It's a good short. Congratulations! The lighting was quite interesting in some shots.

The only think that I was not very fond of was the sound quality. What was your audio setup? Which mics, recorders, mixers etc?

Also, how much did the whole production cost? (I mean without the equipment)

@kronstadt Audio was a simple setup using a Tascam-DR100 for recording and using a RODE NTG-2 as a boom + Countryman Wired Lav Mic in some scenes.

As for budget it was practically nothing. Excluding gear I only paid for food and drinks for the actors and crew.

@andyharris It's supposed to be that he trips and falls badly but the way I shot it and without any proper stunt work, it's hard to tell. I wish that sequence had come together better and it's definitely one of my least favorite parts in the film.

@Xenocide38 in terms of sound, the scenes that I thought the sound was a bit strange, "digital" and video-ish were the opening scene (two guys inside the car sounded strange)-- I guess that's the Countryman lav. The moment they got outside the car to rob the man in black suit the sound was a lot better (I guess that was the NTG2 on a boompole). And then in the next day-scene inside the car they sounded "digital" again; and also the following scene when the fat policeman talks on the phone--I'm guessing that was Countryman lavalier too.

But overall I liked the texture in most scenes - very filmic look. GH1 is awesome. I wonder what which lenses were in your lens kit? Did you use any anamorphic adapters? (I noticed an anamorphic flare at 5:29)

And what kind of lights did you use as your lighting kit? The lighting on fat policeman's cheek at 4:54 was not so successful, but at 9:31 was pretty nice (although the light coming from the side seemeda bit too strong and unnatural,when juxtaposed with the shots of the fat man in white shirt). Was the scene in the diner naturally lit, or did you add any additional lighting?

Acting/directing: were any of these guys real actors? They performed quite well (except that younger teanager). The lead charachter's performance was reasonably good (except for the point when he looks up at the fire-alarm.I felt that was a bit overdone). If these guys are not actors, then kudos to you as the Director and the person who had casted them.

PS: what kind of xenophobic name is Xenocide?!? :o

@Xenocide38 Sound: and was I correct in the first paragraph in assuming that sound recording in the internal car shots were done with Countryman lavalier? Please tell me. If yes , I'll make sure to stay away from Countryman lavs.

Lights: Can you post a link to the flurescent lights that you used? or at least a link to the imageof those flurescent lights. I never used flurescent - my kit are all old-school tungsten (Redhead and fresnel As-Arri + gels)

Lenses: Nikkor glass looks superb. Quite filmic. Were these the AF series? I'm planning on getting some old AI ones.

Acting: frankly speaking, this is one of the very few short films from DSLR filmmaker community where acting is not so self-concious. You can spend tens of thousands of $$$ on expensive gear, but (for me) the moment that Acting and Sound is bad, that's it- the film is ruined. So well done to you as the Director and to your actors.