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

[ugafan]

mark johnson = dvxuser legend

outstanding work.

[Kyle Stebbins]

There's a pic on that video of you, Jim, holding out the slate like you're flagging a NASCAR winner. Its one of my favorites as is the b&w one of you and Hudson.

My only complaint is that the damn video makes me look like I can't chug a beer. Jeeszhus!

Hahaha! Hey man, it was brilliant and your reaction to the spillage made the moment that much more memorable!!

Glad to be the ultimate BTS resource on the set. That shit was fun to capture and I'm proud to be able to show my friends how goofy (and KICKASS) my friends on the west coast are (and just how much they like to party!)

Keep the reviews (and the insightful posts) coming! When things wind down I wouldn't mind a 720p version of the film so I can show it to my buddies in pristine quality. They don't believe I worked on a film so GREAT!!! ;)

We'll show them.

[Mark Johnson]

Just read some of Mark's posts through this thread... he could charm the pants off of any woman, or back on again if the situation calls for it.

With surprising frequency I have had to employ this latter oft overlooked technique:

See, e.g.: "Um, I think your husband just got home ... "

***

Matt, you be da real deal. I dunna wanna shoot no mo widdout you and your big boom. Fat Monster Feature = St Louis Sound

[Kyle Stebbins]

I dunna wanna shoot no mo widdout you

http://www.intriguing.com/mp/_pictures/grail/large/HolyGrail065.jpg

[Mark Johnson]

Kyle, I dunna wanna shoot no mo widdout you also. I hope that years and years from now you get newbies sending PMs that say "how did you get your name 'Wrangler of Smokage?'"

Truly, you have become a great hope among your people. I felt little nuggets of tears forming under my eyelids when I saw you bearing the shaved-head-of-coming-of-age that marks the young warriors of your tribe. Perhaps Bullis said it best when he proclaimed: "Nebraska keeps its promises; Stebbs keeps his mouth full ... but the snake river wasn't named after a damn cow." ...

[Kyle Stebbins]

"Nebraska keeps its promises; Stebbs keeps his mouth full ... but the snake river wasn't named after a damn cow." ...

Bullis has an uncanny ability to grasp the ungraspable, illustrate the illusive, and verbalize the... well, the unspeakable. He's the man. And so are you...

Great stuff, guys. Can't wait to see you all again. Y'all be nice to Nate, ya hear?

[Postmaster]

After watching all the shorts again to make my voting I stumbeld over on thing in O2.

We are in a high tech space craft with Tachyon Warp Pulsar Boosters and it´s own gravity field, but what the hell do they have for video recording? Used VHS Tapes?

Any cheap cell phone delivers better quality that this on board video module.

Seems somehow a custom of the trade in most scifi flicks since Flash Gorden and Buck Rogers.

Never mind, I´m still in love with your film :love4:

Frank

[Justin Kuhn]

After watching all the shorts again to make my voting I stumbeld over on thing in O2.

We are in a high tech space craft with Tachyon Warp Pulsar Boosters and it´s own gravity field, but what the hell do they have for video recording? Used VHS Tapes?

Any cheap cell phone delivers better quality that this on board video module.

Seems somehow a custom of the trade in most scifi flicks since Flash Gorden and Buck Rogers.

Never mind, I´m still in love with your film :love4:

Frank

This is prevelant in pretty much all movies and shows, "video" is gonna look f*cked up. Even shows that aren't sci-fi. But for instance, I'm a big fan of Battlestar Galactica, the episode where Lucy Lawless's character is introduced has footage that has to be established as "video" and they threw all kinds of static on it like it was a news spot from 1982. I agree, you'd think in the future they'd have, you know, upgraded their chipset?

[Mark Johnson]

Used VHS Tapes

That made me laugh this morning Frank. Yes their company is comprised of really cheap bastards. Did you notice that the music at the beginning was being played on an 8-track tape cartridge? :)

[LeadSolo]

Great work fellas. Even sounds like a real pilot on the rescue ship approaching. Amazing!

[pia12254]

Mark, et al.

I have been pondering your use of other members from DVXUser to help on your films. The core group I tend to work with are all pretty solid guys. However, on occassion when we have added people into the production effort either one of two things happens:

1) They end up having a very poor work ethic/attitude/etc.

