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  Weezbo on 04/06/2013

  Hello Tesssa! thank you so much for your thoughtful review of When You Take Your Cat to the vet.
  
  I totally agree with all your points. Hopefully, I will get to shoot another sometime and will be able to benefit from what folks have suggested.
  
  The reason for the shots all being from the angle was the difficulty of getting in too close while the were working. As it was, I was basically trapped between the IV drip station and the end of the lab table top and inches away from either the vet or one of the vet techs. If my camera was a better one, I could have taken advantage of zoom, but working with a simple point and shoot kind of limited my options.
  
  It would have been much better had the vet been describing what she was doing, but she is basically "mic and camera" shy so did not want to be hampered while working. I tried to get her to do an overvoice later but she was skittish about that also. I did an overvoice myself last month and tested it to see if that would work better... needs a lot of work!!
  
  I have re-edited that video for submission to a small film fest, and I think it has been improved, but am still not totally happy with the results.
  
  Thanks again for your insightful comments.
  
  I just saw your question about festivals below and will send you some info later.
  
  Cheers
  
  Louise
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  sal333 on 08/08/2012

  Tesssa, thank you for your review of Luvitis - greatly appreciated.
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  scotfire on 06/13/2012

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  Weezbo on 04/06/2013

  Hello Tesssa! thank you so much for your thoughtful review of When You Take Your Cat to the vet.
  
  I totally agree with all your points. Hopefully, I will get to shoot another sometime and will be able to benefit from what folks have suggested.
  
  The reason for the shots all being from the angle was the difficulty of getting in too close while the were working. As it was, I was basically trapped between the IV drip station and the end of the lab table top and inches away from either the vet or one of the vet techs. If my camera was a better one, I could have taken advantage of zoom, but working with a simple point and shoot kind of limited my options.
  
  It would have been much better had the vet been describing what she was doing, but she is basically "mic and camera" shy so did not want to be hampered while working. I tried to get her to do an overvoice later but she was skittish about that also. I did an overvoice myself last month and tested it to see if that would work better... needs a lot of work!!
  
  I have re-edited that video for submission to a small film fest, and I think it has been improved, but am still not totally happy with the results.
  
  Thanks again for your insightful comments.
  
  I just saw your question about festivals below and will send you some info later.
  
  Cheers
  
  Louise
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  sal333 on 08/08/2012

  Tesssa, thank you for your review of Luvitis - greatly appreciated.
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  scotfire on 06/13/2012

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  Jordan Ray Allen on 06/12/2012

  Tesssa,
  
  Not sure if that's one S too many in your name as a joke, if it's real, or just a plain old typo. :) Either way, cool. Thank you very much for taking the time to watch and review 'Beach House'. You're criticisms were spot on. All of the talent, excluding the lead and the Bathroom Ghost aren't actors. I actually directed them all in a way to mimic the B-movie genre, which was full of bad acting, but fun flicks that could have been great if backed with some solid talent. In a film like this, there is nothing to learn from the characters, except:
  
  1) Don't go in a bathroom that clearly states "Warning! Do Not Enter This Bathroom".
  
  2) Don't send a check to a P.O. box in exchange for a key to a beach house when you haven't even met the realtor face to face or via phone.
  
  3) If the important information packet on the table speaks of the terrors in the master bathroom, listen to it.
  
  So yes, this was merely a nod to bad yet somehow, enjoyable films from the 60s and 70s. My goal is to entertain with my films. And if you were in fact entertained, then I have done my job and will march on with my chin up high.
  
  Thanks Tesssa (Used my snake voice for the sss part) :)
  
  Jordan Ray Allen
  
  p.s. I do have some future short film projects that will actually tell a meaningful story and utilize the talent of seasoned actors. Stay tuned, kiddo.
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  DJBFilmz on 04/02/2012

  Thanks for the review. Best of luck.
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  arcilesifilms on 03/22/2012

  Hi Tessa. Thanks for taking the time to watch and review GOD'S ACRE. And thank you very much for recommending! Is there a place where I can view your material (if available)? Also, how is it in Venezuela?
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  doonae on 03/01/2012

  Hey Tesssa, just a quick message to thank you for taking the time to give Guernica a review. Glad to hear I stirred those emotions! And also appreciate you watching it several times.
  
  Camera movement – yeah. My style on all of my stuff is to only move when it really needs it. I like the locked off look of yesteryear and try to emulate that. I feel too many people rely on the shaky-cam-in-your-face look to portray emotion when there isn’t anything there. Most of my favourite movies use very scant use of movement shots. I think this is something that modern movies will eventually come around to and get us to the heyday of the 70s.
  
  The hill! Honestly, that is the only thing there. It is a little monument to the highest point in the (Scottish) county where I live. One of my other movies (Optimistic 9) has a shot or few of some ruins on a hill in Edinburgh – check that one out :)
  
  With regards to the story – I must admit I tend to write stuff that is deliberately obtuse in some ways. It feels like it can be the only weapon in my arsenal at times! So glad to hear you read the letter though. In some ways, Guernica is a b-side to the “big” movie I made at the time called Can’t See Me. The (offscreen) guy she goes with is in that and we see how it plays out. Planning the third in the series just now.
  
  Lastly – hopefully you will get assigned some of my other stuff – movies I spent much more time on. Would love to read your review of them. If you’re on Facebook you should add ZMO Productions to your feed and I could add you as a friend – it’s so great to see a really thought-out constructive review. Or just add me! (can’t be too many Chris Dunnes in Scotland!)
  
  Reviews like yours make me want to keep making movies.
  
  All the very best,
  
  Chris
  
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  revendel on 02/26/2012

  Haha! Thanks a lot for reviewing "Fitzroy Square". O.K. Firstly, the "younger" guy is actually like 4 years older than me, and I'm keeping this beard.
  
  About the photography, I have to admit, this whole project was completely improvised and almost unscripted. Furthermore, we shot it on my phone camera so smooth camera work and focus was out of the question. About the pan at the start, we all debated on how dumb and useless it was but we couldn't get a decent shot of the room to set the scene so we had to shove that pan in somewhere (believe it or not, it was done by holding the phone on one of those rotating office chairs).
  
  The sound was done on the phone too, all rushed in like 15 minutes so...
  
  How do you suggest the photography could be improved? Would love to see this short film youre working on.
  
  Again, thanks for the review!
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  areelillmind on 02/11/2012

  Thank you Tessa for taking the time to review my short film, "The Happy Temple". I think that's an interesting point about Fulvio, who is definitely a caricature. The choice of a bright flat with a sexy poster was because I also imagined Fulvio as being very vital and alive, despite his obvious unpleasantness, as opposed to Dario on the verge of suicide.
  
  I also would have liked some wider shots, though that came very much from the budget both in terms of the set design (we had to use the locations very much as they were with a few additions such as the noose and the calender) and the camera of the time, miniDV, which didn't hold up so well in wide shots.
  
  Thanks for your input.
  
  Daniel
  
  

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