I-News
Reviews: 117
cici Aug 25, 2007
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I just like coming here to see Dave get his head sacked... Good stuff.
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cici Aug 24, 2007
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Dawn, Donna May, and JessicaMarie! Dave seems to attract all my favorite ladies. Dave, you go on with your bad breakin' a thousand self.
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videowilliams Aug 23, 2007
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Thanks, guys- and thank you to all you "invisible" viewers as well.
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videowilliams Aug 23, 2007
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Oops- we just cracked 1,000
videowilliams Aug 23, 2007
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Wow, the whole gang's together again! Welcome "home" Jessica! Thanks for sneakin' in a visit to an old friend in amongst the ups and downs of your Los Angeles experience... Here, I think you need a drink. We'll make it a double... And I'm still just playing catch-up to your level of on-line fame (clink, clink, clink, clink)...
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JessicaMarie Aug 23, 2007
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Look who's all fancy pants. Hugs.
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videowilliams Aug 23, 2007
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Ah Dawn- I'm glad you're here to see it! Of course, if I want to feel humbled, I can always take a look at Hammer's viewing numbers again. But for now, let's share a toast to on-line friendship, circus tents and self-promotion (clink, clink, clink)...
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DawnAkemi Aug 23, 2007
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And being a front page man... whew!... what a swizzle stick!!! Forget the drink umbrella... we're back to talking about circus tents! I hope your new notoriety allows you to crack 1000 before this site goes bye-bye! I just gave you another viewing... clink, clink ;-) Hi Cici! Hi Donna!
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videowilliams Aug 22, 2007
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It seems your review of a week ago brought it to life, Donna May! Guess I owe you a drink. cici's brought the martinis and I've got the swizzle stick... Dawn should be here any minute with the little drink umbrellas...
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michkeemae Aug 22, 2007
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Yea, Your a front man now! Donna May http://films.thelot.com/films/1318
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videowilliams Aug 22, 2007
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Thank you, cici! Now it really feels like a party. As our old friend reincarnut told me just now in an email: "congratulations! at last! now 3 more people will come to know of you thanks to otl." (clink) Bottoms up!
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cici Aug 22, 2007
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DAVE!!!! Front PAGE, baby!! Woo-Hoo!! Here's to getting as many views as possible! (clinking martini glasses)
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videowilliams Aug 21, 2007
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Thanks for watching, jdeezee! As you know, I enjoyed your "The Right Man For The Job" too. I guess it's late enough in the history of this website to reveal a little secret: I didn't know exactly what story I was telling with this trailer! It was cut from a longer 23 minute piece whose plotline really hadn't worked. I hoped an expensive-looking fast-paced wham-bam-thank-you-maam action trailer might evoke enough interest to let me remake it right. So far so good... But you've seen through me... Thanks for the tips.
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jdeezee Aug 20, 2007
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Very well made. The cinematography, editing, and graphics were very professional. Great pacing tempo. The cinematography was impressive; Loved the roving, live reporter zooms and pans, great shots of the military in and around Sydney. The only constructive criticism I have is that it seemed like a longer news station interstitial. If that's what you were going for then you hit the mark, but I kind of got the sense from your intro that you were going to try and tell a story and if that were the case, I really didn't get a sense of a beginning, middle and end. But again, if you were going for the interstitial, promo angle, then it's a job well done.
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videowilliams Aug 15, 2007
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Now there's a review that I've waited 6 months for: "nice profile pics." Donna, you say the sweetest things! (I like yours as well.) And thanks for reviewing my film, which is something I've waited 4 months for! I was starting to feel like the Omega Man here... the one man left looking at I-News...
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michkeemae Aug 14, 2007
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Your set of pix in your profile are nice, too. Donna May http://films.thelot.com/films/1318
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michkeemae Aug 14, 2007
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This looks like fun. Nice retro yet modern feel to it. The graphic work is compelling Donna May http://films.thelot.com/films/1318
videowilliams Apr 11, 2007
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The crazy mom is DOA. Your blog is top of the MPB. Today will be MTA for a long time. LOL xoxo
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JessicaMarie Apr 11, 2007
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Oh, man. An overprotective and crazy filmmaker's mother has landed me on the MTA. Kill me now, MPB, MTA, and now I can't keep up with the initials. Have I told everyone that Blake and Jordin are my fave American Idol contestants? Down with Sanjaya!!
