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Bitter Old Man BITTER OLD MAN is a short film I did on Super 8 black & white film (and some miniDV FX shots) back in 2001 dealing with a Father confronting his son on the eve of his engagement.
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Shot with Tri-X and Plus-X Super 8 movie film from
Some of the film festivals it's played at are...
and a few more. Never made it into any of the big festivals, and the bluescreen work is very amature compared to the level of FX capabale today, but it's more about the story anways...
Thanks, PJR My role(s) in this film: Director Writer Producer Editor Composer FX Other
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"... and on a Sunday too!"
REPLY TO: "and on a Sunday too!"
Gotta love that line Peter John Ross.
Great story. I think you should re-shoot it and submit it again.
Obviously you're doing some different things since 2001...from your blog posts, I think you will bring an even greater "BITTER OLD MAN" to the screen.
To be brutally honest: I would recast, even Jesus
...and do it again.
Great story, and great job Peter.
Jackie
God made us to suffer...so that we would learn...the worse thing is to suffer...and not learn!
I'd rather make something
I'd rather make something new than revist this again. Many people do not like the actign of the SON character, and mostly from people who say he was too passive. That's not the performance, that was my direction. I wanted him to be at a place of resignation, and this was hardly an unexpected reaction for him, so I asked him to play it down rather than make it a shouting match. The contrast was more important to me.
I also agree that the atrocious blue screen work is hopelessly out of date, but alas, it is what it is and I think it should remain so. Thanks for watching.
"blue screen?"
REPLY TO: "I also agree that the atrocious blue screen work is hopelessly out of date, but alas, it is what it is and I think it should remain so. Thanks for watching. "
You are assuming that I know what a "blue screen" is...I DO NOT!!!
I suggested a remake, simply because I like remakes. I suggested you remake BITTER OLD MAN...because it is a great story and I think a remake would be a great film. (especially with the expertise you now bring)
You mentioned that it didn't get any further than some of the smaller Festivals...I think an expanded version (i.e. What happens with the old man? Does He Really Die? Does the son marry the girl?) would go far.
But that's just me
God made us to suffer...so that we would learn...the worse thing is to suffer...and not learn!
less is more
I think an expanded version (i.e. What happens with the old man? Does He Really Die? Does the son marry the girl?) would go far.
But that's just me
Yeah, I prefer this as a form of "short story", meaning I only wanted to see this particular slice of a bigger story. You can get a sense of their past, their history, and I wanted the ending to be more open ended. Was this a dream/nightmare? Is he really dead? Is he in heaven or hell?
The blue screen work I am referring to is the environment he was in after the heart attack. I can do something far better today, but I'd rather work on something new than revisit this story. As flawed as BITTER OLD MAN is, I am happy with it.
less is more indeed
I guess I've been doing too much brainstorming of story ideas here lately. I have several writer friends who are tossing story ideas with me...and I suppose those thoughts are spilling over into all areas of my life.
Especially when I see a story as interesting as yours.
But if you say..."I am happy with it"...then by golly I'm happy with it as well.
I think an expanded version (i.e. What happens with the old man? Does He Really Die? Does the son marry the girl?) would go far.
But that's just me
As flawed as BITTER OLD MAN is, I am happy with it.
God made us to suffer...so that we would learn...the worse thing is to suffer...and not learn!
Pretty good, although black and white, no pun intended
Acting was superb, and I heard what you said about the blue screen work, but .. well, even though I saw jagged edges here and there, by that point I was invested enough in the story that it didnt matter one bit to me. I also may have seen the ending coming from far away, because I used to study those things (long story.. wont say more so it wont be a spoiler for people who hasnt seen this).
Camera work was seamless, everything was really well executed. I guess I would have just liked a little more nuance to it all. It was too clear who was right and who was wrong from the very beginning, there was never a shred of doubt to it.. so I didnt get to explore too much the father's point of view, couldnt empathize with it.. I was just so sure that his comeuppance would come, and lo, it did. Then again, this was probably never meant to be a story with an obscure message, you made your point very clear. And its probably accurate too, historically speaking.
Good job... I can see why it went to all those festivals.
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