Comments on: Cart – A Short Film

By: Kathy

Kathy — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:21:25 +0000

Just brilliant Jesse- you are so very talented. In a world full of mediocrity, it is so great to see the work of such a gifted individual-way to go.

By: What’s your secret? « Making Tracks

What’s your secret? « Making Tracks — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:19:43 +0000

[...] his site, The Cart is adorable. Please watch it. Advertisement GA_googleAddAttr("AdOpt", "1"); [...]

By: Lea Searcy

Lea Searcy — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 01:24:19 +0000

Jesse, you are magic behind a camera! Found you by a link to “Fotoshop” which I loved showing to my daughters. You should be rich & famous!

By: Gabrielle

Gabrielle — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:33:41 +0000

love this film.

By: Aaron Sipf

Aaron Sipf — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:00:58 +0000

You short film Cart actually made me cry..I guess I’m a bit sappy, but I never would have thought that a film about a cart could have so much emotional impact. Wonderful work! Have you submitted it to film festivals? I hope so. Excellent commercials as well I might add. You are very talented, and I wish you the best in your future projects.

By: Crossing the 180 Rerun with Jesse Rosten | Dare Dreamer Magazine

Crossing the 180 Rerun with Jesse Rosten | Dare Dreamer Magazine — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:15:32 +0000

[...] Forever“—an very meta look at CA redwoods set to a hauntingly beautiful poem—and “Cart“—a touching story about a shopping cart and the boy he’s trying to find. Those three [...]

By: amy

amy — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:19:22 +0000

p.s. if you even need a producer in chicago, i’m your man or woman…whatever. i just want to work with you!

By: amy

amy — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:12:04 +0000

this is gorgeous! in love with it. just shared on fb. thank you for sharing your vision.

By: leave01

leave01 — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:55:40 +0000

Hey Jess, I’m german and I have to say that your short films are really the best ones I’ve ever seen. Especially your “Adobé” film has made you and your blog very popular in Germany. Congratulations and go on!

By: graphic design

graphic design — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 07:40:50 +0000

I don’t believe in films about inanimate objects. It’s a cop-out

By: David

David — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:14:18 +0000

It is 2012 and I am seeing this for the first time, as you can tell. I was originally searching for an ipad + velcro video I saw a year ago ..know it? Well after watching it again, my attention was drawn elsewhere and for the next 10 minutes I became enamored with what I saw.

THank You Jesse

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:49:09 +0000

Excellent work! This is a great example that even without a budget, one can truly create great movies.

By: Short Films I’ve seen through my own finding or of media. « Wasted Time Productions

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:54:06 +0000

[...] http://jesserosten.com/2009/cart-the-film Cart. Gives an inaminate object human qualities and we actually care for it. [...]

By: Prashant

Prashant — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:18:56 +0000

Marvelous job…it complete held me. Wish you the best in your work. God bless you!

By: Paulius

Paulius — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:50:32 +0000

Ah, the scene with the cart and the riverbed is pulling on some emotional strings. nice

By: DKNG Studios » Cart – a short film by Jesse Rosten

DKNG Studios » Cart – a short film by Jesse Rosten — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:24:20 +0000

[...] story and score. I recommend watching it full screen with HD on. To learn more about the film visit JesseRosten.com Posted in Blog, Film, VideoLeave a commentShare on Facebook Tweet This /**/ Leave a comment. Click [...]

By: gypsy

gypsy — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:51:56 +0000

kid in front seat otherwise brilliant

By: Crossing the 180 #27: Jesse Rosten of iPad+Velcro Fame « Blade Ronner: DSLR Filmmaking, Photography & Small Business Basics

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:27:18 +0000

[...] Forever“—an very meta look at CA redwoods set to a hauntingly beautiful poem—and “Cart“—a touching story about a shopping cart and the boy he’s trying to find. Those three [...]

