Thanks Dan! :) You know, I've thought many times about how exciting it will be for me to someday watch a film at the Moxie - having watched you build it from nothing.

I hope someday the project does well enough to earn a screening at your theater :) A guy can dream, right?

:P Thanks Mike. You're too kind.

Thanks Tiff :) You saying that... means a lot to us.

Thank you! Amanda and I are really blown away by everyone's reactions - these comments are just too much :)

Thanks :) The film was shot with a Z1u and an FX1 that had an HDV35 kit on it (you could use SLR lens), plus a handful of 16mm and a ton of Mp4 footage (the crew had two little cameras and Larry had one also)...

very nice!

Patrick... I'm speechless - thanks for watching, thanks for taking the time to write something like this, thanks for saying your a fan.

It means the world to us.

Thanks Blake! I hope you like them :)

Eric!!! I don't know what to say :) you're a hard man to please... that sounds kinda dirty, ha. But... if you liked this - then I must be doing something write. I mean it... I'm really, really happy that you said this. I'm flattered. You know I think you're brilliant.

i certainly would not just say it to be nice either! there are several beautiful shots (and they dont look like shitty dv cam!), and what you say is - dare i say - moving (maybe its just that i happen to feel the exact same way right now about mundane routine and isolation and the desire to break out and explore). !!!

Thank you :) Although I don't know if I'd describe my voice as "smooth", ha ha - it's kind of a frustrating voice to have in "real" life... it doesn't care and people have a hard time hearing me.

I'm really glad you liked it though - thanks for commenting!

Thanks Emily :) I can't tell you enough what it means to me - to have worked so long on something... something I wasn't even sure people would care to see - and then to read comments like yours. I'm... overwhelmed.

I hope you enjoy the other episodes. And the Maine connection is simply where the trip ended :) we started in Anacortes, WA and ended in Bar Harbor 64 days later.

You're very kind - thanks for watching.

I had to look up the word "ennui" :) but thank you very much.

Gracias mucho :) Esperanza que usted guarda el mirar!

Thanks :) I'm anxious to begin editing the actual film - but I have about 90 hours of footage to import still...

Thanks a lot Brian :)

Clintus - you're the man :)

Thanks Jean - yea, we had our site crash last night - it's back up and running now if you'd still like to check it out :)

Thanks :) I'm glad to checked out the site.

Thanks Mat :) I would say the tone has much to do with this project has, so far, taken up 4-5 years of Amanda and I's lives... and we've put *a lot* into it. And that kind of effort, that kind of commitment to a project that is done purely out of a want to share a story, becomes a "heavy" part of your life :)

Especially after the filming has been done - and it's time to tell the story, it's a heavy load sometimes - I don't want the last 5 years of work to just sputter out.

There were many parts of the trip that were fun... there were many parts that were impossible... we laughed, cried, bled, screamed, and somehow managed to make it till the end. *shrug* Hope that makes more sense.

Looking at the other episodes and stuff I realize this is a "making of" so i guess it's OK that it's focused on yourselves and the grief of getting though such a project. I hope when you make the finished film it does justice to high points too. It comes across that your perfectionist so don't worry it's going to be be great Nice one :)

Hey Mat :) thanks for watching the other episodes, yes, the website and these episodes are all a making-of. The film, which we haven't announced the name yet, will be different, and specifically about the trip, and have nothing to do with us at all.

I hope you're right about it being great... I'll settle for decent :)

Phil - you're comment is very, very nice. Here's to the future ;)

Thanks!

Thanks Matt :) Welcome to Vimeo! This is a really, really great site - very community-based.

Thanks Lanho :) The film is quite a ways off, we're still importing footage - but the next episode should be out by mid-next-month.

Thanks Bill :) Hope we can keep up the things that people like in this episode...

;) How's a cool way to say "thanks" there in London?

I suppose the two most common ways would be to say:

1. Cheers mate or
2. Nice one

Dan :) Thanks as always for the kind words. And thanks for the link-love, it's very appreciated. Let me know when you need to chat, my IM is mike1630 at gmail :)

Thanks for watching, Gianny :) Glad you liked it.

Hey Patty :) Thanks for watching - and for the compliments. Our objective of making these episodes is to attract an audience to our project, and also, the 64 days series is a personal look at the making of for our film. So this is part 1 of several.

The parts where the sound becomes very high and then abruptly stops *is* intentional. We're realizing that the silent idea might not work so well on a computer, too many people think something is wrong :P

But thanks again - if you have time, you should check out some of the earlier episodes to get a better sense of what these episodes are about :)

Thanks :) I have to say, it's been both hard and a lot of fun to put a bit more work into the making-of than people usually do. It will be interesting for us, after we finish the film, to see which people like more: 64 Days, or the film itself :P

Thanks for watching :)

What is your weapon of choice to shoot these spectacular images?

