FAT MONSTER FILMS presents "O2" ... Every. Breath. Counts.

[Mark Johnson]

Yo Ted! Hope you hang here often. We're probably going to get "the shirt" out pretty soon but you'll get a pass. Also hope you can make a trip to the left coast too.

[Ted Arabian]

Thanks Man! Yeah, I need a trip to CA. If for any reason to GET AWAY FROM THIS SNOW!!!!

It is snowing again here. Third time this week. I believe that we are within 10 inches of breaking the record. Seriously.

As for the shirt... those days have been immortalized for me on the TTN thread. I don't think it will ever be the same (but I will keep tabs on the action just incase! :grin: )

[Mark Johnson]

We are excited and delighted to announce that

n8ture

has succesffully decoded our TIME FEST TITLE. He has been given his link to the uber secret web page and all the goodness appurtenant thereto!!!

[n8ture]

I almost wish I hadn't deciphered the title because now my weekend is shot since I'll be spending it all on the uber secret web page.

Fat Monster Films will most likely be named in a civil suit after my wife divorces me for spending so much time on the secret web page.

My God people, when you said there was stuff there that couldn't be posted on DVXUser, sheesh I thought it was all BS. Was I ever wrong!

I was thinking about entering my own film in Timefest but Mark and gang has basically fucked that idea by giving me access to the uber super secret page.
You ba$tards don't play fair at all!!!!

[Drew Ott]

N8ture isn't lying.

I haven't left the page since last night.

[Kholi]

Waitin' on a PM. =B

[disjecta]

Hold on, I've got it:

"Old hmmhmm Bastards Something?"

Am I on the right track?

If not, does it have anything to do with Michael Bolton?

I really want to see your special page...

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

The answer is in the Rick Roll video, watch it close and you will figure it out.

[Brandon Rice]

I think it starts out as... The Sh....

[Ted Arabian]

It is awesome to see Kevin (n8ture) on the festival pages!!!

[n8ture]

It took me this long to dig out of the damn snow we have here too Ted! Sheesh, almost 70 inches here and more on the way!!!

But, that doesn't mean jack now that I have access to the super secret site!!!

[Mark Johnson]

OMG .... we have just received a correctly transcribed decipherment of the TimeFest entry title by the man himself:

JACK DANIEL STANLEY

has joined the uber secret private FatMonster club and has been given admittance to the uber secret very controversial web page.

[Tom Marshall]

Hey Mark, rumor has it that the FBI is investigating the content of the über secret web site. Is there any truth to that rumor?

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Hey Mark, rumor has it that the FBI is investigating the content of the über secret web site. Is there any truth to that rumor?

The lawyers of the uber secret web site have requested that their be no discussions about the "illeged photographs" currently in question.

[Mark Johnson]

OMG .... here comes another. No less than the esteemable

DJ LEWIS

has deciphered the text. However, rumor has it that he has incriminating photos that he used to persuade Jack Stanley to cough up the deciphering.

[Mark Johnson]

Hey guys, I got permission from N8ture to post this link here to some new and absolutely stunningly brilliant work. Please take a moment to pull this up and see why we consider him to be one of the most talented DPs we know:

http://www.silverphoenixllc.com/movies/whispers.mov

[n8ture]

Mark, I'll send the money to you on Monday! :)

[bosindy]

Yea, I have to say I have always admired Kevin's work every since I saw the wolf footage a few years back. Great stuff!

Kevin, what do you use for rain/moisture protection for the HVX?. I was actually looking at the kata crc -15 today.

[Ted Arabian]

I am a HUGE Kevin Railsback fan! downloading link now!

[Brandon Rice]

Downloading the clip!

Mark, sent ya the decoded title ;)

[Brandon Rice]

Hey guys, I got permission from N8ture to post this link here to some new and absolutely stunningly brilliant work. Please take a moment to pull this up and see why we consider him to be one of the most talented DPs we know:

http://www.silverphoenixllc.com/movies/whispers.mov

Gorgeous footage man! :beer:

[Ted Arabian]

Kevin, that was stunning. One favorite image after another!

I was going to say that I loved the flight of the Canadian Geese, then the time-lapse right after that was nice and then the water running under the frozen ice and then came the time-lapse of the sunset! And then the final shot! Jeez!

Beautiful stuff, Kevin. Really gorgeous work.

Thanks for sharing.

My ONLY complaint is.... I'VE SEEN ENOUGH SNOW!!!!!!!!!! :)

.........

by the way, I have no qualms about jacking this thread! :grin: LOL!

[Mark Johnson]

The cumulative IQ of the Friends Of Fat Monster has gone up with the addition of MENSA member

BRANDON RICE!
B-man is one of the few people around here who can not only truthfully claim to have produced a feature picked up for distribution, but who is in the midst of shooting his second real-deal picture. Welcome to the party Brandon. Wipe your shoes before you come into the uber secret site!

[n8ture]

Yea, I have to say I have always admired Kevin's work every since I saw the wolf footage a few years back. Great stuff!

Kevin, what do you use for rain/moisture protection for the HVX?. I was actually looking at the kata crc -15 today.

I just used a clear plastic bag. Cost me like $.25 :)

I have the Porta brace rain slicker but it's a pain in the ass to get on easily and with the mattebox doesn't really fit anyway.

So I cut a hole in the end of the bag to slip over the mattebox then cut a slit in the bottom to allow the camera to sit on a tripod as well as hold it in place and I could flip out the LCD and see fine through the clear plastic. Worked like a charm.

I got the idea off the super secret Fat Monster Films site but they were using whipped cream, baby oil and Hershey's chocolate. I figure if it worked for them, should work for me! :)

[Brandon Rice]

WHOA...this uber secret page is MIND BLOWING!!

[Mark Johnson]

And this just in. .... a relatively new member from the romantic destination of KEY LARGO who goes by the name

RICHARD

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/10478/1204404875.jpg

has decoded the title. RICHARD has invited us all down for the Hemmingway Festival this year. Woo Hoo!!!

[Richard]

I don't post much... I'm shy.


But this secret page is so freaking awesome I had to chime in. :thumbsup:

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

I thought the secret page was some kind of joke.
Man o' man was I ever wrong. I don't know what to say. I'm kind of in awe of you guys. First your love fest entry, and now this ... let's just say I've got some serious thinking to do about life, filmmaking, and the art of war.

[DJ Lewis]

That's it... I'm done. The secret page has convinced me that I need to become a dentist or a realitor or something....