By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:37:35 +0000

Adorable film which my teenage daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed. I expected a credit to the cart, in the final credits…after all it was the star! Thank you for sharing your whimsical creativity and classy production standards.
Here’s another story involving a cart: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-629zssP21Y
Makes the most sense if the viewer is a tango dancer; for those who aren’t, this little film offers a taste of what we tango dancers are addicted to. As I write my daughter is now watching the Stella video and of course we loved the iPad video. My daughter made me listen to the start of that without letting me watch, but since I told her it was tango music after the first note of “Cumparsita” she allowed me to view the video with her. I really like your sense of humor! Regards.

By: Megan

Megan — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 03:52:30 +0000

I just finished watching this. Two times in a row. I will most likely watch it again to make it an uneven three. This is brilliant! I’m one of those people that personifies random objects, so this definitely made an impact. Wow. Amazing!

By: jesse

jesse — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:33:20 +0000

Widest lens was a 10mm f/3.5

By: Gautier

Gautier — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:35:30 +0000

Hi Jesse,

You do great shots, congratulations.
On wide angle shots, could you tell me which lens you used ?

Thank you very much

Gautier

By: Luciano

Luciano — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:22:26 +0000

Great photography, great music, great atmosphere, great story!

By: Eveline Donnely

Eveline Donnely — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 11:54:43 +0000

Cheers for this outstanding piece. I look forward to more like it in the not too distant future. Thanks again

By: Ron Dawson

Ron Dawson — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:08:51 +0000

Wow. What a wonderful, touching story. It was kind of like a cross between a Nooma and “The Red Balloon.” Kudos all around. Although I agree with Mike that it could be shorter (I think it could be just as powerful as a 5 min film), that takes nothing away from how moving it was. And the technical prowess goes w/o saying. Well done.

By: Johan Tholome

Johan Tholome — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:16:05 +0000

Hey this was wonderful… i just seen there was a little incoherence around the 2nd minute…

but it was fantastic no less

great job

By: Gage Preston

Gage Preston — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:22:38 +0000

That was inspiring, thank you for that.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:13:57 +0000

That was fantastic. Pure cinematic brilliance and yeah, I cried too.

By: Carly

Carly — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:59:42 +0000

Wow, that is the best short film I have ever seen. It is flawless!!!!!!! Reminds me of “The Red Balloon”

By: Cart – a film by Jesse Rosten | macdavid pro

Cart – a film by Jesse Rosten | macdavid pro — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:11:00 +0000

[...] are the production notes below and be sure to check out Jesse Rosen’s website to see still photos of the film shoot. The idea for this film was hatched a few years ago. Lyn and [...]

By: Billy Boyd Cape

Billy Boyd Cape — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:44:09 +0000

Found this link after seeing your iPad vid on Apple. Amazing stuff. Inspiring. Love what you were able to do with such a simple premise. I look forward to more work form you in the future.

By: Ellie

Ellie — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:57:04 +0000

Why wasn’t this story a happy ending?
The poor trolley at the end.

By: sue

sue — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 10:18:19 +0000

oh my gosh! absolutely brilliant!
the cart had human characteristics and emotions! i went OH NOOOO when the cart fell into the water!

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 05:08:52 +0000

My young daughters and I just finished watching “cart” and loved it. We unanimously agree that it is well done. My nine-year-old started to cry because “it was so cute and touching.” We also loved the music. Where can we get a copy?

By: Ollie Brack

Ollie Brack — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:42:51 +0000

Loving your vibe, your style & your work Jesse.

The opening kinda reminds me of The Days Go By video by Dirty Vegas – lovely Americana shot simply & beautifully. Great job @ creating such a subtly personality for the cart & not overdoing it.

Congrats on getting on the cool hunter as well.

Just about to send your site on to a few friends.

