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    watch Thieves - "no budget" Cyberpunk short

    Thank you! I sincerely appreciate that. "Not overbearing" was planned from the start. I am a fan of subtlety, and though the art of subtlety is rather elusive and challenging for an amateur like me I did my best. Even if I had a reasonable budget for this, I wouldn't make it a whole lot...
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    watch Thieves - "no budget" Cyberpunk short

    He took Idris Elba as his biggest inspiration, but with my direction I tended to lean toward a Clive Owen delivery, though I doubt you can see that particular influence. Like I said, though, I didn't want it to be a pure native accent. Even if we tried that, who would we be kidding? It would...
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    watch Thieves - "no budget" Cyberpunk short

    Ain't that a sad fact. I've seen far worse accents from highly experienced Hollywood actors. Again, for his first time EVER acting, I think he did an exceptional job and I couldn't ask for a better performance. Thank you so much for watching, harpsichoid!
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    watch Thieves - "no budget" Cyberpunk short

    The 9 track Thieves score is now available for pre-order for $6 and will be released Tuesday August 28th. Yes, the entire album and all bonus content is yours for $6. If you find it in your heart to be extra generous, you actually have the option to PAY MORE for the album when you buy it through...
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    watch Thieves - "no budget" Cyberpunk short

    Since its literally the first and only time he's ever acted in his life, I'm quite happy with his performance. This character is someone who has been living in Detroit for a very long time and I didn't want his accent to be 100% pure. There would be a natural degradation of his dialect from...
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    watch Thieves - "no budget" Cyberpunk short

    CyberpunkReview, One of the biggest and most popular cyberpunk review sites in the world just reviewed Thieves and gave it an 8 / 10, stating, "Thieves is set to garner even bigger accolades (like ours), and possibly become the next Blade Runner, or at least The Matrix." And no, I have no...
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    watch Thieves - "no budget" Cyberpunk short

    Hmm? Very interesting perspective. I dig it! Thanks so much for checking it out!
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    watch Thieves - "no budget" Cyberpunk short

    I noticed I didn't particularly answer this question. Could one get an idea how many repeat viewings are there through Youtube stats? Without actually stepping aside and really signing in to figure that out right now, I imagine so, if one were so inclined, you could really get some fairly...
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    watch Thieves - "no budget" Cyberpunk short

    Several people/or fans from facebook have mentioned feeling the need to see it at least twice. Many have watched it multiple times before they said it "clicked" for them. Of course, anyone could say this is all hearsay, so, take it from our critics... Mikel O.D. from Motor City Blog and MPAD...
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    watch Thieves - "no budget" Cyberpunk short

    Interesting and unique observations. This particular scene would definitely lend well to a stage play, I agree. What do you mean by approaching this from a more visual direction? Our budget and resources were/are incredibly limited, mind you. Thank you for the compliments and for the view, by...
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    watch Thieves - "no budget" Cyberpunk short

    I'm not sure what you mean, Zensteve. Could you ask or explain differently?
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    watch Thieves - "no budget" Cyberpunk short

    Thank you so much for watching! This last render I made, I might have tipped it a BIT too far into darker territory. Everything I've watched it on looks fine. I haven't had any other complaints about it until now. If I get enough people mentioning it, I'll try to fix it Thank you very much...
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    watch Thieves - "no budget" Cyberpunk short

    Thank you so much for taking the time to watch it! The lighting and set were very fun to build and shoot in. It was kind of jarring to leave the set for any amount of time. Fairly surreal in a way.
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    Thieves: Trailers, Stills, Interviews, Posters etc.

    Thieves has been released online today after winning the audience vote at last night's Mitten Movie Project. Please go to my Screening Room thread where you can find a link to view the film.
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    watch Thieves - "no budget" Cyberpunk short

    I say "no budget" based on the wiki definition of a "no budget film." In reality, it cost me $300 to make Thieves. I have been promoting it in this thread for several months now. In there you will find posters, articles, interviews, reviews, trailers etc. if you are so inclined. Just...
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