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Reviews for the cinematography of the feature ONE DAY LIKE RAIN...

 

Variety (Robert Koehler)

“Crystalline imagery (ace work by lenser Douglas W. Shannon)” 

 

Dutch review of "One Day Like Rain" (from Amsterdam Film Festival)

One Day Like Rain is a visual feast with scenes so beautiful it almost hurts. The dreamy atmosphere gets under your skin….

The visual aspect is the driving force of the film... the scene where the empty soda bottle rolls down the street is of poetic beauty. 

 

Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival description:

His visual flair is phenomenal. He shoots from unusual vantage points and interchanges wide panoramic views with extreme close-ups of plants or flowers. In sluggish, decelerated shots, characters wander through long lanes with sunlight filtering through the waving trees.

Ulises Silva (Quietearth.us)

brilliant cinematography…

beautifully shot…a brilliant choreography of image and music. At times, his slow, panning shots of local landscapes encourage you, alongside Gina, to take a look at the inconspicuous wonders of our little world. His camera shots play up her unique perspective by re-arranging the shapes of our everyday life…asking us to take a look at things from different, but accessible, perspectives. Add to this a soundtrack that is both moving and haunting, and the film takes on a poetic, surreal quality.

Terry Keefe: Venice Magazine

"Stop looking for the next super-cool indie feature. It's arrived with Paul Todisco's One Day Like Rain, a riveting and magical ride which skillfully blends the science-fiction and high school genres. Although ostensibly set in suburban California, the thematic scope of the film is cosmic, and reminiscent at times of The Man Who Fell to Earth, Donnie Darko, and the best of David Lynch. Directed with the surest of hands by Todisco, One Day Like Rain mixes the real and the surreal for a trippy, fun, and occasionally disturbing tale about a teenage girl and the end of the world."

The feature Hubcap World received a ton of rave reviews, here's a few excerpts...

“I thought it was great. Totally romantic. Very moving, beautifully made in every detail... I really loved this film.”
--Owen Gleiberman, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

“An ambitious, prize-winning greaser epic...surely among the best of these.” --Henry Cabot Beck, THE VILLAGE VOICE

“The best work I’ve seen in 16mm in quite a while.” -- Gavin Smith, Film Comment

"...the kind of low-budget, high-quality movie that’s hard to find in the cinema. See the film.” -- Magnus Gardham, Leeds Daily (England)

“...Filmed in beautiful, moody black and white, Hub Cap World is a bittersweet, realistic tale of love set against a backdrop of gritty New Jersey streets. ...With its first-rate acting and visual refinement, Hub Cap World elevates the mundane to the sublime. Noller had taken just another no-budget New Jersey movie and turned it into an uncommonly polished work.” - Syd M, Woodstock Times​​​​​​​

AWARDS

Awards won by films I shot (partial list)

 

Hubcap World - feature

Mannheim                                                 Runner Up AND Catholic Jury Award

Chicago                                                     Gold Plaque

New York Expo                                          Jury Award

New Jersey festival                                   Grand Prize

Film Front (Utah)                                        Best Narrative 

IAC(England)                                             Best Open Entry 

Philadelphia                                               Gold Award

Louisville Festival                                       Best Feature Film

 

One Take - feature

New Jersey Int’l Fil Festival                        Best Narrative Feature

Atlantic City Film Festival                            Best Original Independent Feature

New Haven Film Festival                            Audience Award: Best Romantic / Comic Film

Telluride Indiefest                                        Winner Feature Film

Central Florida Film and Video Festival      Best Narrative Feature

 

Freak Talks About Sex – feature

Hamptons Int’l Film Festival                        Audience Award – Most Popular Feature

 

One Day Like Rain – feature

Dances With Films (Los Angeles)              Honorable Mention Grand Jury Award 

 

It's a Mess - short

Winner "Best Cinematography" awards at 9 festivals

(I was "Visual Consultant", gaffer, and DP'd a couple shots)

Love After Death - short

New Line Cinema                                      2nd Place

Student Academy Award                           Nominee

 

The AT&T Knowledge Network - corporate

CINE                                                          Golden Eagle (Council of International Non-Theatrical Events)

U.S. International Festival                         1st Place Gold Camera Award

Chicago Int'l Film Festival                          Intercom Award

Telly Award                                                1st Place Winner

 

The Knowledge Worker - corporate

CINE                                                          Golden Eagle Award

Telly Award                                                1st Place Winner

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