My Pinecone, is her old Gameboy Advance SP. I can't look at it much anymore, I keep it in a drawer. I don't think I can part with it though, nor would I throw it away. This was great, thank you for making it.
Satch! You can't leave me hanging like that! Please make a part 2! Excellent work as always. In only 15 mins you made me really feel for the guy. So relatable.
I keep thinking about this. The switch from going through the motions, the mundanity, the every day shit - even if it's almost comical (catching the chicken) to associating everything with someone or something, just that switch that flicks whether you want it to or not, is conveyed so well here. So well done. Fuck man. gonna be on my mind for a while.
I don't know what to expect anymore when I come to your channel- but I am glad to see that you've decided to create something that's outside of a discussion/thought piece. Splendid stuff. It left me wanting to become engrossed in these people's universe.
An emotional tale about how it would have been easier to just chuck it in the closet than spending all day trying to hock it on Craigslist. I kid. Good work, Satch.
Wow you got me emotionally invested in less than fifteen minutes with no dialog well done and thank you really felt like I watched something worth while
That fight though. lol. Superb job, guys. This had a great atmosphere to it. My kind of film. I have to admit, I'm more curious about the protagonist than anything.
Glad to see a new full-on video from you, Satch. You're videos always make the juices flow in my brain, whether it's on a critical thinking and/or creative basis. I notice that you surround yourself with like-minded people, and it's refreshing to see something well thought out and complex on this platform (being TH-cam). Keep up the good work, buddy.
Is Seth Boyer still around? I tried to find him on social media recently and I couldn't find him. (Related note in case Seth is reading, any idea what happened to Calvin Hansen? I tried looking up all his old stuff and he seems to have vanished off the face of the Internet too.)
Dj Togusa What podcast does he do these days? Ever since him and Derek parted ways, I haven't been able to find any of his old stuff (Savage Hands on Twitter is gone, WTAJerk is gone, etc.). Would love to know what's happening with him.
Jason Lee cinema covenant is the podcast he started I think it's still going but I haven't checked in months, and I recently seen a video where Seth was talking about a new project he's in, all I remember about it was that the project was a video game by Zoe Quinn and he's doing the music for it.
Dj Togusa So it seems he's doing Cinema Covenant which comes out roughly weekly, then Clobber-Cast which is monthly (the episodes are all multi-hour though, so too much wrestle chat for me). Will be checking out Cinema Covenant though. Can't wait. Thanks again.
Dudes. I love it. You guys should keep making stuff together. Excellent use of different aspect ratios. Don't think I didn't notice those bars 👀 especially at the lake when he's "outside" but really "inside". P.S. Can't wait for Haque, Kev, and whatever else Satchell may be working on in secret.
Some of the sound design/foley was mixed a little weird. Other than that it's a solid, candid story about a sorta selfish guy who wants to rid himself of an object he set an emotional moment to. Pretty realistic! Y'all did a good job.
Ryan Schell Interesting that selfish is the word you're using to describe him. I guess any breakup is selfish, and the being the nature of them, when you're in them you don't tend to think of them as such, but yeah they definitely are. Even watching it I just kind of identified with what he was going through, but calling it selfish is kind of changing my perspective on it.
Totally disagree, thought the sound design was spot on for the tone and style. Felt like the only reason I could distinguish the Foley stuff was my own experience creating it. There were two small parts where it was slightly off with the visual action (some footsteps and car noises) but they were brief and not distracting.
I'm wondering what the significance of the changing and distortion of the aspect ratios was, for a while it seemed like it only changed when he was outdoors. Otherwise this is wonderful, I had no idea you were working on filmmaking.
Really well done. I think some of the shots could have been a little more thought out (e.g. the chicken coop with the main characters head and tons of open space.) other than that the lake shots were amazing and sound and lighting fit everything going on. Great idea for the film and well made one at that.
As someone who had to get rid of sentimental shit this really got to me, loved it but some noise was a bit annoying even though it's kind of endearing and authentic. Also who just leaves a magic deck unsleeved?
