Kyle Cowgill

Being There Citizen Kane

I tried to edit my above post, but oh well. Here's what I meant the last paragraph to say: I hope that the movie is at least fun. One guy here said it looks like I'm in over my head, and there might be a little truth to that, but I learned so much that I'm ready for the next one. I just graduated from college and put all the small amount of money I had into a movie and this is the result. I don't really have an ego about it so if you hate it I understand. To be brutally honest, although I love the movie and worked really hard on it, it's pretty much an elaborate exercise for me and my friend. I did all the visual and story stuff (write, direct, edit, color correct, etc..) and he did all the sound stuff (foley, effects, score, etc...). We both knew getting into it that's it's a stepping stone to doing what we really want to. But I don't mean to give an excuse for the movie - we both tried our best and hope people enjoy it. I just wanna learn, and I'm sure many people here are more experienced than me. So thanks for helping me out.

Thanks for the comments guys. Overall, not just this site, I received very mixed opinions. I know I'm going to have to cut a new trailer. For where I am as a filmmaker, I liked the effort of the first trailer. But I was too attached to all the various elements of the film to really focus on the most important stuff. The geeky guy who kidnapped the girl against his will is the main character. The movie follows him more than the trailer does. He's also an unbelievable actor so the final trailer will follow him more. I think if you guys saw the final movie you'd think it's fun. At least I hope so. One guy here said it looks like I'm in over my head, and there might be a little truth to that, but I learned so much that I'm ready for the next one. I just graduated from college and put all the small amount of money I had into a movie and this is the result. I don't really have an ego about it so if you hate it I understand. I just wanna learn, and I'm sure many people here are more experienced than me.

I shot a feature for under 10 grand and just cut the theatrical trailer. I'm pleased with it because the score (the composer is great) and it just feels a cut above the stuff I've previously made. Any comments are appreciated. Thanks!