2) We are so busy on set it is hard to know how to utilize them (especially if we have not met them before).

When you guys have people come out to help on your shoots how do you organize/utilize them? Also, have you ever had a problem with anyone you've brought on to the crew and if so, how did you handle it?

The problem has been getting so busy (and perhaps poorly organized) that we don't get them integrated well. Also, if they have very little experience putting them in a "key" position could compromise the quality of the production.

Obviously, not paying people hard cash makes it a little more difficult to be picky! :)

Do you guys have any thoughts/insight on this?

Thanks!

Daniel

[Tom Marshall]

Great work fellas. Even sounds like a real pilot on the rescue ship approaching. Amazing!

That guy was a hack I tell you... a hack! :beer:

[chstick]

Amazing job!

Looks like an intro to an episode of FIREFLY or something.

DVXuser should set up PRO and AM categories if teams are going to be this good.

Crazy good. too good.

kudos

[Slimothy]

Truth is, a lot of times a big effort like this is a big risk in that you really don't know who you're getting. We were VERY fortunate in that everyone that showed up was worth their weight in gold. I've had situations before where people show up and really don't know what the heck is going on or have bad attitudes, etc. But a lot of times you can get lucky.

I think the deciding factor is how they're treated and what project it is. If you're working out in the middle of the desert in 110 degree heat, 12 hour days with little shade, people are obviously going to drag ass regardless. But if you're project is cool and people are into it, people work harder and have better attitudes. It seems like the best way to get people united is to treat them well, make sure they know they're appreciated and have a cool project that they can say "hell yea, I helped make that happen!"

If they are indifferent to the project, then it will show. But I see how you mentioned that sometimes you are so busy on set you don't know how to utilize people. First off, I totally understand what you're saying and have done that many, many times. Unfortunately I think that is the start of having someone who is not able to contribute to the best of their ability. I've been on a few sets where the situation is exactly that - I'm standing around while the "core" group of film makers are doing all the work and I feel like I'm getting in the way. At that point I feel awkward and usually am lost to some degree as far as my ability to contribute.

We assigned people to certain departments. Gave people very specific jobs. "Hey, Hudson, you're the first A.D., here is what we're trying to complete today, make sure we do!!!" This seemed to work really well. We were actually nervous about having so many strangers, but I can honestly say it wouldn't have went nearly as well if these people hadn't shown up.

BTW: TSM was great man. awesome job.

[Charlie Anderson]

Holy bawls! I'm gone for 2 months and you guys pulled this off? HATS OFF TO YOU ALL!!!!!

Great friggin JOB! OMG so awesome.

[Mark Harris]

Hey guys, I know I haven't been over here yet. Just wanted to pop in and say I am alternately impressed and jealous as hell. You have outdone yourselves.

It's really exciting to see where you guys are going.

Is that a set from Firefly? I thought I heard a rumor of a FireFly set being involved.

[Mark Johnson]

Hey guys, I know I haven't been over here yet. Just wanted to pop in and say I am alternately impressed and jealous as hell. You have outdone yourselves.

It's really exciting to see where you guys are going.

Is that a set from Firefly? I thought I heard a rumor of a FireFly set being involved.

The set was used in Episode 3 (Bushwhacked) as the abandoned ship. Here's some frames from the episode that I pulled and posted on our preproduction web site when we were discussing the lighting approach we would be using:

http://www.o2themovie.com/assets/images/FireflyFrames.jpg

[Mark Harris]

Ha! Wow, your film just got 10 times cooler :)

[Herman Witkam]

I am very impressed - This is a very entertaining film, and great production values! I love the look of it as well.

Justin's score is very functional and subtle in the background when it needs to be, and works really well when brought to the front at the dramatic and suspenseful moments! My compliments to Brad too for the sound design/mix!
I would love to hear this in 5.1 :)

[Mark Johnson]

...
I would love to hear this in 5.1 :)

Thanks Herman! Very much.

I would love to upload the version with the 5.1 sound track but I suspect that would be a violation of the rules. ??

