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1 year ago

Hi I'm Carl (2010)

Drama showing Carl, a school caretaker, lusting to approach a teacher he watches night after night whist on his boring and mundane routine around the school.

Directed and produced by Jack Tew

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Arnaud Millet 1 year ago

Wouahou! My English is too poor to find the words.
Great direction, great editing, great lighting, great actors, you make me feel close to Carl !
Jack Tew 1 year ago

Thanks Arnaud for you comments means alot! :)
Sulaiman Sibai 1 year ago

Hey there! What was this short shot on? Well done, good work.
Jack Tew 1 year ago

Thanks for you comment Sulaiman it was shot on the Canon 5D
Amin Mueller 1 year ago

somethings wrong with the playback ..weired interlacing and stuff .maybe you can upload again?
Jack Tew 1 year ago

Hi Amin,
This is because i shot at 30p on the 5D before the 25p firmware update came out and this was a copy that i converted down to 25p! Which is why it looks abit odd... need to upload my 30p export!
Thanks for the comment! needed to be highlighted.
cheers :)
Dailey Pike 1 year ago

Demille, Preminger, Hitchcock... Tew.

Another great piece of work.
Jack Tew 1 year ago

Thanks again Daily!
Simon Audis 1 year ago

Hey Jack. Really like this! Very clever and simple. The sound design was rather impressive for it's simplicity. Also... couldn't help but think of Mars Attacks when I heard the music. :P
Adrian Langford 1 year ago

Nice work. A proper film :) Well done Jack & Team.
pairsis 1 year ago

really good, you definitely know how to tell a story, which a lot of people cant do.
Anderson West 1 year ago

Goof Stuff
Anderson West 1 year ago

Good Stuff
Colin Tierney 1 year ago

Wow, great cinematography, I love your stuff
Colin Tierney 1 year ago

p.s. what lens are you using?
Jack Tew 1 year ago

I used a canon 50mm 1.4, canon 100mm 2.0, and a canon 200mm 2.8. Thanks for the comment mate.
tutku bulutbeyaz 1 year ago

i'm really like it great work, jack.
keef 1 year ago

Very engaging story telling. I love the simplicity of the narrative and the smart camera work & cutting.
Thrillpill Films 1 year ago

Fantastic work. Congratulations! Also, what did you grade it on? The colours are simply fantastic!
Zell Thomas 1 year ago

Hi I'am Carl..
Michael 1 year ago

I love your stuff...but I have to ask how you get your funding? I mean you have extensive locations, great actors and fairly pricey equipment
Jack Tew 1 year ago

Hi michael,
I fund all my own films. Actors work on expencese so paying them to get to the shoot and keep them happy with food and drinks! And all the locations I have used are free as I am working on very little budget as I was a student when I made all these films
Jack Tew 1 year ago

It's all about trying to get stuff for free! It just takes abit longer to find stuff! Most of the kit was my own or friends or rented out through the university.
Dave Humphreys 1 year ago

As a student the best way of finding actors is to use casting websites such as Casting Call Pro and find those who are happy to work on expenses only, find the people who are looking to work for free in order to get something for their showreels in order to progress their careers, its a win-win situation, audition them of course, coz there will be a lot of crap people who apply, and i mean reallllly crap, but you soon find the really good ones.
Then, as Jack says, keep them happy, and it soon reaps rewards.
Rohith Rao 1 year ago

grading is awesome.
bob lorrimer 1 year ago

A superbly crafted and executed study of isolation and hope.
Andrea Allen 1 year ago

So good!
Gabriel de Moura 1 year ago

Impressive!
Sam Shiryaykin 1 year ago

amazing
Lucas Mullikin 1 year ago

Amazing, what did you use for the effects around 55sec?
Liz Jukovsky 1 year ago

This is absolutely touching. I'm sure it's already been said, but I have to say I'm really inspired by your stuff. The cinematography, sound design, editing, and acting work so well. Simple and beautiful character piece.
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Tim Orchard 1 year ago

Surely this essay would be more suited to for a private email, rather than spitefully raising issues you have regarding a "sexier title" on an unrelated production.

