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Joe Beres
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Minneapolis, MN, USA
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 09-10-2002 10:44 AM

What a great trailer.

According to the film's website, Comedian was shot with two consumer, hand-held cameras. I think that is what Steve was referencing.

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Mike Blakesley
Film God

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From: Forsyth, Montana
Registered: Jun 99

posted 09-10-2002 01:27 PM

I have GOT to figure out a way to see this. 3 or 4 other friends have now sent me links to it.

Our local ISP is supposedly going to start offering broadband this fall, so we will FINALLY be out of the internet dark ages around here. I've given up on downloading anything lengthy, because I just wait and wait and then usually the thing won't play (or if it does play, it wasn't worth waiting for anyway).

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Bill Gabel
Film God

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From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA
Registered: Jan 2002

posted 09-10-2002 01:52 PM

Yes, Comedian was shot on video. The current running time is 82mins.
We have been doing DVCAM-PRO screenings. We start Press screenings of
the film transfer October 04th.

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Bobby Henderson
"Ask me about Trajan."

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From: Lawton, OK, USA
Registered: Apr 2001

posted 09-10-2002 06:39 PM

With it shot on video, I guess I'll wait for the DVD. I go to movie theaters to see film projection --not TV trying to act like film.

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Joe Redifer
You need a beating today

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From: Denver, Colorado
Registered: May 99

posted 09-11-2002 02:11 AM

I haven't seen the trailer projected in a real movie theater, only this Quicktime. I wonder if they shot the trailer on film? I am betting that they probably did. Interesting that the trailer has higher production values and probably better writing than the actual movie!

Is the "movie" just Jerry Seinfeld doing stand up?

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Tim Reed
Better Projection Pays

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From: Northampton, PA
Registered: Sep 1999

posted 09-11-2002 09:49 AM

How's that for irony? His movie is taped, but his TV show was filmed!

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Bill Gabel
Film God

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From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA
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posted 09-11-2002 11:11 AM

The film "Comedian" is about Jerry Seinfeld doing stand-up. It's been about three years after the HBO Special, he's returning to the beginning of his career. The problems of doing new material and all
the problems a new person doing comedy. Along the way new and old
friends appear at different comedy clubs in NYC.

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Arthur Allen
Film Handler

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From: Renton, WA, USA
Registered: Aug 2001

posted 09-11-2002 01:14 PM

According to Ebert, the trailer annoucer is Hal Douglas.

Movie Answer Man

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Mark Lensenmayer
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Upper Arlington, OH
Registered: Sep 1999

posted 09-11-2002 02:29 PM

I would agree that it is Hal Douglas on that trailer.

The website http://www.voicehunter.com has samples of a HUGE number of voiceover artists, including Don La Fontaine and Hal Douglas. I just compared samples of each. Those two voices are REALLY hard to tell apart. Douglas has a bit of a raspier sound...La Fontaine is smoother. I would have a hard time telling who was who on just one listen.

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Tim Reed
Better Projection Pays

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From: Northampton, PA
Registered: Sep 1999

posted 09-11-2002 11:11 PM

Thanks, Arthur.

I have Jack Angel's demo, and he and this guy are very close sound alikes. Sure fooled me.

Oh, did ya notice the mistake in the trailer? It showed the engineer potting the fader up less than halfway. Everybody knows trailers are recorded at death level!

Anybody know a way to save that quicktime? It won't let you right-click.

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Scott Norwood
Film God

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From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas)
Registered: Jun 99

posted 09-12-2002 09:21 AM

Here's the direct link to download the trailer:

Copy and paste these three lines together into your browser as one continuous URL.

a772.g.akamai.net/5/772/51/8822424c9c6bd1/

1a1a1aaa2198c627970773d80669d84574a8d80d3cb12453c02589f25382f668c

9329e0375e81784ed5fc02d8e0635980774d93da60775/comedian_m480.mov

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Joe Redifer
You need a beating today

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From: Denver, Colorado
Registered: May 99

posted 09-12-2002 11:14 AM

Scott, YOU should know better than to post such a long ass link! Now my screen scrolls horizontally. Couldn't ya please edit and make it say "Click here" or something? Thanks.

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Mike Olpin
Chop Chop!

Posts: 1852
From: Dallas, TX
Registered: Jan 2002

posted 09-12-2002 12:35 PM

Thank you scott! I hate having to dig thrugh web page code to find the actual link. Thanks for saving me the work!

I hope this movie comes to my area!

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Tim Reed
Better Projection Pays

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From: Northampton, PA
Registered: Sep 1999

posted 09-12-2002 02:15 PM

Scott, you're a good one. Thanks!

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Daryl C. W. O'Shea
Film God

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From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from)
Registered: Jun 2002

posted 09-12-2002 02:55 PM

If 11.7MB is a little much for you to download, here is the 2.89MB one (240x136 pixels).

Right click, Save Link/Target As...

Comedian - Small (2.89MB)

Finally! It works, you're only allowed a maximum of 180 characters including the UBB tags. I bet it messes up when the forum is updated.

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