Below are the old comments for this film. Please feel free to add your own! -- Editor
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Name: Chotto
I think the dialogue is fine. It's not exactly everyday but I completely understand it. The humorous issue about authorship was cute and ironic. And also, they're not very good criminals. Neither of them gets credit until they license the tag first! Overall this film was quite amusing.
03/06/03 04:21
Name: Jake The Snake
Web Page: Fantasy Wallpaper
12/17/02 14:26
Name: Nicky Loi
E-mail: nickywloi@hotmail.com
Web Page: Authorship
Lue Vang, I say edit with whatever you can get your hands on. I did "Authorship" on iMovie 2, it's a great little cheap program. I've sinced moved up to final cut pro and it's so much that it sometimes gets in the way of editing, but what do I know? Just to update, my short "Victim" is now at http://www.urbanchillers.com. thanks.
08/15/02 03:36
Name: lue vang
E-mail: subterranean_eco@yahoo.com
yo, kool flick. i enjoyed it. what do you suggest i edit with? I have premier and after effects, I'm not really sure what works best?? KEep up the good work.
08/10/02 08:01
Name: Nicky Loi
E-mail: nickyloi@mac.com
Web Page: Authorship
Thanks for everyone for their comments. First off, my comment on the dialouge. Yes, it is a little odd, people don't talk that way. I decided to let them have a semi-intellectual discussion about plagarism because I thought it made the characters more interesting, because they were doing petty crimes but having a debate. Originally, I had them just commiting crimes, but then it's just boring. I don't know, the usual response so far to it is that the transitions are cool, and when Ben falls in slow mo, it's funny. Nobody seems to think the verbal exchange is funny. But it was fun, for sure.
01/28/02 13:11
Name: Aaron Toronto
E-mail: smiddley103@hotmail.com
Nicky, Thanks for putting your film up. It's a shame to have to see it over the internet, as my hardware isn't premium, but better to see it imperfectly than not at all. I thought your characters were the most interesting part - from their 'occupation' to their style of dress. The three and a half minutes was perfect for what you had to say. The set-ups were good. The 'authorship' debate was set-up immediately and carried logically to the end. The cop set-up under the bridge was also good. However, the pay- off with the cop was kind of predictable and the pay-off with the debate "Give credit where credit's due" I thought was kind of trite...Perhaps bring the cop into the debate somehow, in the end siding with one or the other, and make him do something less predictable...(quote Shakespeare while arresting them? The Shakespeare bit was good, I suggest taking it further, and making word play in the dialogue a la Bill) Thanks again for showing us your film. Good luck. Aaron Toronto
01/22/02 03:27
Name: Tom Kim
E-mail: tkim123@mediaone.net
That was awesome. I assume the dialoge and the action was supposed to play with one another, but didn't quite mesh well. The timing and pace of it was really nice and again, the transitions were great. Funny, quarky, and well made.
01/15/02 08:22
Name: Nimbus
Web Page: The Matrix Movie Posters!
12/08/01 15:09
Name: peter
E-mail: ondal@onebox.com
what the hell was this about? The dialogue was not very natural, maybe that has something to do with the actors. I just felt like this is not how normal people talk. Otherwise, it was a good effort for an undergraduate film student.
11/25/01 06:19
Name: peter
E-mail: ondal@onebox.com
what the hell was this about? The dialogue was not very natural, maybe that has something to do with the actors. I just felt like this is not how normal people talk. Otherwise, it was a good effort for an undergraduate film student.
11/25/01 06:19
Name: bernat
E-mail: bepemu@hotmail.com
09/14/01 04:26
Name: Nicky
Web Page: Authorship
I'm encountering a lot of comments from friends that there's no sound when they play it on their computer (usually PC) and my best guess is that it works better with Quicktime 5, which can be downloaded at http://www.quicktime.com. Thanks to all the comments, by the way.
09/02/01 13:44
Name: Yuki
Good!!! I like her glasses, they are cute. his red hair was interesting. I couldnt hear sound on my computer, but it was still good. I hope you make lots of other films, I wanna see it.
09/01/01 05:37
Name: Eugene
It left me wanting more from Ben. Damn women.
08/20/01 20:51
Name: FreddyAlumnaeQ
Nicky You've come a long way, baby. The framing of your shots is what I liked. A. Seemed like you may have story- boarded more for this one than "The Confidence Game" and B. The shots were suited to this tv-like screen size format. I think the short film format made you really boil down what you were trying to say to its essence and that actually made for better (read funnier and making-more-sense) dialog, I feel like you've really improved. Thanks Nicky!
08/17/01 18:51
Name: dantheman
AWESOME! Love the funky transitions, and the story moves quickly. likes really good for an indie film. keep up the goodwork!
08/14/01 05:59
Name: Nicky
E-mail: nickyloi@mac.com
Web Page: Authorship Page
Francisco, Thanks for watching. I discuss the transitions a bit on the authorship website, just click on the link and look under "Misc". It's in the director's commentary.
08/10/01 19:59
Name: Francisco
E-mail: aliwalas@aol.com
I enjoyed it! Light on it's feet and dynamic! How did you create those funky transition
08/10/01 14:27
Name: Ben
You might need a later version of quicktime.
08/10/01 03:06
Name: Eliza
It isn't working.
08/10/01 02:18
Name: test