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videowilliams Apr 10, 2007
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Where's a bouncer when you need one?
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DGroover2k6 Apr 10, 2007
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THE ORIGINAL NATASHA YI KICK-ASS FEMALE ACTION HERO: WWW.SCARLETANGEL.COM play the game today! Check out the trailer for "elevations" http://films.thelot.com/films/35414
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videowilliams Apr 10, 2007
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cici, you rock! And Dawn- um- wow...
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cici Apr 10, 2007
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Cherry flavored!!! HA! How'd you know??? Dawn has such a keen sense of observation... as does JessicaMarie. Dave, you are such the clever manipulator. I will head over to your other flick and add another view for ya.
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videowilliams Apr 10, 2007
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I was just talking to you on The Eye Of God, cici! I told you- no, I won't repeat it. Good morning, Dawn! (My, what an appropriate phrase that is.)
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DawnAkemi Apr 10, 2007
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I bet Cici's got the best tasting lollie...yummy! MMmmMMmMmmMmm...Cici's lollie....MmmmmMMmmm...cherry flavored...MMMmmmmmmmmMM! Hi Jessica!
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cici Apr 10, 2007
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Can we get back to talking about lollies?
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cici Apr 10, 2007
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Hey! I knew that trail of swizzle-sticks would lead me to you guys! Here you are!
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videowilliams Apr 10, 2007
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JessicaMarie, you have a laser-like intelligence. I only wish, at times like this, you wouldn't use it on me! Thanks again for your enthusiastic review of a month ago (buried somewhere in that super-popular blog).
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videowilliams Apr 10, 2007
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Always good to meet a fellow comedian, cakeFAN. Thanks for watching the film!
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JessicaMarie Apr 10, 2007
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clever way to get on the MTA, though...
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JessicaMarie Apr 10, 2007
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would you guys make out already? sheesh.
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videowilliams Apr 09, 2007
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Ba-dum-bum!
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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Martinis anyone?
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videowilliams Apr 09, 2007
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Which brings us back to you, Dawn. Do you still want the last word?
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videowilliams Apr 09, 2007
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Dawn: "Give a man an inch he'll take a mile! That is....if he really had an inch to spare!" Oh yeah? My Swizzle-stick is so big, right now it's in the other room making us drinks. My Swizzle-stick is so big, I'M it's beetch. My Swizzle-stick is so big, U.S. West nailed some fiber optic lines at the top, and I didn't feel it until the next Thursday. My Swizzle-stick is so big, NASA has launched space probes to find the end. My Swizzle-stick is so big, movie theatre popcorn now comes in "small", "medium", "large", and "my Swizzle-stick" My Swizzle-stick is so big, it won't return Spielberg's phonecalls. ...And best of all... My Swizzle-stick is so big, I finally figured out a good use for a woman with a big mouth.
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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I give in a little and you take advantage. Give a man an inch he'll take a mile! Cause he never had an inch to spare!
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videowilliams Apr 09, 2007
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"I had to look up blipvert." ...and look who's trying to gloat about superior intelligence.
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videowilliams Apr 09, 2007
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"I take it your brother got the smart genes." Yeah. And did anyone ever tell you that when God was handing out brains you were first in line, so he gave you the wrapper?
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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btw...I had to look up blipvert. That's pretty funny!
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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Tsk, tsk...you don't have to yell. That's what men do when they feel they are outmatched.
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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That's a great story..about the review! I take it your brother got the smart genes.
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videowilliams Apr 09, 2007
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Dawn: That reminds me of the World Record shortest film: "Funny Things Dave has Written on this Thread!" Oh right. As opposed to the blipvert: "Deep Thoughts Dawn Has Had IN HER ENTIRE LIFE!!!"
