drivers license exam, 2 min movie

[sonnyboo]

License Exam - 2 minutes

CLICK HERE TO PLAY LICENSE EXAM (http://www.sonnyboo.com/onlinemovies/dmv.php)



Things go awry at the Department of Motor Vehicles



written & directed by Peter John Ross


the first 16mm short film from Sonnyboo Productions, and the last short film to be written & directed by Peter John Ross

starring Jon Osbeck, George Caleodis (SECOND CITY), Harley Kaplan (uncredited, SEX IN THE CITY), and Holly Magnani



DIRECT LINK (5 meg Quicktime file)
http://www.sonnyboo.com/video/DMV.mov

[Ryall]

What's with the plug as a first post, son? Too busy with commercials to say hello?

[sonnyboo]

Spamming is very hard work...


Being the bane of everyone's existence is basically my job.

you have no idea how hard it is to send out all my viagra soliciations, high school diplomas, and Paris Hilton videos...

Who has time to say hello?

[Omaru]

Thats you doing all that? you bastard.
Please dont send me any more breast augmentation spam, I am not a female, I don't want to please him, and I dont watch bitch tits for my own pleasure.

[Mighty_Wingman]

I can't decide which is worse. The acting, directing, writing, or the sets. It was a dull boring, banal and trite attempt at humor, but other than that, it sucked. It should be shown as an example of what not to do when you get a little money to make a short film. A cautionary tale.

* Edit * Oh by the way welcome to the shoot ! /forums/images/icons/grin.gif

[sonnyboo]

Thanks for watching anyway.

Do you need a penis enlargement?

[Mighty_Wingman]

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Do you need a penis enlargement?

[/ QUOTE ]
You mean your girlfriend hasn't told you ? /forums/images/icons/tongue.gif

[sonnyboo]

I also have a college diploma, viagra, porn site, and better mortgage rates I cans end you via email.

At least when you bashed the movie, you could say WHY.

[Efexeye]

Take me off your [censored] list. How's that?

[JIM]

Please ban this hack Ryall.
Pleeeeeease!
This action must not go unchecked! /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

[R_U_18]

I'm gong to be honest, it sucked, the jokes are played out, I've heard them before, same ingredients but different recipe. I can't believe you wasted good film on that sketch, you should have used digital video it's cheaper, I know film is better than DV but what I 'm saying is, in your particular case is a piece of shit is a piece of shit regardless if its on film or video. I mean the shots are fine and the cuts are ok, but the content is......well lets say I can shoot a 2 minute film of someone taking a shit and make it more interesting than you DMV sketch.

[sonnyboo]

Thanks for taking the time to watch it.

Your reveiw fascinates me. Can you tell me what the movie or content where you've seen this before? I'd like an example, because I've never seen anything like it.

[TomHarrington]

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Can you tell me what the movie or content where you've seen this before? I'd like an example, because I've never seen anything like it.


[/ QUOTE ]

He conceded that the recipe was new, but come on, you’ve never seen anything like it? We have the socially awkward loser, the cute girl, and the sympathetic character. The last one, contestant #3, is one that the audience is laughing with. We see on his face that he’s the only one who understands the absurdity of the situation. The host is dismissive and rude to the contestants, except the cute girl. He actually seems to favor her.

Ever seen Ghostbusters? Dr. Peter Venkman is a professor conducting tests on two volunteers. One of the volunteers is a socially awkward loser, the other a cute girl. Unlike the host in your flick, Murray’s character is likeable(and that’s not a shot at the person playing the part. I don’t think he was written to be likeable) and funny, so he’s also playing the sympathetic here. The joke is the same, though: Cute girl receives favorable treatment.

The other joke is an “imagine if” vehicle. Imagine your license exam as a game show. I don’t have an example handy, but I’m sure that an ‘everyday situation as a game show’ has been done before. But there’s nothing new under the sun, right?

So, the two essential jokes have been done before but, that being said, I didn’t think it was bad. It wasn’t painful to watch or anything.

And for the record, I don’t own a sess pool, but if you’re serious about helping with my debt problems then I’m ready to talk.

[sonnyboo]

I don't see any similarity between this short &amp; Ghostbusters, even in the characters, except you have a point about the "cute girl gets favoritism", but thqat's hardly unique to Ghostbusters.

But you are entitled to your opinion.

Again, yuo describe the situation accuractely, but give no examples. So again, I'm not sure if "youve seenit a hundred times", but can't tell me anything about a single one, I'm not sure how I can improve on that.

I like criticisms. I can take all that you can dish out - but if you want me to attempt to get better, I need something more constructive.