[Blaine]

Great work fellas. Even sounds like a real pilot on the rescue ship approaching. Amazing!Indeed he does...:thumbsup:

[ConspiracyPenguin]

I too had a nitpick with the video. Evan (not his real name, just the one I have assigned to him for now) has his arm up in the first fram to indicate he is starting the recording, but at the end he never puts his arm up to stop the recording. It just stops itself. Also, after Zoey (again with the name thing) is revived, there is no bandage or mark to indicate a needle had been in her throat.

I never whined about these because the film was fucking kick ass shit, but I decided "what the hell, might as well give 'em a bad time!"


That made me laugh this morning Frank. Yes their company is comprised of really cheap bastards. Did you notice that the music at the beginning was being played on an 8-track tape cartridge? :)

Hey! I have an 8-track player in one of my cars. That thing is the shizit!

[Kholi]

Mark and crew. I went out on a shoot yesterday and was thinking about your piece on the way. Just wanted to say how glad I was you did this short, it really inspired me to lift my game. There are no quick corners for me anymore. Now yesterday was helping on someone elses short because I can get reciprocal assistance in the future, I ended up doing grip and all the sound. But I made what I did perfect - the sound was the best stuff I had ever done in narrative. (I dont want to do sound - but just a point). Seriously, it was just right on the money. Not gloating about that, I just wanted to point out that you guys have influenced me to push it to the next level. Which is great in more ways than one - this is my day job.

A+ Noel. That's what I'm sayin'. Tryin' really hard right now to put aside the gear obsession and actually shoot something myself. These guys make you want to get to it.

[Mark Johnson]

I too had a nitpick with the video. Sam has his arm up in the first frame to indicate he is starting the recording, but at the end he never puts his arm up to stop the recording. It just stops itself.

When Sam and Natalia recorded the message they truncated it when they saved it as a loop for Trevor to find. On the full recording Sam fondles Natalia's breasts and flips Trevor the bird. They decided it would be in poor taste so they clipped the recording at the point it stops and automatically rewinds to the beginning.




Also, after Zoey (again with the name thing) is revived, there is no bandage or mark to indicate a needle had been in her throat.


This is the future penguin. They used a subepidural diffuse osmotic delivery system that is primarily pneumatic. Thus, no wound. No blood. No bandage needed. In seriousness, the prop itself was given to us by Dragon Dronet and it actually is intended to be a pneumatic delivery system. We deliberately chose the old-fashioned syringe for the scene where Natalia sticks Trevor because it looks more menacing and cool.

Thanks for your observations. You may return to what you were doing now.

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

When Sam and Natalia recorded the message they truncated it when they saved it as a loop for Trevor to find. On the full recording Sam fondles Natalia's breasts and flips Trevor the bird. They decided it would be in poor taste so they clipped the recording at the point it stops and automatically rewinds to the beginning.


LMAO! :grin:

[Kyle Stebbins]

It took a couple of views before I realized that the voice coming through from the (spoiler) fuel freighter was Len! He's a top-knotch dude with the patience to watch grass grow. The guy just chilled and hung out the whole day until it was his time to shine. (Only to be upstaged by Tommy's hair... nice one, T-dizzle)

[Slimothy]

Yea,
Len truly was the man. I can't wait to work with him again on something.

[tmpafilmer25]

Wow, fantastic film...Thanks for sharing

[Tom Marshall]

(Only to be upstaged by Tommy's hair... nice one, T-dizzle)

Hell yeah! (new avatar)

[kurtmo]

Excellent film. Loved all the cinematography! I liked the story. The twist was nice. I liked the way you lead the viewer.

I also liked the human-ness of the story!
Way to go!

[Alan H. Chang]

Okay, I'm not even sure where to begin.

The storyline sure feels complete. The ending was sure a twist, didn't expect the both of them to sacrifice their life for him. As soon as she tells Trevor they'll never hurt him, it was a 70/30 deciding factor that he will live and they die. The emotions were outstanding. Roles were performed very well, the timings and edits added an immense amount of drama to their reactions. Facial makeups looked neutral and the right type of clothing for the call of scenes. You guys focused so much detail into the production that every itty-bitty thing in there looked natural.

The only unnatural element that stood out was the amount of light reflection off from her spacesuit during the repair stage.

The cinematography looked gorgeous. Has this cold temperature all around, yet enough lighting to fill the face and the surroundings. This may just be my way of looking things, but I believe the setting in the mechanical repair room should have looked warmer (more dark orange, meaning critical or high-alert area).