[PaPa]

i smell scientology?

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

No there's no scientology on the secret page but I did step in some on the way back.

[Geoff_R]

I want to see this secret page...

[Tomas Riuka]

VICIS is coming to visit you :D

[Mark Johnson]

VICIS is coming to visit you :D

Get on the bus, man .... here's a ticket:

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/10478/1204409316.jpg

[Tomas Riuka]

uahahahhahahhahah :D where did you get that! ???

[Mark Johnson]

uahahahhahahhahah :D where did you get that! ???


Hey man, we have a couple hundred of those here. We use them for wrapping fish. :)

[Tomas Riuka]

unless it's an aquarium fish sized 1x0.5 inch :D

[Mark Johnson]

Laddies and Gentlepoops,

I am particularly pleased to announce that the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY for WTHL and the DP of our latest humble entry

GEOFF REISNER


has succesfully decoded the title and is now being ushered into the uber secret super confidential web site.

[Geoff_R]

Wow...just saw the secret page. Very cool stuff you've got planned there.

[Mark Johnson]

unless it's an aquarium fish sized 1x0.5 inch :D

Oh yes, we only wrap baby anchovies and small Scrod.


Ted: Hey Johnson, I went to Boston to get Scrod.
Johnson: I didn't know that was the past tense.




Ka-ching!

[Geoff_R]

Laddies and Gentlepoops...
lol...

[Mark Johnson]

And now, PEEPS .... the incomparable

BOSINDY

has successfully decoded the TITLE OF OUR TIMEFEST ENTRY!!!! As a result, he has now been given admittance to the ULTRA UBER SECRET web site and all its glory!

[Mark Johnson]

And now we have

GOHANTO

who has revealed his intellect matches the clever anagram that is his username. WELCOME Gohanto. May your people tell stories for years to come of this accomplishment on your part.

[bosindy]

I flew down to Argentina and used my grandfather's enigma machine.

Having now seen the page, I really didn't know you could do that with tinfoil and an apple. Something has now changed in me forever.

[Tom Marshall]

Hey Jim, did you see the part where they took that piece of drug paraphanalia and used it to save that woman's life? Amazing...

[bosindy]

Yeah Tom, who knew a crack pipe could be used for a tracheotomy

[Mark Johnson]

Wait til you see what we used for the laparotomy too.

[Tom Marshall]

Wait til you see what we used for the laparotomy too.

The thing that guy was holding in Kyle Stebbin's Corsairs banner?

[Dallas]

Frankly, the uber secret site is becoming crowded. I think someone is passing around the decoder ring. UGH! The carpet is getting dirty, and someone spilled the punch.

That is all.

[Mark Johnson]

Frankly, the uber secret site is becoming crowded. I think someone is passing around the decoder ring. UGH! The carpet is getting dirty, and someone spilled the punch.

That is all.

Um, ... that's not punch, Dallas.

[Dallas]

Um, ... that's not punch, Dallas.

Oh.

AWKWARD!

[Tomas Riuka]

guys, are you high? :D all the time? :D Maybe it's in the air in LA ? and so because of that all weak celebs go rehabbing ? :D

[Mark Johnson]

guys, are you high? :D all the time? :D Maybe it's in the air in LA ? and so because of that all weak celebs go rehabbing ? :D

Hey Riuka, it's Saturday! If you study the U.S. Constitution you will see that we are all REQUIRED to either a) have sex; or b) get high on the weekend. Around here we get high a lot. ...

[Tomas Riuka]

LOL, dudes.... problems with LADDIES? :D come to Lithuania... hottest girls in whole europe! or... i can give your access to a website with lithuanian girl :D

p.s. philip bloom was here in lithuania, he definintely know, ask him!

[Mark Johnson]

LOL, dudes.... problems with LADDIES? :D come to Lithuania... hottest girls in whole europe! or... i can give your access to a website with lithuanian girl :D

p.s. philip bloom was here in lithuania, he definintely know, ask him!

oh no you don't! Man, I saw HOSTEL ... I know what you're up to! I'm not going to come over there and get butchered just to have hot sex ... um, ... uh, well, just how hot are the girls???

[Tomas Riuka]

lol :) it's jungle you, we even got some REDs here :D

girls are really hot.. all italians come here for girls...

[Mark Johnson]

Hey Riuka!!! Amazing what GOOGLE will find!!! What does PARDUOTUVIU TINKLAS LIETUVOJE mean?

http://www.archivisuals.com/Riuka.jpg

[Tomas Riuka]

dude, this is not me :D

it means "a chain of retail shops" this photo been taken in on the biggest electronics store in lithania :)

i know what i gotta do to attrac some visitors to my thread, post some girl photos :) wohoo :D can't wait for the casting to begin!

[Dallas]

Hey Riuka, it's Saturday! If you study the U.S. Constitution you will see that we are all REQUIRED to either a) have sex; or b) get high on the weekend. Around here we get high a lot. ...

In Washington state, both A & B are required.

[Mark Johnson]

i know what i gotta do to attrac some visitors to my thread, post some girl photos.


Yeah, Riuka, like this?


http://ausis.gf.vu.lt/eka/customs/jt02.jpg

[Mark Johnson]

In Washington state, both A & B are required.

Ah, that's why all the hot lesbians are in Seattle. COOOL!

[Mark Johnson]

i know what i gotta do to attrac some visitors to my thread, post some girl photos :) wohoo :D can't wait for the casting to begin!


and this: http://trefoilnet.info/images/people/lithuanian1928.gif

[Tomas Riuka]

Jeez, man, we evolved more than you think :)

i post later some girls :)
http://img.draugas.lt/nuotraukos2/dideles/15/156472gnhjtt.jpg
http://img.draugas.lt/nuotraukos2/dideles/15/156472gzpsfm.jpg

[Mark Johnson]

Hey Riuka,

I found this on a State Department blog. Who is this gentleman?

http://www.archivisuals.com/riuka2.jpg

[Dallas]

Ah, that's why all the hot lesbians are in Seattle. COOOL!

Be nice, Mark, or I'm going to PM the decoder ring to our friend DEBBONAIRE.

[Tomas Riuka]

wholly cow, man, this is our president! and write my surname correctly, it's Riuka, not Ruika :P

[Tomas Riuka]

btw, our president used to live in US for a LOOONG time, during ww2 he ran away and came back when lithuania decalred it's independance from russia 1991

[Mark Johnson]

wholly cow, man, this is our president! and write my surname correctly, it's Riuka, not Ruika :P

Is there something wrong with your eyes Riuka. It's written correctly. I think you are mistaken.

