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[Jon Gordon]

Hey friends, I'd like to ask for a favour.  I've just finished up a video for a Gizmodo contest where the top entrant gets a brand new laptop.  Could you guys take a look at my video, and vote for it if you like it?

http://www.youtube.com/w/Laptop-Confidential?v=8ZxHeqGmuAw

You have to register to vote... sorry for the hassle.  Thanks for your help!

 - Jon

[Trevor Crump]

Good on Ya and good luck

[michael stevenson]

Jon

I voted you to win but where's the motion. Where's the rig work? Great script and production values. Would be great as a movie. Maybe you can do it again with camcorders. It had a film noir look that looked very professional.
Best of luck!

Michael

[Jon Gordon]

Thanks Trevor, it was fun to make.  Good thing because there are over a 100 entries now (when I started the video, they had 3 submissions) so my odds of winning are pretty bad.

Michael, this one was all still shots so I couldn't do any motion.  Actually, I don't really have access to a video camera at the moment so it was the best I could.  Thanks for the vote of confidence of the script and P.V... we did our best with the short time we had to put it together!

Cheers!

[Brad Jefferson]

Jon,  Congratulations on your entry.  Nice b&w photography.  Some people talk about contests, but entering them is another thing.  You accomplished your vision.  I hope the judges appreciate the imagery and story like I did.

Did you have a time limit on the duration of the movie?  It seemed to move pretty quickly.  I heard the story, but I wanted to appreciate the imagery being shown that went with the script.  While watching, I was imagining a music track in the background.  Sound may add an interesting perspective to this piece.

Let us know how you do in this contest.

All the best,
Brad

[Joe Sanders]

Hey Jon,

Liked your flick. It always nice to have other people see your stuff.

[Jon Gordon]

Brad:  The film had to be no more than 60 seconds, so it was pretty rushed.  I wanted to include music, but i had to have all copyrights, so I ended up leaving the track out.  I think it would've been much nicer as a 1:30 second bit, but c'est la vie. Thank you very much.

Joe: Thank you, and you're right.  It's so much better when there is an audience.

[Justin Snodgrass]

Jon,

I checked it out and voted. I like the stills. I checked out your web site as well. Great looking site and photos. Are you still in Kuala Lumpur? I have been there a few times. Anyway, good stuff.

Justin

[Brad Jefferson]

Brad:  The film had to be no more than 60 seconds, so it was pretty rushed.  I wanted to include music, but i had to have all copyrights, so I ended up leaving the track out.  I think it would've been much nicer as a 1:30 second bit, but c'est la vie. Thank you very much.

Joe: Thank you, and you're right.  It's so much better when there is an audience.

Jon, for 60 seconds you did very well.  Regarding music, I had tried some contests, but the stipulation was not to use copyrighted music.  I wish I could play music.

You are very creative using the still photography.  That will put you in a different light with the judges.  All the best!

[Brad Jefferson]

Jon,

Have you heard anymore about the contest?