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videowilliams Apr 09, 2007
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Re: "I think that's probably the most positive review you've received for this film!" That reminds me of a funny true story. My brother Jon got a review for a show he co-wrote which included the sentence: "This is wretched, unwatchable rubbish." So he put it on the advertising poster: WRETCHED, UNWATCHABLE RUBBISH! -Sydney Morning Herald People came!
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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That reminds me of the World Record shortest film: "Funny Things Dave has Written on this Thread!"
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videowilliams Apr 09, 2007
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Don't! Stop! Don't! Stop! Don't Stop! Don't stop, that smacking hurts so good!
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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"That orange suit makes you look so orange-like." I think that's probably the most positive review you've received for this film!
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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What kind of girl do you think I am!!!! (smack! smack!) You Aussie boys should learn how to behave on a public forun.
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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I suppose you're right!...about the jealousy part ;-)
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videowilliams Apr 09, 2007
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Re: "A girl's gotta eat y'know." Can I pay you in lollies?
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videowilliams Apr 09, 2007
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Re: "That orange suit makes you look so orange-like." See what I said previously on this thread about The Wisdom Of Actresses. Re: "how many of those awards did you fashion in photoshop...." You're just jealous. Answer: none.
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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Well, if your implying future favors....that might take too long. A girl's gotta eat y'know.
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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That orange suit makes you look so orange-like. And how many of those awards did you fashion in photoshop....
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videowilliams Apr 09, 2007
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I'm a little low on $USD at the moment. Would you accept payment in some other form?
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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I'll take my check in US dollars...
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videowilliams Apr 09, 2007
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Checking Comm Page now... Quick! hide the evidence! Talk about film!
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videowilliams Apr 09, 2007
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I'd be as proud as punch. I love the way you're always smiling so adorably while you spout your XXX-rated double entendres. Filth from the mouths of babes...
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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Check the community page, my friend!
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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Probably not. But its fun to say....I would think you'd be nothing short of proud if you did.
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videowilliams Apr 09, 2007
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Do you really think I've managed to strike a new low?
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videowilliams Apr 09, 2007
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PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS Wow! Try fitting that on a cigarette pack warning label.
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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Now look whose sinking to new levels...
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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Nevermind! I just googled it: PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS a type of lung disease.
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videowilliams Apr 09, 2007
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Sorry- I'm laughing too hard at my own joke to answer the other thing.
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videowilliams Apr 09, 2007
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Dawn: "Are you all so artistic "down under"?" Yes, I'm very artistic down under. In fact, just the other day I was doing some body-painting on this chick, and I painted her lollie to look like a bumblebee.
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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What'd you do...google "longest word"?
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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What a lovely portrait you paint. Are you all so artistic "down under"?
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videowilliams Apr 09, 2007
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If you think schizophrenia is difficult to type, try floccinoccinihilipillification =the act of estimating something to be worthless.
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videowilliams Apr 09, 2007
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Dawn: "I'm a great cook, but I can't clean." Cool! I'm no cook, but I'm a great eater. We'd live perfectly together... till the trash piled up and drowned us.
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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I vote for the schizophrenia....that was a fingerful to type!
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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Oh...well then our houses look similar. Only you can add cat dander to mine. I'm a great cook, but I can't clean.
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videowilliams Apr 09, 2007
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dawn said: "How come we're always answering the comment before the last comment?" Because you think of something... then a minute later you think of something better. I by contrast think of something... then a minute later think of something better. ...So we're always catching up! Either that or latent schizophrenia.
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videowilliams Apr 09, 2007
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No, my house- just to be serious for a moment- is a science experiment at the moment. Absolutely filthy, knee-deep in grunge. So my brains are still here, splattered over the walls. Who has time to clean when we have OTL to pursue?
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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How come we're always answering the comment before the last comment?
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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Really...I always find that rather awkward and uncomfortable.
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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I hope you have someone to clean up the mess....bits of brain and all....kinda gross...
