Chalk -- Study #1

This is the first in what I hope will be a series of "studies" - short, simple films made in a day or two to help me practice directing, shooting, editing, using my new camera, etc.

I would, as always, appreciate input as I'll only get better if I know what works for people and what doesn't.

I started this at about 5pm today and finished at around 12:30am.

Music by the amazing Andy Klein

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• adam colas
• acheronwalthers
• film
• chalk
• war
• gravity's rainbow
• andy klein
• etc.

[Stanwoody]

I liked this. The camera movement mimiced the swirl in the chalk. The smoking worked, because smoking works. The intellect with a pipe, the fat cat with a cigar, the villian with a cigarette held like a dart are either classic archtypes or trite card board cut outs. The contempative person in a swirl of smoke works in your film because it fits the overall theme of the movie. Otherwise, it would be an amateur image. I am crediting it to a deft touch, but becareful of using smoking. as an image.

[acheronwalthers]

I missed this comment. Thanks.

I did intend the smoking to fit with the chalk movements and the fluid (and smoky) movements of the camera and the idea of the movie. But I indeed don't intend to overuse smoking as a symbol.

Glad you liked it. :]

[quietworld24]

I think Eva is sooooo very pretty. :)

[acheronwalthers]

Hey, thanks

-Eva

[frogswhatfrogs]

Wow, this video was so beautiful, I loved all the shots you used! Can't wait to see the next one :).

I really hate to be the person to ask this question, but what's the name of the song you used?

[acheronwalthers]

It's a song called Roger and Jessica by an old student of my dad's. He was doing his final project on Gravity's Rainbow as a CD.

[iusedtobesadsac]

Absolutely fantastic! Great use of all the filmy techniques, mixing of chronology, and music etc.

(A bit sad to see Eva smoking though)

[S3FLionheart]

Awesome Video, Great Music, Smoking Kills lol

[medleyofdictions]

I like the imagery, camera handling, song, etc. It's a little dark but it worked in some parts. Keep doing studies like this. :)

The smoking seemed gratuitous unless the viewer is meant to understand something by it. Taken out of context as a study makes that hard to do and probably hard to convey if there was a point for it. This was only a minute long video and that seemed to be a big part (5 shots of smoking), whether or not it was meant to be important.

[juliax]

I like this.

[reginaldoramjet]

Beautiful.

[imnotgoing2usethis]

Very well put together, I enjoyed this immensely.

[shallwethen]

I really like this one.

[SKANKxADDiCTiON]

This is so cool. Probably one of my favorites. Again, I love the camera angling. The song was good too.