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1. A Thousand Words
by Ted Chung
9 months ago
Every day: so many opportunities to connect...
What if you took just one?

Directed by Ted Chung

also directed by Ted Chung: exposureroom.com/ontime | vimeo.com/2880633

tedchung@gmail.com

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  • Soxiam staff 9 months ago
    lovely storytelling.
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  • Karen Abad ♥s Dinosaurs. staff 9 months ago
    This is absolutely beautiful.
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  • Jörg Brönnimann 9 months ago
    very nice work...!
    simple and beautifull story nice shots and editing!
  • Egor Danilov 9 months ago
    Yes!
  • Egor Danilov 9 months ago
    Wdyt?
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  • Blake Whitman staff 9 months ago
    Well done sir. Simple and beautifully shot.
  • DJ Bolender plus 8 months ago
    i agree. this is superb
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  • Sunny T 9 months ago
    Great Shot, good work!
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  • 0p0 9 months ago
    So beautiful! <3
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  • Syndrome 9 months ago
    nice job
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  • Nick Keating 9 months ago
    Incredible short, and fantastic message. Beautifully done.
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  • Filip Vaško 9 months ago
    Nice
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  • Dominic Sotirescu plus 9 months ago
    Great storytelling!
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  • hans dampf plus 9 months ago
    Nice!
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  • aone 9 months ago
    love it!! great job!
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  • evanoah sea☆ plus 9 months ago
    a few scattered tears stream along the inside corridor of my soul... i thank you for this very special moment.
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  • 3to1 Studios plus 9 months ago
    Love the story! Great work!
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  • Pablo Morales 9 months ago
    So nice. Great Cut
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  • BumKi Cho plus 9 months ago
    Short, sweet, and lovely piece.
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  • rebecca 9 months ago
    I really liked this ! I wish there would of been more.
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  • Sirocco USA plus 9 months ago
    Bravo! Zen and the art of storytelling.
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  • Mathmission plus 9 months ago
    Cheers!
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  • rebecca 9 months ago
    I also liked your other film ( on time ) .
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  • Joe Spiteri 9 months ago
    not one word of dialogue but it said so much, Great video.
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  • Walter Fischer plus 9 months ago
    This little great movie touched my skin, my body, my brain, my heart and at least my soul-to much for one day....
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  • Erick Villa 9 months ago
    Love it! Hope to see more.
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  • Shell Gee 9 months ago
    Lovely and heartfelt. Well done :)
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  • Edmond Terakopian 9 months ago
    Absolutely brilliant! Loved it!!
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  • Simon Christie 9 months ago
    Wow, I'm going to remember your name cause you've got a good future ahead of you.
  • pla190 2 months ago
    agree!
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  • Jo Shmo 9 months ago
    deep
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  • ZhiC 9 months ago
    Amazing storytelling; simple yet so profound
    the cinematography was a delight
    good job to you and your team!
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  • Jake Gonzales 9 months ago
    That was fantastic!
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  • Jared Foster plus 9 months ago
    Very nice storytelling. Great visuals as the camera movements were ultra smooth. I wanted more.
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  • Kevin Boston plus 9 months ago
    sweeeeeeeeeeet
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  • katrick3000 9 months ago
    very nice indeed - love it!
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  • Joe Cubicle 9 months ago
    I must ditto what everyone else has already said.
    Wonderful !
    I want everyone I know to see it.
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  • Robin Davies-Rollinson plus 9 months ago
    Absolutely beautiful - what cinema is all about...
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  • Lrry 9 months ago
    brill
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  • Aleš Bajc 9 months ago
    this chould be a movie story... realy...very nice
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  • Bracken James Batson plus 9 months ago
    Keep doing it. Wow! It rises above so many short films. You have other films on other accounts? Why not all on one account, I'd like to subscribe to you. Cheers
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  • Simon Dehn 9 months ago
    want:

    Part 2
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  • Van Lonberger 9 months ago
    This is simply brilliant story-telling, so simple, so unadorned, it's profoundly beautiful. Thank you so much for this movie.
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  • Kevin Stretch 9 months ago
    provocatively pogniant
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  • JB Jacobs plus 9 months ago
    this was GREAT!
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  • Zofiafotoeule 9 months ago
    very good..........:)) thanks!
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  • john marchan 9 months ago
    Brilliant work in its simplicity. Very well done!
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  • shellpascal 9 months ago
    it's really good story, good editing. hope to see more.
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  • Grant Ewen 9 months ago
    nicely done ,I'd like to see part 2.
  • UncleGeorge 3 months ago
    Part 2 would be quite a challenge, but I'm sure you could work magic!
    Great storytelling, Thanks!
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  • David Ung 9 months ago
    Simply stunning.
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  • guyzzer 9 months ago
    That was just great! I loved it!
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  • Joseph Soria 9 months ago
    amazing.
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  • David Kenny Productions 9 months ago
    Hook Line and Sinker You Nailed It! Storytelling, Angles, Style, Editing, etc. In Aw...
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  • Scott Bishop 9 months ago
    I remember seeing this film somewhere else, and I was absolutely drawn in!! Great story telling without words!
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  • beckel 9 months ago
    Why doesn't Vimeo have more videos like this?
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  • Jon Rawlinson plus 9 months ago
    That was a beautiful short film.