[sonnyboo]

Internet Video Magazines gives LICENSE EXAM "Best Video of the
Week".

http://www.internetvideomag.com/BestVideosoftheWeek.htm

It's an honor to be selected for this. Internet Video Magazine
describes itself as "the best and biggest guide to video on the net."



direct link - REAL PLAYER FILE (5 meg)
http://www.sonnyboo.com/video/DMV.rm

JUST ADDED WINDOWS MEDIA VERSION:
http://www.sonnyboo.com/video/DMV.wmv

Pics from &amp; behind the scenes:
http://www.sonnyboo.com/onlinemovies/dmv.php


* be sure to also check out OUT OF OUR HEADS (www.outofourheads.com)
for more shorts &amp; performances from GEORGE CALEODIS (Second City
Cleveland) and JON OSBECK

[R_U_18]

I agree completely with TomHarrington here. He knew exactly what I was talking about. SonnyBoo on the other hand didn't.

[JIM]

From the 'shoot FAQ:
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- Participants may not use the Forums to post or transmit advertisements or commercial solicitations of any kind.


[/ QUOTE ]

Hey Ryall, does this one fall under the rules?
Hmmmm...just wondering.

[ILovePapaSmurf]

<font color="purple">Oh geez...my video project on the backstreet boys was way more interesting than that garbage.

And whoever voted it internet video of the week, deserves to be slapped.</font color>

[Efexeye]

I don't get it it- wait, this is supposed to be humorous? How so? Someone paid for that piece of boring, hackneyed, unfunny, visually static, bland tripe to be made? What's the joke- that you got me to watch it? Well done.

Hey, whoever financed that "project"- PM me next time, and I'll use the money for a new TV. Trust me, it's better spent that way. I could fart on camera and it would be funnier than this video.

[sonnyboo]

Then why not actually tape yourself farting, put it online, and see if people ACTUALLY do find it more humorous?

I love talentless people who make radical claims like "I could do better", but then the reality of effort and work gets involved, and it becomes much easier to be an anonymous coward on a message board with too much free time.

I actual thought your review was better suited to a movie like JAY &amp; SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK.

[Efexeye]

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Then why not actually tape yourself farting, put it online, and see if people ACTUALLY do find it more humorous?


[/ QUOTE ]

Because I'm above such self-indulgent nonsense. However, if you give me your phone number, I'd be happy to call you and fart in your ear.

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I love talentless people who make radical claims like "I could do better",

[/ QUOTE ]

Can you please point out to me where I said I could do better? And how do you know I'm talentless? All I said was that your movie sucks. I never made any points about your personally sucking, although now I'm changing my mind about that.

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but then the reality of effort and work gets involved,

[/ QUOTE ]

How much effort went into that "film"? How long could it have taken to write, shoot and edit? An afternoon?

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and it becomes much easier to be an anonymous coward on a message board with too much free time.



[/ QUOTE ]
I'm not anonymous. My email address is posted on my homepage, and I've given my name numerous times. Plus, if you don't want anonymous feedback from cowards with too much free time, DON'T POST LINKS TO YOUR DUMBASS MOVIE ON WEBSITES. DUMBASS!

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I actual thought your review was better suited to a movie like JAY &amp; SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK.




[/ QUOTE ]
Did you actual? Real? Nice grammar, and here's a suggestion- don't come on someone's site that they pay for and make fun of their work.

You're a [censored] jackass, no one likes you or your stupid high-school creative writing class material. Eat shit and die.

[Mighty_Wingman]

You know sonnyboo, if you'd come here and posted for a little while and gotten to know this community a little bit, We'd probably have accepted your "work" ( term used loosely ) and offered kind and constructive critisism. ( well maybe not kind or constructive ) But I think I speak for the majority here when I say we don't like people wandering in here trying to hock their wares without so much as a hello. I've seen it many, many times and I haven't been here that long. That has alot to do with your reception. We're tired of being spammed !

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I actual thought your review was better suited to a movie like JAY &amp; SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK.

[/ QUOTE ]

.... And I was going to try to help you . Now you're really fooked. See ya later, bye bye then.

[Droogan_Leader]

As it turns out, for once I'm happy my dial-up was too slow to load a video.

You should be ashamed of yourself, man. You have trampled on the good graces of your host, Ryall, and insulted the entire crew.

You are the bane of human existence; you are lower than the lowest life form on the planet, and entirely without honor. You deserve a cruel and painful death, and if there is justice in the world, you will pay for all you've done and continue to do to honest, good, and kind people.

Now leave, with your tail between your legs, and remember--for each unsolicited advertisement you make, for each hard-working citizen's time you waste, there will be retribution. You will pay.

[sonnyboo]

Just got a mention on MICRO CINEMA SCENE:
http://www.microcinemascene.com/artman/publish/media_license_exam.php


And LICENSE EXAM also snagged the NEWS for the day with REWIND VIDEO MAGAZINE
http://www.rewindvideo.com/R2004/home.shtml


hey, you watched it &amp; that's a favor to me.