We used a Z1u (for the wides mostly) and a Fx1 with an HDV35 kit, which let us use a collection of SLR lens we had with us.

The kit we used can be seen here: sgpro.co.uk/

I like the way the image looks in dark situations, especially in the scene where the character is sitting and typing with his back to the cam. That must have been Z1. Is it really 0lux cam?

Thanks - that was just me trying to hide how un-cool and dirty my room looks in the light ;)

Yea, the Fx1 was the crew's (who live in Belgium), and the Z1u is mine, so all the "present" stuff was filmed with that.

Okay, I tried to figure out what a 0lux cam was, so I could sound smart :P but I don't know what that is :) what do you mean by that?

The less the number of LUX the better the camcorder performs in darkness. I know that HD camcorders are usually not that good at handling dark scenes compared to SD camcorders like the all-time "night-shooter" SONY PD170, which has 0LUX, I think... That is why I was surprised by that scene. What I wonder is why can't the camcorder makers recycle the censor technology from PD170 to HD camcoders. They always waste R&D money on reinventing the wheel every time a new camcorder comes out.

Ahh yes :) right. Yea, I know someone who had (I think it broke in New Orleans) the PD170, they said it was great in low-light.

The Z1u does alright - gets enough that I can play with in Final Cut. Not that I know much about that :P but.. I get by :)

Thanks Brian - shouldn't have to wait too much longer for the next episode :)

Thanks Eric :) Ep7 should be out in the next 10 days.

Hey Nshack :) Thanks for watching!

Hey Abigail :) Thanks for the comment - hope you keep watching.

Hey Pirata :)

Thanks for the compliments on the ep' - and yes, not to rub anything in :P but I *do* kinda like my camera... it's nice. Actually, it's a bit more than I need most of the time, but it's still nice.

I think the supermarket shot is one of my favorites just because of the older lady - I don't know who she is, but she's great :)

Hey Joanna :) Thanks - yea, we heart Vimeo's full-screen HD.

Thanks Woo :)

"Hauntingly beautiful" :) that's... one of the nicest things anyone's ever said... thank you so much.

Wow... 4 times - I'm flattered - I really, really flattered actually.

I'll have to look more into Film4, I don't know much about it. I guess I never thought about the credits being anything special :) fading to black just felt awkward...


As for the negative energy - it's very, very intentional ;) I'd actually be pretty down on myself if no one picked up on it. And it's there for... some very good reasons - which we haven't dealt with yet.

This episode starts, like it mentions, 6 months after we finished our trip - and "negative" energy is how I felt and then some.

I love filmmaking - and the reasons I felt the way I did have nothing to do with that :)

The episodes will get a little more positive very soon... and then they'll get a lot more negative :P

Thanks for the great comment!

this episode is mike explaining how he felt at a certain time about the way certain things went down, it IS NOT how he feels currently. he is incredibly happy to be working on this project and having a great time doing so, and also very, very appreciative of every comment and encouraging word.
i too believe that once our film is complete we will have "a masterpiece that is worthy of an art-house cinema release!" but these episodes are a behind-the-scenes look at the making-of our film, nothing more. they are very personal, and the tone we tried to convey in this episode was how mike felt once we returned from filming and the troubles he was having getting back into the swing of writing. and i must stress, the production trip last summer we spent filming was extremely hard on our personal relationship for reasons we haven't gotten into yet. hopefully once our 64 days series is complete, this will make more sense to everyone.

ps - i get into this topic a bit here: tinyurl.com/6xfumv

also, i have to say that i think making this episode was very therapeutic for mike, it was a way for him to deal with how he was feeling, get it out and move on. fresh and new. it was good. it really was a ton of fun to make for both of us and it got us rolling after some hard times. :)

Yes :) What Amanda just said...

Hey - I can't thank you enough for writing this - this is just great! I'll let you know if I hear from anyone :D

How did I miss this comment? :( Sorry Frederik, I don't think I got an email about this - and I must have passed it up on my recent activity.

Thanks so much for signing up just to leave a comment - glad to have you on Vimeo :) Hope you enjoyed the other episodes - keep in touch! Thanks again!

Thanks Aloperidolo :) It's been a long time since anyone has commented on this video - its' great to know people are still watching it.

Thanks Frank :) Yea, we love Vimeo for their beautiful HD. Thanks for watching!

Oh! That is awesome - how did that go :)