Music, this is what I call film scoring! Wonderfully written, to what the scenario calls for, reactions and mood of the dialog. Also, there was always an underscore present whenever a scene feels empty.

The production sound, superb! Not too upfront during medium/wide shots and not too distant during closeups. Just the right headroom in every shot.

This one is for you Brad.
The sound design also came out evenly well. The buildup of the meteorite passby until it just barely whips across your right shoulder was solid. Just the right tension of an enormous beast. Trevor tuned out to the music is so reality. When Trevor tossed the package to Sam, the whoosh effect sounded too thick to be plastic. I love what you did during the repair sequence. The droning sound effect and the system meltdown, two thumbs up. I believe the "critical depletion" beep should be present even before Trevor steps into the control room and after he leaves. I also liked how you added distance to the incoming voice transmission when the framing gets wider.

Overall, Amazing! Fat Monster quality everywhere.

[Kyle Stebbins]

Fat Monster quality everywhere.

http://media.bonnint.net/slc/6/670/67068.jpg

There's a sig testimony for ya.

Tommy! Nice!

[Mike Insane]

loved it... but it is hard to truly get it, especially the twist at the end since I was on set. It looked fantastic. I'm bummed that the Pilot didn't get any screen time.

[Kyle Stebbins]

I'm bummed that the Pilot didn't get any screen time.

As mentioned, Tommy's Billy Ray Cyrus hair upstaged Len so much so that it actually rendered the footage useless.

http://www.yuddy.com/articleimages/Billy%20Ray%20CyrusMTgzOA==.jpg

Maybe it was a Johnny Bravo thing.

http://modulo8.rendered.hyves.org/50700001-50750000/50711701-50711800/50711742_5_7d5Y.jpeg

[ConspiracyPenguin]

When Sam and Natalia recorded the message they truncated it when they saved it as a loop for Trevor to find. On the full recording Sam fondles Natalia's breasts and flips Trevor the bird. They decided it would be in poor taste so they clipped the recording at the point it stops and automatically rewinds to the beginning.

This is the future penguin. They used a subepidural diffuse osmotic delivery system that is primarily pneumatic. Thus, no wound. No blood. No bandage needed. In seriousness, the prop itself was given to us by Dragon Dronet and it actually is intended to be a pneumatic delivery system. We deliberately chose the old-fashioned syringe for the scene where Natalia sticks Trevor because it looks more menacing and cool.

Thanks for your observations. You may return to what you were doing now.

Holy Hell! I haven't laughed that hard at something I read to myself in a long time. :grin:

[Alan H. Chang]

http://media.bonnint.net/slc/6/670/67068.jpg

There's a sig testimony for ya.

Tommy! Nice!

WHAT! How did that happened??

[Gord.T]

I believe those are Coke cans when Kholi visited the set, if Im not mistaken.
Soory, Coke LIGHT.

[Shawn Philip Nelson]

Just watched it a second time. Holy sh1t you guys delivered, this is amazing. It was even better the second time around. Congrats to everyone involved!!!!

[Alan H. Chang]

I believe those are Coke cans when Kholi visited the set, if Im not mistaken.
Soory, Coke LIGHT.

I hope those Coke cans were cleaned before they were trashed into that room, or else...

[GageFX]

As mentioned, Tommy's Billy Ray Cyrus hair upstaged Len so much so that it actually rendered the footage useless.

:nads: :2vrolijk_08:


HAHAHAHA! Poor Tommy and his hair.

[Mark Johnson]

Yes, Tommy's hair is astounding. The guy is bizarre. Why just last week I heard he was arrested for exposing his bad tomatoes to a group of catholic school girls.

[Dustin R. Rogan]

Yes, Tommy's hair is astounding. The guy is bizarre. Why just last week I heard he was arrested for exposing his bad tomatoes to a group of catholic school girls.

eewww...so squishy....

*Rogan goes into bathroom to throw up*

Rogan

[Simon Höfer]

Yes, Tommy's hair is astounding. The guy is bizarre. Why just last week I heard he was arrested for exposing his bad tomatoes to a group of catholic school girls.
I heard he cut his hair recently. What did they do with the cut hair? Something to think about...

