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my short film... shot in Shanghai


http://www.vimeo.com/6657104

budget: RMB 1500
DV, SD
no separate sound system

When it comes to making bad acting, I'm the best.

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worst film you ever saw? well, my next one will be better. ;-)


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Tim,

I just watched 'shattered'. It was interesting. I can tell you put a lot of effort into it. The music was good too, is it an original score?

I have a question though. When the lady with the baby comes to the door does that mean there is a trend taking place now with people whose cars have broken down etc. coming to his apartment (for some reason) looking for help or a phone? I'm guessing this is because his family was killed in a car accident? Let me know, I'm curious.

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Hi there,

Thank you for the post.

- No, the music is not original score. A friend of mine introduced Mr. David Beard's music to me, and I immediately found it was the right tone and emotion I was looking for. So I wrote him an email, explained my vision on the short, he granted me the right to use his existing pieces very soon. He is credited as “music by”, instead of “original score”.

- The script implied the male victim was the husband of the lady with the baby in the very end of the film. The whole story suppose to happen in a remote area, where the persona has no way else but to seek help, and then come to the main guy’s door. I had very little time for prep and no money to my first film, so I hadn’t depicted this in the film. It’s a SHAME. In the very first draft of the script, the main guy was a serial killer, where there was a dolly shot indicating THEY had killed some of the drivers passing by the area, the wife survived in the car accident.

- Yes, the guy’s family was killed in a DUI Hit and Run accident. Yet the film doesn’t imply the victim has anything to do with the accident happened before.

It was my first film, no budget (somewhere EURO 150), kind of crappy, but I hope my next one could be better.


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Thanks for that explanation. Would you mind doing an IMDB user comment/review for my short film, my first? Let me know, and I'll send you a private message on this site.

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sure, i'd love to.

ps: vimeo and youtube have been blocked here in China. but i will try find my way.

tim

When it comes to making bad acting, I'm the best.

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don't worry, it's on a private page of my website. Just sent you a PM.

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