Rootclip

good job, i like how the story is going

THX, rock. I appreciate the thumbs up. Are you guys submitting this time?

Very well done. Bravo. This one impressed me.

Snapolicious!

You guys do very good work! Keep rockin'!

i like this movie a lot. it is my favorite.

Great job!

Thanks to everyone for the kind words so far. My first day of school (so to speak) was a little bit rough last week.

are you serious? a little too stupid...

Yeah, I have to agree. This one was pretty stupid. You had nice lighting and shtuff, but the storyline was pretttyyy dumb. (BTW, you don't need to do a recap. I think everyone can remember where each story left off. That's why they end on cliffhangers)

Nice, I enjoyed it. Best zombie of the three.

Thats one monster I wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley, nice work dudes!

Okay, lobsterwhatever, you need to explain HOW it's stupid. A blanket "a little too stupid" is "a little too generic" of a statement. Even movie critics give reasons for their critiques. A Joe Biden retort like "Are you serious?" is "a little last Tuesday".

I love your lighting. Seriously.

Glad you dig the tunes, in the words of the great Garth Algar, "I like to play.."

Did the car thing in After Effect, pretty amazing program!

The monster was hilarious!! Good Job!

@tinsoldier8 If you really want someone " to explain HOW it's stupid" then I feel a campaign smear ad coming on. It had to be somebody :-) @JakusB he might want to take you up on your Endorsement ads offer.

@JoshuaJMills: Nice. A promotional segway that I didn't even plan. Good call, my friend. Just call me WHIPPING BOY. I was just curious to know why lobster thought it was stupid. Thanks for the heads up on the cell tut.

not just a monster but a highly contagious one. oooooh.

lobster is known for his short, blunt criticism, don't take it personal :)

I'm loving where the story is going!

Jajaja, i guess everything is ,in fact, better with butter and sugar. Thank you sir. Good luck to you too.

P.S. Once again, love the lighting.

What's up with rewriting the end of the last chapter? you did that in your last submission too. Chapter 3 ends with the monster reaching out at Dr. Frank, not when they meet him in the street. It's supposed to be a continuous story right? Also, I feel like you killed the momentum of the story by bringing it back into the lab instead of continuing the action and mayhem that happened at the end of chapter 3. That being said, it's shot really well and everything looks really good. I personally just didn't like where you took the story.

We did not rewrite nor stray from the previous piece. We simply showed the audience a different vantage point from how the monster was reaching out. As you can see in the video, the monster grabs Frank by the throat. One would assume that the monster, at some point in the very quick two minutes, reached his hand toward Frank. This contest is supposed to be about a filmmaker's interpretation of the previous chapter and how they see what happens next. As far as I can tell (and was sure to include and exclude all the things that were pointed out to me last week) we followed all the rules of continuity, ingenuity, and ambiguity. A recap is a legitimate literary device used throughout the history of story telling (watch any old Flash Gordon serial film). If you watch my competitors videos, they, too, step back at the beginning of their videos to where the monster is confronted on the street. And, yet, I am the one that get chastised for it. Hum. As far as our last piece, (which I find hard to believe that I am still having to defend) there was also no rewriting. Again, interpretation. So here is my check list: I had my composer write the music specifically for this piece including all sound effects so as to side step the "copyrighted music" issue, I used all the required ROOTCLIP elements including some sort of "tracking device" no matter who held it, I picked up where the previous chapter ended (brief recap included), stayed on course that appeared to be where almost everyone on this site wanted this series to go, used green make up for the monster, had the monster touch a girl on the hand on a street, even used the exact tutorial that VICTOR'S VIRUS (chapter 3 winner) utilized when showing the blood cell mutation and transfer, have a paralyzing tool similar to the one used in the current entry IGOR?, and, especially, kept to the flow of what ROOTCLIP desires for chapter four, a down swing with tension. All this and yet I still seem, to some, to be failing as a true ROOTCLIP competitor. I do appreciate your kind words regarding the camera work and gaffing. My Director of Photography will also be grateful. I will try again next week to stick closer to the story to which ever film wins this week (to whom both I have wished luck and complemented on their work...and I do again). Thanks for the opportunity to share.