[Mark Johnson]

... What did they do with the cut hair? ... THEY are weaving small rugs from it.

[Jeff Anderson]

Will these be available to purchase? I hope they dont go the same way of the Blaine doll... I'm still waiting to hear when that will be released...

[Mark Johnson]

Production of the BabyBlaine (tm) has commenced in Thailand.

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

[Blaine]

Come get your beers, guys, the frat house is open...

[Horncastle]

Wow!! Bam, bam, bam, you guys really hammered this.

I will just allow myself one little observation (i.e. not a criticism, but maybe a back-handed compliment). I liked this the first time round, I liked it MUCH more the second. I think that this level of production quality is such a deluge in the format of a six minute short that it's easy to miss the story somewhat on the first viewing. I mean the story is not difficult to follow at all and it was a good story with a great twist at the end while the acting was excellent. I just think I was overwhelmed a little and the six minutes were over before I really had a chance to adjust. That, of course, is not a reason to not go after this level of quality. I think you've taken it to a whole new level in DVXuser fests and maybe in the world of 6 minute shorts in general.
Congratulations.

[Mark Johnson]

Thankyou SO much, Horncastle. I have no doubt that all of you wonderful film makers in Germany are going to bring a whole series of beautiful films to our community. I am so pleased to see DVXUSER truly having an international presence!

[Duff]

Production values are astounding, such that I don't even feel the need to comment on them. You guys have already heard it enough.

I'll offer what criticisms I can. I feel like there should have been more tension built up to when she stabs him with the syringe. He doesn't seem fearful enough. My guess is that this was probably limited due to time constraints. Also, I'm not sure what the purpose of the intro scene with the meteor is, unless it's what caused the oxygen leak and I missed that, or if it's just to establish they're in space.

The twist was cool and unexpected. I suspect this would have been much better suited for a 10 or 15 minute short -- I haven't read this massive thread, so I'm not sure if that's been discussed. Side note regarding the crew of three -- man, there must have been some constant awkward third-wheeling going on, haha.

All-in-all, very well done, but you really don't need me to tell you guys that to know it. Cheers, and looking forward to future productions.

[Mark Johnson]

Hey thanks Duff!!!! Indeed, the meteor took out the oxygen tanks/fuel cells. The exterior shot of the ship shows that damage but we didn't feel it necessary to be explicit about that in the story itself.

Thanks so much for the compliments, man. We really appreciate it.

[Deepfocus88]

Sooooooooo rad. One of my favorite films that I've seen on DVXuser.

The scoring & audio really came through here. I loved the voice from the freighter Orion at the end as well.

[ConspiracyPenguin]

Yes, Tommy's hair is astounding. The guy is bizarre. Why just last week I heard he was arrested for exposing his bad tomatoes to a group of catholic school girls.

Good God. I can't believe another person said bad tomatoes on the forums. It hurts me just typing it here. It really does.

Oh, Mark, I just sent you $50.00 over PayPal. That should be enough for an authenticated Blaine Doll as well as a small Tommy Rug. You can keep the change, buddy!

[Mark Johnson]

Good God. I can't believe another person said bad tomatoes on the forums. It hurts me just typing it here. It really does.

Oh, Mark, I just sent you $50.00 over PayPal. That should be enough for an authenticated Blaine Doll as well as a small Tommy Rug. You can keep the change, buddy!

Do you want your BabyBlaine (tm) autographed? If so, please give some indication of the inscription you want. We are taking a load of these over to Blaine's house today to personally sign and we're trying to accomodate DVXUSERs with personalized inscriptions.

[Susanne G.]

Ohhhh, Mark,

what I will do in England without your charming compliments! Thanks for the congratulations. I just had dinner and during the the time I ate I had some thoughts about: Where invented the name "Fat Monster" and why this name???

Susanne

[Mark Johnson]

Ohhhh, Mark,

what I will do in England without your charming compliments! Thanks for the congratulations. I just had dinner and during the the time I ate I had some thoughts about: Where invented the name "Fat Monster" and why this name???
Susanne

We actually started a thread here on DVXUSER when we were trying to come up with the name for our company:

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=107572

[ConspiracyPenguin]

Do you want your BabyBlaine (tm) autographed? If so, please give some indication of the inscription you want. We are taking a load of these over to Blaine's house today to personally sign and we're trying to accomodate DVXUSERs with personalized inscriptions.

