I know you plan to get different actors but I thought that these ones were superb, just a little nervous. Just ease their nerves a little (Tell them that if they mess up then its fine because we'll take another one) :) (Did that help?)
shifre 4 years ago
I love you. This was their first time in front of a camera and we were on a time crunch, they are fabulous stage actors...so there's just a little tweaking they need. Seeing the final product was really helpful for them to learn to dial in their performance for the future.
knightscape 4 years ago
I'm glad that they've lived and learned. First time on a camera is the hardest and this is from a non-actor! I guess the time crunch thing might have pressured them. Its nice to know someone loves me ;). By Xmas we have a film trailer to do for our Media coursework (apparently! And worth 50%) so I'm hoping that my final project will come out like this. Well done to all of you!
shifre 4 years ago
thanks, I'll be happy to lend advice if you need it...contact me through here or on my site at yafiunderground(dot)com
knightscape 4 years ago
cool, thank you v. much :) thats v. nice of you. Are you planning to do anything soon?
shifre 4 years ago
Just shot some last night for a friend from school for a local competition. Pretty fun stuff. About a robbery gone sour...I'm just Cinematography and Mentor on this one, it's his first project.
knightscape 4 years ago
sounds pretty good. I finally know what we're doing for my media. I am doing a film trailer, our group's narrative is a classic love story (boy moves into new neighbour hood, boy and girl fall in love etc) except the boy has this secret which keeps their relationship going. I know it's dark, but we don't know what the secret is :) so I'm looking forward to it. Also good luck to your friend!
shifre 4 years ago
keep us all informed about your project, love to see what comes of it! Push through, this stuff takes stiff determination.
knightscape 4 years ago
Thank you very much :) All I'm doing now is the storyboarding, which probably will continue until about 2 weeks time (half term) when we can film. Looking forward to it, and thanks for your website
shifre 4 years ago
any forward momentum on your piece?
knightscape 3 years ago
Hey!! Yeah, we've finished and submitted. My final media grade was a B which is great considering I did badly at magazine cover and advertising!
Sorry I didn't keep you informed! I'm a little on the disorganized side when it comes to things like that (we barely had communication in our team!)
We didn't get our project back though but you can see the cinematography, my sister took our shots and edited it to her music. She's studying film and is a rapper so... I'm pm u the link
shifre 3 years ago
this is the dumbest shit i have ever seen in my life
EyeWitAy 4 years ago
did you miss the 2004 elections?
knightscape 4 years ago
Scare tactics don't work and someone doesn't transform their life in 3 minets.
TacoForPaco 4 years ago
tacoforpaco- youd be suprised just how fast you can change your life.
jackbobjohny 4 years ago
the drug using girl made me shit my pants :P
SGTCross39 4 years ago
is that a good or bad thing for you?
knightscape 4 years ago
lol neither
SGTCross39 4 years ago
this is the stupidist video and they are horrible actors
downchick78 4 years ago
Thanks for the constructive criticism. I'll make sure to get less horrible actors next time and make a less stupid video. That must be the parts I was missing.. so simple, why didn't I think of it..
Looking at downchick78's page..
..links to other videos. They are well laid out on the page.
Maybe through constructive criticism and adopting a Pollyanna attitude, you could become UPchick78 (you wouldn't be so down all the time) :)
knightscape 4 years ago
Local theater community is in fact where I tracked down these actors.
knightscape 4 years ago
Moving the camera can impart emotion as well...taking some of the burdon off of the actor. hollywoodcamerawork(.)us has sample footage up from their dvd master class on camera movement. That way they can look forward blankly and the camera movement can make it look like they are thinking deeply about whatever the audience wants them to be thinking about. Less is more.
knightscape 4 years ago
Thanks, a glimmer of light. We will be participating in the 48 hour project in MPLS, We're specifically going to try to get away from "Talking Heads" dialog. Wish us luck!
knightscape 4 years ago
As a director myself, I wonder how does a non-static blocking scheme help with the actors? Is it a psychological thing?
maxxanth 4 years ago
I am really sorry but you shouldnot create anymore projects, unless thats for a kindergarten.
murado69 4 years ago
I am really sorry, but you shouldnot comment on anyone elses work, unless it's for a prison gang. Very supportive, thank you...not even a single point of critique in the thing. You are the reason the founding fathers of america invented the electoral college.
knightscape 4 years ago
It's always easiest to comment like this when you either have nothing of your own to show, or are too ashamed of your own work to share it. Any reason he shouldn't do more? Even if it were (which it's clearly not) for kindergarten, Mr. Rogers had a good run last I checked.
tcindie 4 years ago
WOW the acting sucks asshole.... FUCKIN RIGHT POT RULES!!!!!!!!!!!
xxqangelgurl100xx 4 years ago
So if I read this correctly, You liked the cinematography and the script, but thought the acting needed some help?...and pot rules?
knightscape 4 years ago
That was so (((((((SAD)))))))) full of fuckin shit!!!
SweetCandy86 4 years ago
Could you please define the parts you liked vs. the parts you didn't. It'll help me create better projects in the future. Comments such as this don't add to the betterment of anything. Do you have anger issues? Did your parents abandon you as a child in the grocery store alot? Are you obsessed with death and dark colors? Do you floss less than you should?
knightscape 4 years ago
oh my God how old r u cos u look over 60 and u r sick in the head to say something like dat how dare u. How could some1 even cum out wid sumink like dat ur twisted u need HELP!!!
SweetCandy86 4 years ago
Ur sick yeah maybe sweetcandy was a bit hursh but every1 else seem to think the same and u no what u r fuckin CRAP!! how dare u talk to people like dat u musta abused some1 urself how can u even say something like that on here u crazy bitch
CrystalStar59 4 years ago
These seem to be written by angry 14 year olds with no dictionary.
Sick is attacking work with no reasons. I prefer the "acting sucks" critique.
I re-read my comment and don't see that I accused him of being abused.
Everyone else does think the same...I've read more unprovoked profanity in these "critiques" than I heard throughout my entire tenure in high school. I'm saddened the ability to communicate is being lost. You all suck ass! Do I get a sticker that says I'm part of the club now?
knightscape 4 years ago
Lighting looks good. Blocking is a bit static as mentioned in another comment. I try to avoid all dialogue stories and try to tell more through action and facial expression. Some of the reaction shots seemed a bit too long, so I would personally tighten up the editing, making quicker cuts or fewer reaction shots (e.g., when "dad" is throwing out every slang term in the book). His reaction alone could replace some of hers.
CyberVinnie 4 years ago
lmfao, madame deathbugs??? wtf?
It took a little while to get funny, but then BAM! The mom got sold to white slavers in japan and made freaky porn! Yeah! lol
popejaimie 4 years ago
OK...............................................................................................................................................................? copyright salvy4u
salvy4u 4 years ago
not a scare tactics!!! fake
gmOS8 4 years ago
This was made as part of the indietalk(dot)com "script to screen challenge". I didn't write the script nor title it. I'm sorry the title didn't fit your expectation of the phrase "scare tactics".
knightscape 4 years ago
this not even scare tactics....how gay
tikarina 4 years ago
This was made as part of the indietalk(dot)com "script to screen challenge". I didn't write the script nor title it. I'm sorry the title didn't fit your expectation of the phrase "scare tactics".
knightscape 4 years ago
Pot rules.
fosho420 4 years ago
sucks
fuel7804 5 years ago
Thanks for the constructive criticism, I'll make sure to take your comments and use them to better my next project...oh wait, you're simply derisive...never mind.
knightscape 4 years ago