Can't wait till August!!

sweet!!

CHEERS!

CONGRATULATIONS

Realy nice! you are going the wright way (the colors are impresive, and the camera is very good), but never foget that movies are about the story... let´s see yours when the short is finished.

Good Luck

PS: I have recently bought the same camera, and also think it´s all about what you do with the equipment you have - or dont have ; ) - rather than having the most expensive things, and producing shit.

thanks guys. and yeah the story is definitely important. again this is our first serious attempt at filmmaking and we're learning as we go along. and artconcept, we totally agree. the extra lenses and equipment, although nice, really aren't necessary in creating a cinematic experience. it's all about lighting, composition, and post-production.

Wow! This is a great trailer. Is the movie done yet?

you made good use of camera technique. your technique, coupled with the glory-ness of the hv30... I am anxiously awaiting to see what you come up with.

wow that was impressive. i like the look of this short

amazing

Thanks for the kind comments everybody.

As to the darkness of the trailer. That is mostly because of the cinematic purposes of the teaser further obstructing just what this twisted thriller is really about. Can't wait to release the finished film.

Look for it around mid-August.

I'm subscribing now... will you post the final here? Looks sweet.

Great look! Well done! But.... your trailer should say something about your film. Not just about how well it was filmed (which it obviously was). Give us enough of the story we'll want more.

To RDJim - Yes, the final version will be posted here.

To Troglored - The title was changed from trailer to teaser, as to be more accurate of a description.

To Jen Rackley - Yes, we're hoping people recognize some of the locations we filmed in! Thank you.

looking forward to seeing it. The teaser is awesome.

Really fantastic work! Perhaps the blacks are crushed a bit too much for my taste, but I dig the style.

Great Teaser Guys, excellent quality.

Great job, guys. The editing is spot on. Although the trailer shows what kind of film it will be, I don't get much of a sense of the story from it. What is the premise? Why is this man on the run?

you shure need to get your short on festivals,.! great look and like everybody looking forward to see the story,. its amazing what the hv30 combined with your creativity you guys will do great...!

Great job!! I liked the video a lot (maybe a bit dark, but that could be just my moniter).

Wow I cant wait to see it! :D

Looks really really good and interesting! Where did you get the music from??

oh my god now way man!!!! now you will see, everyone will go out and buy HV30 now!!! jesus c....... this is insane work... NO DOFs, only with HV30s, You sure did work this on Mac, not on windows right?

Excellent teaser trailer! I'm looking forward to see the full release!

I have a few questions, if you don't mind.

1) What did you use to generate the explosion? Assuming you used AE to create it did you use the VC Action Movie Essentials, Trapcode Particular, PP, or just some stock footage?

2) Where did you get the score for this piece?

To get the most "tease" out of your teaser, you might want to show us what "the bacon" is. In the short hand way to describe overall plot lines, this looks like a steal-the-bacon kind of action story, with a touch of the-wrong-man. Correct me if I'm wrong. A shot of the "prize" is all you need to whet people's appetites to see if the protagonist overcomes the obstacles.
On the technical side, I would watch your framing on the action shots. there were a couple of points where the subject drifted from the top of the frame. In a rapid cut montage, it helps to keep the important points in the sweet-spots so the viewer doesn't have to troll the frame to find the meat.
Remember, if your character is to command the scene, they have to command the frame first.
Unless it's a story about backgrounds, then your characters just need to tickle the edges of the frame. hehe.
Some of the color saturation is nice, and it might help to pop a little light onto your subject with reflectors or even a diffuse mag-light. You can get a nice quick (and cheap) fill light from a Chinese Lantern and a strong flashlight. That would give you more color space and light levels to work with. Crushing the blacks won't lose the subject. The great thing about the little paper lanterns, aside from the cost, is you can paint their backs so that all their beautiful diffuse light goes forward, no spill, or cover all but a small part of them to make a tighter spot.
if there's something important to look at, give it a wee bit more screen time so the viewer can absorb it. It's amazing what even eight more frames can give to your viewer. I would have wanted to see the expression of the guy being shot at. (the silhouette shot of the pill bottle made me think it was significant and one more shot of it, in its normal context might have given me just enough plot line to be thoroughly teased. I could be wrong and the bottle means nothing :)

Nice job! Good luck, hope this helps.

