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Carparking through the Multiverse

I liked some aspect of this film but not others. I liked how you traveled the multiverse by going back and forward. I loved the "multiverse translator" - although I think it was only used once :)

I thought the acting was good, I liked the story within the story and the developing relationship and awkwardness that your film evoked. I liked the story you were trying to tell and the way you played with it within your given genre.

A couple of issues with the dialogue recording as mentioned before. Myself, and I may be wrong, I think you lost the sound, or there was so much background noise that ended up on the recorder that you couldn't use it :) One day you will have to let us know if it was deliberate or accidental ADR :)

I'm afraid that I found the car park attendant redundant. I saw no real benefit of the character and to be honest I found the swearing offensive. I don't mind swearing where it's justified but I don't think it was here. Bait for the judges?

Overall an interesting film that I watched a few times to get a feel for. Some nice shots as well. The performances are the highlight for me. Good job.

'Archive'

First, can I just say that I loved your team introduction. It is absolutely amazing.

With regards to the film, I thought it had some nice cinematography, the sound was crisp and clear, it was nicely lit and I liked the special effects of the materialization.

I'm afraid I wasn't a big fan of the story. It felt more like an "overcoming grief" film than a "coming of age" story and I found it a bit melancholy. I would have liked to see more happening. I thought the cinematography was much more interesting at the beginning as the character moved around.

I thought the acting was good but limited by the storyline. If that was a bit more expansive I think the actors would have carried that through.

Having said all of that, I thought it was well done. Look forward to seeing your next outing.

1-800-GHOST

I'm not really sure what to say about this film. I think the story of the exorcist was a brilliant idea. I thought it was well thought out and there was clearly a story arc. I didn't like the dog, I think there were other ideas that would have worked better. Perhaps a pastiche of all the exorcism movies. Easy for me to say after the event, I know. Been there, got the t-shirt. I thought Josh did a great job in the lead role. Everything I could say about the locations and the technical issues have been said above. Finding a good cameraman/woman and a good sound engineer will sort most of your issues on that front. And I do appreciate that you may have been going for that grainy, haphazard feel. Either way it didn't work for me. Strangely, what caught my attention at the beginning was the moving horizontal hold just creeping up the screen. Haven't seen that since we got rid of our cathode ray tube television :)

I feel that a lot of work went into the script. There was quite a bit of dialogue. If I'm wrong and it was ad libed then Kudos to the actors.

I thought there were some nice jokes in there and plenty of bonkers ideas. And it was different enough and slightly off-kilter to stick with me for a while I think. Thinking about it I'd say that Josh's performance was the highlight of the film for me. Maybe you'll get Musical next year. I can see your team having a lot of fun with that :)

A Slice of Heaven

I enjoyed this film. I thought the idea was simple but nicely done. And a nice public information film on the perils of sticking a knife into an electrical element and the hazards of making toast in general. Although, I'm not sure what the lead actress was sent back to achieve - make and eat some toast?

Technically I liked the range of shots, thought the shots were well lit and the sound was good. I was very impressed by the special effects.

I thought the acting was very good.

And I loved the twist at the end that I won't reveal.

All in all, I'd be proud of this film. Job well done.