Unlike YouTube, Vimeo forums serve to share creative and constructive feedback for a global community of film makers, videographers and animators.
Sarah 1 year ago

Aww Carl's character is so cute!! what a nice lad
Maryann and Michael Tedstone 1 year ago

Great Film.!
MOTION IDEAS 1 year ago

Your work is really great!!!
nikolaj 1 year ago

nice one! did you edit this yourself?
Jack Tew 1 year ago

Hey thanks, yh edited it myself!
Erickson Jaquez 1 year ago

I love this piece! nice Work.
wetSPOT Productions 1 year ago

The grading added so much to this piece. I loved the ending.
Derry Cummins 1 year ago

Naughty Carl turning his radio off!! Ohhh and hey! I didn't see no aliens in this vid??? .....or is the music just a preventetive precaution? if so, it works :)

Great stuff yet again!
Jack Tew 1 year ago

Ha ha.. tut tut Carl!..... now that would have been a better ending! Carl falls in love with an alien!
Dustin Pierce 1 year ago

hey man, nice work! very interesting video. just wondering, where do you find your background atmospheric music? Any you recommend that I can buy off of itunes or something. Thanks.
Jack Tew 1 year ago

Hey mate, thanks for your comment! try Universal music! It costs you but some great atmospheric music! or a composer is the best bet!
Nicolle Reale 1 year ago

Great job! is amazing
Nicolle
Guayaquil-Ecuador.
Franco Vogt 1 year ago

Very good I watched every scene, you had some really nice shots.. Well done man...
Travis Guerra 1 year ago

A great piece of film making! Well done.
Karl Bauer 1 year ago

Very well done. The story is simplistic and very engaging. You feel Carl's loneliness, and the mundane of the job. Great stuff, and in the end after she say's his name you cheer. Wonderful. Thanks for the inspiration.
Kimberann Kolodziejski 1 year ago

wow this is like a game i have it has all the mystery as this, very awesome!!!
Kyle Hance 1 year ago

This is great! I worked at a high school this summer as custodial help, and you really captured the mundane nature of the job. Loved the character of Carl. Very sweet and innocent, yet broken. You had me worried with the mannequin. I kept saying, "Don't do it, Carl!" Unfortunately, any of the guys I worked with that were interested in a teacher were much less respectful than he! Loved every moment of the film. Superb job!
Monet Stargazer 1 year ago

It's so quiet. But very cool nonetheless.
Fernando Colares 1 year ago

Excellent photography and colors! Very good film, congratz!
nÖnÖ Marius 1 year ago

Magnifique, touchant, émouvant, beau,...
Klara Harden 1 year ago

As I watched this movie I found it amazing how the inner transformation of the protagonist ist shown, without letting him say anything about his feelings. This is, on one hand, the cautios but well defined acting, as well as the change in perspective, a light-job and depth of field that gives me the feeling as if you could look inside his mind. [At least, that's what I think ;-)]Loads of filmadaption lack the ability to recreate the evolution of the character from written language to a picture. This is a very well done monologue of a man that lost hope in transformation of his life and a good inspiration for anyone who does a filmadaptation including internal monologues [though I think this story isn't based on a novel?]
iòdjïn Ioun 1 year ago

beautiful :)
paduano 1 year ago

i loved the stilism... i liked carl... nice JAK TEW.
Marlee Eheler 1 year ago

simple but amazing filmography. Classic, great job!
Don Burns [[ECHOPIX]] 1 year ago

brilliant piece!!!
Hugh McCann 1 year ago

Watching this film, not as a filmmaker or artist or actor, but as a viewer, it touched me. Your choice of actors and meditative style is wonderful. I look forward to seeing your other videos.
Anderson West 1 year ago

Stop dominating Vimeo. Great Film can't wait to see what's next
David Yaconi 1 year ago

Great Cine...what is the record he plays called?
Fernando Fernandes 1 year ago

Great mood... remembers me No Country for Old Men... Congratulations, I liked the ending... Pure sensibility... Carl´s insignificance paranoia is well explicited when he pauses his introduction and the lady simply calls him by his name.
Tom de Kok Teachings 1 year ago

Beautiful, everything so well done!
Carlos Silva 1 year ago

Damn! This is very very good! I enjoyed the short film a lot!
It's good to see people that are actually making an effort to tell good stories. Congrats man!

If you don't mind me asking, wich type of lenses did you use when shooting the close-ups? (the chocolate bar scene for example)?

Congrats again! :D
Jack Tew 1 year ago

Hi mate,

Thanks for your comment!!