[Tomas Riuka]

see mr.president comics :) you're high for real :D

[Mark Johnson]

Yeah, Riuka,

Valdas is real tight with us. We used to chase girls on Melrose a lot.

But he always claimed to be short of cash and we got stuck with the check a lot.

http://www.president.lt/i/n.gif



http://www.archivisuals.com/pres.jpg

[Tomas Riuka]

LOL, u guys rock, but i gotta go to sleep, it's 4 am here... c u tomorrow, wait for girls on my thread :P

[Mark Johnson]

Night Tomas!

Nice to get to know you. You'll become very popular around here if you deliver on that promise!

[hunter richards]

I heard there was a party here? Am I at the right place?

[Tomas Riuka]

oh, i will, though it's easier than to make a good movie :D

[Mark Johnson]

I heard there was a party here? Am I at the right place?


Alas, it seems that some of the partyheads are going to bed!!! Perhaps we can get something cranking anew, though.

[ZFarms Productions]

I'm up for a party

[Drew Ott]

Count me in.

[Mark Johnson]

OTTMAN and ZMAN!!!! Damn! This is promising. ......

[Mark Johnson]

Hey Drew. are in for this fest? I didn't see you on the "Who's In" list but may have missed you. And Z-man, where's your new banner?

[ZFarms Productions]

i don't have a new banner yet. i'm not a photoshop wiz. and i don't have a poster design yet.

[Mark Johnson]

Maybe you should do a contest...... hit up other members for some goodies and then give the bundle away to whomever makes the best poster. We'll kick in FREE MEMBERSHIP to the FRIENDS OF FATMONSTER CLUB!!!

[ZFarms Productions]

i don't have any goodies to give away. other than credit lol. i'm a poor college student.

[Kholi]

this thread is ridiculous.

Mark did you get the PM i sent ya? :B

[Mark Johnson]

Yah, Kholi. Meant to respond. I'm putting together a private page for crew that will bring everybody up to date.

[Mark Johnson]

HEY GUYS! Our new friend Tomas Riuka (from Lithuania) has gone to bed. Let's move the party over to his thread: http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=126845

[Drew Ott]

Hey Drew. are in for this fest? I didn't see you on the "Who's In" list but may have missed you. And Z-man, where's your new banner?



I'm DPing "Three Night Stay" but I'm going to try as hard as I can to get my own entry in.

My original idea was to work with some people my own age, and I hunted down some people in my area. The typical conversation went like this:

Me: Hey, I hear you like filmmaking. Interested in working on a project?
Them: Yes.
Me: I'm writing the script now and once I have a draft written I'll try to set up a meeting with everybody interested.
Them: I'll direct it if you don't mind.

[Mark Johnson]

GENTLEPOOPS!!!!

OUR GOOD BUDDY and sometimes mentor
MAXIMUS


Has successfully decoded the TITLE!!!!!! He's IN the big time now and has his link to the uber secret confidential WEB PAGE!!!

[Mark Johnson]

I'm DPing "Three Night Stay" but I'm going to try as hard as I can to get my own entry in.

My original idea was to work with some people my own age, and I hunted down some people in my area. The typical conversation went like this:

Me: Hey, I hear you like filmmaking. Interested in working on a project?
Them: Yes.
Me: I'm writing the script now and once I have a draft written I'll try to set up a meeting with everybody interested.
Them: I'll direct it if you don't mind.


Ha .... sorry, but I am laughing just because aint it the truth!!!!! I'm going to go get a glass of scotch on this one! Back in a few guys!

[Drew Ott]

Mark I don't think you properly warned everybody about the secret web page. For everybody's safety, I'd like to say a few things.

1) Don't enter with food in your mouth.
2) If you have ever had heart problems, this site is not for you.
3) Those who are easily addicted should do themselves and their family a favor and not enter.
4) The color scheme and motion may upset some. I recommend warming up with this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukyHLv8Ulg0 (not a rickroll)

[Mark Johnson]

4) The color scheme and motion may upset some. I recommend warming up with this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukyHLv8Ulg0 (not a rickroll)

OH MAN .... where's my dope?????

[Zak Forsman]

is anyone out there trying to crack the title and just can't come up with it? anyone pulling their hair out? http://images.dvdtalk.com/images/smilies/frustrated.gif

[Drew Ott]

No. :)

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

is anyone out there trying to crack the title and just can't come up with it? anyone pulling their hair out? http://images.dvdtalk.com/images/smilies/frustrated.gif

Its spelled right out in the rickroll video, don't see how anyone could miss it

[Drew Ott]

Matthew you're giving it away a little too easily.

but yeah Zak, if you want to find out, I recommend watching a few Rick Astley videos first.

^this is a far-too-generous clue, so use it well. Good luck.

[Mark Johnson]

Ah, Gentlemen (& Lady Dallas) ...

We have been joined by

FIXITINPOST

who has just successfully decoded our title and is now part of the uber secret society known as FRIENDS OF FAT MONSTER FILMS!!!

[Zak Forsman]

Matthew you're giving it away a little too easily.

but yeah Zak, if you want to find out, I recommend watching a few Rick Astley videos first.

^this is a far-too-generous clue, so use it well. Good luck.

guys, thank you, but i solved it a few days ago.

[Mark Johnson]

Indeed, Mr. SABI himself kicked most of your asses LONG ago and submitted his correct decipherment.

[Tomas Riuka]

sh... your thread has dropped down a few posts, how is that possible? seen girls already on my thread, page 12? :D

[Tomas Riuka]

soo.. you're having some nice dreams? :)

[Tomas Riuka]

http://talpykla.uzeik.net/view/0fcf51054/skinner.jpg

[Tomas Riuka]

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/33171/1204479286.jpghttp://talpykla.uzeik.net/view/0fcf51054/skinner.jpg

[bosindy]

Principal Rooney, you're one to talk

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/6439/1204482436.jpg

[Tomas Riuka]

uahahahhaha, anyway , that movie was nice! i saw it like 5 times :D

[Mark Johnson]

YAWWWNNNN! Damn, I was up until 6:00 a.m.!!! How are you Mr. Riuka? Did you enjoy cleaning up the old bottles and broken furniture in your thread? :happy:

Nice to see you are awake too!

