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This film is a short about a guy who works and sometimes lives in an abandoned grocery store. Life is repetitive, boring and depressing. But the real story is within the fact that there is no story, or at least a lack of one.

I like this film because it looks great, is edited well, and sounds fantastic. It was shot on the Canon 5D MkII with 135, and 17-40mm lenses on board. One thing about DSLR video is that it is very hard to use for filming anything moving and random, shots must be rehearsed and smooth, you couldnt really use one well for a sports show, or skate boarding for example, because of the preperation of the shots required, so the fact that they used a DSLR is smart, but should be respected because of the challenges you get from using them. No proper autofocus on any DSLR model right now, and the shots are focused, and keep focused very well.

The lighting was basically all done with the lights in the store, only a few 300 watt lightboxs were used for darker scenes.

Comments:

A guy titled Kamau Asked "wheres the story at". The comment was fairly ignorant, and not constructive, and was bombed on by users, explaining that the idea is a lack of a story, its bland, and depressing. This is the directors response.

 **[|Lee Deaville] ** 7 months ago "Well, the film has been contentious, which is always a plus.

I guess that the story is a kind of 'anti-story'. The lack of a story, or a narrative for this character; his life is so cyclical and repetitive that it has no beginning, middle or end.  The protagonist invites us into his very personal space. He commentates on what he finds interesting, or unusual, unaware of what interests the audience. Remember that he's simply trying to stimulate his mind, attempting to stave off the boredom.

Yet the job is his salvation, without it, he wouldn't be who he is. "