The Toothpick - A Short Film Directed by Bhupendra Lamsal Sharma - Ruben
Writing by admin on Tuesday, 25 of March , 2008 at 6:56 pm
A quick review of The Toothpick
A kun-fu master practices his daily routine under the gift of Nature; a tree and greenery around him. Extreme practice, long hours. It is unclear if this practice is for his self defense or it could be just his hobby. His girl friend is fed up of his practice and leaves him for life. From no where, a nature freak comes to the same location to shoot some nature films. In this place of nature, who could win, who loses, and how it all ends and what message you will get will depend on your prospective. What did you learn in this film ? What could have made this short film more interesting ? Just your comment your answer.
What’s Coming Next ?
The video of Making of the Toothpick. I thought we should share what we have and also it does seem to be true; Knowledge when shared becomes Power. What you will get? The Movie, Able to listen to sounds, songs and download them and use them for FREE. All are coming soon. Soo bookmark this site and come back soon to grab them
Can’t wait to watch the film, can you?
Well, Here is the Film - Enjoy and let us know what you think.
After you have seen the above film, you might find the following reading interesting, but If you haven’t seen the film, please go back and watch.
Casts in order of their appearance in the film:
- Ujang, an Indonesian by birth, Tech savvy guy with bunches of camcorders of all sorts on hand learning and testing new techniques with a hope to produce a produce a feature Indonesian FILM someday. He is the main character in this film. When I watched the film, I found too many scenes of him practicing perhaps we could have removed some, do you agree with me on this one ? But this was our first short-film so we said, what the heck, let’s keep what we have shot. This project made us take as many as 500 shots and only 100
- Ruben, a Nepali, who does more than he handle; writing for websites, creating websites for others, filming, directing and also editing with whatever little resources he has which includes the basic computer and software)
- Donna, An American, who loves to write poems, watches all sorts of movies and does pretty good in acting. In this film, I just told her what was required, she spoke and it only took 1 shot to get what I thought was great. You can spot her in 3 scenes in the film.
People behind the scenes
- Toto, a friend of mine helped me do some shooting. He does exactly what you tell him and he does it perfectly too! No retake required with Toto
- Ujang, the actor also assisted in getting some of the scenes where I wasn’t in the fight scene. I asked him to take that shot where a tree reveals me with a camcorder.
- Wilianto Alex, an Indonesian who once was a band member for 11 years and a lawer by profession; plays alls sorts of music from Guitar to Piano to you name it! The fight and practice music were created with a lyric written by Ujang in Indonesian language. I will try to provide that lyrics translated into English soon, i.e. if you would like to read it, so comment to have that lyric.
How The Story Was Born ?
The story came to my mind when I thought about what would happen if someone were to use toothpick, and then the same toothpick were to be used by another person. I was laughing out loud with that ugly concept. In fact, there aren’t many people in this world who share a toothpick. Are there any ? Also, I love nature and knowing that the toothpick is also nature related, this story had to be elaborated and hence we created the film that fits both Entertainment as well as Comedy Category using Nature Theme. We did the film without any writing, no script, no planning and nothing at all. Something you shouldn’t do!! LOL!!
A few stuff to learn about toothpick
- Charles Forster, is regarded as the founder of toothpick; In 1870, he manufactured world’s first toothpick from his factory in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- These days, almost all restaurants carry toothpicks for their customers. More so in places where meats such as steaks and chickens are offered in the menu which gets stuck in between our tooth when eating. I often think about where do people keep the stuff they take out from their teeth after toothpick? LOL!! Every one grabs for a couple of toothpicks and hence to keep them hygienic, toothpick boxes dispense one toothpick at a time.
- Wood toothpicks are more popular than plastic since plastic made are regarded as tougher on gums. That is a surprise don’t you think so ? Well toothpick must be firm, perhaps the plastic ones aren’t elastic but tough as the woods, which could be the reason why wood toothpicks remain as the better choice.
- Toothpicks are made from Birch Tree Woods. Good size woods are selected, woods are then sliced, by manufacturing plants, which makes them into tiny sticks that we call toothpick. Factories take precautions to make sure that every Toothpick passes through hygiene test before they reach to consumers. They are shipped in closed containers upon toothpicks are boiled or dried or treated with chemicals to counteract any contaminations that might have had from shipment of raw woods to the final manufacturing process.
What is The Health Benefit of Toothpicks ?
- Toothpick, if used safely can remove plaque and food particles from teeth and it stimulates the gums thus helping our teeth last longer. Toothpick is not an alternative to daily tooth-brush.
- When you are in a restaurant, it is a common practice to use toothpick after you have finished eating your meal. You may be offered them when your bill is placed on your table or can be obtained at the cash registry. If you can’t find one, ask for it with the cashier.
- Be careful, Don’t hurt your tooth or use toothpick for other than often to remove food particles. Don’t hurt your gum! ouch! ouch! ouch! If a food particle can’t be removed with a toothpick, use floss instead.
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Category: Entertainment and Comedy
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Comment by mukesh
Made Monday, 14 of April , 2008 at 7:19 am
The video is good. camraman should’v done more better with various angle. Best of luck for your team.
Comment by Ram
Made Tuesday, 29 of April , 2008 at 12:03 am
Very strange, made me wait till the final end. Nature saved the guy!
Keep it up!
Ram