[Simon Höfer]

Oh oh, the Fat monster is awake again.... :D

[Mark Johnson]

Gutenmorgen, Simon! Warum nicht gekommen besuchen Sie uns? FatMonster würde lieben, Sie kommen zu lassen. Wir trinken eine Menge Bier auch.

[Ted Arabian]

Dude, you were UP until 6am???? I hope that it was a good time!!!

[Simon Höfer]

Gutenmorgen, Simon! Warum nicht gekommen besuchen Sie uns? FatMonster würde lieben, Sie kommen zu lassen. Wir trinken eine Menge Bier auch.

Bwahahah, would still love to come over for a visit, but same problem as last time: No money and no TIME :D

Damn university... and I actually have to shoot my own timefest entry. Come bring some of your flow to my thread :beer: I have the feeling the Fat Monster eats up all the flow every fest :Drogar-Happy(DBG):

[Mark Johnson]

Ah Indeed,

Herr Simon Höfer

has decoded our title!!! Accordingly, he is now admitted to the UBER SECRET WEB PAGE!

Bring a schnitzel Simon!!

[Mark Johnson]

Bwahahah, would still love to come over for a visit, but same problem as last time: No money and no TIME :D

Damn university... and I actually have to shoot my own timefest entry. Come bring some of your flow to my thread :beer: I have the feeling the Fat Monster eats up all the flow every fest :Drogar-Happy(DBG):

Leave your thread unlocked and we will come in and trash it tonight, Simon!!!

[Simon Höfer]

Leave your thread unlocked and we will come in and trash it tonight, Simon!!!

The door is always open!

Whoa, that ÜBER SECRET WEBPAGE is mindblowing!!! I canceled all exams, begged for some money and already booked a flight straight into the Fat Monsters headquater! Such a chance only comes once in a lifetime. I have never been that fast at any decision!

[Drew Ott]

Gutenmorgen, Simon! Warum nicht gekommen besuchen Sie uns? FatMonster würde lieben, Sie kommen zu lassen. Wir trinken eine Menge Bier auch.

Wie lange hast du Deutsch gespricht?

Ich bin Deutsch lernen. Ich bin ganz schlecht, aber werde Ich bald besser sein.

I don't know how to type umlauts so I am even more limited in what I can say.

[Mark Johnson]

Hey peoples,

Some joker came along and voted our formerly FIVE STAR thread rating down. The bastards!!!! No doubt some disgruntled victim of the rampant rick-rolling that has been unchecked on our thread.

As a protest I am ASKING you to vote our thread ONE STAR. We want to have the LOWEST STAR rating of any thread. (frankly, given our content, the rating just may even be deserved). So, please rate our thread CRAPPY!!!! We'll wear that badge with honor!

[Blaine]

I don't know how to type umlauts so I am even more limited in what I can say.On my PowerBook it's <option> 'u' followed by the letter you want to put it over.

[Drew Ott]

On my PowerBook it's <option> 'u' followed by the letter you want to put it over.

I'm on a PC typing on a Dvorak keyboard and I don't think it's even possible unless I want to copy-paste the letter from another site each time I want to type it.

[bosindy]

Hey peoples,

Some joker came along and voted our formerly FIVE STAR thread rating down. The bastards!!!! No doubt some disgruntled victim of the rampant rick-rolling that has been unchecked on our thread.

As a protest I am ASKING you to vote our thread ONE STAR. We want to have the LOWEST STAR rating of any thread. (frankly, given our content, the rating just may even be deserved). So, please rate our thread CRAPPY!!!! We'll wear that badge with honor!



I already gave you guys and Ted's thread 5 when I saw that sorry.

[Ted Arabian]

Hey peoples,

Some joker came along and voted our formerly FIVE STAR thread rating down. The bastards!!!! No doubt some disgruntled victim of the rampant rick-rolling that has been unchecked on our thread.

As a protest I am ASKING you to vote our thread ONE STAR. We want to have the LOWEST STAR rating of any thread. (frankly, given our content, the rating just may even be deserved). So, please rate our thread CRAPPY!!!! We'll wear that badge with honor!

Funny, I was thinking the same thing, Mark!


I already gave you guys and Ted's thread 5 when I saw that sorry.

Thanks Jim!

.......


I am going to ignore these stars (as I usually do). I only made a deal about it this time because someone has been going around and playing pranks.

Thankfully, I am slammed at the moment trying to work out this script! :furious3:

[bosindy]

Hey Ted, anytime you want some fresh eyes on your script let me know.

[Brandon Rice]

you got a one star from me lol... if that's what you REALLY want ;)

[Tomas Riuka]

Mark, there is a photo of a hot LITHUANIAN girl on my thread and a link to some more!

:D

[Tomas Riuka]

jeez, seems like it got removed, maybe Barry or Jason didn't like her? :D

[Ted Arabian]

Hey Ted, anytime you want some fresh eyes on your script let me know.

Thanks Jim. I just PM'd you.

[Mark Johnson]

(clearing throat) ..

PEEPS!! I am here to announce that the LOVELY

Amy O

HAS JOINED THE MONSTERS by deciphering our TimeFest Title.

As such, she is entitled to all the benefits, appurtenances and perks that come with the UBER secret CONFIDENTIAL super WEB PAGE!!!!!!

[Tomas Riuka]

what's the secret page, can i get access? :D

[Mark Johnson]

what's the secret page, can i get access? :D

To get access you have to DECODE the title of our entry (see my banner below or look at the poster at the front of the thread). There are some clues in the thread about it so I'll go ahead and repeat them here: 1) The first word is NOT "the"; 2) it is a simple substitution cipher that merely replaces letters with symbols; 3) the other way to decode it is to find the FREE FONT that we used to encode the title. It's available from a company that specializes in providing comic book fonts.

GOOD LUCK!

[AmyO]

All I can say is "Wow!" I am SO glad I grew up with three brothers. I don't think I'd be able to process the uber secret site without that conditioning.

[jhughes]

oh oh... I want in the "secret page" too!

[Tomas Riuka]

Guys, do you draw storyboard for your shorts ?

[Mark Johnson]

Guys, do you draw storyboard for your shorts ?

Yes, we do, Tomas. We use a combination of hand drawn and FrameForge 3D storyboards.

[Mark Johnson]

Ta DAAAAA! We are humbled and gratified to announce that

CRYOGENIC FILMWORKS

has successfully deciphered our TIMEFEST title and will be given admittance to the uber secret confidential private web page!!

