
VOLARE / short film
1 year ago
Volare was my first short. It was shoot in Brooklyn, NY, as my final project for a two month course at NYFA.
It was filmed in 16mm b&w “Kodak Plus-X Reversal” film.
For Pictures of the shooting : flickr.com/photos/jorgefried/sets/72157607524935587/
For more info and shorts: jorgefried.com
It was filmed in 16mm b&w “Kodak Plus-X Reversal” film.
For Pictures of the shooting : flickr.com/photos/jorgefried/sets/72157607524935587/
For more info and shorts: jorgefried.com
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SO I will say this.
Very nice short, I really enjoyed it and it was a shame to see it rendered INTERLACED.
At some point during capture or exporting, interlacing was added and this could have happened at several points. depending on the software used.
Did you use FINAL CUT or another program.
Best to re- export and choose DEinterlace from one of the many options from your NLE software.
Since I am here I will add, shots I liked Fans blades looking down on child, empty hallway(Kubrickish)
SHot from top of building watching the boy enter ( good objective perspective )
Running off the building and the airplane shadow, fantastic and compelling.
The only short coming I think is the opener of the woman, since I am not sure of why and can only assume she is sick, if you have any other footage that would show more of her character and story, then I would feel the connection between her and the boy. This would increase the pathos of the ending.
Cheers
So nice to recived this kind of critic I really appreciated!
I used FCP for editing but I don't now what's "rendered interlaced"
Hope to get more of your critics in my others and future works.
Best.
There are a great many fine shots in this short and I am sure that when you restore the film aspect of the footage since it was actually shot with film.
It will restore the actual beauty of motion that is so finely captured by film, and raise the shorts visual quality to it's original level.
It may be best to recapture the footage if possible.
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I will render all my videos again, Thanks Grokgod.
Hola soy de Chile y me pareció una buena historia.
Felicitaciones!
Wow... such a strong voice, this piece. Excellent job.
I'm very happy that you like it.
I agree, B&W let you play in a different way that color, it's incredible how effective are the atmospheres in this kind of film.
Best
Glad you like it.
Some time sad is okay;)
The music of this short is from Andrea Bocelli, when I was a child, my mother used to listen that song over and over again, strange memory...
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There are so many things about this video that make it successful.
Foreshadowing: The aviator cap used as the boy's eccentricity, and the boy watching the plane and passing the 'STOP' sign on the road are both clever foreshadowing.
Using the shadow of the plane early on is a great tie-in to the end.
The abstract aerial shot just before 2:30... I couldn't tell what it was at first, but it soon resolved itself with the entrance of the boy. I thought this was an effective convention: it caused me to have a small epiphany, which, in hindsight, foreshadowed my reaction to the entire plot of the movie.
I liked the different textures of sound: the music [I love that piece], the silent hall with the click of his shoes, the rhythmic sound of the fan... like a heartbeat. And there again... an effective use of shadows. The boy was mesmerized by it... peering into a world he didn't know, but desired because it was an escape from where he was.
I have to say, I knew what was going to happen from the time he began climbing the ladder to the roof, but it didn't detract from the effect, as a matter of fact, it caused increased emotional turmoil in me, hoping he 'wouldn't do it.' Then seeing his frail, half-naked/ exposed body with arms outstretched, welcoming a misguided salvation, I was moved to tears before he took the first step, and once he did, it felt like my lungs filled with cotton and my heart sank. I wanted to reach out and keep him from jumping.
Using the shadow of the plane crossing his mother's face was a really effective way of dealing with his fall.
And then another 'resolution' using that abstract aerial shot. I think this is outstanding. It's successful in so many ways: visually, allegorically, emotionally, and acoustically. This is a very thoughtful and thought-provoking piece... bravo.
... and I'd be remiss if I didn't congratulate the actors; excellent job.
Tambien disfrute mucho sus videos.
Saludos.
Thanks for your kind comments, I will work hard to have that career:D
Welcome to Vimeo you will find amazing stuff here.
Chao.
excelente cortometraje!
Estoy trabajando en un proximo corto, cuando este listo lo subo.
Saludos
Me atrapó de principio a fin.
Felicitaciones.
Un beso grande.
i watched your film. and the compositions of the picture and the light looks looks good! ( please deinterlace as many others said!)
the walking sequence from scool to home is long.
out of what purpose did you create this sequence so long? At 4:30 you have a camera tilt, which i would have cut out!
what is the motivation of the boy to be like this? how is his relation to the women, which is on the bed?
as i said great pictures, special story... but about the
cutting and acting i am not so sure...
"I'm New York born and raised,
but nowadays I"m lost between two shores.
LA's fine, but it ain't home.
New York"s home, but it ain't mine no more.
I am, I said . . ."
It's good to hear from you!
10/10
Glad that you like it so much!
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No foreshadowing here, I first thought he was going to take a sunbath or something
Only thing that occured to me, if he would have jumped at running speed he would not have landed that close to the house. And I would expect some blood spats.
I feel that the blood spats it's to explicit for this story.
I did not expect the kid to jump off the roof.
Nice work
I was looking DFF's videos the one at Sam's BBQ was perfect, she's great and Vincent Moon did great!
Thanks for your comment and keep the good working, you new fan, Jorge
Sad short film, very nice work.