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thisandthatfilms
Posts: 7714 - Karma: 526
yes i know it is not very visually appealing yet.


i just had to get something up to use as a portfolio for college.

idk tell me what you think

what you like, what you dont like, ect. working on getting the music to keep playing through every screen except for just home though.


www.thisandthatfilms.com






Nov 10 2010 11:07PM
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Blandct
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I would suggest not using comic sans...
Nov 10 2010 11:12PM
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thisandthatfilms
Posts: 7714 - Karma: 526
like i said. just starting out. just had to get some stuff up
Nov 10 2010 11:13PM
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drumbumocdp
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Is it possible for the music to keep playing after you navigate off of the home page?
Nov 10 2010 11:48PM
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nutsnbolts
Posts: 1110 - Karma: 16
meh...its alright...i understand that you are starting out...my web guy could make you one for a pretty sweet price...let me know if your interested
Nov 10 2010 11:51PM
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thisandthatfilms
Posts: 7714 - Karma: 526
im actually trying to figure that out right now
Nov 10 2010 11:54PM
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KarmaInitiative
Posts: 2028 - Karma: 174
you would need to use iframes or ajax to do that, iframes are easier but it means that your url won't change
Nov 11 2010 8:46AM
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molsongolden
Posts: 1649 - Karma: 162
is it possible to not have the music haha

i saw you are using network solutions or something but I'm not sure what that means or if you are locked into using their website builder?

you might be better off customizing wordpress
Nov 14 2010 2:42PM
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AnanasXpress
Posts: 141 - Karma: 51
My suggestion is to get rid of the "Have some fun" page, very unprofessional.
Nov 14 2010 2:47PM
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icantskiiFILM
Posts: 2113 - Karma: 140
looks dumb
Nov 14 2010 5:44PM
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benk
Posts: 1342 - Karma: 988
with your other accounts its a little repetitive to say "here is..here is my..here is my"

say something simple like

"Additional Work:

link

link

link"


Nov 14 2010 5:50PM
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gordie.
Posts: 2014 - Karma: 84
I understand you're young and talented, but I would stray away from putting down the years you've been involved in each discipline (cinematography/photography). Clients won't appreciate hyperbole; directing/producing a short film at 18 is astounding, but directing/producing/shooting a movie at 14 or 13 as you say is simply not a reality.

amending this will show more professionalism in my opinion.
Nov 14 2010 6:04PM
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connoroh
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yeah just generally unprofessional so far.

comic sans is the absolute death of anything design.

Having music auto play is one of the worst things too, i'd reconsider. It always infuriates people.

also get away from the center pane design. It works on NS but doesn't for a website like yours.
Nov 14 2010 7:29PM
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SkeeOrDye
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Get rid of the music, no ifs ands or buts. Someone in any professional setting will close the window the second sound comes out, trust me.

And to someone above saying you could keep it playing on other pages with ajax or iframes: no, ajax would not be a solution, I don't think you understand what ajax is (it is calling another resource, usually a server-side script, with javascript to allow you to dynamically change the page without reloading). Iframes would allow this only if the player was the index page and the rest of your site was in the iframe, making the audio player the one and only thing a search engine will see on your site.

Although I highly recommend you drop the music, if there was a reason to have music playing on every page, the only viable solution would be to have it in a pop-up. Even then many browser will just block it.
Nov 14 2010 9:15PM
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thisandthatfilms
Posts: 7714 - Karma: 526
im almost 18 but ok ill trust you on that one


also. music is gone. working on getting other stuff more figured out. adding a bloging type thing soon also.

so people can talk to me via the site and not have to email me
Nov 15 2010 1:10AM
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JIB_WALRUS
Posts: 671 - Karma: 130
this is sick!!! i really liked videos on your vimeo account you are a great filmer/editor +k
Nov 15 2010 1:50AM
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gordie.
Posts: 2014 - Karma: 84
Yes, so your website then tells us that you have been making/filming/directing movies since you were 13, and you've been a photographer since you were 14.

Nowadays is safe to assume that without the prefix "amateur", one is to assume professional; and, though many try to call themselves as such far too soon, a true, freelance photographer/videographer can't morally call him/herself one until he has reached a certain level.

Clients will know that a 13 year old is not a cinematographer and might get the impression that if you thought you were then, you still think the same now. Either include information that supports your past (testimonials, resume for download, demo reel, etc.) or just change it to focus on now.
Nov 15 2010 4:05PM
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EL_TIGRE
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looks good man
Nov 15 2010 5:16PM
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