Thanks for taking the time to download it.

[sonnyboo]

Ah, the intellectual retort.

Like so many, a gret critic that can do better, but what good is it if they don't do anything at all?

Anyone CAN do better, but when you get off your ass &amp; do it, let me know.

[sonnyboo]

For some reaosn, I thought this forum was related to MOVIEPOOPSHOOT, a site for movies, comics, and TV.

I had a movie, it's kinda related to the point.

As for being rude about not even saying so much as Hello, it's the [censored] Internet moron. I don't know you and you don't know me. Phucking Hello already.

[TomHarrington]

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Ah, the intellectual retort.

Like so many, a gret critic that can do better, but what good is it if they don't do anything at all?

Anyone CAN do better, but when you get off your ass &amp; do it, let me know.


[/ QUOTE ]

Sonnyboo, you don't have to be a chef to know good food. Some people are just not going to like your stuff, whether it's because you rubbed them the wrong way or because it's just not their thing. It's great that your short is getting recognition, and I really mean that. This time, and I promise never to do it again, I'm not being sarcastic. You deserve credit for putting it together and getting people to see it. Lots of people have ideas, and less actually do what’s required to bring them to fruition. So, well done, and I wish you success.

The majority of your audience are not going to be film makers, they’re going to be film viewers. So if you’re going to discredit any criticisms, save ones from fellow artists, then why ask for it? Again, it’s great that you’re getting recognition, but it’s as if you’re trying to prove that we’re wrong by posting those links, that it is funny and completely original. "Look, see! It is good, it is good!" And frankly, the 'I'd like to see you do better' response comes off as a bit childish.

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As for being rude about not even saying so much as Hello, it's the [censored] Internet moron. I don't know you and you don't know me.


[/ QUOTE ]

Funny thing, that’s what hellos and introductions are for, moron.

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Phucking Hello already.

[/ QUOTE ]

Goodbye, already.

[Efexeye]

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Ah, the intellectual retort.

[/ QUOTE ]

Good, at least you recognize who your betters are.

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Like so many, a gret critic that can do better, but what good is it if they don't do anything at all?


[/ QUOTE ]

Umm....dumbass? I'm not a filmmaker, but I DO know what I think sucks. I think your short movie sucks. You want to come to my classroom and critique my teaching style, go ahead. I teach at a middle school in Michigan. Maybe with all the money you make from this awesome short you can come visit me. I will gladly accept your criticism and not cry like a wounded puppy if you don't like my work. It's called maturity, and being able to take criticism.

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Anyone CAN do better, but when you get off your ass &amp; do it, let me know.

[/ QUOTE ]

Anyone CAN do better? Hey, all right- then stop tooting your own [censored] horn about how great your short is. Reviews around here ain't exactly been rave, if you read the thread. And, I don't plan on making a short film, but, if I do, you'll be the first to know.

You come on here after I start getting spam for the first time in months admitting that you spam people for a living. [censored] telemarketers, all the same. Then, you rip on the commmunity after they post negative comments about your film- none of which were outright "That sucks", they all made well-reasoned points- and the guy who pays for the site, who, by the way, is WAY more talented than the hacks on "Driver's License Exam" could ever hope to be.

Take my name off your [censored] spam list or I'll report you to the FCC. And grow some skin, dude- if you can't take people saying your work is shitty, you have NO future in filmmaking.

[sonnyboo]

I'd really like to see the fart movie. I am a fan of flatulence. I have a soft spot for poopy jokes.


&gt;&gt;&gt; I don't get it it- wait, this is supposed to be humorous? How so? Someone paid for that piece of boring, hackneyed, unfunny, visually static, bland tripe to be made? What's the joke- that you got me to watch it? Well done.

Hey, whoever financed that "project"- PM me next time, and I'll use the money for a new TV. Trust me, it's better spent that way. I could fart on camera and it would be funnier than this video.
&gt;&gt;&gt;

maybe if it had been more constructive, I wouldnt have taken as someone just being a dick for the sake of being a dick.

Boo hoo, posters on here don't like it. I'm getting more reviews elsewhere, and they msotly good, and some bad. What I'm trying to do is find out what I can do better next time.

What you call "critcism" is just spewing.

Learn to take criticism of your critism. Soon we'll spiral into a conundrum.

[karmattack]

Awe. Sounds to me like someone's pappy should have "spiralled" into a co...condom.

[Omaru]

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I'd really like to see the fart movie. I am a fan of flatulence. I have a soft spot for poopy jokes.


[/ QUOTE ]
and that's why we have high production efforts instead like 'Thunderpants'