27 July 2005
IMMACULATE AVAILABLE FOR ONLINE VIEWING
My very first cinematic attempt, Immaculate, is now available for viewing online at UndergroundFilm. Shot in the summer of 2002 if I remember correctly, the film stars Kate Dobson, Grant Williams and Zane Seal. Poor writing, poor shots and poor sound make this baby a gem. There's a reason I never screened it publically. The film is bad (at no fault to the actors) and I take full responsibility for it's shitiness. I did learn a lot from it, however, if that counts for anything. I'd like to think that the films since this one have been better and will continue to get better as I grow in my craft. So why show it now then? I don't know. Why not? People ask me about it frequently and it's fun to see where I was then as compared to now. Click here to view if you dare.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
5 comments:
Okay Chad. That was pretty bad. Coming To My Senses was wonderful though; I'm glad to see that you did learn from your first effort. You've displayed an upward, positive trend thus far and I'm looking forward to the doc. Keep up the good work.
"I think that's nothing that a few hundred dollars and a ride to the clinic can't take care of" may go down in histpry as one of the greatest movie lines ever. ;)
Having seen the first comment and the director's own attitude toward the short, I half expected the worst but actually found it pretty interesting. I'd seen the trailer a couple of times and it had this strange weight to it even though it was only one shot. Somehow the short matched that pretty well. I always find this style of filmmaking amusing. When young or broke filmmakers do it, people see it as something immature, but when Danish dudes with an agenda or Steven Soderbergh do it, it all of a sudden has a lot more validity. I'm not comparing this to a Dogme movie by any means, but I think it's style serves its purpose. It made the situation feel real and immediate. The whole back and forth thing didn't even bother me. In fact, I loved that part when the camera almost goes away from Joseph and then goes back, realizing he's got another line. I know it was probably a goof, but it made it feel like the characters were ahead of the filmmakers in a strange way. The only thing I found a bit off-putting was the age of the actors. They just looked a little too young for their adult-like response to the situation. But what are you gonna do?
Anyway Chad, I don't think you should be so negative toward the film. I know that's the thing to do for first films after a few years time, but usually the apology fits the crime. Here, I think you're being a little overly-negative. Glad you finally got it up and out there.
-Rob
Despite the shortcomings you've mentioned Chad, you're films (from Immaculate to Coming To My Senses to you're forthcoming Persistence of Vision) all display an intelligence, a sophistication and sensitivity that isn't often seen in filmmakers at you level or stage in the game. You seem to be genuinely exploring topics and subject matter that interests you as opposed to just entertaining for entertainment's sake. I think that's what makes you stand out from at least the scene in Indianapolis and I look forward to see what stories you will tell next.
Dan Kimball
Chad,
You should be more posotive about your effort. It was real and it came from deep inside you!
Post a Comment