Re: [FCP-L] Happy Halloween!

An editor's worst nightmare? A Director's Halloween trick on us
editors?

I enjoyed it nevertheless.

James

On Oct 31, 2009, at 12:18 PM, johnrobmoore wrote:

> Had it been an SNL piece it would have been about a minute and no
> humor would have been lost. It certainly was a tremendous technical
> and craft achievement. Seems overkill in length to me (pun intended)
> or should I say "Over and Over kill" Even as a show piece it could
> have easily been half the length. Wonder whose credit card footed
> the bill?
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> --- In FinalCutPro-L@yahoogroups.com, Multimediac <mr_ree_mann@...>
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> > "Indulgent" sounds pretty snobbish to me David. Usually the
> curmudgeonry here bitches about the shakey cams and godawful
> production value. He had no shortage of great make up, effects,
> acting, and footage.
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> > I thought it was a great showpiece and original... the fact it was
> long amplified it was a slow brutal death.
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> > George
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> > Why in heaven's name would anyone spend that much time and that
> much money on a one-gag bit that they've protracted into 10
> agonizing (and I don't mean that in a good way) minutes?
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> > As it's been well-noted, brevity IS the soul of wit.
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> > David Dodson
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> > davidadodson@ sbcglobal. net
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> > 818-523-0905 mobile
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> > From: Barry Stevens <bazza76@mac. com>
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> > To: FinalCutPro- L@yahoogroups. com
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> > Sent: Sat, October 31, 2009 1:46:39 PM
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> > Subject: Re: [FCP-L] Happy Halloween!
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> > Any idea what this high budget, indulgent ,but quite clever,- piece
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> > On 31 Oct 2009, at 04:54, James Culbertson wrote:
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