Im sorry, but I don’t get the yes chef routine. What is the purpose of it? Is it because of the discipline part of being a Chef? Its not the military. I dont think this is necessary. My chef would just fire them and hire new chefs if they cant hold the line
I thought the twist was going to be where a van pulls up next to him and he gets in it. It is the lift he was waiting for to go to work on a construction site. Just because someone is dressed like that and sitting on the ground doesn't necessarily mean they are homeless.
This just popped on my feed. If you ever worked in a kitchen you know how cringe this is. Not realistic at all. It also take a lot longer than 3 minutes to cook a piece a chicken like that
God, I remember when this first came out and you were posting the behind the scenes videos. I always thought the critics were wrong and still come back here every so often. Still love the film. Great work!
I'd love a chance to rewrite this short film screenplay with the intent to revisit this project and reshoot it, just to see how much I've developed as a screenwriter and storyteller, as well as how much improved your filmmaking techniques and understandings are! It's obvious that the main character, though he claims he has training as a chef, has no idea what he's doing. He doesn't understand the way to respond to the head chef in a working kitchen is "Yes, Chef" or "No, Chef". He takes other cook's knives without informing them. He sends out food after it's been dropped on the floor. I'm a little lost as to what the story was here. Nevertheless, it's more of a learning experience for the actors, writers, filmmakers, director than anything else. Great job guys!
Great short film, even after all of these years. The head chef frustrates me, because the protagonist (though he claims to be well trained) clearly is not, and it is on the head chef to ensure the cooks working in her kitchen are trained and properly instructed on what is expected in her kitchen. My filmmaking experience brought me back to this short film to revisit this project. My sauté chef experience makes me frustrated with the head chef's inability to realize SHE needs to train the protagonist, and not simply expect him to know how things are done in her kitchen.
Excellent film. I am getting ready to start my first short film, and I appreciate the video before describing the pre-production of this film. Could you do a video on the post-production side of this film? I'd love to hear you thoughts on editing. Cheers mate!
I know this is years after you posted this, but I had to comment on it. I've been revamping my writing to include some simple video work and I searched for "Making a video with cheap equipment." I saw your other how-to video and it led me to this one as well. First of all, your humility and transparency in relating all the hiccups you had in making the movie helped me to relate to your work even more. I agree about making sure the sound is good, because any "lack" of quality in a video is totally enhanced by the good sound. And by the way, there was no real "lack" anyway. You used some basic filming techniques - no fancy "modern" transitions - and strung the shots together so well. But it was the story, the genuineness of the actors, and your artistic choices in how you put it all together that made the video great. That's been my video "style" from the beginning. It gives me hope that even I might be able to create something worthwhile without breaking the bank. I hope to see more of your work. Thank you for teaching us that there is more to a good film than equipment and budget. You are a true artist! Peace.
"When he says first kitchen actually", and the water comes out the end of the tongues I started to laugh because ever chef knows not to do that when grabbing pasta from a pot for that same reason.
The ending and framing remind me a lot of whiplash, especially in the close ups. Honestly, this is your best that film (as of me uploading this comment). Overall, the story, motive, emotion, and lesson is represented clearly and well. The ending is not a "happy ever after" ending, which grounds this film on reality. The only unclear things to me was... A: why was the character stabbed And B: why would "Carson" be such a useful reminder Overall, amazing film :D