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videowilliams Apr 09, 2007
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I've always found it's funnier when you actually explain the joke.
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videowilliams Apr 09, 2007
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Yes, and just when I thought I was getting a handle on what you were talking about, my brain exploded. You blow my mind, baby!
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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Oh....duh! Such analytical skills!
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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You mean like when I asked you about the time space continuum and if two events can be going on simultaneously with different observations at all ends of the spectrum as they curve in around each other? And you went "huh?"
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videowilliams Apr 09, 2007
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Oh, "impenetrable", you mean? Yes, that was very funny (cici's always very funny)... Mind you, physical impenetrability is a bit of a foregone conclusion at 8,000 miles' range!
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videowilliams Apr 09, 2007
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DOCTOR: How soon can you land this plane? PILOT: I can't tell. DOCTOR: You can tell me. I'm a doctor. PILOT: No, I mean I'm just not sure. DOCTOR: Well, can't you take a guess? PILOT: Mmm... Not for another two hours. DOCTOR: You can't take a guess for another two hours? PILOT: No, I mean we can't land for another two hours. ...And so on. It's one of my all-time all-star faves. I actually met David Zucker once at a seminar, and asked an obscure intellectual question that made him go "Huh?" You'd know the feeling.
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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Now there was a joke with some depth to it...
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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Cici got you good on my blog!
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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Airplane is a funny movie!
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videowilliams Apr 09, 2007
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And I'm a shark when provoked... with teeth, don't forget that part.
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videowilliams Apr 09, 2007
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The root of all these jokes, at least for me, is in the film Airplane: STEWARDESS: Would you like something to read? PASSENGER: Do you have anything light? STEWARDESS: How about this leaflet? Famous Jewish Sports Legends.
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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Careful...I'm like an alley-cat when provoked.
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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Gee, I guess that's a full minute longer than, "Men and the Usefulness they Provide the World"
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videowilliams Apr 09, 2007
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No, you're not a cat- but you sure are some nice- oh stuff it, it's too obvious.
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videowilliams Apr 09, 2007
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Good idea... I'll make that the next in my schedule, right after I knock off The Collected Wisdom Of All Actresses Throughout Time... which is 2 minutes long.
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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Maybe you should make a film entitled: "The Vast Importance of the Last Word, and Other Such Petty Needs" Fluff-ball?....am I a cat?
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videowilliams Apr 09, 2007
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Well, that's what I meant, Fluff-ball. You never have and you never will.
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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When have I ever gotten your precious last word?!?
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videowilliams Apr 09, 2007
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I've been dying to use this line from The Maltese Falcon on you... "When the shark bites with his teeth, babe, you're taking the fall." You won't get the last word this time!
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DawnAkemi Apr 09, 2007
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I wonder if its time to put this film on the community pages....hmmm! ;-)
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videowilliams Apr 07, 2007
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Actually yes, I was wondering when you'd show up, rein! I like the way you read those other reviews and my responses before you spoke: it's taken a lot of work to write them! As you say, I'm light on story in this trailer- a point well taken. I hired the orange Guantanamo Bay suit from a fancy dress shop up the road. I thought they'd look at me like I was crazy when I asked for it. But instead they asked "What size do you need?" Apparently lots of people hire Gitmo outfits in North Sydney. Who'd have thought?
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reincarnut Apr 07, 2007
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hi there vw, thought i'll put in my long-overdue comment and rating... guerilla, stealth, grab-and-shoot, 'outsourcing'... whatever it takes, you know what works! looks good all through - the drama is palpable. civil war in australia would be good one to pull off, i say! would have liked to see a bit more of the story's nuances though - you had five minutes (but i totally am with you about the 'sizzle before the steak' trailer - it does gets me interested!) :-) your intro leads into the movie pretty well too... good one, vidoewilliams! where did you get that orange outfit from?
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videowilliams Apr 01, 2007
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Hi frensisj! Thanks for copying DawnAkemi's first line, then cut & pasting a chunk of text about your own film. Bio too. Now let us think about whether we'd like to check out your film... Um, no. But thanks for coming. Note to readers: I know criticising spammers is like booing at the Special Olympics, but this guy asks for it!
