Comments on: Cart – A Short Film

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….

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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.

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Short Subjects - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:34:29 +0000

[...] Cart — The Film Written & Directed by Jesse Rosten Music composed by Peter Lance Released on July 30th, 2009 Cart – The Film on Vimeo [...]

By: Barak

Barak — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:34:18 +0000

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
Wow, that was brilliant. And beautiful. And the score is stunning. Great, great work man.

By: Megan Lynch

Megan Lynch — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:30:05 +0000

A recommendation through a friend through a friend etc. I grew up in Redding. I never thought it could look like that… Gorgeous film. You anthropomorphized a shopping cart and made me cry. Beautifully shot. I wish you great success and continued vision.
Cheers, Megan

By: steve

steve — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:48:04 +0000

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

By: April Coots

April Coots — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:56:20 +0000

Jesse (and team)~
I’ve been meaning to look-up this film that you made for a while and just got to it…

Wow.

While I have come to expect high-standards of technical wizardry from you, I am so impressed with the emotional resonance of this film.
You made me care for metal frame and wheels, a cart {!} –that has got to be a new benchmark in filmatic talent & storytelling ability. I was hooked from the very first frames and, of course, also quite teary-eyed at the end.

Really beautiful work; bravo! Looking forward to the next one.

By: Polprav

Polprav — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:17:46 +0000

Hello from Russia!
Can I quote a post in your blog with the link to you?

By: Cart – The Film | 93 Studios - Screening Room

Cart – The Film | 93 Studios - Screening Room — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:34:42 +0000

[...] Creator: Jesse Rosten Vimeo Channel: Cart – The Film Website: Jesse Rosten [...]

By: Eric Goldstein

Eric Goldstein — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:01:17 +0000

Jesse,

That was a fantastic film! I would like to think that I watch quite a few films on the internet, and rarely do I find one that matches the quality of this one. I found myself not wanting it to end. Congratulations. Have you thought about submitting it to the Oscars in short subject? I don’t think that that is an outlandish question, as I believe that you could have a real shot, especially if you already have won other awards. I loved it.

By: Rodrigo Cerqueira

Rodrigo Cerqueira — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:44:58 +0000

Jesse, as a amateur film maker, I LOVE stories. I film everything I can in my search for telling beautiful stories to the people. I’ve been at Sahara twice, Death Valley three times, mountains in Brazil several times, always searching for the right story, right light, right characters. That’s why I need to say, YOU ROCK, man!! Your beautiful and inspirational story of the cart catch us all in my small ad agency and at home. In some point of the movie, I thought my wife were about to cry. That’s really brilliant! I would love to stay in contact with you and with your artwork.
Much love from Brazil!

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:39:02 +0000

Beautiful. Loved it!

By: Você TEM que assistir #3 – Cart @ Irrelevante

Você TEM que assistir #3 – Cart @ Irrelevante — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:35:04 +0000

[...] Cart, do diretor americano Jesse Rosten, dá vida e sentimento a um carrinho de supermercado. Filmado em algumas semanas e sem orçamento, é impressionante a qualidade da fotografia, roteiro, direção e trilha. Usaram uma Red One com lentes Canon EOS. Você pode saber mais sobre “Cart – The Film” no blog do diretor. [...]

By: Cart – A film by Jesse Rosten - urbanartcore

Cart – A film by Jesse Rosten - urbanartcore — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:03:37 +0000

[...] Jesse Rostens short film “Cart” deals with those questions around the useful and often used, but mostly unloved everyday objects. He evokes them to life and impressed with wonderful pictures and a beautiful soundtrack. Also reasons why the film won the Best of Festival Film Award at the Sundial Film Festival 2009. The idea for this film was hatched a few years ago. Lyn and I were driving through town and had Radiohead’s OK Computer on the CD player. As we drove by an empty parking lot, we happened to notice a shopping cart looking rather lost and disheveled. This visual, combined with Yorke’s longing melodies, had us both feeling like we were experiencing something dramatic and cinematic. So, naturally, we started laughing [...] A few beers with friends and many script revisions later and we had a story. (By Jesse Rosten) [...]

By: Cart – de Jesse Rosten | oventilador.org

Cart – de Jesse Rosten | oventilador.org — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:21:42 +0000

[...] Cart é um curta de Jesse Rosten que mostra um carrinho de supermecados “humanizado”. Achei lindo, a fotografia, trilha sonora e tudo mais. Vale a pena assistir pois não serão 10 minutos perdidos. #Recomento. Veja mais informações no site do próprio Jesse Rosten. [...]

By: Cart: Is This Really Life? « Et Cetera: Publick and Privat Curiosities

Cart: Is This Really Life? « Et Cetera: Publick and Privat Curiosities — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:54:56 +0000

[...] is a triumphantly heroic short film directed by Jesse Rosten, with music by Peter Lance. This film is so far beyond amazing that I can’t imagine what [...]

By: Mirek Veselý

Mirek Veselý — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:27:49 +0000

Beautiful film, Jesse. Very good work. – Mirek Czech republic – Prague.

By: Heute Morgen at Point ZERO | leben-zwo-punkt-null

Heute Morgen at Point ZERO | leben-zwo-punkt-null — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:26:47 +0000

[...] für die Macher und einige Erklärungen hinter diesem Film interessiert, der schaut am besten mal hier vorbei. Dort erfährt man etwas über die Idee und deren Umsetzung in einem “no budget [...]

By: Alejandro Quiroga Alsina

Alejandro Quiroga Alsina — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:49:03 +0000

Jesse, I don’t now nothing about the how-to’s of your work, I am a software engineer. But you had me moved, with a knot in my throat Very good work, pls send congrats to the whole team and specially to Steve Lance.

By: jesse

jesse — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:41:57 +0000

I do own a Red. Thanks for watching!

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:37:31 +0000

And kudos on the music man. VERY nicely done.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:34:41 +0000

Outstanding job. Do you own the red?

By: Kelly Salter

Kelly Salter — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:55:56 +0000

Incredible, beautiful, hauntingly lovely. Thank you!

By: Martin Weiss

Martin Weiss — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:41:51 +0000

Phantastic film, Jesse. I left a longer comment on Vimeo.

You are very talented, young man!

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Visualnary » Blog Archive » Cart – beautiful short film — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:41:06 +0000

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By: Buffy Tanner

Buffy Tanner — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:58:38 +0000

FABULOUS! It made me cry. (Dave too, I’ll admit it for him.) We are not going to miss the film festival next year.

By: raul gonzo

raul gonzo — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:58:31 +0000

well done Jesse- absolutely brilliant, even by the high standards I already have you at