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Wieze, Belgium
2009/02/20 - 2009/02/22
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In The Spotlight || Chinatown 25-06-2008
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Sort of Movie: Fragmovie
Length: 2:03
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Produced by: kez
Downloads: 1004
Starring Rating: (111 votes)
kez
Description
kez' entry for TEK9Cinema's "In The Spotlight"-movie contest.

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Programs used
vegas7, adobe afterfx + photoshop, virtualdub, megui etc.
Songs used
venetian snares - szamar madar
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#51 United Kingdom H2kTVagour 2008-06-26 01:02:11
really nice movie, definate one to win imo. hard to see the frags sometimes, but who cares, it was brilliant.
#52 Netherlands FS'SCOTTZEH 2008-06-26 02:05:05
sometimes a bit overused at the editing part, still a nice movie.
love it =)
#53 United Kingdom infused revoltz 2008-06-26 02:30:31
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#54 United Kingdom Rezolve 2008-06-26 02:39:26
awesome movie
#55 Germany Charmander 2008-06-26 04:11:40
amazing music colours and editing
#56 France H2k.gus 2008-06-26 10:40:47
very very nice editing
#57 Czech Republic eSuba luckeR 2008-06-26 11:03:18
rly nice.. gj
#58 Spain #euroCASSIAS 2008-06-26 11:03:23
cool movie:)
#59 United Kingdom CTTGoodwiN 2008-06-26 12:10:03
FOCKING CHILLED BLACK BETTY!!!
#60 Poland Shiiiz 2008-06-26 12:15:20
good :)
#61 Russia acidz 2008-06-26 12:48:38
<3 keza
#62 Belgium tek9.Sam 2008-06-26 14:07:57
cool
+1
#63 Netherlands tim 2008-06-26 14:09:51
drags u in and doesnt let u go

10/10
#64 Belgium brodinski 2008-06-26 14:44:01
nice editing
much time work for 2minutes i suppose :O
#65 Finland Azn 2008-06-26 15:52:54
Damn, one of the better breakcore songs more or less wasted. I really hoped someone would use Szamar Madar but I hoped even more that the guy editing would have the brains not to make it a flash fest or at least do something innovative...
So yea, not too impressed.

 kezM said:
 it's not trying to be the mainstream thing, it's my own personal view transformed in to a story.

Actually this was pretty much the mainstream thing, this is what a mainstream editor would do with a breakcore song and as such it wasn't really innovative. Synching pretty much everything is the obvious thing although in few scenes you managed to make the synching actually look good (meaning that you did it without relying solely on flashing).
I'm sad that now someone with real vision might come along, use the song in a more creative way and get flamed for reusing it.

Also, if this was a trailer then it'd make sense to put "from the makers of..." or other stuff like that in the beginning. However this was not a trailer, the viewer is already watching your movie so no need to advertise it or your
previous movies. Looks bad.
Oh ye and as a whole the intro was bad too.

All in all a fairly good movie on cod standards (at least the effort's there), but at the same time a big disappointment to me.
#66 Denmark Ravens Zino 2008-06-26 18:33:02
amazing job kez, I wish it was 10 minutes longer.

the editing was not overkill, rather enjoyable tbh.
#67 United Kingdom dyb 2008-06-26 18:46:35
Erm, just because you don't share the same vision doesn't make it any less innovative. If everyone saw things the same way the world would be boring.

People express themselves in different ways. It doesn't matter if someone uses the song again. That's totally irrelivent to the medium of frag movies. I've heard linkin park more times than I'd ever wish too in decent movies. Mainstream?

I don't suppose you go around watching shakespeare plays saying 'omfg you've ruined this script' to every theatre company in the world?

Just out of curiousity how many movies have you seen that have these crazy effects in time with the music? I haven't seen any, except those build ups with cheesey dance music which can't be that hard to sync.

Being a critic is fun, I know because I'm a cynical bastard, but you need to have more than one point of view.
#68 Finland <3__<3kezM 2008-06-26 18:55:49
It's just his point of view, I'm already surprised even this many liked the movie: It's just not your cup of tea and that's it.
#69 United Kingdom HeroikKK 2008-06-26 19:33:34
i presonally dont agree with the makers of everymovie u make but thats me i wouldnt do it. I never like this much editing in a movie but for this competetion it worked and i really liked it and u could see the attention to detail as i said my fav movie and i want this to win tbh GL kez WP <3
#70 Finland Azn 2008-06-26 21:07:25
 dyb said:
  Erm, just because you don't share the same vision doesn't make it any less innovative. If everyone saw things the same way the world would be boring.

The thing is, movie makers tend to share more or less the same vision. As soon as I realised which song was used I knew what to expect and in the end those expectations got fulfilled. Fast synch based mainly on flashing plus kez's habit of sacrificing clear content on the altar of effects. It's the mainstream approach. The technical side wasn't bad, the synch was accurate and all but I won't call it innovative.

Recycling songs does matter. This has been witnessed over and over again. It's not a deal breaker but causes a lot of unnecessary fighting, so much that movie makers have actually changed soundtracks if someone happens to use the same music.

I have seen tons of movies with great synch. Haven't counted how many, sorry. I'm surprised if you haven't.

Note that my point of view is based on the whole of movie scene, not just cod-movies at tek9. I have high standards and when I say "fairly good" it means that it definetly isn't a bad movie. It just wasn't what it could've been especially with that song.

