rojomayne at 2013-05-26 14:26:57:
Beautifully shot film here Faisal. Really enjoyed it. The story was great, the shots were great and the editing style was really nice. The framed narrative style opening and ending with the bubble was a nice touch. Cool slo-mo shot of the thug falling, reminded me a bit of "Snatch." What camera did you shoot with? Have you check out any Guy Ritchie films? I think you would enjoy is editing style. I think it's very tough to make it as a filmmaker no matter where are located. Persistence and hard work will get any filmmaker noticed eventually. Sounds like you've got some momentum going. Good luck and good shooting!
Faisal Hashmi at 2013-05-26 15:37:40:
Thank you for the kind comments on the film and thank you Scott for featuring the film :) I'm aware of Guy Ritchie's work and Snatch is one of my favorite films of the genre. I really had the film edited out in my head vividly before I even began to shoot and I think that really helped me stay focused with the shots and get my vision out. The camera I used was a Canon 5D Mark II for the first half and all the slow motion shots in the second half are on a 600D on 60fps. The slow motion shot was achieved using Twixtor plugin on After Effects and it came out quite nice! I do have momentum going and it is increasingly looking like a sustainable career in the region for me, and I'll be moving into doing this as a career next month :) You can see my other work at http://www.youtube.com.com/hashmichousefilms and there's more to come! Cheers, Faisal Hashmi