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“Old Love” Is Up! Watch it now! No, NOW!

June 5, 2009 at 6:38 am | Posted in Keith Boynton | 23 Comments
Tags: debut, premiere, revelation, unveiling

Our very first film is up and running, and eager for your approval. I swear it’s like watching a baby take its first steps …*

Also available on YouTube.

There are still a few little glitches that bug me – chiefly, the peaking audio in the first scene, which appears only in the export, for reasons that completely elude me. (If anyone has any theories, let me know.) But we promised you a movie by Friday morning, and doggone it, that’s what you get!

Please inundate us with feedback of all kinds – good, bad, and ugly. This film is a lot longer than most of our 12in12 entries will be, but we think it’s worth the ten minutes you’ll invest in it. Hope you enjoy!

Posted by Keith

Postscript by Mike: Hmm. The film does not appear to be coming through in HD on Vimeo. Yet another hurdle to iron out. Do you iron out hurdles? We sure do! An HD version is in the future.

Second Postscript: HD problem appears to be fixed. Enjoy!

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I LOVE this. So sweet. So well-acted and well-directed. Obviously I love the actor, so my praise is biased, but I love the actress. Really well done. I am impressed excited for more.

Comment by Helen — June 5, 2009 #

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wow – very cool! best of luck
nice music!!!

Comment by Susan — June 5, 2009 #

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This was lovely! The acting was very sweet and genuine and I held my breath at the ending, and was of course half disappointed and half knowing that it made sense. Can’t wait for the next one.

Comment by Katie — June 5, 2009 #

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Love it. Touching, funny and crisp.

Comment by Julie Garrison — June 5, 2009 #

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Very serious Kieth! (besides for the baby face fucking. I recognize that:). Impressive. Real indie-emo love story where nobody cums and nobody’s happy but we’re left with the thick tasty paste of love unspoken-ish. I dig the range. Well done.

Comment by Ephie — June 5, 2009 #

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I am blown away by what you’ve accomplished guys. Nothing about this seems amateur. The shots, lighting, acting, editing, music, and writing were all done very tastefully. My only critiques are that around 1:50 Mike seems unnaturally red, and I’ve heard the “if you have sex with a pregnant girl you’ll punch the baby in the face with your penis” joke a hundred times. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to next week’s entry!

Comment by Adam Wilkins — June 5, 2009 #

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Well done! The shots, the characters, all well conceived. I think the opening scene could be a little tighter, either dialogue-wise or editing, but it’s fairly minor, and all came together well at the end.

And second on the baby in the face joke, but it was still a funny scene.

Comment by kate — June 6, 2009 #

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Awesome work! Hope everything is a cakewalk after getting the first project out of the way! Can’t wait for the rest!

Comment by Banjo — June 6, 2009 #

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really lovely in a way that made my stomach hurt. great work everybody.

Comment by sarah tdubb — June 8, 2009 #

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Bravo, gentlemen!

Comment by Ash — June 9, 2009 #

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My favorite spot was when there was silence outside and a little kid yelled ‘daddy’ i think….if not let me think he yelled it….it was great!

Comment by Abby — June 15, 2009 #

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[...] (it’s the only way I work), Mike dug through his treasure trove of old material in search of re-workable stuff, and we eagerly accepted submissions from any friend or acquaintance with word-processing software [...]

Pingback by An Embarrassment of Riches « 12 Films. 12 Weeks. There are worse ways to spend a summer. — June 24, 2009 #

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finally getting a chance to catch up on my 12in12…nice work all around…mike and elia are fantastic!

Comment by csdrury — June 27, 2009 #

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[...] early 12in12 supporter, designer of this blog, and DP for our very first film of the summer, “Old Love” (not to mention award-winning cinematographer of “The Queen Bee of [...]

Pingback by The Mystery Film — Revealed! « 12 Films. 12 Weeks. There are worse ways to spend a summer. — August 13, 2009 #

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Keith,

Great work! The characters, the dilemma and the script are all really engaging.

Comment by Bruce L — August 16, 2009 #

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Thanks, Bruce! I can’t take any credit for the script, because Mike wrote it, but … oh, what the heck, I’ll take the credit anyway!

Comment by Keith Boynton — August 18, 2009 #

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[...] the content of the films, which includes a few F-bombs, making out, and lest we not forget, talk of sex with a pregnant lady. Now that is the kind of stuff that won’t play well in the Bible Belt. See also: this [...]

Pingback by Our Blog is Rated “R”? « 12 Films. 12 Weeks. There are worse ways to spend a summer. — August 19, 2009 #

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Poignant – realistic – life and love do not come in neat little packages – use those moments of silence – really engagin and want more!

Comment by A fan — August 20, 2009 #

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[...] first draft of Film #1, “Old Love,” concluded with a long speech by the “James” character, after which Jason sits [...]

Pingback by The Saga of Art the Jogger « 12 Films. 12 Weeks. There are worse ways to spend a summer. — August 24, 2009 #

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Great movie BUT I think that Zach should have played the roomate. He is cute and funny

Comment by Angela — September 23, 2009 #

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Loved the film! This is the second film I saw Arthur jogging in though. That was kinda funny.

Comment by L — November 18, 2009 #

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The light on the girl in the sidewalk scene sucked. The rest was brilliant!

Comment by rickflick — December 17, 2009 #

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[...] Lee (“Old Love,” “Captivated,” “The Jogger”); [...]

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