I used a 100mm 2.0 Canon lens for the close up's of the chocolate bar! also used a 200mm 2.8 Canon for the long shots and a 50mm 1.4 Canon for some as well!!

Thanks again
raul almazan 1 year ago

this is an amazing view of perspective. we all come across this situation with the ones we go for. Thumbs up
murrsturr 1 year ago

Very nice. It's great to see what can be done with minimal expenses (all things relative). Some good tips as well.

Thank you.
Vitùc 1 year ago

Poesia !
Seyverin 1 year ago

I still search for words. It´s all great.
If I would know more vocabularies, my comment would be longer.
Joe Chou 1 year ago

i was confused with some shots of camera, what's that saying ?
Jack Tew 1 year ago

? I'm really not sure?
shirley day 1 year ago

Really good, lovely heartwarming story. Such a relief when Carl turned off that walkie talkie! Will watch more of your stuff.
Michael Triana 1 year ago

Superb!!!!!!!!!!
Tom German 1 year ago

Seriously nice colours man, really like your work.
Marlon Hoffstadt 1 year ago

Very nice work, can you give me the songname of the song carl is listening to?
Jack Tew 1 year ago

thanks for you comment! The song name is - Indian love call, By Slim Whiteman
JerSean Photography 1 year ago

THAT WAS AMAZING!!! very inspiring!! great story! i feel like i know carl now!
Miguel Bernal 1 year ago

¡piece of art!
Madsen Studios LLC 1 year ago

Hey,

So far I've watched this and One Night Stand. I thought both were excellent! I'm a composer/sound designer and I'd love to work with you at some point.

Keep up the fantastic work!

Nate
Cetre Pegues 1 year ago

Excellent work once again. And superb camera-work by Anderson West...definitely watching that guy!
Ian Ogden 1 year ago

what did you shoot on?
Jack Tew 1 year ago

The 5D
Tighearnan Noonan 1 year ago

Its really good, the lighting and sounds are very atmospheric, ya really feel for carl and go up and down with him. Was really happy to see a good ending, was saddened when she had her desk clear so was good to see her in the hallway.
Raine Vivian 1 year ago

That was really beautiful. Thank you.
Greg Walsh 1 year ago

hi Jack,

really like this mate!!! where abouts are you based???
Antonello Ponzio 1 year ago

Hey Jack! You perfectly told Carl's timing. I think you're an excellent filmmaker, man! Bravo! Bravo! Bravo! :D
Georgios Soumelidis - elfspell 1 year ago

Bravo my friend!.. a very touching piece of work. Brought a tear in my eye at the end. I am a musician and I like your style (less dialogue and more meaningful scenes.. warmed by sounds and music). Very interested in collaborating with you.
Check me at elfspell.com and if you are interested too feel free contacting me. Will be happy hearing from you.
Keep it up!
Jordan Zimmerman 1 year ago

I'm praying this has a happy ending.
Ian Harrington 1 year ago

Wonderfully shot, loved the colors, the editing was excellent and a great story. I loved it and as for the 5D I'm sold. Congrats on a great achievement

Ian
João Alves 1 year ago

i've to say. looks too much artificial, specialyl in what concerns the sound editing and the main character is way too clean despite the good performance.

also the lightning is forced to the white leds so much that helps in the idea of artificiality.

the argument is cool but in the overall the video could (and should) had a better edition.

(sorry the bad english).
Digitale Expressie 1 year ago

Love the editing! Love the Colors, Love the story! Beautiful
Gjergj Kalaja 11 months ago

Amazing short. Congratulations.
max dash 11 months ago

good job
odish ganjeh 11 months ago

Fanntasticcc!!!!!
a.emrah bakkaloglu 11 months ago

i see a brilliant future and very possible international d.o.p career on this film. good luck mr.tew.
Craig Goult 11 months ago

Well done, beautifully shot, and a mention to Sam Jones who absolutely nailed the sound design. Perfect.
Thorsten Schönrade 10 months ago

great short, love it! you're a good storyteller...
Kris intarasorn 10 months ago

agree :)
Moses Ben Yisrael 10 months ago

Very good brother!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Myrna A-K Fau 10 months ago

Superb!
Mr. Jet 9 months ago

Definitely one of my favorite shorts now. Great job.