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The Connecting Thread: A film by Carly Petrusky and Patrick Ripoll

post #1 of 17
12/8/08 at 1:03am
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Carly needed to make a short film for her film studies class, so we decided to adapt the story "The Connecting Thread" from Adrian Tomine's Optic Nerve #2 comic.

It was made under considerable time and technical constraints, but in the end I'm pretty proud of the job we did. Special thanks goes out to actress Krystal "Kay" Dean for waking up very early multiple days just do us a favor.

Check it out.
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post #2 of 17
12/8/08 at 1:14am
Good work.

I thought Mood Indigo came in a little too loud at the start, but it mellowed out there. Overpowered the narration a smidge. But, it kept that nice vibe.
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post #3 of 17
12/8/08 at 1:18am
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Thanks!

And I agree with you about the music overpowering the narration at times. All post production was done in Window's Movie Maker, so the levels were a constant struggle to try to balance.
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post #4 of 17
12/8/08 at 1:25am
I keep nitpicking at it, but I think it's pretty good considering the factors and constraints.

I couldn't have done it without Patrick, that's for damn sure.
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post #5 of 17
12/8/08 at 12:25pm
Well, it's a damn fine work.
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post #6 of 17
12/9/08 at 12:28pm
I liked it.
The Topher Grace thing made me laugh.

Patrick, do you always walk like that?
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post #7 of 17
12/9/08 at 1:22pm
Nicely Done Pat, Carly. I dig it.

Honestly, the only thing that could be fixed is the audio stuff mentioned above, but it's always hard to deal with ambiances and low-fi audio.

I understand how tough it is not to be nitpicky when it comes together, but it turned out very nice.
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post #8 of 17
12/10/08 at 3:14am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tati View Post
Patrick, do you always walk like that?
I walk on my toes. Always have. It's why I have such attractive (read: GIANT) calves. Also, it may be the reason why I like to walk around my house in high heels and practice whistling at sailors. Then again, it may not be.
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post #9 of 17
12/11/08 at 4:03pm
Just finished watching this film.

Well done, Patrick. Very well done indeed.

Oh... happy birthday by the way.
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post #10 of 17
12/11/08 at 4:15pm
Gonna add to the love - very well done indeed, you two. You should make more!
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post #11 of 17
12/11/08 at 4:22pm
Thread Starter 
Thanks everybody, it really means a lot. We're definitely gonna be making more in the future, so it's good to know that there's some interest.
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post #12 of 17
12/11/08 at 4:29pm
Good job! I really enjoyed that.
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post #13 of 17
12/12/08 at 3:34pm
Good stuff! I've always found those notices in the paper to be a little creepy, and this captured that without going over the top.
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post #14 of 17
12/17/08 at 10:53pm
Pleased to inform you that The Connecting Thread won an Oscar [a cardboard popcorn goodie bag with an Oscar statue glued to it and a box of Butterfinger Mini's] for Best Editing. Hooray!
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post #15 of 17
12/18/08 at 12:09am
Deserved recognition on a job well done.
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post #16 of 17
1/16/09 at 3:54pm
Another Adrian Tomine adaptation.
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post #17 of 17
4/13/10 at 12:47am
For the newer people that want to know why Ripoll kicks ass.
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