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videowilliams Mar 22, 2007
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Why thank you Meghan! I-News couldn't be much further from your sweet and subtle piece, could it? My "money shots" were indeed collected over a period of two years: every time there was a warplane flyover or a helicopter flyby, I grabbed the camera. And yes, this is, like many trailers, more sizzle than steak. I promise to tell more story next time! Thanks for watching from Vancouver: another beautiful harbour city.
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oldmaninthexwalk Mar 21, 2007
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I give 5 stars to the intro and all your amazing energy!! I wanted to see more of the central storyline in the trailer... but then I am crazy about story driving the action! Loved all the fantastic guerilla shots/shooting. You must have a lot of patience to cobble this all together... waiting between each amazing shot for the next amazing shot. Best of luck from Vancouver, Canada. Meghan HOPSCOTCH 10831
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videowilliams Mar 21, 2007
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Thank you, Dawn. I'm glad you're an admirer of guerilla filmmaking. I always think of that Star Trek episode "Arena" (Ep. 19) where Kirk is stuck on an alien planet in a fight to the death with a much stronger alien, but he looks around and sees if he puts the sulphur from here together with the black powder from over there, loads it into that hollow tube behind the boulder and loads it with rocks, he can make himself a rudimentary cannon, and blow the Reptile Creature away. It's the same with me!
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DawnAkemi Mar 21, 2007
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Very creative intro and a nice feed into the film concept. I enjoyed the trailer...would love to see the whole film. I read below that you made those terrific, expensive looking shots guerilla style...good for you! Great work ;-)
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videowilliams Mar 17, 2007
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Wow, CorruptFrame- that's a lot of information! Not so long ago, I visited Wycliffe Well- the UFO capital of Australia- in the Northern Territory, and was massively intrigued by all the sightings they've had there. They've got some pretty spooky top secret facilities near there too. Thanks for your review. I do appreciate it. Back of my mind, I'm thinking "I-News" could play well in America if people simply read Australia as a metaphor for the States. We are made of the same stuff- just a few years behind.
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CorruptFrame Mar 16, 2007
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Civil war in Australia very Mad Max, only without the cool cars and the freaks. It felt like I was watching a made for TV movie from the 80's, but maybe thats what you were going for. For some reason I don't think Australia has as much to worry about as America. I think that with as much fuel as we have today for good modern war fiction there is no real excuse for going so soft on the subject. I did like your intro, but if it were me I would have had them cut my head off and my severed head would have continued to speak to the camera. However this film was of a much better quality than a lot on the site. As for the Nazi UFO "myth" UFOs are real, and they are man made. The technology was stolen from inventor Nikola Tesla the man responsible for the discovery of alternating current and Tomas Edison's greatest rival. Tesla wrote about his "Electrical Flying Machine" as if it were his life's work, yet there is no record of that work with the exception of a few references in his writings. And a few illustrations of his air ships in a battle over a landscape covered with towers for the wireless transmission of electricity and communication. He conceived of Wireless internet in 1909! And thats documented! The infamous "Foo Fighters" film was shot over Germany and my father saw it when he was in the Air Force. I grew up in the desert of New Mexico watching these things fly in and out of Military bases in Los Alamos and Sandia. And I have no doubt that they are man made. Human potential goes way beyond the world we live in today, but we are the slaves to those who control the oil and sell us the archaic technology that uses it, while hiding the inventions that would set us free. The truth is much more than "Vaguely evil" "Electro-Magnetic Flight and You!" http://films.thelot.com/films/33531
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Brinkman Mar 15, 2007
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Nice work man. Really enjoyed it. Great work cobbling together footage to support your B-roll... actually hard to call it B-roll. Nice
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videowilliams Mar 15, 2007
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Cat, they cut me into pieces and mailed me home in a cardboard box. My parents glued me back together pretty well, except I have to be careful not to go out in the rain because they used a water-soluble paste. Fortunately it never rains in Australia, so this hasn't been a problem. The whirlybird with all the soldiers in it spent an hour flying through Sydney in 1998- it was part of the shoot for The Matrix- and I grabbed what I could with my camera from a high-rise apartment. Ironically enough, The Matrix left their shots (taken from a second helicopter) on the cutting room floor. I built a trailer around them! I can't think of a better illustration of the difference between mainstream and guerilla filmmaking. You can catch a longer version of I-News (23 minutes long) at my Aussie Short Films website (www.aussieshortfilms.com) but it's not my greatest work@#$%TYUdammit my hand just came off.
