Diffidence- Gay Short Film

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TITLE: PLEASE, TALK TO ME
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Graduation project for the film program at Emily Carr University of Art and Design.

SYNOPSIS
A gay, closet screenwriter, Darrel, is forced to collaborate on a project with another writer, Ryan. As the partnership grinds on, Darrel is forced to confront and accept himself for who he is deep down inside.

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Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• narrative
• gay
• short
• film
• movie
• Emily
• Carr
• University
• Grad
• LGBT
• Independent
• Jerry
• Tai
• JerryTai
• Dan
• Dumsha
• DanDumsha
• Ryan
• Erwin
• RyanErwin

[iluvmusick09]

personally I love the way this was made. Doesn't tell you everything, and allows you to use your brain. Emotions are really complex/intense. Love it.

[luckyme429]

@DynapubsA lol I agree. Especially in the beginning, there's not enough to setup to justify the story later in the film. Now looking back at it, I feel the entire piece is a bit too compressed.

Thanks for watching the film and your comments! I greatly appreciate it!

[acadhdspeaks]

@luckyme429 thats too bad hopefully things can pick up for you, thanks for all the help though. best of luck

[luckyme429]

@acadhdspeaks long story short, it will be a long journey. I expected some kind of overnight success after graduation and finishing my grad film, and I was sorely disappointed.

[luckyme429]

@acadhdspeaks Hey sorry for the late reply. If you expect to hit big and get lots of employment offers after graduating from the program, it most likely will NOT happen...So far right now, I just have a full-time job to pay my bills and work on my passion independent projects on the side. That's the way I want to expand my career. The other choice is joining the union, but from what I heard are long hours and long devotion (that can last for years) of a lot of unpleasant labor.

[acadhdspeaks]

@luckyme429 oh ok, thanks thats the kind of info i wanted, after leaving the school though, how has your career been going?

[luckyme429]

@acadhdspeaks As far as tuition goes, ECU isn't too expensive. It will cost you around 4 grand per year, which is way cheaper compare to a school say...VFS. Also, you can get a lot of experience just by doing PA work on filmshoots on the side. Craigslist is your best friend, and check out the union's website and see what film productions are going on and offer your help on the sets. There are also lots of books and tutorials on youtube as well.

[luckyme429]

@acadhdspeaks well I've never been to SFU or UBC, so I can speak about my thoughts on ECU. I think it really depends on your financial situations and what you want out of your 4 years program. ECU focuses more on "ideas" instead of technical skills, which can be a big disadvantage when you leave the program to work in the industry. It's a great school if you plan on being a freelance, independent filmmaker instead of working in the union and doing physical labor in the beginning of your career.

[acadhdspeaks]

@luckyme429 well ya, i mean ive been looking at sfu, ubc and ryerson and i was really just wondering if ecuad can hold its own against those schools. as far as facilities and faculty go as well as quality of equipment and what u learn over four years, is it a good school?

[luckyme429]

@acadhdspeaks Hey thanks for taking the time to watch and write a response to my short film. It's been a long time since I made this video, and I feel I've improved my skills over the past few months! Hopefully people will agree when I release my next short film around the end of this year!

As for your question, I'm assuming you're asking me about the quality of the film program at ECUAD?

[acadhdspeaks]

hey, i thought the film was very well shot, u used some very interesting and effective camera angles and the film had a nice feel to it. i do feel that the plot needed further developing in order to fulfill what the film could have been. overall great job though. just wondering if attending ecuad would be a good choice for me as i am looking for universities for next year. please reply.

[stillindian]

I liked it.. Ryan is gorgeous!!