    I blogged it...hope thats cool:
    jonrawlinson.com/2009/01/a-thousand-words/
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  • amankerstudio 9 months ago
    nice....
    what camera do u use..?
  • ahimfilms I N D E P E N D E N T 9 months ago
    i remember seeing this on youtube... i think they mentioned the HV20.
  • jacob flores 3 months ago
    I'm pretty sure it was a Canon XHA1 with a Brevis adapter...
  • unique_design 7 days ago
    yeah looks like the XH-A1 -> typical artifacts & shake stuff in the frame ... but still a great great film ... lovely story... great shots ... nicely done !!!! :)
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  • Robert Marks 9 months ago
    Wow. Stunning.
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  • Jeff Melanson 9 months ago
    diggin the film man. keep it up. from the boston area?
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  • Morris 9 months ago
    wow....made me feel all warm. good telling~
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  • Maria Bowskill plus 9 months ago
    I really really enjoyed that, thankyou for sharing it.
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  • Aaron Reason 9 months ago
    Fantastic!
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  • Studio Gangsta 9 months ago
    I feel you dog...that chick was hot.
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  • Greg Bruening 9 months ago
    Awesome story! An instant favorite!
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  • Tio Dave 9 months ago
    Did the package reach her?

    :p Awesome Video
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  • J-tec 9 months ago
    Wow love it, that ending makes the viewer want more! so whens the prelude to this!!?!? hahah fantastic job, love it
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  • desmond young 9 months ago
    real sweet dude love the music
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  • Will Mikes 9 months ago
    Very nicely done! I think that even a single spoken word would have ruined it. Beautiful!
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  • RedUmbrellaStudios plus 9 months ago
    Loved the script, and loved the music....LOVED the music!
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  • Made From New Zealand plus 9 months ago
    very nice. great story. moving. the soundtrack fitted beautifully with the story and visuals. I loved it.
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  • loonachic plus 9 months ago
    wow! thanks for this. it's really really great!
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  • ahimfilms I N D E P E N D E N T 9 months ago
    great work dude.
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  • David Kirkland 9 months ago
    Superb!
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  • Nick 9 months ago
    Lovely. Reminds me a bit of the audiotape scene from Kieslowski's The Double Life of Veronique.
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  • Shawn Landersz 9 months ago
    speechless....
    thank you!
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  • Dennie Bright plus 9 months ago
    Very nice, also I have the same hoodie. :)
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  • N. Barnich 9 months ago
    That's what I call a perfect short film.
    Good script, good fiming and editing, good soundtrack.
    Simple, short, to the point.
    Excellent work.
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  • Ben Wong 9 months ago
    awesome!!!
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  • Bolser.ru 9 months ago
    Впечатляющая история. Хочется продолжения.
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  • Berislav Petrovic 9 months ago
    This movie is so great!!
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  • Timothy Bryan 9 months ago
    Well thought out, nicely executed. Thank you for sharing.
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  • BrodeeSmith 9 months ago
    I love it.. I watched it without no sound (assuming there was no dialogue anyway)..... Great work...
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  • irishmark 9 months ago
    beautiful - simply!
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  • Claudia Robinson 9 months ago
    truely wonderful!!
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  • Gavin Duffy 9 months ago
    really nice enjoyed that alot
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  • Livex G. 9 months ago
    I like all ...good work!
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  • Scott Gold 9 months ago
    Absolutely inspiring!!! Completely moved!
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  • godino 9 months ago
    Great video,excellent idea,somptuous B&W images!
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  • Carl Olson plus 9 months ago
    nice story... and what a cliffhanger!
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  • Jake Read 9 months ago
    wow, loved it
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  • gajogeje 9 months ago
    esta buenisimo
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  • Jon Garcia 9 months ago
    Wow... I loved that man. It was beautiful, in both story and photography. Kudos on a job well done. And I really hope there is a sequel.... that ending was something else.
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  • David Chaudoir 9 months ago
    Superb - simple idea elegantly realised.
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  • J Meyer 9 months ago
    Great little movie, you've captured the art of story telling all visually without a single spoken word but the meaning is clearly understood. I enjoyed this very much - hope the camera makes it back to Nasim so the story can continue....
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  • Michel Rodrigues 9 months ago
    I need to see the end of it...
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  • Adriana de Barros 9 months ago
    Beautifully shot!
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