I enjoyed it. As others have mentioned, more. Please more. But if I could make a criticism that kinda got to me: living in the same general area (actually very close to New Milford in Bergen County), the ambiance was a bit off. On a day like this, you're not going to hear that many birds chirping. Maybe one or two, and one of them will definitely be a crow (and props to ya for throwing in the crow sound), but not the spring-summer sounds. In addition to that, I'm pretty sure I heard a quiet buzz-hum of cicadas as part of that same track. While cicadas may sometimes show up in spring, and wintry days can happen in the spring of any states between NJ-MA (where the film is supposed to be set, I think [the thing about the police report from NJ threw me off]), the chances of hearing cicadas on a wintry day is extremely slim. You're a good sound guy. You know your stuff, and I believe in you.
jellyberg That's something I thought, too. Considering the birds stop when the snow starts, it makes sense in that it's a little easier to live in a dream-like stupor until something concrete and physical shakes you out of it (like the cold/cold stuff falling from the sky). Still, the memeory he seems to be most attached to (that we can see) happens to be from Christmas.
Loved it was very great piece of work. I look forward to what you will make next. Just some critiques I have for you. The sound effects were too noticeable, and would sometimes feel out of place. The seat belt for example, why not just go with the natural sound from the footage? The reel and the click just didn't seem to fit same goes for the steps as he goes outside for the first time, it sounded like it came from a video game or like stock sound. Those are the only critiques I have for you, everything else was very well done, it comes all together afterwards all very well. The flashing memories that haunt him in every place he goes, him checking his phone as he wake to possibly see if "she" has texted or called. Him so hurt by the pain that radiates from the pine cone, something at first he thought as very darling and a great gift. Now all he can think of is her when he looks at it, very relatable good job.
Solid work! Nothing incredible really, but a very good start. Only major crit would be the folley work that you didn't do. The seatbelt clicking is a pistol dry firing, and the footsteps on grass at 2:17 were too loud, didn't feel right. Oh and some shot continuity at the end. audibly raining in one, cut to quiet snow fall, cut back to rain again. That sort of thing is excusable considering how cheaply this was probably all filmed and edited for, though. But the shot editing and camera work were all pretty good. The chicken chase scene was well put together, and all your intercuts were put to good use. Also the argument being over sailor moon is. Hilariously real. almost sad you didn't let us hear that in the film.
Started watching you because I liked your take on video games. As soon as you entirely ditched that concept but kept the same channel name and everything at first I was a little disappointed. Was about to unsubscribe. Then you go and do something like this and TOTALLY redeem yourself. Not about video games but rad.
Interpret your own payoff. Was it the ex-girlfriend who "used to own one of these?" And is willing to work things out? Or was it a totally different girl who he may form a new relationship with? Does being awoken at the end represent snapping out of his depression? Good art leaves you with questions and let's you come to your own conclusion.
Wut? I got the color and the lack of talking in the film was to get across the proper feel of somberness, but I don't find the premise all that intresting
Pros Review - Good work with the breathing during the memory scenes to frame and connect them. Letting the audience walk away with the obvious conclusion was better than playing it out. Everyone likes fat bearded guys and pretty women. weather transition is cool. Guy is visually depressed Bad Bad Review - There were two white people a cat and chickens in this film. Chickens are represented but not people of color... MtG cards just sitting random on the table, may as well be a Coke can Narrative through painfully fake phone texts shaky camera
At first I thought the guy was Jirard
me too
Real Deal Deely Same
same
+Rothur The Paladin lmao me too !!
SAME!!
I greatly appreciate the "fight" was about Sailor Moon. LOL
My Pinecone, is her old Gameboy Advance SP. I can't look at it much anymore, I keep it in a drawer. I don't think I can part with it though, nor would I throw it away. This was great, thank you for making it.
that hurt me
nostalgia lady as the username was pretty clever really loved this
I'm going through a really rough breakup, this really got to me man.
Izzak Beck Hey man you're not alone :^)
Keep your head up dude I'm rooting for ya
Man... how i love your work so much
The Sailor Moon argument was on point haha
It was HER wasn't it???
