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A review of aardvark

by fede on 02/09/2005

this cracked me up especially because I've wanted to take a baseball bat to my PC so many times; I totally related to his frustrations. The film is technically and narratively simple, and though some might regard these as shortcomings to me this makes the film. By not having anything else drawing on our attention (nothing in the background, nothing on screen, no face at the... read

rule #1 never reveal the size of your bank account

A review of Honeybunny

by fede on 01/20/2005

I've seen larger contact lenses than the size you've uploaded this film at, which is a shame because visual style was clearly what this film was about. I liked its looked, the cameraman did a good job of making his handheld work just coarse and edgy enough to create pace and excitement without makeing the viewer sea-sick and losing sense of the subject. The editing was spot... read

Plenty of despair now give us some hope

A review of Psalm 51

by fede on 01/20/2005

For the first two thirds of this visual experiment I was trying to find some kind of underlying meaning - a hidden message perhaps. I know, I know the name of the game here is experimental but its just the way my mind works. When I gave up doing this I allowed myself to experience the film solely on an emotional and aesthetic level. The overall feeling I got was one of anxiety... read

very well executed

A review of Time For Change

by fede on 11/17/2004

it looked great. A simple enough story with a lovely simple but profound message - sharing the little details in life makes all the difference. I thought the acting was generally very natural except for the father who I thought to be a bit wooden. It was shot and directed very professionally and the action freeze created in post worked seemlessly. The only small criticism I... read

Properly funny

A review of Fluffy

by fede on 11/16/2004

This was a cool and funny little film, it worked particularly well I thought thanks to the actor who is clearly a natural comic - he reminded me a lot of Ben Stiller. Touches like having him look at the clock/timer animation on the screen worked well. Todds rapid descent into paralysis as his attempts at communication get increasingly desperate had me laughing out loud. You've... read

spooky enough just lacked an original end

A review of The Nursery

by fede on 11/16/2004

The first spooky feeling I got from this, which I don't think was intentional, was that we were watching a man put what was obviously a doll to sleep and then get in bed with what was obviously a puppet. This coupled with the night vision style and distorting wideangles created an eerie weirdo central character theme; is this guy already dreaming? The slow, uneventful beginning... read

Kind of idea I wished I had had.

A review of Install

by fede on 11/10/2004

When it started I thought I got the sense the story wasn't really going to go anywhere special - which is clever because nowhere is exactly where the character is going. I was about to drift off when your idea grabbed me by the lapels and had me smiling to the end. I had a sense something like a software crash was inevitable in this unlucky bastards life however this did... read

Totally took off in the final shot

A review of Beggar's Belief

by fede on 11/10/2004

Though I thought it looked great I wasn't initially drawn to the story, I thought the role reversal was a fun concept but the opening scene felt a bit too staged - selfconscious (hence subtracting from the humour), I couldn't tell whether this was a result of the dialogue being too stereotypical or whether because the actor in the suit wasn't as strong or natural as the other... read

Good story bit slow in places

A review of The Adventures of Baja Alajúan

by fede on 11/10/2004

For me this story really came into its own in the second half. The good comedy moments that stick in mind are when Baja goes fishing and gets dragged off and when the romantic bliss is interrupted by his new friend knocking him flying with the swing. The techno club scene worked brilliantly, out of very little you managed to realistically recreate both a club environment and... read

great quirky sense of humour

A review of Goldfish Blues

by fede on 11/09/2004

Loved the whole idea. Thought it was extremely original with a lovely surreal double twist at the end. Apart from the ending it was the little unique touches like the way the woman always leaves the frame in a different surprising way that really make this a very memorable animation. Look forward to seeing more of your work.

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