Here is my entry in the Quickflix Sofa to Screen Competition.
It’s only 30 seconds. And what I can’t get over is… how difficult it is to make a video that’s only 30 seconds! I guess it’s like anything. The simpler it looks… the more difficult it will be to pull off. Well that’s how it was for me [anyway].
Earlier this week friend and fellow blogger Joh [from Joh Blogs] wrote a blog post about Margaret and David popular movie reviewers here in Australia. In the post she mentioned the Quickflix Sofa to Screen Competition [and quite frankly... otherwise... I would not have even heard of it!]
So thank you Joh!
Here’s the blooper reel as well… in case anyone’s interested!
So much fun!
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Go Jean go! I love it! I have to see that film now. I missed Margaret and David last night. I have to catch them up on iview tonight. Happy New Moon:)
Hahaha… thanks Joh
I missed Margaret & David as well… but caught up on iView in the early hours of this morning. So funny to see Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush out of their element and in the compere seats running the show. So funny.
Very nice 30 second review Jean.
I haven’t watch the film, but I’m planning to this weekend.
I loved you blog, first time here.
Thank you Nick
and welcome to the Blog!
Hi Jean,
“Bloopers” add reality to one’s persona…..at least that’s how I look at it. Your end product is ‘critically acclaimable’ (if that makes sense)& fitting with the overall theme. If you are game, my latest post had some ‘flying bloopers’…..I tried not to flinch & just let it flow….sometimes that’s what you have to do
be good to yourself
David
Thanks David
The blooper reel was the best fun. Good medicine to laugh at yourself I think… especially when there’s plenty to laugh about (((chuckles))) Seriously though… after thinking about it… I might re-jig some of the footage and submit the mistakes as well. Who cares… I mean… really? LOL
Hi Jean – I loved both but I especially loved the laugh the “Blooper” gave me. You know what I could not even think of the word you were looking for and I wasn’t even under the pressure of being on film – well done Miss Jean and good luck, I have seen the movie and I reckon you summed it up beautifully in 30 seconds
Jackie
Hahaha… well guess what… I STILL can’t think of the word LOL Maybe it doesn’t exist. Methinks I needed to rephrase it altogether but couldn’t get my mouth [or my head] around it (((chuckles))) Thanks for the lovely support Miss Jackie… lovely to hear from you here!
You did well Jean – very good
Thanks Susie!
So glad you enjoyed it LOL
Nice review Jean….now I know what that movie is about! Damned if I could figure it out from the advertising campaign, other than it somehow involved time travel.
I don’t think there’s anything tougher to do than talk when a camera is pointing at you!
Thanks for taking a look Harry
I didn’t mean to spoil it for you… honest!
I don’t mind the camera so much… especially as it’s only me behind it [grin] What I struggle with most is staying on track and not waffling. It’s so easy to get on a roll and then stuff it up right at the critical point. Then you have to stop and start all over again. Now THAT’S frustrating LOL
I was however encouraged by the other night’s episode of At The Movies with Margaret and David [who are a bit of an institution here in Australia] as they replayed multiple takes from old shows in the archives… Margaret stumbled like the best of ‘em… but just like the professional that she is [after 25 years on the show] she just laughed it off by asking David what on earth he was going to do if she NEVER got it right! It’s so fun to see the human side of people and how the world works [really].
Good job, Jean (and this is coming from the son of the NY Times film critic for over 25 years [grin], so I do have a bit of a pedigree).
John
Thanks John
that’s quite a compliment.
Though I wonder what he might have made of this review [being only 30 seconds and all] It’s not a lot of time to say anything of great importance. Although I did singlehandedly manage [in those few short seconds] to give away the plot… the ending… and the middle too… [I think] so apologies everyone who hasn’t seen it (((chuckles)))
Love the bloopers! By the way, you have gorgeous dimples.
Hahaha…. thanks Galen
Glad you enjoyed it!
I LOVED Midnight in Paris!! It played forever here in our little “indie” movie theater. One of my friends lost track of how many times she saw it …around 12 or 13 she said. The young don’t get it – only the art or lit majors. Dali? Huh?
Daaaaali… I am Daaaali (((chuckles))) ahhh no the rhinoceros! Adrian Brody did SUCH a great job didn’t he? I couldn’t work out who he was for a second and then the penny dropped. The whole movie was like that as every character was introduced almost inadvertently into the scene. It sure helped to know your art/literature history though [although not entirely essential for enjoying it anyway] I absolutely loved the pure unadulterated fun and escapism. It made no apologies on that score. And I’m glad. We need to be way more romantic and dream. The world has lost its romantic dreamers in many ways. I totally related to Gil’s square peg round hole experience of the 21st century. Something in me just went click. Owen Wilson was perfect for the part because he’s so synonymous with modern day… and here he is playing this goofy romantic longing for an earlier life. I loved it. Clearly can’t you just tell? LOL Still waxing lyrical after all this time! Enough now or I’ll be needing a publisher for this world’s [if not longest] at least most passionate reply and I don’t want to face the rejection (((chuckles))) So glad you liked it too Nancy