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132Anthony is a freelance camera assistant who also writes and directs short films.
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72 Comments
CB202
Beautifully shot and made me laugh!
May 2, 2008
Report this commentmcshmee
Very funny. Great short film.
May 5, 2008
Report this commentSnailhouse
Excellent! Really well made and very funny too.
May 7, 2008
Report this commentbulroarer
Great production values and acting. Looks like a TV comedy sketch! Also, I want to know what happens next...
May 15, 2008
Report this commentJuliette
Yeah I want to know what comes next too!
I thought it looked great and was funny aswell!
May 16, 2008
Report this commentjackie
Brilliant, very funny - wishing it was longer.
May 17, 2008
Report this commentLoonatikandDrinks
Very well made film with a neat idea and nice visuals. Made me pee myself when the little girl pops out and says 'granddad.' Look forward to seeing more from this fella.
May 17, 2008
Report this commentWiseman
This guy has got real talent! Down to earth humour &
a definite 'hook' to see what happens next. Which,incidentally, is...?
May 18, 2008
Report this commentstu
that's a good idea.
It's unique and sooo original.
So is sarcasm.
If you've ever been to a media student graduation screening, this is the sort of film you'd be hard pressed to remember labouring through if you were (forcibly) shown it two days later.
The only particularly amusing element is the nathan barley esque, childish expression which spreads across the lying, bearded, characters face.
One of the points of chosing short films is for their innovative nature. This plainly stinks of the sort of thing that red dwarfs' overfunded copycat cousin farts out on a semi regular occasion, and everyone in the room goes 'who did that?' to which he smirks shamelessly and then dances, and everyone claps because 'bless him, he's trying to make us laugh'. (talking of lesser, younger, family members is the lead actor mark benton's atrociously pointless brother)
That said the film gets my vote
May 18, 2008
Report this commentbooble
Beautifully made and acted, though I have to say, another 'one joke, one-liner' short film. Nicely done, but doesn't do much.
May 20, 2008
Report this commentmoog
Excellent.
I just had to give you a five star rating. Even though that makes the odds worse for me. DAMN YOU!
Great looking, Great editing, Great acting. brilliant comedic timing. Gerat sound design.
I hate you.
May 21, 2008
Report this commentmoog
btw - what was this shot on ?
May 21, 2008
Report this commentanthonysutcliffe
First of all a huge thanks to all of you who have taken the time to watch my film, especially those who've left some really kind comments - it's very much appreciated!
In response to moog, the film was shot on DigiBeta, for £192 (plus a whole host of favours from a very generous/talented cast and crew!).
May 22, 2008
Report this commentmoog
yeah - looked like something rather nice. Good lenses it seems.
May 22, 2008
Report this commentD
it's ok
May 22, 2008
Report this commentNickB
I thought it was alright. Not that clear.
May 24, 2008
Report this commentjc
cool short!!!!
May 25, 2008
Report this commentSpagmasterswift
Very funny, I laughed out loud! Well done sir.
May 27, 2008
Report this commentbrickwhistle
I thought this is a really groovy short. Made a welcome change.
May 28, 2008
Report this commentAndrew Clements
Lots of fun. Good work guys.
May 29, 2008
Report this commentmickk44
Great, simple and made me chuckle.
Well done.
May 29, 2008
Report this commentRebekah-Riot
I was laughing all the way through that, i thought it was genius. And the acting was bril aswell.
May 30, 2008
Report this commentSammy
This is so funny! You definitely get my vote!
May 31, 2008
Report this commentArron
That was really good. Wat kind of camera do u have cause the film looked like it was from TV or somthing. BRILLIANT. I had too pee too wen the wee lassie popped oot and said "GRANDAD" lol :)
June 1, 2008
Report this commentfilmbuff007
really funny well done
June 1, 2008
Report this commentJasmine Jewell
Very cute, very funny -- good job!