Amazing, can't wait to see the finished product.

Looks a bit too dark. Might time it a little lighter. Other than that, I'm there.

Thanks. We are almost done with visual effects now.

that.... was fuckin rad

Great visuals, just give us a little more hint at the story (hope the feature will have more). A strong script is the first step to a masterpiece.

It looked great, very filmic, however i did notice that there was a double, at 30 seocnds and 48 seconds, it's the same shot of the white guy running out and stopping in fornt of the camera.

Good though, but i wish there was more story behind it, like to get us more interested. I'll be watching, hope it all goes well.

Great work! It was funny to read your description because it sounds exactly like my group of film buddies. Fresh out of high school with nothing but an HV30, Vegas, and Adobe AfterEffects. I love the set and the time you obviously took to plan out the shots. Whenever I get started planning out a lengthy video I usually get distracted by a funny idea for a 1 to 3 minute short. Something I could film, edit and have on the web in 4 hours. Anyway, if you don't mind, I would love it if you would take the time to tell me all the processes you went through starting all the way back to brainstorming. Did you use a dolly in any shots; any cranes? What type of tripod did you use? This information is stuff that I thrive on. I also have a low budget (no budget :]), making it necessary for me to build home made tools such as a dolly and a steady cam. They work out nicely and aren't noticeable in the final project as being cheap. Once again, great job. Thanks for the royalty free website. Good luck with editing late into the night. If you guys are anything of a real film making group, you know what I mean by late into the night. Try no sleep for 3 days! Haha. Peace.

Haha thats fabulous. Power to the PVC!

Holy shit! I'm impressed, i shoot with a A1 and a Redrock adapter and many of these shots looked very similar if not better than a piece i am shooting now! How do u capture? HDMI out? or just the standard firewire?

that was sick. i loved it. if you make a dvd or something please send me a copy and im not kidding...ill pay for it ha i love indie shorts!

looks like it will be awesome when does it come out?

Atlanta represent!!! Knew some of the locations looked familiar. This looks awesome cant wait to see how your film turns out!

I hate "The following preview has been approved" message as strong as I hate the ratings and the MPAA itself. Is it "1984"? Do you live in a communist country? Big Brother previews, rates and approves? Big screen productions have to put up with this shit because otherwise the majority of movie theaters won't accept their movies. But you are making an indie film, why are you voluntarily put chains on yourself?

Liked the teaser, but scenes between flashes are way too short, and blackouts are way too long. And yes, it is very dark.

Great Footage you got there. I'm kind of re-thinking my 35mm adapter route right now. Just wanted to know what kinda lighting you used for this if any at all. Good work tho you guys have skills.

Looking good.

Great trailer guys, can't wait to see the whole thing. I'm shooting a no-budget 20 odd minute fim myself at the moment and I'll be using Vegas and After Effects for editing & post. I'm shooting on a Sony HVR Z1 in 50p (I'm from Ireland) and for some reason After Effects says it can't recognise the .M2T files Vegas captures the HDV footage in. Have you guys got any ideas what's up with that? It says in the help file that .M2T is supported.

Will this be uploaded today?

WOW! Very impressive. That looks so professional. I can't believe that is filmed with the same type of camcorder I have. I wish I could put movies out like that. I currently working on a short and I don;t think it will come close to that. But what the hell....I'm having fun doing it. By the way where did you get that music bed that you used in the trailor???

For what it is worth (from a complete newbie) this looks awesome! You guys will be teaching your film school a thing or two!

Excellent work, especially for two high school students. Great great job - keep it up.