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thecatbywas Mar 12, 2007
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Did they kill you? Are you dead? Are you in Europe? Do you need an adapter? Who do you think you are scaring us all to death with that intro? And where did you get those whirlybirds? Helicopters are not toys, Mister. Seriously, wehre did you get helicopters. That was cool... So, where do we see the whole thing?
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videowilliams Mar 12, 2007
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Must give some credit to ManifestDreamer for that intro. He's the one who looked at my first extreeemely lame intro and said: "Dave, do you want to make it to the finals or not?" and then suggested something better. Now we know I haven't made it to the finals. But I'm glad you like the madness we came up with. (For the uninformed, cici here is a real live camera-person for the news, therefore she knows of what she speaks.)
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cici Mar 12, 2007
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Crazy intro! Talk about pushing the envelope!! Love the concept of the film as well...Rah! Rah! Guerilla reporters!!
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videowilliams Mar 12, 2007
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Thanks, guys. It seems to be the story of my life that when I'm trying to be serious, I come over as funny. As Robin Williams (no relation) put it once: "We're not laughing at you. We're laughing near you." FableForge, this piece was cut from something longer that did cost a few thousand to make. But the shot you're referring to was pure theft: I showed up at an army demonstration day at Darling Harbour and grabbed what I could before running away. I'm glad you liked it, regardless of the fact that yes, I was attempting to be dramatic. Some of us were just born to be laughed at, I guess. If it's 5 stars worth of entertaining, who am I to complain?
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FableForge Mar 12, 2007
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I loved the intro!! I'm not sure, but the intro kept me smiling throughout the whole thing! Oh my god, I will be so embarrased if it turns out this was meant to be a drama or an action flick. Because after that intro, I enjoyed it as parody, and was really getting into it! Very nice work, and some of those shots (like the SWAT-like team climbing off a building with the words "SYNDEY" on it) must have costed pretty penny, that is, unless you ehem, outsourced them :) Very nice! I imagine it had a couple australian inside jokes that I couldnt quite get though, but I enjoyed it!
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nobudget Mar 11, 2007
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great intro..why dont folks give stars its dumb this website is not deciding anything...nice work my friend..keep it coming http://films.thelot.com/films/10030 new old capt shot on a G string budget
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Californiayanqui Mar 10, 2007
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Righteously hilarious intro. Exciting music with the cuts. I didn't care for the graphics. Pure fun. No five star rating from me because I have begun a new rating system which instead of using stars I will use thumbs and toes. 5 thumb and two big toes for gritty fancyful imagination. All the best Tim
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videowilliams Mar 10, 2007
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Thank you, Dave, for that helpful advice. Now go watch someone else's, you tosser!
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videowilliams Mar 10, 2007
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Just to get the ball rolling, I'm going to review this myself. A bit cheeky, I know, since I am the filmmaker. But I know other people have done it. The difference is here I'll be doing it in my own name (as opposed to a bunch of fake one-day-only avatars, as used by cheats)... Dude, nice work! Excellent cutting, good shots, kick-@ss music (you didn't compose that yourself) and it had some nice lines in it too... But I didn't catch much of a plot. That's the nature of trailers: they're a bit of a cheat. I'm not saying there isn't one, just that I can't tell from this. So I've knocked off one star. Still, you seem to show promise as a filmmaker (if not as an actor). Keep at it. 4 stars.
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