June 2, 2008
Report this commentanthonysutcliffe
Thanks again for all your comments - good and bad!
To Arron - The film was shot on a Sony Digibeta camera (a 790 I think). The DOP owned it and he kindly donated it for free - and then did a brilliant job lighting it. It's the first time I've got to make a film on a professional camera and I think you can really see the difference.
June 3, 2008
Report this commentLovefilm
It's well shot, pretty good acting but I don't think it's that funny. Razorhead is so much more entertaining.
June 4, 2008
Report this commentDave
THat shorter Dude looks like that sad, pervy Guy out of Scallywaga
I hate that programme
and I hated this film
Predictable, talentless tosh
Where is all the real talent?
And why do people only use an nth of their potential. It's like all the terrible programmes and Films out there.
Britain has got talent, so why don't the talented develop themselves ?
June 4, 2008
Report this commentBeverly
Fantastic!!! I loved the end and the innocent face of "grandad". Very, very good, top marks!
June 4, 2008
Report this commentadamasambou
YES YES YES.
.:'+':. Very Good.:'+':.
NOW
CHECKOUT
MY
SHORT
FILM (TYPE IN THE FOLLOWING LINK)
http://www.virginmediashorts.co.uk/film/1577988014
June 8, 2008
Report this commentRichard
Fan-flippin-tastic!
June 11, 2008
Report this commentClare
Absolutely love it! Doctor Who-esque at the beginning, the ending is brilliant just wish it was longer! Very good 5/5
June 12, 2008
Report this commentLoved it. Great production values and very economical in its story-telling.
June 12, 2008
Report this commentperkin2000
This deserves to win!
Love it.
June 12, 2008
Report this commentvitality
How many of us would love to have the opportunity to travel back in time? When the film began my first thought was "Dr Who!" The lighting, the music, the tension, the humour, the drama.........the welsh accents? I really enjoyed it when the little girl said "grandad"... quite unexpected. I was carried along to the end with a flourish! Short and sweet, and I was left wanting more!
June 13, 2008
Report this commentLind
It was great - grabbed your attention immediately - acting was good - loved "grandad's" expressions - AND IT WAS FUNNY- When is the sequel out?
June 18, 2008
Report this commentIronsurfer
Not to bad, could have done without the Grand dad bit but the beard was funny.
June 19, 2008
Report this commentCathenka
Good acting, good production value, well done!
June 19, 2008
Report this commentPete
I like this one :)
June 21, 2008
Report this commentLuke_c82
Very Funny!!!
June 24, 2008
Report this commentCongrats on the best film I've seen on the site so far. Very strong piece from the acting to the set design and the camera/lighting. Due to the constraints of the competition this is just nitpicking, but it felt more like a sketch from a comedy show than a short film. I'd be interested in seeing some of your other work if you're ever interested in collaborating - I think you can check out some of mine by clicking my username.
Thanks, and well done, Mark.
June 24, 2008
Report this commentdingo warrior
poor film
June 24, 2008
Report this commentwellg0sh
HAHAHHAHAHAH! that was awsome! that mustve taken quite some time setting all that up!
June 26, 2008
Report this commentdavandre
nicely done. films like this should reach the next stage. good luck
June 30, 2008
Report this commenthoneyb
ones on my list to win:
this one, monseiur le coque (coz its wierd but it works), what cassandra saw, doodlebug (muuuch shorter version) and Light of Dark.
i aint seen much so far though
June 30, 2008
Report this commentsnoozie
very funny.
so well shot. u MUST have industry experience. is a good advantage.
the setting...superb. would like to see this get far
June 30, 2008
Report this commentthadon
was great to watch. agree the location was really well thought out
June 30, 2008
Report this commentugocho
5 stars 5 stars
June 30, 2008
Report this commentGlen22
MOOG,LOVES IT!