What a twist
Man I needed this
I feel like the right answer to that question, is the question itself :3
That would be too cliche'd.
Dude the Magic cards on the table was so real
Seeing what the fight was really about cracked me up.
I really loved the attention to sound in this short film. Everything from the breathing to the car preparation noises. Great ending
How are you this good!?
Satch! You can't leave me hanging like that! Please make a part 2! Excellent work as always. In only 15 mins you made me really feel for the guy. So relatable.
This video is so depressing but so good cause it really makes you feel something. Good work Satch! :)
I keep thinking about this. The switch from going through the motions, the mundanity, the every day shit - even if it's almost comical (catching the chicken) to associating everything with someone or something, just that switch that flicks whether you want it to or not, is conveyed so well here. So well done. Fuck man. gonna be on my mind for a while.
You gotta love that awesome sound quality! Wow!...
captivating and thoughtfully done satchell really good work
What an anti ending.
Don't know why I come back every few years and watch this
I'm rarely drawn into this kind of short film, but this one, I just connected with. I particularly like the ambiance/atmosphere.
Great work!
Great Foley sound work on this. The audio design is really excellent.
I don't know what to expect anymore when I come to your channel- but I am glad to see that you've decided to create something that's outside of a discussion/thought piece. Splendid stuff.
It left me wanting to become engrossed in these people's universe.
Very well shot and edited. Sound curation was on point too. Satch, keep doing what you do man...youtube needs you.
dude this was sick. please PLEASE do more of these.
I had a real emotional connection to this. It felt so real, and honestly, I know what the character was going through. Good work, guys.
An emotional tale about how it would have been easier to just chuck it in the closet than spending all day trying to hock it on Craigslist.
I kid. Good work, Satch.
I haven't had the chance to hold onto anyone's pinecone.
love the sound. oh my god, the sound is amazing.
You do know how to tell a good story, that's for sure. Great work Satch. Hope to see more of these in the future
That was touching in a way I didn't expect it to be. Great job.
Loved it for many reasons, amazing work
Wow you got me emotionally invested in less than fifteen minutes with no dialog well done and thank you really felt like I watched something worth while
This inspires me to listen to Hovvdy and write about things I've been convincing myself not to think about.
In other words, I love it.
Love stories are always good material . A good short film . I wanted to see what would happen next , you captivated my attention .
Fascinating watch, enjoyed it greatly
This was amazing! Everything was so well shot. A+ work Satch
This is fantastic man, hope there is more to come!
That fight though. lol.
Superb job, guys. This had a great atmosphere to it. My kind of film. I have to admit, I'm more curious about the protagonist than anything.
I needed this today. Thank you.
Beautiful
I've never been more relaxed by a video while being slightly off-put by it at the same time.
Glad to see a new full-on video from you, Satch.
You're videos always make the juices flow in my brain, whether it's on a critical thinking and/or creative basis.
I notice that you surround yourself with like-minded people, and it's refreshing to see something well thought out and complex on this platform (being TH-cam).
Keep up the good work, buddy.
i'll bet that was Hadley's character who knocked on the window. Great job Satch!
Magic cards with breakfast. Same.
Great film. I need more ways to follow what you create.
Really miss seeing your content. I'd pay for it.
This is so damn well made! Great Short film!
Great stuff.
The outtake made me laugh.
Phenomenal work, dude.
HOW COULD YOU CUT IT, OH MY GOD
Good work Satchel bai. Keep it up
This is beautiful ❤️💔 right in the feels
Reminds of Kevin Smith a bit, awesome stuff man!
Is Seth Boyer still around? I tried to find him on social media recently and I couldn't find him.
(Related note in case Seth is reading, any idea what happened to Calvin Hansen? I tried looking up all his old stuff and he seems to have vanished off the face of the Internet too.)
Jason Lee I think he might have taken an hiatus, not sure about calvin I think he's still doing his podcast.