Thanks & respect from London.
Ollie

By: cart – a short film « mikepilmer.com – creative director & designer

Fri, 28 May 2010 05:41:00 +0000

[...] Ever wonder how abandoned shopping carts end up where they do? Me too. ‘CART’ Written & Directed by Jesse Rosten Music by Peter Lance Check out the BTS here. [...]

By: Robbie Kleij

Robbie Kleij — Thu, 27 May 2010 23:23:04 +0000

auWww… what a fantastic short film inspiring me to move on to my film about transportation automation even more.
If only world of transport in the future would make us smile and cry as much as you did. Then the world would love life just that little bit more .. great story line cinematography and of course the music bring it all together to frames your wonderful acheivment. I’ve
tweeted this for more hits and well worth it

By: Grigory

Grigory — Thu, 27 May 2010 14:15:18 +0000

Thank you for such a masterpiece. That’s what I thought about but have not realized. My idea was also around cart but with advertisement bias. I imagine how much work you should do to shot such a film and what efforts it costs to arrange people and inspire them!!!
Thanks and kind regards from Russia!

By: Victoria

Victoria — Thu, 27 May 2010 05:26:39 +0000

This was awesome! found it after watching ipad+velcro haha
you should check out Rahmin Bahrani’s short film “plastic bag” im sure you’ll enjoy it
great job!

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 27 May 2010 03:33:24 +0000

This was beautifully shot. The music was great, if slightly overbearing at times. It reminded me of the Chef Boyardee commercials where the can follows the kid home. Honestly, it would be so much better with a lot of editing. It’s just longer than it should be for such a simple story. Condense it into a 3 minute film and it would be much more compelling. In no way should it be longer than 5 minutes. I was enjoying it from the beginning, but the middle dragged quite a bit. Just do quicker edits, and take out the shots that don’t push the story forward, you’ll see a great improvement. Just my advice!

By: Rob O.

Rob O. — Sun, 23 May 2010 22:57:20 +0000

You’ve managed to lend such bravado & emotion to a lifeless cart. Fantastic!

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Kyle Cheung - links for 2010-05-23 — Sun, 23 May 2010 08:03:43 +0000

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By: Rick Larsen

Rick Larsen — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 21:30:34 +0000

Wow that was very cool. Great quality. If you ever want to do a music video in Redding we’re available.

By: Janine

Janine — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:06:35 +0000

This is a wonderful short film The concept behind it is lovely Kudos to you for creating such a professionaly made video without having large sums of money to back it up More power to you Jesse

By: Ian Van der Werff

Ian Van der Werff — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:12:01 +0000

Hey,

I’m a filmmaker from Redding but am located in Seattle at the moment. A friend told me to check your stuff out and I loved it! Great job keep it up!

Thanks for the inspirations,

Ian

By: Oliver

Oliver — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:49:09 +0000

Hi!

im Oliver from Spain, i was surfing in youtube searching a video about strobe and i found the strobe jetpack video, then i decided to visit your website and, look what i find! it`s a short film! so i saw and i think ‘THAT IS TREMENDOUS! Congratulations! the images, the music, the CART even the kid are PERFECT!
Buddy, you need an Oscar!

My congratulations!

Regards,
Oliver.

By: Rick & Kristina Harmon

Rick & Kristina Harmon — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:47:53 +0000

Hi Jesse!

That was awesome!! We like to check up on you guys from time to time on the web. The pictures you did for us are still my favorite!! This short was amazing. Please tell Lyn we said hello.

Take care,
Rick and Kristina Harmon

By: David Flanagan

David Flanagan — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:45:07 +0000

I want a ride in that cart….

By: Re:Generator Magazine » Blog Archive » Taking a second look

Re:Generator Magazine » Blog Archive » Taking a second look — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:46:55 +0000

[...] a short film by Jesse Rosten, explores this notion – in a whimsical and wonderful [...]

By: Crow Skyler

Crow Skyler — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:49:56 +0000

I love whimsical, and this hit the nail on the head for me. It’s such a beautiful short.