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A Short Doc about Film, Shot on Digital

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Adam Carboni

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Hi all!

I want to share a short documentary that I just completed, shot on RED Scarlet-X.

The movie focuses on a small drive-in theatre and its long-time owners who are being forced to upgrade their classic 35mm film projectors to digital. We set-out to make a film that was a nice blend of "nostalgic portrait" and "timely commentary" about the major changes happening in the movie exhibition world. I feel like the RedUser community will appreciate it.

Enjoy, and please feel free to share. (As with any work, we just want people to see it!)

http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2015/01/29/enjoy-your-intermission/

Thanks!

-Adam Carboni

A few more links:
http://www.enjoyyourintermission.com/
https://vimeo.com/116204763
 
Adam, it's a very nice tribute. Reminds me of another drive in near my wife's grandparents old home in Carthage, MO, the 66 Drive-In. Yes, it's on Route 66.

Nothing quite like seeing a movie at the drive-in on a warm summer's night. Great fun.
 
Great short Adam!
I was a projectionist throughout the 90's while I was in high school and college.
It was a bit of nostalgia seeing the projection booth with the Simplex platters and that purring projector head.
I remember even in the 90's people actually thought the film was projected from a video tape and were fascinated by
the projection system. Impromptu tours of the booth were given quite often.

You did a great job filming it and you and your partner seemed to really capture the character of those that worked at the
movie house.


I wish Hi Way Drive in the best in making the digital transition. They seem to truly have a special place in that community and beyond.

Brian Timmons
BRITIM/MEDIA
 
Wow. Nicely done, Adam. It would be great if there were a fund to help the older drive-ins make the switch to digital. You would think with all the millions of dollars actors make some of them would contribute to this great American landscape. I mean after all people are going there to put money back into the actor's pockets.
 
Thanks so much, guys. It was a real treat getting to sit with Roger (the projectionist) in his booth and watch him run all four projectors simultaneously. The sound really was like a mechanical symphony, something the likes of which probably won't be heard much ever again.

-Adam
 
Terrific job, Adam -- it looks terrific, and it's a heartwarming story, too.
 
very nice. :)
 
Hey, you're a Vimeo Staff Pick! Way to go, Adam!
 

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It would be great if there were a fund to help the older drive-ins make the switch to digital.
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There is a fund, it's called don't pay your taxes until the quarter million is paid to the Bank. Make the useless tools who work for the Government take the hit.
 
The music was great. Especially the last few minutes. Where did it come from?

Adam Carboni said:
Hi all!

I want to share a short documentary that I just completed, shot on RED Scarlet-X.

The movie focuses on a small drive-in theatre and its long-time owners who are being forced to upgrade their classic 35mm film projectors to digital. We set-out to make a film that was a nice blend of "nostalgic portrait" and "timely commentary" about the major changes happening in the movie exhibition world. I feel like the RedUser community will appreciate it.

Enjoy, and please feel free to share. (As with any work, we just want people to see it!)

http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2015/01/29/enjoy-your-intermission/

Thanks!

-Adam Carboni

A few more links:
http://www.enjoyyourintermission.com/
https://vimeo.com/116204763
Click to expand...
 
Will Keir said:
The music was great. Especially the last few minutes. Where did it come from?
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Thanks so much, everyone! We're really grateful for the outpouring of attention the film is getting. Really awesome.

Will, the music in the final minutes was licensed through TheMusicBed.com. I had to purchase two licenses for the track, a festival and a commercial/online license. Their selection is really well curated and their customer service is top notch. (I'm not affiliated, just had a great experience licensing for Enjoy Your Intermission.) The track in particular is called, "Time To Run: Finale."

-Adam
 
What a fantastic short film....and a compelling and touching subject.
Enjoyed every minute of it. I especially like how when Grandpa talked about pushing the green button and how the kids loved that and you later cut to the kids playing under the screen---just brings back memories for me at intermission...Oh how i miss the drive-in.
 
A wonderful, and beautifully shot doc. We've been to the Hi-Way several times, and it's a unique cinematic experience. Thanks for bringing it to life so thougthfully and tenderly.
 
Johnny, thanks so much for watching. All the smiling kids playing outdoors and enjoying cinema is definitely one of the most beautiful things about the Hi-Way. Glad it conjured up some similar emotions for you. We've been getting a lot of feedback from people who's first dates were at a drive-in. Pretty cool.

-Adam
 
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