[Zak Forsman]

three stars? somebody's plotting against you guys.

[Mark Johnson]

three stars? somebody's plotting against you guys.

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showpost.php?p=1209669&postcount=363

[Cryogenic Filmworks]

Thanks for admitting me to the circle of deviants. I shall guard the entrance with Tim's life. :evil:

Nice poster and thread. You guys always seem to be the life of the party.

[Mark Johnson]

Cryogenic you rock. .... Looking forward to TIME RIP for SURE!

[Tomas Riuka]

Mark, what part do you still draw by hand? why not preparing everything in frameforge?

[Mark Johnson]

Mark, what part do you still draw by hand? why not preparing everything in frameforge?

Hello Tomas. Our hand drawn stuff is very rough but can be done extremely quickly. FrameForge3D allows you to work accurately with virtual lenses and scaled sets. However, it takes time to not only set up the environment in FrameForge, but also to pose the actors and position the camera. Therefore, it often is much more efficient to block out a scene with crude hand sketches.

FrameForge3D is very useful to get accurate camera positions and shot framings as long as you take the time to build your set in the program with proper dimensions and scaled props. I actually consider FrameForge3D to be more of a PREVIZ tool than a storyboard substitute. If you have the time to work with it, you can really dial in your shooting plan and even work on pacing of shots and timing of camera moves. If you are merely wanting to get the basic flow of your project and to communicate the shooting plan then doing hand sketches will be quicker and more efficient.

[Mark Johnson]

Ah! The uber secret FRIENDS OF FAT MONSTER CLUB has expanded by the addition of

HOZ

who succesfully decoded our TimeFest Title! WELCOME TO THE club of misfits and geeks sir!!!!

[Ted Arabian]

Mark, that was quite a party you guys had on Tomas' thread the other night. L'dMAO

[Tomas Riuka]

i see... well, i'm gonna have to do some homework on this... i hope i will not disappoint you with my very first movie :)

[Cliff Wildman]

almost 400 posts? you guys are going to have to start a new thread when you actually start production.

:D

[Mark Johnson]

Mark, that was quite a party you guys had on Tomas' thread the other night. L'dMAO

We're still recovering Ted! I'm glad Tomas has a sense of humor. It seems like he's going to fit in quite well around here.

[Mark Johnson]

almost 400 posts? you guys are going to have to start a new thread when you actually start production.

:D

Hey Cliff,

Man, just how many of you Texas guys are on this site? I'm trying to figure how Tim and I can get down to Austin for a visit. I used to have a little record label and recording studio in Kansas City and we'd always go down for SXSW (way back in the 80's). I'd love to get reacquainted with that whole scene and be able to even help you guys out on a shoot if it could work out.

[Tomas Riuka]

Thanks, Mark :)

[Mark Johnson]

We have ANOTHER winnah!!!

Our good friend

img

has successfully decoded our title and has been given admittance to the uber secret web page along with some handsome complimentary gifts including a bottle of Jungle Gardenia - the favorite fragrance of beautiful women and a six month subscription to Zak Forsman's wine club.

[Tomas Riuka]

sh.. i gotta start working on your code :D

[SimonB]

40 pages. Holy crap...

[Tomas Riuka]

you missed the word "of" :D

[img]

nice i like free stuff

[Mark Johnson]

you missed the word "of" :D

OOOOOOPS!

[Mark Johnson]

yo yo yo ....

Larry R

has figured out our title n is now a fizzull fledged thick playa and admitted to da SECRET WEB PAGE and society of monster misfits.

[Larry Rutledge]

Great, now I'll never get the festival coding changes done, or finish my time fest entry ... I am entranced at the super secret, super fantastic, life altering, world changing monster cave. http://www.feebleminds-gifs.com/smiley-faces-28.gif

[Tomas Riuka]

no offence , Mark :) j/k :)

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Hey Cliff,

Man, just how many of you Texas guys are on this site? I'm trying to figure how Tim and I can get down to Austin for a visit. I used to have a little record label and recording studio in Kansas City and we'd always go down for SXSW (way back in the 80's). I'd love to get reacquainted with that whole scene and be able to even help you guys out on a shoot if it could work out.

Just let me know Mark, im always game.

[Dallas]

Hey Cliff,

Man, just how many of you Texas guys are on this site? I'm trying to figure how Tim and I can get down to Austin for a visit. I used to have a little record label and recording studio in Kansas City and we'd always go down for SXSW (way back in the 80's). I'd love to get reacquainted with that whole scene and be able to even help you guys out on a shoot if it could work out.

Mark, did you know Steven's band actually played at SXSW during the late 80s.

OMG, if you two had crossed paths then . . . . I shudder to think.

[Mark Johnson]

Mark, did you know Steven's band actually played at SXSW during the late 80s.

OMG, if you two had crossed paths then . . . . I shudder to think.

Now I know who that angry Irishman with the strange haircut was. He puked on my shoes, he did. Small world, eh?

[Tomas Riuka]

So... what's up? :) our movie director has joined dvxuser.com forum, check our thread, you're gonna like it Mark :)

[Mark Johnson]

So... what's up? :) our movie director has joined dvxuser.com forum, check our thread, you're gonna like it Mark :)

Needless to day, I like it VERY much!!!!!

Go Riuka!!!!!


TheDude

[Will Clegg]

Deciphering the code was the highlight of my day. I need a new job!

[Mark Johnson]

AH HAH ...

HERBALMEDIA

IS NOW A MONSTER. He successfully deciphered the page and has been given the keys to the castle (well, the link to the uber secret confidential super web page!)

[Kyle Stebbins]

he's a lucky man.

[hunter richards]

With so many posts on this film thread, this is the "must see" of timefest. I dont even think it would be worth watching the others...with all of their readable titles and what not. More people need to get up on the monster code.

[Mark Johnson]

The film will likely be somewhat questionable but we are trying to get Blaine to play a role and that alone will make it "must see."

[bosindy]

Blaine huh? excellent!

[Mark Johnson]

Blaine huh? excellent!

He is wavering but, to my surprise, he is actually considering it. I won't give away the role but will say that I've been working on him to play a similar role for at least six months.

[hunter richards]

hmmm. Were trying to get a blue man in our film...maybe we could sub-contract him out to you guys?

[Mark Johnson]

hmmm. Were trying to get a blue man in our film...maybe we could sub-contract him out to you guys?

