Chapter 5 - "Nowhere to Run"
Our heroes face their greatest challenge yet.
Credits
- Ryan Brown - Will
- KC Jones - Jake
- Barry Singer - John
- April O Neal - Jocelyn
- Camera Person - Blake
- Script Supervisor - Rene
Scoring
Judges' Votes
Adds some intriguing possibilities on the way to a wacky cliffhanger, leaving plenty for the next segment to play off. It's also extremely well shot and edited, with a superbly creepy vibe and, finally, a bit of definition in the characters.
This was a great round of competition. Lots of strong entries and hard work. Kudos to everyone who entered a film. For me it came down to two entries "Nowhere to Run" and "Tightly Knit." Both films are good solid pieces, though very different. "Tightly Knit" was weird, funny and very clever. However, the letterbox was too extreme, especially for the web, and the visual storytelling was confusing. Often, I wasn't sure what was happening and had to watch it again to understand who was doing what and where. In contrast, "Nowhere to Run," though less clever, is a solid piece of filmmaking. Strong visual storytelling and what I was most excited about, character development! The fact that Ryan and KC so clearly wanted different things, and that if informed the story made it unique. The acting was a notch above any other entry. My vote goes to "Nowhere to Run." Great job guys!
This gets my vote. I think it's very well shot and the story adds up to me. It has a great sense of suspense and you don't know where it's going, which is a good thing. The acting is pretty good and it leaves a nice ending for the other filmmakers to add onto.
Comments
Very well done entry! Glad to see others using Kevin MacLeod's music, since he's usually our choice as well when we use royalty free selections. Excellent cliffhanger as well, since it would lead to chapter 6 not only getting April back, but finally solving the explosion issues. Again, nice job, and best of luck!
I just got my face rocked. VERY well done.
Dude! That's all I'm gonna say. "Dude!"
nicely done!
Video looks great, good plot, and great acting. My only critique would be that the audio was a little hard to hear at times, but other than than this is a very solid entry. Good luck!
Very nicely done, but maybe a little hard to wrap up in 2 minutes. Love the location.
lookin' forward to see how it will be continued in chapter 6. premature? maybe. but probably not.
@David, they said we're gonna have more than two minutes for chapter 6. But it still would be quite hard to wrap up in three minutes, I agree with you there. But maybe if they feel as generous to go maybe... five minutes?
Hahah! @JakusB you wish!
I don't know...maybe we leave it up to you guys to decide on the length of the final chapter? Maybe we leave it WIDE open and not put a cap on it?! LOL!!
@HungryFungus we're in need of another Production Meeting to figure this one out. Maybe you can weigh in on how we should proceed?
OMG. I have never seen Production Meeting before. That was friggin' amazing! I wasn't expecting my five minute idea to go very far... I also don't think it should be unlimited time. The two minutes really puts an added element in there (not to mention, I don't think your servers would be very happy if 4 people submitted hour long videos...) I wonder how many more videos are coming in the next 30 hours...
i like how this one can connect with the who explosion at the beginning. well done. i guess i won't be winning. best of luck.
Nowhere to run is the business!! We need more videos like this, can't be comedy stuff all the time. Good work guys, hope you win.
way to blow the load early very good til that sh!tty ending..
Very well done. One of my favorite submissions in any of the chapters so far.
Its a shame that the sound isnt better
Those TomToms really are packed full of features!
I like the no time restraints for the final video.
@HungryFungus I think you need to lampoon some of us on the boards in the next production meeting ... I'm sure you can get a wise-cracking 94 year old woman to play me.
"I have a proposition for you, Tony!"
Really, really sharp image there! And the setting was terrific, as well! The audio was a bit spotty, but it doesn't detract too badly and is easily forgivable. I'm glad you decided to hit him with a chair -- I was worried that bargain was going to be accepted! ^_^;
It might be a trick to wrap up in Chapter 6, but that's not your problem (...yet...) Strong, strong entry! Nice work, guys. :>
WOW!! Best chapter so far. Really leaves us in suspense . . .
pretty nice! has anyone here seen the show jericho?
reminds me of it haha
Excellent clip! This is a fantastic entry. The talent is really getting better and better.
@ David, hahaha, Tom Tom's rock my socks off
I believe that the version (with the voice activated global thermonuclear war tracker) of the TomTom is called TaamirTaamir.
Wow. I like the way this one was shot. It felt dynamic. Not just a one trick pony. I like some of the fades and tilts and that location was great. Good story also. This definately progressed the story while following the previous chapter to a T. Also that blonde guy with the tie on did a really good job of acting I thought. Everyone else was good too but he looked very proffesional and showed character, mood emotion ect with body language and his eyes. The other hostage guy had a tougher role though too and pulled it off convincingly enough. Someone's got to be the timid one - for conflict etc, etc.
Thanks everyone for the awesome feedback. We had a lot of fun putting it together. Assuming we make it to the next round, audio is definitely going to be a priority. Cheers and thanks again for welcoming us to the community!
Hmm... MovieJunkie, your name doesn't happen to be Will does it? And you didn't happen to play Ryan Brown did you? >.>
my biggest problem is with the audio at certain moments.
All things considered, I think I like this one the best. It's not as good as some others in certain aspects, but overall the package was enjoyable. It's got my vote...for now.