Actually, yes. I would like "Penguins are the superior race. Love, Blaine" inscribed on it if possible. Thanks!

EDIT: Actually, I am thinking "Always quadruple up! Love, Blaine" would be better!

[Kyle Stebbins]

We actually started a thread here on DVXUSER when we were trying to come up with the name for our company:

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=107572

That was an interesting read! I always wondered where it came from and how it was decided upon.

[GageFX]

LOL. Well, from that thread comes Tommy's production company:

Explosive Mullet Pictures


:grin::grin:

[Tom Marshall]

From Wikipedia:


A Mullet is a hairstyle that is short in the front, top, and sides, but long in the back

Mine was the same length front, side, and back.

[pixelated]

Shit! I was sure it was a fish.

wait - it is a fish. It's gotta be a fish. Who ever heard of exploding hair?

[ConspiracyPenguin]

Took a look at that thread Mark. Now I know why you chose that name, you dog!


save "fat monster" for your porn division.

[GageFX]

Mine was the same length front, side, and back.


Uh.... yeah...

[Blaine]

Mul-let, mul-let, mul-let, mul-let, mul-let...

[Tom Marshall]

Heh... I wish I knew where Blaine kept that rolling laugh smiley guy thing... :D

[Mark Johnson]

Now, ... Blaine in a mullet. That's something I would love to see. Anybody feel photoshoppy today?

[Tom Marshall]

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/17011/1214355041.jpg

:evil:

[Blaine]

Now, ... Blaine in a mullet. That's something I would love to see. Anybody feel photoshoppy today?
Hell, even a full head of hair would be nice. :thumbsup:

[Mark Johnson]

BRAVO Tommy!!! I knew you'd come through!!!! AWESOME!

[GageFX]

LOL....

hahahahahahahahahahahaha


oh tommy.

hahahahahaha

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

yeah, heh heh, that was really suh-weet
:thumbsup:

[Blaine]

yeah, heh heh, that was really suh-weet
:thumbsup:I detect the jealousy in your voice, JDS. You wish you had a head of hair like that...:grin::grin::grin:

[GageFX]

I'm not sure what good it is putting Jack's face on there because I am pretty sure that's Blaine in the original photo.

[GageFX]

Original photo:

[Kyle Stebbins]

Hahaha!

It's THE DOG!!!

http://www.dogthebountyhunter.com/

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

I detect the jealousy in your voice, JDS. You wish you had a head of hair like that...:grin::grin::grin:
Erhm ... so do you? :)


I'm not sure what good it is putting Jack's face on there because I am pretty sure that's Blaine in the original photo.

lol :)

[ConspiracyPenguin]

Tommy, excellent work. I wish I had been here earlier, I would have tried my hand at it. Oh, well, more fun to look at the results of another's work I say.

[Simon Höfer]

shi*! I was sure it was a fish.

wait - it is a fish. It's gotta be a fish. Who ever heard of exploding hair?

You are RIGHT!

It's the MULLETFISH :D

http://www.ujusansa.si/images/stories/novice/2006/vqs-mulletfish.jpg

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/26393/1214392042.jpg

[Firemonkey]

Finally started getting to watch these, took forever just to figure out where I was going to watch them, I just burned out another system board on my laptop, so I have been watching them on my PSP, hah. Awesome job here man the set looked amazing but I shouldn't expect any less for knowing what the set was, good twist especially in the end, great cinematography, really liked the video screen, that was a nice touch, was that a video overlay on a green matte? Well it looked good either way, great job, and thanks for the guest apperance in The Dustin Rogan Project, Really added to it, Hah fun stuff, look forward to seeing more from you

[MattinSTL]

For the record... I liked Tommy's hair... but not gay liked... you know, just ordinary man-hair-admiration. What!? Can't a man admire another man's hair and not be ridiculed!?

Last night I was shooting a gig in STL and I didn't even realize I knew one of the original set designers! He lives just down the road from me... I was shooting a gig with his Varicam and I brought my macbook specifically to show him some of the TimeFest entries... and during O2 he says "Hey that's my set!" I thought he was full of sh*t but check your email FM. How ironic is that? 2 STL guys there from the ground up... STL Represent!

