Recent content by Ascoli

Yes, and about the same thing. I watched the DVD commentary on El Mariachi last night. It is really motivating for an amatuer filmmaker. Great insights to how to do your first film. He did El Mariachi for under $7,000 in the early '90's.

Did you review the DVD "Desperado/El Mariachi" with the 10-minute film school? Rodriguez has great film saving tecniques. Ascoli

Thanks for the comments. The sepia was done in post production. This winner in this catagory was not posted, but the 1st runner up was. It was from Brazil and was very good. It had a real Sergio Leone fell set in modern day Brazil. You can find the link on the NYCmidnight.com forum.

Sound Thanks for the honest feedback. Bad acting yes, we need to find a source for acting talent. Bad dialogue yes, we need writing/editing help. Was the sound that bad? How can I make it better? We didn't get very good location sound (no one to even hold the boom) so we over-dubbed the...

Wow, maybe that's our second movie. We really wanted to develop the "chase" but we just didn't have time. I'll see if it's possibile. Your comments on the transition cracked me up, since this was recommended by the person who I worked with last year. I put it in for two reasons: 1) since I...

Super 8 OK, I'm going down to the basement and finding Dad's. It looks like a ray gun, but I wonder if it still works?

I’m new to this forum, but I like what I see so far. I am also coming off the NYCMMMM buzz and wanted to post our 1st round non-winning entry. I was DP on a fairly lame entry last year and kept thinking about running a team this year. A month before the start I mentioned it at a party and...

Great show. I'm amazed at the quality that is coming out of NYCMMMM this year. I just wish more would post, especially the winners. This is also my favorite horror from the competition. Ascoli

Very good. I like the film work and style. English was a brave choice. Impressive 1st.