Dj Togusa What podcast does he do these days? Ever since him and Derek parted ways, I haven't been able to find any of his old stuff (Savage Hands on Twitter is gone, WTAJerk is gone, etc.). Would love to know what's happening with him.
Jason Lee cinema covenant is the podcast he started I think it's still going but I haven't checked in months, and I recently seen a video where Seth was talking about a new project he's in, all I remember about it was that the project was a video game by Zoe Quinn and he's doing the music for it.
Dj Togusa Awesome on both counts. Thanks. Will go see what I can find.
Dj Togusa So it seems he's doing Cinema Covenant which comes out roughly weekly, then Clobber-Cast which is monthly (the episodes are all multi-hour though, so too much wrestle chat for me). Will be checking out Cinema Covenant though. Can't wait. Thanks again.
Dudes. I love it. You guys should keep making stuff together.
Excellent use of different aspect ratios. Don't think I didn't notice those bars 👀 especially at the lake when he's "outside" but really "inside".
P.S. Can't wait for Haque, Kev, and whatever else Satchell may be working on in secret.
why only 12,247 views
deserves way more
Some of the sound design/foley was mixed a little weird. Other than that it's a solid, candid story about a sorta selfish guy who wants to rid himself of an object he set an emotional moment to. Pretty realistic! Y'all did a good job.
Maybe it wasn't, but I took that to be intentional. Its in-your-ear-ness contrasts the muted memories nicely. Though those chickens...
Kowzorz
Yeah, what was that about?
Ryan Schell Interesting that selfish is the word you're using to describe him. I guess any breakup is selfish, and the being the nature of them, when you're in them you don't tend to think of them as such, but yeah they definitely are. Even watching it I just kind of identified with what he was going through, but calling it selfish is kind of changing my perspective on it.
Totally disagree, thought the sound design was spot on for the tone and style. Felt like the only reason I could distinguish the Foley stuff was my own experience creating it. There were two small parts where it was slightly off with the visual action (some footsteps and car noises) but they were brief and not distracting.
Selfish...? What makes him selfish?
i love this
very powerful
What is the purpose of the constantly changing aspect ratio?
I really enjoyed this :)
I'm wondering what the significance of the changing and distortion of the aspect ratios was, for a while it seemed like it only changed when he was outdoors.
Otherwise this is wonderful, I had no idea you were working on filmmaking.
Oh my god Satchell
I don't know how or why. But this was really good
Man, you are talented. Amazing work with camera and sound. How much time did it took?
I am guessing a heck lot of time.
And btw, which camera?
How does that dude not know what it is? It's obviously a candle cover.
Hey, this was genuinely cool, well done!
To be a bit more serious, I really loved the use of the phone and the messages (especially the ones he typed but didn't send).
Really well done. I think some of the shots could have been a little more thought out (e.g. the chicken coop with the main characters head and tons of open space.) other than that the lake shots were amazing and sound and lighting fit everything going on.
Great idea for the film and well made one at that.
What happened to Seth Boyer?
I want to make a parody called “Fidget Spinner”
I have no idea what this was supposed to be, but I loved it. Please make more!
Was not expecting SamSykesSwears to have a cameo. Great piece though, powerful use of sound design here.
As someone who had to get rid of sentimental shit this really got to me, loved it but some noise was a bit annoying even though it's kind of endearing and authentic. Also who just leaves a magic deck unsleeved?
I enjoyed it. As others have mentioned, more. Please more.
But if I could make a criticism that kinda got to me: living in the same general area (actually very close to New Milford in Bergen County), the ambiance was a bit off. On a day like this, you're not going to hear that many birds chirping. Maybe one or two, and one of them will definitely be a crow (and props to ya for throwing in the crow sound), but not the spring-summer sounds. In addition to that, I'm pretty sure I heard a quiet buzz-hum of cicadas as part of that same track. While cicadas may sometimes show up in spring, and wintry days can happen in the spring of any states between NJ-MA (where the film is supposed to be set, I think [the thing about the police report from NJ threw me off]), the chances of hearing cicadas on a wintry day is extremely slim.