Well shot and keeps me guessing. This is my favorite yet, good execution from the actors as well as the camera work. Can't wait to see what happens next.
good job with the story line and good production. i am amazed at how all you guys seem to know of abandoned warehouses for these scenes.
Being a sci-fi buff, I have one word for this take "JERICHO" I thought I was watching a rerun from Jericho - I do like that show, but I"d rather watch it on TV. I will say, you are the first clip I've watched, so who knows??? RIght now tho it's looking too vanilla...plus the voice echoes in the building were not good.
Nick Mandara is sheer genious......you had me on the edge of my seat the entire time. but watch out with the laughin during a scene. Nah good job little brother
Good luck, hey whos the girl shes cute.....ha
you are my heroes.
I really like the approach you took here. The chapter picks up where the last one left off nicely and it flows pretty well. You bring up the importance of April that all the submissions seem to be hinting at, but you also return to the bomb which a few others forgot about. There were some technical issues, such as you can't really hear the villain at times, and then when he makes his proposition, he's harshly lit, but otherwise I think it was a great entry.
Pretty! But too much like 24 for me...like for serious, how are these guys gonna save the world from that many bombs? Nice reference to the 2 mins left though! Creative
Great warehouse location! I do wish your audio was a bit clearer though...
if he (the antagonist w/ gun) was going to let them go, why demand they get in the car or die?
awesome locale though
that warehouse is badass. and its got some very pretty shots and lighting is wonderful. I just wish more had happened.
hmm yeah that's a ton of bombs for a few minutes...or is this gonna be like an independence day scenario.
other than that small detail great job guys. truely great job
Very nicely done! I love the cinematography, and the location is also awesome! Good acting as well! The sound lack doesn't disturb me so much. My favorite moment is when Barry Singer says "Then I'll put a bullet in your head!" and smiles. That rocks! Good luck!
thank you for being one of the few entries that actually make sense and aren't completely retarded.
Good job guys. -Gato
Awesome video! I think this is the best one!
Now I know mine was not the best but I did think I was going to get one judge vote
Dear Rootclip Team and community.
I don't know where to post this, so I'll just post it in the comments of the two videos involved.
Actually you just have to look at the voting history of "wrong place, wrong time". The video got 67 Votes in the last two hours! Wow! Over a third of all their votes in just two hours. These guys must have forgotten to tell so many of their friends about this thing and must've told them this morning! Congratulations! This is pretty amazing!
First I thought "there must be something wrong!" But then I read in the voters comments that one friend was at work and wanted to ask the others from work to vote for this clip. Okay, I thought. So this guy managed to convince at least 30 people from work to vote. Nice! Then I also found out that one of the voters was sitting in film class. So he also might have just asked about 30 students to vote for "wrong place, wrong time".
The only thing that disturbs me is that the votes are so nicely spread over the last two hours! Poor office, poor film school! Could somebody please give them another computer so they don't have to stand in line to vote! One might still think there's something wrong. But don't worry. One third of the last-two-hour voters have at least posted a comment or have voted also for another clip. So everything is cool - these are real people!
Good for them that they had so many friends who voted! If it weren't for them "Nowhere to run" would have won.
So there is nothing left to say than congratulations!
Hope you guys feel as good as I do about this thing!
Cheers!
You obviously haven't been around long enough to know that this happens all the time. Thankfully there are judge votes now to take a little away from that. People will deny all they want they didn't cheat the system but we all know the truth. Rest assured that this video was the best.
I agree this video wasn't sh!t but I think the best part about it are those locations where did you shoot ? God if only all videos had good locations . Root clip would make a good tv show . Get all the teams together give them the same location same actors and same equipment . I'd watch that
This was by far the best video, so here's hoping you get the last judge vote. If not, I'm prepared to call shenanigans on the voting habits of Tony's group. Votes that are a minute apart each for a solid hour straight? Seems weird to me...
I think tightly knit was better then this video .
Compared to Wrong Place, Wrong Time this is Citizen Kane. A better film all around than most of the entries. Good luck with the last judge!!!
SWEET!!! WINNER, WINNER CHICKEN DINNER!!! Congrats!!!
Congratulations! I was rooting (no pun) for you guys the entire time. Glad to see that the judging system has finally prevailed and shown its true worth! >:3
Congratulations, fellas. I agree with Ya'Ke; this is an awesome spot to pick up for Chapter 6, and I'm glad you'll be competing in it!
Of course, I'm bitter that you have the edge for continuing from here, but somebody had to have it. :P
good job guys, I voted for ya so this pleases me
Congrats guys. Now I gotta find a warehouse >.<
Hey JakusB. Your film about me was very touching. :( And the sarcasm made me bust out laughing. Nice job. You should try to get something going as an editor and writer for 20/20, Dateline, or Nightline. Your a pretty good story teller
BTW Good job Jbradbury Awsome clip. Story was clinging and the film was astonishing. Great Work.
who are you, and what did you do with rockstarproductions?
A month of intensive charm school ...
I can still be defensive and harsh. I just choose not too. Sometimes it sfun and sometimes it's not
Rockstar productions is now reformed but wait for the return of POWERCHORD!!
Na Im done with that gig