The aforementioned was an @clearlyjamie. Also, have you checked out a few of our other films at www.youtube.com/tinsoldier8 ? There are only a couple posted but I am curious to know what you think of those as well. I also have a twenty minute short, DAS SPANDAU BALLETT, that I could send you a copy of if you would like. Just let me know.

@tinsoldier8 I don't think clearlyjamie was speaking about keeping to the rules as much as she was saying your decision to use a recap was ill conceived. Yes a recap is a legitimate literary device but it's in the execution and decision to implement the recap that determines if it succeeds or fails.

If you are wondering why you are the one being "chastised" for some of your decisions I would guess it is because you do not accept criticism with grace and appreciation.

@JoshuaJMills, I am still not sure how our recap is any different than the other two entries. I do accept the criticism being offered as is evident in my last statement to clearyjamie and the following post. I even offered lobsterdouche the opportunity to expound on his comment about our piece being "a little too stupid". I am curious to know why you think our recap was ill conceived, if that is what you feel. As far as being chastised, I was merely pointing out the fact that no one else seems to get this sort of attention. If you read my post as graceless and unappreciative, I apologize to you. Typing can sometimes be taken and delivered with the wrong tone. I truly appreciate the opportunity to speak about our piece.

Clearlyjamie is free to express her opinion of a short and I encourage it. This sort of banter can be constructive and healthy. I only think it's fair to allow a rebuttal.

The problem with this little cage is that too many monkeys want to sling st for no good reason. You have to have tough skin to hang around with these diminutive apes.

Did anybody catch the REX 84 reference?

A quick story: in addition to an ARRI kit with a soft box, being the wizards that we are, we decided to use the headlights of my XTERRA for this shoot. The alley scene took 3 hours. After we had packed up, I turned my key to discover that, yes, my battery was dead. The alley is only about 3 feet wide (not literally but it feels that way). So we had to push my vehicle further into this alley, drive the boom op's car in and shimmy up beside and jump it off. Sad but true.

I am born anew in your brilliance, sir.........

I love it that someone named "lobsterdouche" has a forum to speak his opinion, and be heard. Only on the web, my friends! You have my vote, bro.....and don't take any crap from anyone named "shrimpvulva", either

Two Thumbs Up from beyond the grave............Boo! (not as in, "Boo, I don't appreciate your work and overall cinematic vision", but rather "Boo......I am a ghost and have a limited sense of dialogue"). Nice job. If Ebert ever dies (can't believe he outlived me!), I'll send his vote your way as well.

Good Job

Loved it!!!!!!!!!! However I would've liked to have seen a little more skin, if you will. Show daddy the bacon, and daddy will make you breakfast.

Thanks to everyone who voted for us and left thoughtful and yet intriguing comments (not sure who boobies is but seems to have a leaning toward Cracker Barrel). Anyway, we had hoped to pull off an EVIL DEAD tone with this piece, a little scary and a little funny. Our first edit of this was 3 min in length with another twist: Frank tells the woman that he would hate to meet her mother and she tells him he is going to get to because she is the only one with the anecdote. We cut lot's of dialogue. Anyway, lot's of, as usual.

Great work, can't wait to see where it goes from here.

I am very satisfied that this had won Great job you earned it.

I liked it a lot. Where did you steal the music from this time? I bet it was Indiana Jones and the Legend of the Black President.

It's actually from a website I found, www.royaltyfreemusicthatyouabsolutelycannotuseforanythingoryouwillbesued.com

Just kiddin' around. Peace it is between us, Jake. Until, of course, Chapter 6. I look forward to it. Later

nice stuff. stupid chick

i love the opening!!! very good!