"Raising the Hustler" ((UNOFFICIAL TRAILER))

Pretty good trailer. Can't wait to see the whole thing. Show me yours and I'll show you mine :)
 
If the goal of a trailer is to make me want to see more, you've succeeded!
My curiosity has been piqued!
Good luck!
p.s. suggestion...invest in a camera stabilizer, please!
 
Looks good but the whole time I was watching it, I kept wondering what the focus was. Is it just about gambling in general? Are you documenting a specific player's story?
 
Nice, thanks for posting
 

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Looks good but the whole time I was watching it, I kept wondering what the focus was. Is it just about gambling in general? Are you documenting a specific player's story?

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Do you only want to know about one specific topic within pool?

No one else has taken the time to do what I've done on such a grand scale-

Knowing that pool is about more than just one game or one player-
"Raising the Hustler" touches on all these and so much more!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uxH63RqwSM
 
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Do you only want to know about one specific topic within pool?

No one else has taken the time to do what I've done on such a grand scale-

Knowing that pool is about more than just one game or one player-
"Raising the Hustler" touches on all these and so much more!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uxH63RqwSM

I want to know who or what your movie is about and the trailer doesn't make that clear. It's obvious that it's pool related but the title implies it's about a specific person ("the Hustler") but the trailer doesn't focus on anyone in particular. Or does the title refer to the idea of bringing back the hustler/gambler type of player? In any event it's not clear to me what you're doing besides filming pool players in their natural habitat.
 
Here we are again with the word "hustler" being used with something pool related... Surely, non-pool players who see the title will immediately know this is about pool and gambling, even without the player silhouette in the logo.

Do you think that will make more people want to watch it, or less?

Sorry for the seemingly critical comment, but it was really the first thought that popped into my mind. On a personal level, this really looks really interesting and I really can't wait to see the finished product... But I also feel conflicted as the other side of me sees this as just another nail in the coffin for the reputation of the American pool game, which will further prove to the general viewing population that pool is more a mechanism for fostering a lifestyle of gambling than a legitimate sport with any kind of viable future. That country song about cowboys comes to mind, but slightly modified.... "Mama, don't let your babies grow up to be pool players...."

One thing's for sure, I will watch it... but I won't be watching with my youngster around. Just like I won't be buying him any "Hustlin' Pool" t-shirts, either...

Being a dad sure has changed my thought process, that's for sure...
 
The other part-

Here we are again with the word "hustler" being used with something pool related... Surely, non-pool players who see the title will immediately know this is about pool and gambling, even without the player silhouette in the logo.

Do you think that will make more people want to watch it, or less?

Sorry for the seemingly critical comment, but it was really the first thought that popped into my mind. On a personal level, this really looks really interesting and I really can't wait to see the finished product... But I also feel conflicted as the other side of me sees this as just another nail in the coffin for the reputation of the American pool game, which will further prove to the general viewing population that pool is more a mechanism for fostering a lifestyle of gambling than a legitimate sport with any kind of viable future. That country song about cowboys comes to mind, but slightly modified.... "Mama, don't let your babies grow up to be pool players...."

One thing's for sure, I will watch it... but I won't be watching with my youngster around. Just like I won't be buying him any "Hustlin' Pool" t-shirts, either...

Being a dad sure has changed my thought process, that's for sure...

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The other word in the title is "Raising"as in "lifting up"
Perhaps you haven't seen the teaser-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uxH63RqwSM
As I have remarked pool is more than just it's "Hustler" stigma as it is more than just one player or one type of game.
Stories have many parts to them and I certainly spell out every single thing I focus on in the film.
I will not do that here just to appease the curious.

-CP
 
The title-

I want to know who or what your movie is about and the trailer doesn't make that clear. It's obvious that it's pool related but the title implies it's about a specific person ("the Hustler") but the trailer doesn't focus on anyone in particular. Or does the title refer to the idea of bringing back the hustler/gambler type of player? In any event it's not clear to me what you're doing besides filming pool players in their natural habitat.

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The other word in the title is "Raising"as in "lifting up"
Perhaps you haven't seen the teaser-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uxH63RqwSM

As I have remarked pool is more than just it's "Hustler" stigma as it is more than just one player or one type of game.
Stories have many parts to them and I certainly spell out every single thing I focus on in the film.
I will not do that here just to appease the curious.

-CP
 
_________________________________________________

The other word in the title is "Raising"as in "lifting up"
Perhaps you haven't seen the teaser-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uxH63RqwSM

As I have remarked pool is more than just it's "Hustler" stigma as it is more than just one player or one type of game.
Stories have many parts to them and I certainly spell out every single thing I focus on in the film.
I will not do that here just to appease the curious.

-CP


YES! This is EXACTLY what I was looking for when I watched the first video you posted in this thread and made my original comment! The first video doesn't provide any context and so I was left wondering...

Looks good but the whole time I was watching it, I kept wondering what the focus was. Is it just about gambling in general? Are you documenting a specific player's story?
 
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