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13434641, So, I made a short film and its in a festival :)
Posted by Damali, Mon Jun-07-21 03:37 PM
My directorial debut

aka, the first thing i've ever finished LOL

i present to you, The Key.

Produced, written and directed by me
shot & edited by my son, Marius "Ikyo" Bailey
Finalist in the 2021 Micromania Film Festival
Winner of Microbudget Podcast 2021 Silent Film Challenge

runtime: 2:06
budget: $250

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ned6P1dA7NI&t=19s

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"But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly
13434645, Philly?
Posted by MEAT, Mon Jun-07-21 03:46 PM
13434647, i don't understand your question
Posted by Damali, Mon Jun-07-21 04:06 PM

"But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly
13434649, Where was it shot
Posted by MEAT, Mon Jun-07-21 04:09 PM
13434654, Brooklyn
Posted by Damali, Mon Jun-07-21 04:39 PM

"But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly
13434777, Good deal
Posted by MEAT, Tue Jun-08-21 02:27 PM
Liked and subscribed
13434651, was this shot in Philadelphia?
Posted by infin8, Mon Jun-07-21 04:13 PM
13434648, The correct link (its too late to edit)
Posted by Damali, Mon Jun-07-21 04:09 PM
https://youtu.be/ned6P1dA7NI

somehow the link i posted starts 19 seconds in LOL

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"But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly
13434650, Lol loved it, congrats! And good luck
Posted by kfine, Mon Jun-07-21 04:12 PM


Ohene nailed the ending; I felt that lol
13434656, thank you!!
Posted by Damali, Mon Jun-07-21 04:42 PM
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>Ohene nailed the ending; I felt that lol

that was the part i had to 'direct' him...we did it a few different times where he made a shocked face

then i was like nah man...SOMEBODY HAD YOUR KEY! you lose your knees, man...like imagine

then he nailed it.

although, if i'd thought ahead to have knee pads, i would have had him drop quicker

i learned that directing the camera shots and directing the actor are two completely different skill sets..this was so fucking fun

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"But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly
13434672, interesting! ya, good direction
Posted by kfine, Mon Jun-07-21 05:36 PM

the drop really drove it home haha
13434652, good job
Posted by infin8, Mon Jun-07-21 04:13 PM
13434657, much appreciated
Posted by Damali, Mon Jun-07-21 04:42 PM

"But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly
13434658, Black and White, Jazz, Silent and Atmospheric.
Posted by allStah, Mon Jun-07-21 04:43 PM
Those elements make for a great independent, creative film.

It’s a very intriguing short film, that allows for many different interpretations.


Good job.
13434660, ha. i didn't even think of it like that...thanks!
Posted by Damali, Mon Jun-07-21 04:49 PM
so many of those decisions were 'ok that'll work' and not even intentional LOL

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"But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly
13434661, Nice camera work.
Posted by Buddy_Gilapagos, Mon Jun-07-21 04:50 PM

**********
"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"
13434663, :) yeah so proud of my son
Posted by Damali, Mon Jun-07-21 05:02 PM

"But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly
13434683, that black & white is dope.
Posted by tariqhu, Mon Jun-07-21 06:29 PM
good work.
13434977, :)
Posted by Damali, Thu Jun-10-21 10:32 AM

"But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly
13434706, nice! a couple minutes well spent
Posted by Mynoriti, Mon Jun-07-21 10:14 PM
good luck to ya
13434978, thanks for watching
Posted by Damali, Thu Jun-10-21 10:33 AM

"But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly
13434709, congratulations!!!
Posted by c71, Tue Jun-08-21 04:54 AM
good work!!
13434979, thx!
Posted by Damali, Thu Jun-10-21 10:33 AM

"But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly
13434711, 2 thumbs up! what kind of camera was used to shoot?
Posted by thegodcam, Tue Jun-08-21 05:57 AM
13434980, Canon EOS 6D ii
Posted by Damali, Thu Jun-10-21 10:35 AM

"But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly
13434721, Props, short simple and kept me intriugied
Posted by Adwhizz, Tue Jun-08-21 07:40 AM
the lead actor is really good at conveying emotion without saying anything
13434981, yeah he made this so easy..he requires very little direction
Posted by Damali, Thu Jun-10-21 10:37 AM
the Vaseline thing was all him...i was like YES!!!

put that lil bit of 'blackness' in it...

he's also a stand up comedian, rapper, indie musician, event producer (Smokes N Jokes)...just an all around entertaining, hustling dude

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"But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly
13434726, I really enjoyed that...
Posted by jimi, Tue Jun-08-21 08:15 AM
I've been there.. (without the stranger tho.. lol)
13434982, word..its a particular paranoia of mine..getting locked out
Posted by Damali, Thu Jun-10-21 10:39 AM
like i'm literally looking at my keys in my hand several times before closing the door...just in case LOL

when both my sons moved out, i buried a key outside in the ground near my front door, just in case...

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"But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly
13434769, 60 frames per second?
Posted by shockvalue, Tue Jun-08-21 12:31 PM
Interesting choice, that always makes things look nontraditional and somewhat hypperreal.

Nice work.
13434983, my son said that's the default setting he uses
Posted by Damali, Thu Jun-10-21 10:39 AM

"But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly
13434781, I really enjoyed this.
Posted by LeroyBumpkin, Tue Jun-08-21 02:42 PM
Such a simple yet unique story.
I applaud the decision to remove any sort of nat sounds.
The music provided all of the audio we needed.
Well done.
13434984, Twin!!! I'm so glad you saw it
Posted by Damali, Thu Jun-10-21 10:41 AM
>Such a simple yet unique story.
>I applaud the decision to remove any sort of nat sounds.

since my son was editing (and had ever edited a narrative before) i was just trying to do everything to make it as easy as possible for him...

>The music provided all of the audio we needed.
>Well done.

This means so much coming from you..thanks

I really want to work with you one day!!!

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"But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly
13434782, The vaseline on the lips lol
Posted by PimpTrickGangstaClik, Tue Jun-08-21 02:47 PM
13434985, bruh...that got me too when he improv'd that
Posted by Damali, Thu Jun-10-21 10:42 AM

"But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly
13434880, that was dope! nice work.
Posted by KiloMcG, Wed Jun-09-21 02:21 PM
13434882, Dope - good for you and nice work !
Posted by Brew, Wed Jun-09-21 02:28 PM
13435147, RE: So, I made a short film and its in a festival :)
Posted by AbdulJaleel, Fri Jun-11-21 08:52 PM
Super dope
13435188, I liked it a lot. Really good job
Posted by ProgressiveSound, Sun Jun-13-21 10:01 PM
13435190, aww, that was cute.
Posted by shygurl, Sun Jun-13-21 11:53 PM
Nicely done, the music really tied everything together.
13435226, Loved it nm
Posted by vik, Mon Jun-14-21 02:15 PM