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Because it was really bad even when he claimed it was good, then he admitted it was bad, but now you're slowly realizing that it was actually really good. I, too, need help.

Question -- are you planning on releasing this to more than just the IndieTalk crowd? Because I agree with you -- something like this should be done. But it won't make an impact if nobody else can view it without a password.

Yup. Obviously not claiming to be a documentary, but during the action it feels like one.

It isn't a hard-and-fast rule, but Quantum of Solace would not be considered docu-style to most people. Nearly all action movies (or movies with action scenes) employ shaky-cam -- that's a more recent phenomenon. You get docu-style when the entire movie (or at least the vast majority of it) is...

...And that is the difference between "mockumentary" (one that claims to document "real" events), and "docu-style" (one that is staged, but takes a similar stylistic approach as documentaries). Docu-style movies (Bourne, Battle LA, etc) are sort of a hybrid between...

That was a very cool and professional-looking video. Congrats! In the shots of the miniatures (and possibly the running shots), did I see lens-whacking or a different technique? Something I noticed in the shots of the band playing, it felt as if there wasn't enough room for each member. Was...

Right, but they don't LOOK staged. Paul Greengrass movies never claim to be real-life documentaries, but the viewer feels as though it is through the camera style. My other two examples above (District 9 and Cloverfield) actually DO claim to be real and in-the-moment (and to an extent District...

Paul Greengrass is better than the vast majority of other filmmakers at pulling off a legitimate docu-style. A less "good" example is Battle LA, whose intensity was raised by the camera motion but it was obviously not as well-made. This is also opposed to "mockumentary" (Cloverfield) or one...

-The Fall - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO0LYcCoeJY -Stay (not as much of a horror movie as the trailer would have you believe) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6GGsl6XUNU -Every Darren Aronofsky movie -Life in a Day - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaFVr_cJJIY&wide=1 -Watchmen -...

I just wanted to throw out props to rayw. I've always viewed the horror genre as only encompassing either ridiculous black comedy, or pure exploitation. Never until I saw this did I see value in any horror film (except for perhaps Funny Games). Please note that I am NOT knocking horror fans...

Wow. My story seems weak in comparison to some of the others...

While you won't find a lot of poorly-made shorts on this site, it's a good one to check out -- www.shortoftheweek.com

I was planning on shooting a few things with a friend outside later today, but I forgot that it gets dark freakishly early now. No sunlight == no shoot.

Maybe it's a contest to see how creatively we can troll one another. Although in that case, I think alandry wins by default.

For TV, I strongly recommend Detroit 1-8-7. Detroit falls under the category of narrative fiction trying to create a documentary "feel," much on the level of the Bourne movies. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgONgogXNN0 (they used to have a much better trailer for this show, but it seems to...

It was sort of a funny concept, but I agree -- another product of the "film school look."

This might just be my own issue, but the way I view a reel -- if you're going to add music then make it fit. Otherwise it may as well be a silent reel or include the actual audio from the shots. As for what shots you chose... I can't give you a definitive answer because I haven't seen all of...

The editing could be a lot tighter. Do your best to make the cuts on the beats of the background music. Right now it looks like you simply cut to the next clip whenever you felt like it, which is pretty distracting. Also, if I were you I'd try to make each clip match the "mood" of the song at...

This one's pretty good (don't read the Youtube comments ahead of time)... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jOU3m_tHtQ This one's sort of creepy but isn't all that "halloweenish" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmIGkUPGppY And a few others that may or may not be what you're looking for...

I haven't seen a thread on it yet, so I thought I'd start one. Has anybody seen the new HD Hero 2 that GoPro just came out with? http://gopro.com/hd-hero2-cameras/ Basically, it looks awesome. Even better image quality, different focal lengths, up to 120 fps (in SD, but still), mic input...