We are all over that, man. Send the sucker over and he's in our film fo sho!!!

[Ted Arabian]

I would LOVE to see Blaine in a flick!!! Come on, pressure him!!!

[Mark Harris]

Perhaps you can cast Blaine in a homage to this fine cinematic treat:

http://www.elmatadorfilms.com/jack.jpg

[Ted Arabian]

Mark H., I just never need to be reminded of that scene again!

It was troubling enough the first time....

Then I run across it in Jack's B-day wishes...

Now here.

I've had enough! :banned:

[Mark Johnson]

Just a reminder guys .... PLEASE go up to the STARS at the upper right portion of the window and VOTE OUR THREAD TERRIBLE - 1 STAR!!!! We're protesting the stupid star system. So have at us! We're asking for it. Vote us TERRIBLE!!! PLEASE!!!!

[Norm Sanders]

What's with the star thing? Was it good, then someone decided to poop in the star rating, and now you want to see how low it can get, lol? Eh, happened to me before ... kind of wish it wasn't there myself as well, as it can be frusterating.

Sooooo, congrats on an already smashingly out of control thread! I felt like a grade school kid flipping through a book only looking for the big pictures (i.e. photoshop magic & comic strips), since it's already at 42 pages, and this is the first I'd seen of it. Good read so far! :beer:

Well, I WAS thinking about entering TimeFest, but since my thread could never be as big as your guys', I'm not even going to bother. :grin:

That said, I'm tempted to buy a plane ticket & fly down to join the fun, if you needed help.

[Mark Johnson]

Hey Norm,

We'd love to have you come down here! Do it!!! We have a stellar crew assembled so it would be nice for them to get to work with you and vis versa. Hell, it would be a blast, man.

As for the star rating, yeah, some goof voted us down awhile back so we were the only thread not with 5 stars. We thought we'd have fun with it by asking everyone to vote us terrible just to embrace the suck.

So, have at it. We WANT the low rating now. It will be a badge of honor to say our thread has no redeeming value and we'll load it up with pictures of hot chix and crude jokes to match. It's all in good fun.

But seriously, we would really really love to have you come down to join us this time around. Just let us know.

[Norm Sanders]

Yeah, but what would I have to offer you guys? Last time I worked with you Tim would frequently beat me with a Punji Stick because I'd forget I wasn't directing & couldn't keep my freakin' mouth shut!

The wounds would have healed by now, had he not coated the tip with whatever he found growing up there at Huckleberry Hill.

[Mark Johnson]

Yeah, but what would I have to offer you guys? Last time I worked with you Tim would frequently beat me with a Punji Stick because I'd forget I wasn't directing & couldn't keep my freakin' mouth shut!

The wounds would have healed by now, had he not coated the tip with whatever he found growing up there at Huckleberry Hill.


Norm we need you!!! No punji sticks this time I promise!!!

*****

Hey!! We're down to 2 stars! Keep it up!! Come on ... Give us some more terrible ratings ( the rating for the thread is upper right ... We're trying to get our average to be "1" ..."terrible"

[Zak Forsman]

i tried to change my old five star vote, it won't let me.

[cinealma]

Hey, I gave you one fucking star, but it looks like it wasn't enough to drop it down from two. Sorry guys. Keep hope alive!

[Mark Johnson]

i tried to change my old five star vote, it won't let me.

Yeah me too.Curse my 5 star rating...

[bosindy]

too bad, how's nevada?

[Kyle Stebbins]

i'm amazed you guys have time for all this, what with your three thousand other projects! sounds like fat monster is really taking off! -- when are you paying back your investors? i think i donated a couple beers to the cause... ;)

[Matty_g]

I slept at fat monster last night and woke up with a headache that lasted all day.
Damn you fat monster.

[Slimothy]

I slept at fat monster last night and woke up with a headache that lasted all day.
Damn you fat monster.

That's what happens when you mix apple chipes, key lime soda, walnuts and butterfingers, Matty.

Who's in for a "Get Matty G back on Meat" Foundation.

[Matty_g]

answer your damn phone tim.

[Zak Forsman]

matty, at first I read that as... "I woke up with a heartache that lasted all day."


*tear*

[Geoff_R]

matty, at first I read that as... "I woke up with a heartache that lasted all day."


*tear*
Haha lol.

[jasonthewho]

I just gave you guys a one-star rating. Hope that helps!

[Simon Höfer]

It became quiet in here in the last days.... whats going on? I'm worried a little bit :D Everything ok? Don't tell me Mark lost his iPhone again or someone stole his notebook...

Whats up with your entry? Anything new?

[Matty_g]

Mark is away and Tim and I are setting up a Muzak Video

Some script revisions are currently being done.

[Norm Sanders]

Hey!! We're down to 2 stars! Keep it up!! Come on ... Give us some more terrible ratings ( the rating for the thread is upper right ... We're trying to get our average to be "1" ..."terrible"

Well, alright, but only because you're begging. Brought you down to 2.19 average, but I think you'll have to get all the way down to 1.49 average for it to show only one star.

Dang, that's going to be a tough number for you guys to hit! I love your sense of goals & priorities. ;)

Yeah, it'd be great to be on set with you guys. Let me know if there's anything specific you think I'd be able to bring to the table (i.e. coffee, donuts, napkins, etc.).

[Shawn Philip Nelson]

I'm the one that tipped you from 3 to 2 :-)

[Ted Arabian]

Norm, when are you heading down to CA?

[Norm Sanders]

Norm, when are you heading down to CA?

Not positive I can, but would like to. Just depends on the advanced notice, shedule, if I'd be able to actually help (they've got a lot of great people already on this!), etc.

You thinkin' about heading down there as well?

[Geoff_R]

You guys should definitely head out here if you have....'TIME'....

http://themcp.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/old-man-laughing.jpg

[Brandon Rice]

Time is something I DON'T have right now... snap.

[Geoff_R]

This guy got it...

http://www.filebuzz.com/software_screenshot/full/31984-funny_jokes_toolbar.jpg

This guy did not...

http://soccernet-akamai.espn.go.com/design05/images/LouisvanGaal205.jpg

[Geoff_R]

Time is something I DON'T have right now... snap.
You just need this and you'll be fine. They sell the kits and parts at Home Depot.

http://www.themoviebox.net/movies/2004/NOPQR/Primer/images/main-page.jpg

[Brandon Rice]

Dude... I NEED that.