EDIT: Oh and the music video of Szamar Madar might also give a bit of insight on the matter www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rjyVF6a4xo

edited 2008-06-26 21:13:08
#71 Netherlands tek9.KNALLER 2008-06-26 21:49:16
Azn I see what you're saying and kinda agree, the youtube link clarifies it. It does remain a matter of taste though; as you can see a lot of people liked it and so did I.
#72 United Kingdom Neary 2008-06-26 23:00:12
my favorate by far, some may say edited was over the top but it was different i thought it fit well with the music although expected and it was really intense i must have watched 10 times, like Zino sed i wish there was another 10 minutes
#73 France H2k.gus 2008-06-27 00:04:19
why i cant download the movie? :(
#74 Belgium cozje 2008-06-27 00:09:35
I LOVE IT
#75 United Kingdom TCMphantasy- 2008-06-27 01:45:25
MY EYES
#76 Netherlands zetta/mickyy 2008-06-27 01:45:50
best movie by far l0l
#77 France fRAY_ 2008-06-27 01:53:44
gg
#78 Greece Soultaker 2008-06-27 07:58:50
very good movie man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#79 Belgium joffe 2008-06-27 09:03:21
amazing movie , no words for it congratz
#80 Belgium clanloosclone 2008-06-27 10:00:49
very nice ^^
#81 Finland xvO 2008-06-27 11:08:52
Why can't I download it?
#82 Croatia rc`bokizg 2008-06-27 11:34:42
FFS its amazing, the best i have seen so far
#83 Netherlands zNX 2008-06-27 11:58:22
sweet
#84 United Kingdom harv 2008-06-27 12:32:14
Great ediitng like the COD4 movie 'Breakcore Mode'.

This should win easily
#85 Germany d. qblaZer 2008-06-27 15:15:43
nice idea but for me 2 much effects in a 2 short time ;)
4/5
#86 Mayotte sS*Styli 2008-06-27 19:23:30
Shaolin 2.0 :)
#87 Netherlands Archi. 2008-06-27 20:10:49
FragMovies should focus on the frags, this one is mainly focused on the editing part. Not my style imo, but the effects are nicely done.
#88 Croatia rc`bokizg 2008-06-27 21:24:10
lol, if there is little effects in the movies, then they are frag highlights not movies...

it's freakin' great
#89 Belgium m4Ts 2008-06-27 22:45:58
i love it!
#90 Canada kuNNY 2008-06-27 22:56:05
why can't I watch the stream?
#91 Belgium evangael 2008-06-28 00:55:32
Great work!
#92 Netherlands FUNKZAJ 2008-06-28 13:28:52
probally the most talented movie maker out there, good stuff
#93 Germany nGizerezzyy 2008-06-28 14:03:58
This fragmovie is realy nice cause off its originality man :P and its maby overused but still that makes it so good

10/10 from me ^^
#94 Indonesia eLevN 2008-06-28 14:04:51
good
#95 Croatia connect 2008-06-28 16:16:12
very nice, sync+effects works very good together...

@archi
its called fragmovies (FRAG+MOVIE=frags+movie effects, music, sync etc.)
#96 Netherlands Archi. 2008-06-28 21:44:52
a movie isn't based on effects is it? so why should a fragmovie be based on effects? everything else should be nice as the music,sync,etc but to much effect like this ruins a framovie imo. There should be effects but not to much like in real movies.
#97 Spain rauL 2008-06-28 22:20:48
Azn: In my opinion the music was used in a really imaginative (As imaginative as you can get considering it's a CoD4 clip.) way, no matter how shit it actually was. In fact you can't really get more innovative, because of the fragmovie standards set by the community. What I'm trying to say is that you can't really make the fragmovie look like the music video. (The YouTube-link you posted. I suppose you found it very innovative.) You probably aren't much of a reviewer due to your unrequited way of thinking and your unthinkable standards - high standards as you put it.

P.S. Don't bother replying me and telling how wrong I am, because I visit this site once or twice in a decade and therefore I most likely will not read your following posts. And yeah: Get your grammar and mistakes in spelling sorted.

 Azn said:
 definetly


edited 2008-06-28 22:22:13
#98 Finland <3__<3kezM 2008-06-28 22:24:52
how about all u stop arguing and let the guys have their opinions, like I said im already confused about the amount of ppl liking it
#99 Germany end!NOSZ 2008-06-28 23:17:47
very nice movie, but my eyes hurts ahhh ;>
#100 Finland Azn 2008-06-29 00:17:04
rauL, writing that bit about replying to you is pointless. This is a discussion on an open forum so when you write to me you write to everyone else here which means that I'm kinda obligated to answer even if you won't ever read it.
 rauL said:
 And yeah: Get your grammar and mistakes in spelling sorted.

You really got me there. Sorry for being incomprehensible.
About me posting that music video; even if you didn't miss my bad spelling you did miss the point I was trying to make.
What I was pointing out was the obvious approach to breakcore music. In this movie the obvious approach was highlighted by the obvious form of synching: flashing. That's where the chance for real innovative editing flew more or less out the window. The potential in the music wasn't fully realised. Still, kez showed glimpses of hope here as I previously said.

I can understand you complaining about my style of reviewing, I don't praise as much as I like to find flaws but how is holding high standards making me a bad reviewer (and while we're at it, let's not forget that I said the movie was fairly good)?
When I bother to write about a movie I compare it to the movies I've liked the most. Dunno about you but to me that seems to be the only honest way of reviewing.
That being said, nothing I wrote here has been a proper review. I could do one but I can't help feeling that it'd be more or less wasted on tek9.
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