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Bachelorhood and groceries don't mix.

Directed by Damon Stea

Featuring the talents of:
Sean Lask
Zack DeZon
Cassandra Chowdhury

From the minds at:
Nomad@Home Films

Special thanks to Superior Grocers

Credits

Damon Stea
Director
Sean Lask
Bachelor #1
Zack DeZon
Bachelor #2
Cassandra Chowdhury
Bachelorette

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Ryan Matthew 2 months ago

Nice footage! How did you get permission to film inside? and where?
About that corner thing, try turning your lens..it looks like your adapter isn't turned in frame all the way. Just keep rotating it until it's in frame. Just a small theory.
Damon Stea 2 months ago

I just asked the corporate manager and he was happy to oblige
Rican Joe 1 month ago

I suppose that works. I wonder if I could try this at a local walmart.
Tiago Pierotti 2 months ago

awesome video!
What's your 35mm adapter? and which lens?
Damon Stea 2 months ago

I had it handbuilt, and I utilize Nikon manuals, this one was a Nikkor E f1.8 50mm
Dave Perkins 2 months ago

Marvelous. Very enjoyable, great song, everything.

So TRUE. That's what makes it work.
Dave Perkins 2 months ago

But the vignetting is an annoyance. Whatever adapter you're using, it cuts off the edge of the light circle too close, and the dark shadows on the edges are visible in the 16x9 format.
Damon Stea 2 months ago

Very true. This was something of a test shoot, and we found out the hard way that the HV20's LCD crops the image enough that I couldn't see half of the vignetting issue while shooting
Maverick 2 months ago

man.
So true.
Just go with the softest...or the best smelling...I dunno
Steven Wilson 2 months ago

I can totally relate to this experience. I've settled on Dove as my current not-make-my-hair-worse-when-I-wash-it shampoo.
Damon Stea 2 months ago

I have a friend who after the test screening said:

"I don't understand what men have a problem with. They always choose Dove anyways"
Lyall Furphy 2 months ago

This captures the male experience.
Jip Eilbracht 2 months ago

I just use the one which is near the shower...
But this is a great movie indeed!
Radoslav Karapetkov 2 months ago

Nice. :)
Brandon Schoenberger 2 months ago

Haha. Funny because it is true.
Jiri 2 months ago

Great, however - your adapter is a little runed. Fix it next time.
Jiri 2 months ago

turned :)
Damon Stea 2 months ago

Fixed :) I considered cutting the frame down in Shampou to get rid of the vignetting / ground glass issue but I had framed too tightly while shooting to really allow for that
Be Well 2 months ago

it made me smile, thank you :)
Jiri 2 months ago

Question: how you make footages where actors have face in front of camera (when they sniffing)? It's realy cool. Your camera was in the rack or what??! :) (sorry for my english, hope you understand...)
Damon Stea 2 months ago

I just had them stand farther away (closer to the toilet paper racks). I kept focus very tight on the actor's faces so that the toilet paper would be out of focus, making it seem like the actors were closer than they really were.
Jiri 2 months ago

AND ... question no 2 :) - What you told to boss of the shop? "I want to make a film, could I film here?" or what? :) It's practically question :)
Damon Stea 2 months ago

I asked the regional manager if I could use one aisle early in the morning (6AM) and he was happy to oblige. We kept the crew small and we only had three actors.
jeff 2 months ago

This is why I go to trader joe's. Problem solved.
Paul Davis 2 months ago

I laughed. I mean I genuinely enjoyed this film. Although, I don't think I would have spent that much time picking out shampoo.
Mariya Kozlova 2 months ago

This gay-video, but this not cinema
Damon Stea 2 months ago

Cryptic.
Mariya Kozlova 2 months ago

It is criticism. I did not like your cinema! Why? Very slowly. The ending is easy for predicting. I did not like camerawork. You the talented person, but it only a sketch, not cinema. You understand my English? I very badly speak English.
Damon Stea 2 months ago

I understand. I felt that in the end the film did not have much in the way of dynamics, it is somewhat flat throughout.
Mariya Kozlova 2 months ago

I am glad, that you have correctly understood me. Let's be friends)))
Aravind 2 months ago

i like the video......
but the video should have completed earlier
exte 2 months ago

Two camera setup? A lot of camera angles, more than the usual, so that's why you got me wondering... Oh, and what song was that? Name or artist, please? Thanks!
Damon Stea 2 months ago

Only one camera, and three hours of principal photography.
codesarah 2 months ago

Well Well... girls have the same problem, I think... well coz I do! Too many choices. But I like Herbal Essences especially the conditioner because it smells sooo soooo good and it makes my hair super soft! I don't like other conditioners that doesn't really do any smoothing.

The toilet paper part is also true!!! I spend a lot of time deciding which can save me more. HAHA!
Bob Toe 2 months ago

I agree with Aravind, it should have been a little shorter, but I didn't mind that much, and enjoyed myself throughout (except for the adapter problem, which other people have mentioned already).

What's the song?
Damon Stea 2 months ago

Ponteio by Astrud Gilberto
iamkeir 2 months ago

Wonderful! :)
Jacob Hileman 2 months ago

Damon... That made me feel awkward. Probably because it makes me think that everything I buy somehow revolves around girls. But I have learned that when all else fails you can never go wrong with Herbal Essences. I enjoyed that quite a bit. I don't know a lot about film so I can't offer any critiques, but still. I really like grocery isles for some reason...
MattJatz 27 days ago

Loved it! Classic college student!
Damon Stea 27 days ago

Thanks! Although I like to think they represent male culture at large and not just the college sect.
Matthew Marble 27 days ago

i wish i had the luxury of being knowledgeable enough to criticize you, but you wont need to worry about that here! i just plain liked it. it is what it is, and it is a finished work. i enjoy many of your videos, and this one is no different! also i know something about getting shampoo, cause i donate my hair whenever it gets long enough, so i keep it in good condition for the kids!
Damon Stea 27 days ago

All it's really meant to do is entertain. To me it's beautiful, but it's really just meant to make the viewer smile, not necessarily make you think deeply about your life :)
Paul Capewell 26 days ago

Very funny and enjoyable. :)
Damon Stea 26 days ago

Thanks!
Martha Rice 15 days ago

I love this! Witty in a modern Cole Porterish style. Just the right degree of understatement.
Damon Stea 15 days ago

Thanks! I wish I could release it professionally but it has far too many licensing issues
Xaeroevo 15 days ago

ahh choices...:) like it!