June 30, 2008
Report this commentrobertholland26
nice
June 30, 2008
Report this commentOkay. I have a film in this competition myself but I like this film. To be honest it's nice to see actual character interaction which seems to be lacking throughout this competition. Too many voiceovers used in my opinion and too many talking heads - which have become a slightly lazy way of conveying comedy - which, for me has been done and done in UK comedy. This is a nice idea though, well executed, and has a lovely twist at the end. Really good prod design too. Good luck!
July 1, 2008
Report this commentIshala
cute! i likie, i likie, check me out if you like, Ishala- elements and Who is Assata Shakur?
Wish U Well,
Ishala
July 1, 2008
Report this commentYeside
reminds me of doctor who, and i love doctor who! you could have done more with such a good story though.
July 1, 2008
Report this commentSC
Well shot but i wonder why so many views and good comments, maybe he has a lot of friends?? It is fairly average and many more films on here deserve this amount of attention. Worries me that the overall winner will be the person with the most contacts??
July 1, 2008
Report this commentJenae
nice. i liked it, good luck x
July 1, 2008
Report this commentKrystal
so what if he has alot of friends? that just shows he's willing to sell himself to the world and hes passionate about this competition. the judges will chose the last lot, so don't think public vote matters in the next stage
July 1, 2008
Report this commentJustinCredible
Nice work!!
July 1, 2008
Report this commentanthonysutcliffe
In response to Mark – Your username didn’t display for some reason so I’m unable to watch your films. Please try getting in contact again if you’re still interested in the possibility of collaborating.
In response to SC – If they had all been my friends I’d have got them to watch and compliment my other film on here too! :o) For some reason this has got 5x the viewings of The Razorhead but I’m not sure why that would be.
Thanks again everybody – feedback is always useful!
July 1, 2008
Report this commentDotty
I really liked this, I've watched a couple of these now and this has the casting right and a decent start, middle and end in such a small space of thime. Excellent.
July 2, 2008
Report this commentgbrooks
Enjoyable but disappointed with the end!
July 2, 2008
Report this commentClive
Clever little short this is. well shot, good actors and a good plot. was a bit disappointed with the end, but can't expect perfection within the time limit. i say nice job
July 3, 2008
Report this commentChris Baldwin
I really like this film, I thought everything worked well. It made me laugh when he went to the loo after that epic speech ha ha, have a look at my film, I think you might like it.
www.virginmediashorts.com/film/1632719538
July 3, 2008
Report this commentJohnny Zhivago
Yeah ,made me chuckle.The plot used a device in evidence in my movue THE DOOR> Johnny Zhivago
July 3, 2008
Report this commentCharesa
was a great little film. ending could have been alot better with the story you made, but still a good film. should be one of the top 12
July 4, 2008
Report this commentwhitebear2008
trash, boring, crap, I'm sorry but after watching 3 other gr8 ones this is really rubbish!! Thumbs down for me.
July 4, 2008
Report this commentMadFaery
What happens next?! Brilliant film!
July 5, 2008
Report this commentLouisa
brilliantly shot, funny concept. would like to see this go to the next round. I've watched at least 100 of the entries and this is one of my favourites. ending, could have been improved but hey if it's a first time at all this then id say youve done a great job. top notch stuff here
July 5, 2008
Report this commentcarterboy
Sorry doesn't do it for me - but, good luck :)
July 6, 2008
Report this commentrunfatboy
Loved this film, short to the point and tells a story. who says that it needs anything more than entertaining
July 9, 2008
Report this commentateday
looked good, nice casting but can anyone explain the difference between a short film like this and a comedy sketch is there a difference? seemed very smith and jonesian to me not my idea of a winner but what do i know.
July 9, 2008
Report this commentNessa
This was a pleasure to watch. It's very different and has the flow of a short comedy film. Would have been a joy to see more as I was curious to see it continue a bit longer, but plenty of films even feature length leave you wanting more. with that in mind that element works in your favour, people will be wanting to see more of your work in the future. all the best, you have my vote
July 17, 2008
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