You're a good sound guy. You know your stuff, and I believe in you.
maybe the fact this it's now winter but he hears spring/summer represents that he is still stuck in the memories and living with one foot in the past
jellyberg That's something I thought, too. Considering the birds stop when the snow starts, it makes sense in that it's a little easier to live in a dream-like stupor until something concrete and physical shakes you out of it (like the cold/cold stuff falling from the sky). Still, the memeory he seems to be most attached to (that we can see) happens to be from Christmas.
As a fellow resident of this area I think it fits?? Idk just my opinion
Satch upload!
Interesting. Very much so.
Shiracco, is that you my beautiful Laser Clown?
Edit: No, guess not.
14:15 What a twist (spoilers?)
It was actually a pretty good short film to watch.
Looking forward to see more Satchel.
Have a good day.
Loved it was very great piece of work. I look forward to what you will make next. Just some critiques I have for you. The sound effects were too noticeable, and would sometimes feel out of place. The seat belt for example, why not just go with the natural sound from the footage? The reel and the click just didn't seem to fit same goes for the steps as he goes outside for the first time, it sounded like it came from a video game or like stock sound. Those are the only critiques I have for you, everything else was very well done, it comes all together afterwards all very well. The flashing memories that haunt him in every place he goes, him checking his phone as he wake to possibly see if "she" has texted or called. Him so hurt by the pain that radiates from the pine cone, something at first he thought as very darling and a great gift. Now all he can think of is her when he looks at it, very relatable good job.
Connor MacDonald is my brother's name. BROTHER?
im glad it ended where it ended
Very nicely shot, but the ending being 'HER' isn't a twist at all, super predictable but still kinda pleasant
So was it her? Looks like your run-of-the-mill biker bank robber arm to me.
The film is good , But I don't get the ending of it .
The foley sounds a little too fake at some points, but otherwise I liked this a lot.
Thanks for sharing it with us :)
Bubble or whatever. Lol
Solid work! Nothing incredible really, but a very good start.
Only major crit would be the folley work that you didn't do. The seatbelt clicking is a pistol dry firing, and the footsteps on grass at 2:17 were too loud, didn't feel right.
Oh and some shot continuity at the end. audibly raining in one, cut to quiet snow fall, cut back to rain again. That sort of thing is excusable considering how cheaply this was probably all filmed and edited for, though.
But the shot editing and camera work were all pretty good. The chicken chase scene was well put together, and all your intercuts were put to good use.
Also the argument being over sailor moon is. Hilariously real. almost sad you didn't let us hear that in the film.
What?
Started watching you because I liked your take on video games. As soon as you entirely ditched that concept but kept the same channel name and everything at first I was a little disappointed. Was about to unsubscribe. Then you go and do something like this and TOTALLY redeem yourself. Not about video games but rad.
Is this ASMR?
Seshokii facepalm
The sound effects remind me of Tim and Eric
wut
I loved this. But I wish it didn't end there. I feel like I got invested for literally no pay off.
Interpret your own payoff. Was it the ex-girlfriend who "used to own one of these?" And is willing to work things out? Or was it a totally different girl who he may form a new relationship with? Does being awoken at the end represent snapping out of his depression? Good art leaves you with questions and let's you come to your own conclusion.
I dont get it
Wut? I got the color and the lack of talking in the film was to get across the proper feel of somberness, but I don't find the premise all that intresting
Is it possible to fit the hipster stereotype any better?
what do you mean? What was so hipster about a break up story?
Rych3rInLyf3 Break up story? I was thinking that he lost his daughter, whether she left for school, to be with her mom, or died.
regirayquaza nah dude he was just trying to sell a pincone man
Pros Review - Good work with the breathing during the memory scenes to frame and connect them. Letting the audience walk away with the obvious conclusion was better than playing it out. Everyone likes fat bearded guys and pretty women. weather transition is cool. Guy is visually depressed
Bad Bad Review - There were two white people a cat and chickens in this film. Chickens are represented but not people of color...
MtG cards just sitting random on the table, may as well be a Coke can
Narrative through painfully fake phone texts
shaky camera