[Tom Marshall]

Thanks Matt... I think... :thumbsup:

[Mark Johnson]

Is this cool or what?
http://www.archivisuals.com/starrunners.JPG

[Tom Marshall]

I'm amazed that there was some thought that actually went into creating that set instead of a bunch of random shit glued to the walls... :D

[Slimothy]

Is this cool or what?
http://www.archivisuals.com/starrunners.JPG

Dude!!! I can't frickin believe that. Mark told me the story today. Incredible.

[MattinSTL]

The guy with the arrow at his head is Wyatt Weed... he's got a company here in STL called Pirate Pictures. He's a cool dude... I think the FM crew would like him.

The set was built for a sereies called Star Runners... it was a relatively low budget production with an expectation higher then Dr. Who and Red Dwarf... but not by a whole lot. Star Runners was going to be aimed at a younger audience and I think the concept is actually pretty cool. The idea was that some period of time had passed and animals were walking upright and speaking... and intermixed with humans... and the ship had a crew of humans and upright animals... the original production sketches had these really cool wolves with the legs bent back (like a wolf's legs) and bristley hair... and some of the staff thought that the coolest characters would be too scary for kids, so they ended up taking it in another direction... unfortunately, as is often the case in productions that want to maintain kid-appeal... they freakin' Jar-Jar Binked it... or should I say they Twiggied it up... and ruined it... so the project never really got going... I think they did a few episodes that you'd be hard pressed to find.

Wyatt said that they went to these electronic junk yards... where they'd buy stuff by the pound... and they'd get pallets of the same broken item (like you'd see at a computer junk store)... and they also got plastic seconds from a place near there... the stuff that was just going to be melted down and re-used... (didn't you wonder why they had so many tripod cases in there guys? I did... those hard cases are $200+ each! but not SECONDS that were scheduled for chop and melt)... so then each guy was assigned jobs... and they created piles of the same parts... like piles of circuit boards and stacks of plastic cases... then they added up all the parts... "We have 25 of these... and 50 of these..." and then they sketched out the internal layout based on the shapes and quantity of each. He said the set used to have a sunken walkway... that there was another layer of grid that went up about 1' or so on each side... and the actors could step down through the center and back up... plus they originally rigged some things outside of the tunnels to create breaking/sweeping/moving light shafts. Pretty cool huh?

The guy that painted all of that did set painting for some other pretty incredible stuff... like the upside down titanic model? That's orange stucko! Wyatt knows that guy but I can't remember his name... I just remember the stucko and orange cheese curls were used for barnacle crap...

Wyatt has had a lot of involvement in visual design... if you check his IMDB you'll see he's done some pretty good gigs.

[Mark Johnson]

Hey Matt,

I'm so fascinated by this kind of stuff. I did some quick googling and found this stuff:

First I found a listing for Michael Reeves whose resume includes this note: - Pilot script for Star Runners, sold to Fallen Artists Productions, 1988. Is this the same show???

Second, I found an actress listing for Patricia Tallman that includes this credit: Star Runners, USA Network; I wonder if this is the same show?

Then, I found the Wyatt Weed channel on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/wyattweed His bio does include this: "He also directed STAR RUNNERS, a science fiction television pilot. The pilot was purchased by Universal but unfortunately was never aired."

I'm still looking for a clip from the STAR RUNNERS pilot. If anyone else can find it FAT MONSTER will buy you a Dustin Rogan T-Shirt!

[MattinSTL]

Yes that's it... he told me about the Universal purchase I didn't think he directed the show... but maybe he did... he just laughed and said some guy forced these stupid puppy puppets into an otherwise good concept. We were having this conversation after 11p last night... but I'm sure we'll be getting together for a beer real soon now... I want to hear these stories as bad as you do... I was laughing my ass off last night as he told the BTS stories... but I can't repeat them here... but you'd love them to I guarantee it. I'm tempted to hook up a drink 'n dial conference call...

Yeah Mark he mentioned Patricia Tallman... one of the first things he started off with...

Hey that YouTube channel is cool! Do you remember our conversation on Luis' driveway Tim... *ahem* STL representin'.

[Mark Johnson]

Hey Matt,

You GOTTA drunk dial us when you have some beers with this guy. Seriously!

