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Countdown to doom
Someone wakes up with a cortex bomb in his head and the countdown to down has begun. But is it reality or just video. Done in 5 hours mostly alone, this video is more strange than good. In fact, few will be able to get the true story behind what they will see due to weak storytelling. I'm definitely not proud of the final result due to lack of time to shoot, old movie, improvised shooting and lack of structure but it's still worth a look because someone once told me it was. Made for filmfights.com.  


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Author: Olivier Bonenfant



 
 
 


 



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Com.14: AWSOME you have some major CGI skills (Comment from the filmfights.com forums)
By : TRRules99
Date: 2004-05-08 15:30:24
Score given: NA

Com.13: I liked this video. It was shot well, and told a pretty complete story in like, 4 minutes. The explosion looked sweet. However, I was informed that the idea for this was like, a short shown on the Sci Fi channel. Sorry my reviews are gonna be short. Luke-warm (Comment from the filmfights.com forums)
By : He That Cannot be Named
Date: 2004-05-08 15:30:02
Score given: NA

Com.12: Great introduction and capturing of my attention. One minor continuity error switching from guy getting up from bed to him looking. No big deal. Some very nice creative camera shots throughout. I absolutely love the narrators voice! Overall, this video is messed up, lol. I really didn't follow overall and didn't feel the vibe. To me, this was one of those movies with amazing technical aspects, camera shots, special effects, etc., but not much solid content. Two smiles. :) :) (Comment from the filmfights.com forums)
By : flippyn5
Date: 2004-05-08 15:28:40
Score given: 4

Com.11: just one of those movies i wasnt really drawn in by but it was an interesting idea and a good attempt. I thought you guys tried to be sorta smart with the whole idea but i just couldnt wait for the movie to end. The special effects at the end are cute but id like to make a statement right now, if youve gotta rely on those after effects things(or whatever it is) instead of going for some true cinematography, thats too bad. I mean its not like they are a bad thing and im not even saying that you guys were relying on them or that yours were even out of place, im just laying down a blanket statement about the semi cheasy but effective means of getting those special effects in your movie. Do you kinda see what im saying, im not rippin on you guys really for the use of the effects, i just hope to see people not rely on them so much and attempt to just shoot good shots with the camera at hand. (Comment from the filmfights.com forums)
By : Newman
Date: 2004-05-08 15:28:06
Score given: NA

Com.10: I love synaptic tv.. editing and concepts are cool as shit.. my only complaints are the ending was kinda quick and unneeded. and i wish you had a real cinematographer.. your stuff would be outstanding.. some of your shots kind of bore me... but dont worry.. I still love your videos.. they are awesome. (Comment from the filmfights.com forums)
By : The Chad
Date: 2004-05-08 15:27:25
Score given: NA

Com.9: Well done, and a very cool explosion at the end. I'd like to see how you did it. I didn't quite get it right away though, and I had to watch it a few times. (Comment from the filmfights.com forums)
By : Edward Flinch
Date: 2004-05-08 15:26:45
Score given: NA

Com.8: Nice computer effects. The guy’s voice sounds like that creepy narrataotr you always hear on A&E. Was city do you live in. That’s an interesting looking subway station. Very non NYCish. I think you need some more monitors for your editing setup, lol. The movie was kind of slow, but it was suspenseful. Reminded me almost of that movie “The Ring”. The whole same scene at the end as in the beginning thing was interesting, but for some reason this movie seemed so much longer than 5 minutes. Some questions: Did you do that explolsion just for this movie? And I love you end logo. I wish I knew someone or had the ability to make a kick ass CPP logo like that. (Comment from the filmfights.com forums)
By : millertime83
Date: 2004-05-08 15:26:17
Score given: NA

Com.7: if done with one person I think you camera angles are godlike. if not your film had the explsion thats about it. (Comment from the filmfights.com forums)
By : skatesurferdude
Date: 2004-05-08 15:25:48
Score given: NA

Com.6: The explosion literally blew me away, no pun intended. The plot and overall story didn't really appeal to me but the editing was good. It could have been a bit shorter maybe but you are really a good film maker. Keep sending your stuff down South! (Comment from the filmfights.com forums)
By : Feral
Date: 2004-05-08 15:25:20
Score given: NA

Com.5: Very creepy, very professional setup. Good music for the shot. For the whole thing. I like the credits at the beginning, my suggestion is to differentiate the title from the props a little more. Nice accent. Neat 3D Stuff. Awesome flashbacks. Professional keeps jumping to mind... the whole sink thing... whoo. Kinda weird transition to work... lots of scene setting for a place that you don't spend too much time in. Was this done to fit to the music? What was his job? And why was he so hesitant to answer the phone? Memorex? Sheesh... This movie is so friggin professional looking it makes me want to cry. Eeww, he cut open his head! HOW DID YOU DO THAT??!?! Flash??!?! Oh man that was crazy.
By : Mush
Date: 2004-05-08 15:24:50
Score given: NA

Com.4: I really liked it. An un-audio looped version would be nice to see to better review this. I liked the explosion at the end. (Comment from the filmfights.com forums)
By : helterskelter
Date: 2004-05-08 15:23:46
Score given: NA

Com.3: You lose points because a) That accent! and b) That noise!!! I own the same alarm clock, and it reminds me of the painful awakening I go through every day of my life. Traumatizing your audience is never good. In every other respect, this is an excellent movie. 29 stars. (Comment from the filmfights.com forums)
By : shamsael
Date: 2004-05-08 15:23:15
Score given: 6

Com.2: Shit, that was really really good. Period… (Comment from the filmfights.com forums)
By : njfilmcore
Date: 2004-05-08 15:22:14
Score given: NA

Com.1: Great video, I've never seen a serious video from you guys, so that made my day. You did an excellent job, the only problem I found was that it was a tad bit too long. (Comment from the filmfights.com forums)
By : therev
Date: 2004-05-08 15:21:49
Score given: NA

Com.0: Way too long, if this was a couple minutes shorter I would have liked it quite a bit. Just lots of randomness that didn't need to be there. The CG brain scene is cool but would have been cooler if we'd have only seen it once. Jake and I were watching there and it seems like another theme of this week was Reused footage which I personally think is pretty shoddy filmmaking and bored the audience. The explosion was awesome and I loved it, though. (Comment from the filmfights.com forums)
By : Justin
Date: 2004-05-08 15:20:52
Score given: NA



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Additional information

Length/Space: 00:05:33
Rating: 13+
Date published: 2003-03-24
Format: Wallpaper
General quality: 5
People's score: 5

Tags: drama long


Credits:

Director - Olivier Bonenfant
Camera - Olivier Bonenfant
Lisa Agata
Jules Saulnier

Guy with the bomb - Olivier Bonenfant



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