B-Roll needs that... lol

[Mark Johnson]

Killing time at the airport once more ...

This morning Bullis and I had breakfast at a little cafe in Santa Cruz that caters to surfers. Here's an iPhone pic:

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/10478/1204850495.jpg

And a closeup of the print under the counter:

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/10478/1204850524.jpg

[Matt Sconce]

I understand now about the ratings. We were ranked third and our thread contains pictures and updates and not much else and all of the sudden we are at lik 15th or 20th. Someone must have rated us a 1 for some dumb reason. Boo for ratings!

Anyway...rant done. That i-phone takes great pictures!

[Ted Arabian]

Mark, that would make a great location to shoot at. Very interesting.

[Geoff_R]

Mark, correct me if I'm wrong...but is this the first fest film to be shot with an apple iphone?

[Ted Arabian]

I hope that you can handle that, Geoff. Will you be using an adapter on that? :grin:

btw, you are awfully chatty this evening!

:)

[Geoff_R]

Yea, we'll be using the i35 of course...ultra small and ultra sleek, powered by the earth's magnetic field.

Yea, I'm chatty because I'm going crazy rendering out useless files from RedCine...I'm attempting to maintain my sanity and avoid throwing my MacPro out the window. :) :) :)

[sfoster]

If you throw it out the window, could you let me know first so I can be waiting outside the window to catch it??? I could use a laptop!

[pixelated]

Just wanted to say congratulations for the thread - ***** secret **** outhype BR and create what has to be the fastest moving thread in history.

You wasted hours and hours of my time and I'm seriously sore from LMAO - Us old guys are not supposed to laugh that hard and fart at the same time - I may have given myself a rupture.

I could have written a script in the time I spent decoding this - your plot's working.

[Mark Johnson]

Ah INDEED!!! We are graced by the company of

PIXELATED

who has decoded the sanskrit cipher and he is now being sent the address to the uber secret ultra confidential web site!!!

[Kyle Stebbins]

If you throw it out the window, could you let me know first so I can be waiting outside the window to catch it??? I could use a laptop!

Is the Mac Pro not a desktop?? :beer:

kyle

[Geoff_R]

you are correct!

http://www.thenewsstar.com/news/blogs/blog2/uploaded_images/MattFoleyChrisFarley-770013.jpg

[Kyle Stebbins]

haha! damn drugs. they're good for nothing.

[FREUDENBERG_FILMS]

I figured the title out.... Wheres the secret linky ;0)

[Mark Johnson]

Indeed!
FREUDENBERG FILMS

Has joined the FRIENDS OF FAT MONSTER CLUB and is now cavorting with the other inmates in the uber secret confidential web site! WELCOME MIKE!!

[Mark Johnson]

Tim is shooting the "I Hate Kate" video and I'm on the road. I'm working on a new revised script based on some great notes from some readers here. We're extremely enthused by how this is coming together.

[conrad_johnson]

Hey, I'm fat. Can I be a part of the fat monster club?

[conrad_johnson]

Also, I'm at war with you with the low star count. I'm winning suckas!

[Mark Johnson]

Also, I'm at war with you with the low star count. I'm winning suckas!

Oh Gee! Somebody must have recognized the true excellence of your thread and thereby rated you a five because I see that you no longer are beating us in the low star derby. So solly cholly. We still suck the most!!!

[conrad_johnson]

Darn. Well I tried.

I wonder who did that? They must really like me!

Hey, If you need any help with sound, I'd love to be of service.

-Joey

[Ted Arabian]

I am still holding onto my stars for this thread... just in case you need it, Mark!

I am ready to plop down a big, fat notta for you!

:happy:

[Mark Johnson]

Up in Victorville shooting the I HATE KATE video. On the iphone and will try uploading a couple pix:

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/10478/1205116705.jpg

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/10478/1205116744.jpg

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/10478/1205116791.jpg

[Mark Harris]

Um, hey guys, some jackass gave my thread 3 stars. Can you please come over and help knock us down? I will not be able to sleep at night this fest knowing Fat Monster's thread is rated lower than mine.

[Brandon Rice]

Hey guys, cool music vid shoot!

[Matty_g]

It was a cool shoot.
Best thing I've ever shot. EVER.

[Ted Arabian]

Pretty cool "Light Ring-thing" you have there. Can you tell us more about that? The image looks great in the monitors.

:thumbsup:

[Mark Johnson]

The Monster was out in force this weekend shooting Glassnote Recording Artists "I HATE KATE" for the first of two singles commissioned by the label. I can't say enough about the crew and especially Tim (who came up with the concept and directed), Matty_g (who was DP) and Luis (Siniarch) who covered so many bases that Tim ended up dubbing him "Super Luis."

Here's some frames from the concept portion of the video shot Saturday (no color correction and reduced in size):

http://www.archivisuals.com/russ.jpg

Tim has developed a unique style that centers on interesting characters who perform in somewhat ambiguous and metaphorical settings that require some interpretation by the viewer.

http://www.archivisuals.com/boxing.jpg

We got to use our first Ritter Fan for wind effects and we also learned that you have to request the camlock cables when you order one AND you have to be sure your generator has camlock connectors. In our case the rental agency said FOUR TIMES it did and it wasn't until we got on set that we found out they lied (they didn't even know what camlock connectors were and had just guessed). Fortunately, we had a master electrician on set and he hard wired our fan to the generator (not a feat for the timid or inexperienced). Here's his amazing wiring job directly to the generator bus:

http://www.archivisuals.com/RitterWires.jpg

We got the fan positioned in front of the band and everybody watched with interest to see what would happen:

http://www.archivisuals.com/Ritter02.jpg

All hell broke loose!

http://www.archivisuals.com/IhateRitter.jpg

The biggest lesson I learned was that when you turn the Ritter Fan off it is best to find an excuse not to be around the set for cleanup:

http://www.archivisuals.com/Aftermath.jpg

[Ted Arabian]

LMAO!!! That is great, Mark!

Nice grabs, guys. Love the look. (and check out those FMF chairs! Sweet!)

Awesome news, can't wait to see the video! :thumbsup:

-Ted

btw... LOVE THE LADDER! :love4:

[ZFarms Productions]

That's awesome Mark.

[Dustin R. Rogan]

thats awesome! and fancier than what we gots...

[Ted Arabian]

So tell me about this set... did you guys build it? Did you rent the space? Did the band arrange the location?

