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1. A Thousand Words

10 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 10 months ago

lovely storytelling.
Karen Abad ♥s Dinosaurs. 10 months ago

This is absolutely beautiful.
Jörg Brönnimann 10 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?
Blake Whitman 10 months ago

Well done sir. Simple and beautifully shot.
DJ Bolender 8 months ago

i agree. this is superb
Sunny T 10 months ago

Great Shot, good work!
0p0 10 months ago

So beautiful! <3
Syndrome 10 months ago

nice job
Nick Keating 10 months ago

Incredible short, and fantastic message. Beautifully done.
Filip Vaško 10 months ago

Nice
Dominic Sotirescu 10 months ago

Great storytelling!
hans dampf 10 months ago

Nice!
aone 10 months ago

love it!! great job!
evanoah sea☆ 10 months ago

a few scattered tears stream along the inside corridor of my soul... i thank you for this very special moment.
3to1 Studios 10 months ago

Love the story! Great work!
Pablo Morales 10 months ago

So nice. Great Cut
BumKi Cho 10 months ago

Short, sweet, and lovely piece.
rebecca 10 months ago

I really liked this ! I wish there would of been more.
Sirocco USA 10 months ago

Bravo! Zen and the art of storytelling.
Mathmission 10 months ago

Cheers!
rebecca 10 months ago

I also liked your other film ( on time ) .
Joe Spiteri 10 months ago

not one word of dialogue but it said so much, Great video.
Walter Fischer 10 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....
Erick Villa 10 months ago

Love it! Hope to see more.
Shell Gee 10 months ago

Lovely and heartfelt. Well done :)
Edmond Terakopian 10 months ago

Absolutely brilliant! Loved it!!
Simon Christie 10 months ago

Wow, I'm going to remember your name cause you've got a good future ahead of you.
pla190 3 months ago

agree!
Jo Shmo 10 months ago

deep
ZhiC 10 months ago

Amazing storytelling; simple yet so profound
the cinematography was a delight
good job to you and your team!
Jake Gonzales 10 months ago

That was fantastic!
Jared Foster 10 months ago

Very nice storytelling. Great visuals as the camera movements were ultra smooth. I wanted more.
Kevin Boston 10 months ago

sweeeeeeeeeeet
katrick3000 10 months ago

very nice indeed - love it!
Joe Cubicle 10 months ago

I must ditto what everyone else has already said.
Wonderful !
I want everyone I know to see it.
Robin Davies-Rollinson 10 months ago

Absolutely beautiful - what cinema is all about...
Lrry 10 months ago

brill
Aleš Bajc 10 months ago

this chould be a movie story... realy...very nice
Bracken James Batson 10 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
Simon Dehn 10 months ago

want:

Part 2
Van Lonberger 10 months ago

This is simply brilliant story-telling, so simple, so unadorned, it's profoundly beautiful. Thank you so much for this movie.
Kevin Stretch 10 months ago

provocatively pogniant
JB Jacobs 10 months ago

this was GREAT!
Zofiafotoeule 10 months ago

very good..........:)) thanks!
john marchan 10 months ago

Brilliant work in its simplicity. Very well done!
shellpascal 10 months ago

it's really good story, good editing. hope to see more.
Grant Ewen 10 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!
David Ung 10 months ago

Simply stunning.
guyzzer 10 months ago

That was just great! I loved it!
Joseph Soria 10 months ago

amazing.
David Kenny Productions 10 months ago

Hook Line and Sinker You Nailed It! Storytelling, Angles, Style, Editing, etc. In Aw...
Scott Bishop 10 months ago

I remember seeing this film somewhere else, and I was absolutely drawn in!! Great story telling without words!
beckel 10 months ago

Why doesn't Vimeo have more videos like this?
Jon Rawlinson 10 months ago

That was a beautiful short film.

I blogged it...hope thats cool:
jonrawlinson.com/2009/01/a-thousand-words/
amankerstudio 10 months ago

nice....
what camera do u use..?
ahimfilms I N D E P E N D E N T 10 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 20 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 !!!! :)
Robert Marks 10 months ago

Wow. Stunning.
Jeff Melanson 10 months ago

diggin the film man. keep it up. from the boston area?
Morris 10 months ago

wow....made me feel all warm. good telling~
Maria Bowskill 10 months ago

I really really enjoyed that, thankyou for sharing it.
Aaron Reason 10 months ago

Fantastic!
Studio Gangsta 10 months ago

I feel you dog...that chick was hot.
Greg Bruening 10 months ago

Awesome story! An instant favorite!
Tio Dave 10 months ago

Did the package reach her?

:p Awesome Video
J-tec 10 months ago

Wow love it, that ending makes the viewer want more! so whens the prelude to this!!?!? hahah fantastic job, love it
desmond young 10 months ago

real sweet dude love the music
Will Mikes 10 months ago

Very nicely done! I think that even a single spoken word would have ruined it. Beautiful!
RedUmbrellaStudios 10 months ago

Loved the script, and loved the music....LOVED the music!
Made From New Zealand 10 months ago

very nice. great story. moving. the soundtrack fitted beautifully with the story and visuals. I loved it.
loonachic 10 months ago

wow! thanks for this. it's really really great!
ahimfilms I N D E P E N D E N T 10 months ago

great work dude.
David Kirkland 10 months ago

Superb!
Nick 10 months ago

Lovely. Reminds me a bit of the audiotape scene from Kieslowski's The Double Life of Veronique.
Shawn Landersz 10 months ago

speechless....
thank you!
Dennie Bright 10 months ago

Very nice, also I have the same hoodie. :)
N. Barnich 10 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.
Ben Wong 10 months ago

awesome!!!
Bolser.ru 10 months ago

Впечатляющая история. Хочется продолжения.
Berislav Petrovic 10 months ago

This movie is so great!!
Timothy Bryan 10 months ago

Well thought out, nicely executed. Thank you for sharing.
BrodeeSmith 10 months ago

I love it.. I watched it without no sound (assuming there was no dialogue anyway)..... Great work...
irishmark 10 months ago

beautiful - simply!
Claudia Robinson 10 months ago

truely wonderful!!
Gavin Duffy 10 months ago

really nice enjoyed that alot
Livex G. 10 months ago

I like all ...good work!
Scott Gold 10 months ago

Absolutely inspiring!!! Completely moved!
godino 10 months ago

Great video,excellent idea,somptuous B&W images!
Carl Olson 10 months ago

nice story... and what a cliffhanger!
Jake Read 10 months ago

wow, loved it
gajogeje 10 months ago

esta buenisimo
Jon Garcia 10 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.
David Chaudoir 10 months ago

Superb - simple idea elegantly realised.
J Meyer 10 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....
Michel Rodrigues 10 months ago

I need to see the end of it...
Adriana de Barros 10 months ago

Beautifully shot!

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