[HorseFilms]

I can't wait to see this.:beer:

[Slimothy]

So tell me about this set... did you guys build it? Did you rent the space? Did the band arrange the location?

We've never built a set before, but we decided to go for it in the back of a friend's Glass shop (we were able to pay for the location, but got a great deal through a friend.) It was quite interesting and nerve racking because if it failed the whole video would have been f'd. Building a set is scary because you don't know if it worked until you're done and it's too late.

This was probably the most adversity we've faced on a shoot so far. The generator and fan thing was frickin ridiculous. There are so many ways we got screwed, thank god for people like Luis. Matty did a great job and I think we nailed what we were going for. Unfortunately we're in the midst of editing the last video we shot, along w/ the festival version of Where The Heart Lies. This, along with shooting two more videos this month. We're going to try and get this edited sometime soon.

Also, we were going to try and get an Art Director on board, but decided to handle it ourselves. You'll have to let us know how we did when the vid is done.

[Mark Harris]

From the grabs, the set looks great, Tim. Esp the ones lit for the businessman sitting in front of the TV and on the bed. Looks really great.

[Zak Forsman]

nice work, matty!!! who was the "trash wrangler"?

[Ted Arabian]

Yeah, what Mark said... Looks great in the grabs!

Wish I was out there. I'd love to come on as your Art Director.

Keep busy, Man. You guys are cranking along!

[Slimothy]

nice work, matty!!! who was the "trash wrangler"?

Matty was actually only the Craft Services person. But he DID do a great job.

[Mark Johnson]

Matty was actually only the Craft Services person. But he DID do a great job.

Well, my sandwich had tofu in it and we ran out of red vines .... so, I'm not sure about "great." Next time let's see if he can run the camera or something.

[Larry Rutledge]

Hey Mark .. saw a few posts back that you guys were in Santa Cruz. What were you doing over there? I was born in Santa Cruz ... I get over that way, and down to Monterey, every chance I get. I love the coast.

[Slimothy]

Well, my sandwich had tofu in it and we ran out of red vines .... so, I'm not sure about "great." Next time let's see if he can run the camera or something.

Lol,
In all seriousness, Matty G rocked the house and he is well on his way to being the best damn light-slinger on the WC.

[Kholi]

Footages!

[Mark Johnson]

Hey Mark .. saw a few posts back that you guys were in Santa Cruz. What were you doing over there? I was born in Santa Cruz ... I get over that way, and down to Monterey, every chance I get. I love the coast.

Yeah, Larry, Santa Cruz is one of my favorite places too. Bullis and I were down shooting footage for a settlement documentary. We have started doing a lot of these of late. These are typically six to ten minute "sixty-minutes" styled presentations that dramatically presents a particular legal case. The resulting DVD is usually played at a mediation hearing or is delivered to the opposition counsel or insuance carrier as a tool to try and settle a given case. We've found them to be great tools to sharpen our skills because each little documentary requires 1) copy writing; 2) camera work; 3) editing; and usually 4) motion graphics and some score.

Anyway, Bullis and I were shooting a very interesting case involving a lone fisherman run down in the fog by a giant freighter off of Point Reyes. The coast guard mistakenly called the search off and left him alone in the water to freeze to death. Lots of drama and we were able to get transmissions from the coast guard, the freighter and other fishermen as well as poingnant telephone messages the deceased left on his wife's voice mail as well as some friends just hours before the incident.

We spent the night in Capitola and had a wild night down at the Paradise Grill there on the beach. Good times indeed.

[Ted Arabian]

Dude, your work involves from pretty heavy sh*t. I will NEVER get some of those images out of my head!

[Mark Johnson]

Dude, your work involves from pretty heavy sh*t. I will NEVER get some of those images out of my head!

Indeed Ted. Alas, my 14 years as a catastrophic injury attorney sort of have given me immunity from taking these cases too closely on an emotional basis. Some pretty intense stuff as you know.

[Larry Rutledge]

Crazy stuff ... but sounds like a pretty cool gig to have.

I love that whole stretch from Santa Cruz down to Monterey/Carmel.

[Mark Johnson]

Crazy stuff ... but sounds like a pretty cool gig to have.

I love that whole stretch from Santa Cruz down to Monterey/Carmel.

You're just getting started when you get to Carmel. My favorite is to stop at the Highlands Inn for a martini in front of their huge glass window over the cliffs and then drive down to Big Sur.

[Zak Forsman]

You're just getting started when you get to Carmel. My favorite is to stop at the Highlands Inn for a martini in front of their huge glass window over the cliffs and then drive down to Big Sur.

there's a festival of shorts held in Big Sur at the henry miller library that i'm hoping to get IFHY into. you guys should hurry up and enter WTHL and 6"45RPMEP. they screen in an outdoor amphitheater. would be fun if we all went there with our films. submission is free.

http://henrymiller.org/shorts.html#Call

[Slimothy]

there's a festival of shorts held in Big Sur at the henry miller library that i'm hoping to get IFHY into. you guys should hurry up and enter WTHL and 6"45RPMEP. they screen in an outdoor amphitheater. would be fun if we all went there with our films. submission is free.

http://henrymiller.org/shorts.html#Call

Lets do it man, I'll check out that link right now.

[bosindy]

One of the best road trips I have taken was LA to Seattle on PCH. Just me and an old 35 SLR. Maybe I'll scan a few of the shots in since they aren't digital and post them. Big Sur is incredible.

[Mark Johnson]

After severely abrading the band's corneas, I Hate Kate forced the entire crew in front of the wind machine. Fortunately, they weren't as good at throwing debris into the blades as we were. .... CLICK BELOW

http://www.archivisuals.com/TimMarkRockOut.jpg (http://www.archivisuals.com/WindStorm.mov)

[Zak Forsman]

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[ZFarms Productions]

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hahahaha

[Ted Arabian]

That is hysterical! What is the wind speed on that fan? Looks like a hurricane! LMAO!

[Matty_g]

Hey Ted.
I believe THIS (http://www.digitalcamcordernews.com/2006/05/ringlite-mini-led-light-from-litepanels) is the light we used on camera.
Rented from Vahe (http://hdrentals.up.to/)

The wind got up to 45mph.

[Ted Arabian]

Thanks Matty. That is an interesting light. Seems like it would make the subject look flat... what was your experience with it?

Pretty decent prices for Vahe. (hey Mark... I see a Taco Cart! :grin: )

45 mph... pretty stiff wind from a fan. Pretty damn cool!

Thanks for the info!