So, it must have aired on the USA network briefly? You'd think there would be something more on the net somewhere.

Still lookin'!!!!

[ConspiracyPenguin]

Hey Matt,

You GOTTA drunk dial us when you have some beers with this guy. Seriously!

So, it must have aired on the USA network briefly? You'd think there would be something more on the net somewhere.

Still lookin'!!!!

USA is part of the NBC-Universal Corporation. You said it was sold to Universal?

Anyway, I want one of those shirts. Off into the vast black whole of the internet...

[MattinSTL]

Notice that they all have the same cordless electric drill... that was standard equipment on the construction of the set... and Wyatt said it was common practice to kype somebody else's spare battery... so he got a few of these japanese batteries that nobody could take w/o getting caught... anyway... some guys screwed stuff together... some screwed stuff up on walls... some screwed the... *ahem*... oh and some cut plastic molds in half and stacked 'em up... they covered the floor with organized piles of inventory and Wyatt started drawing stuff up for the walls.

Yeah... it is funny to think that a lot of thought went into that place! I zoomed in on a shot of the back door... and asked Wyatt... "so who was in charge of the hamburger boxes?"... and he was pissed (not really) that so many of them have been broken off since he was there. :cheesy:

[Shawn Philip Nelson]

Whoa, that set was for a show that was canned two decades ago?? Why is still there? I thought I read that this was a set for Firefly? Or is it both and some studio has enough space to keep around a set 'just in case its needed'?

[Mark Harris]

It was used in an ep f firefly. A couple pages back, Mark details it. And prob 100 other movies too.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Yeah it's in a rental space.
http://www.lcstages.com/

Many shows / films use it - show up and modify it, leave some of their modifications. The studio allows them to leave the modifications if they want because they are usually improvements - added detail that wasn't there before and who knows if the next shoot will really need that new added element or not.

For example. When 02 shot there the bedroom suicide scene was an empty gray room. The on set art director fashioned the interior from garbage and extra pieces laying around the outside edges of the set and unused costume elements. The video monitor was ripped from the Medical Bay walls, a light was put inside and crystal buttons on the outside then mounted on the wall in the bedroom.

So it's kind of like a piece of living coral, growing and morphing with each production. I think they left the bed they made and most of the art direction up in the bedroom, but returned the video monitor back to the medical bay.

[Blaine]

Whoa, that set was for a show that was canned two decades ago?? Why is still there? I thought I read that this was a set for Firefly? Or is it both and some studio has enough space to keep around a set 'just in case its needed'?
It is just one of the many standing sets in the L.A. area. You want a "tramp freighter" check out Laurel Canyon Stages, a 747 you can find one. United Pacific Studios has all kinds of standing sets. A quick trip to LA411 will find just about anything you need to make a movie.

[MattinSTL]

Wow! It gets more crazy by the minute... I'm talking to Wyatt right now... and he says "so you said the guy that DP'd that was named Levy? I worked with Levy Isaacks on The Guyver and a Tales from the Crypt".... and yep... go to Wyatt's IMDB page and you see Guyver aka "The Guyver" and when you click on that... cinematography by Levie Isaacks. Now I'm no longer sure of the proper spelling... but it's him.

Do you know what this means? I just became Kevin Bacon!

[siniarch]

mmmmm "BACON" aaaagggrrr *siniarch drools*

[Blaine]

cinematography by Levie Isaacks. Now I'm no longer sure of the proper spelling... but it's him.
It's LEVIE Isaacks :thumbsup:

[Mark Johnson]

Matty: That is too friggin' wild!!!! You know, the more we work here the more we really and truly feel like Hollywood is actually a pretty small town. That kind of proves it.

I love Jack's "living coral" metaphor as he is right about the studio letting the set "morph" as different people use it and add stuff. When we went in to shoot the opening scene as a pickup on Saturday June 14th there had been two shows shooting in there. One was a children's show of some sort and the other was a b-movie involving vampires in space or something. I was amused to see some of the tracking markers we had put up on one wall had been incorporated into some sort of design using some tape and a circuit board and apparently became part of the set design from one of those productions.

The spaceship set has been used in a bunch of music videos (three that I've seen myself) and a whole bunch of films and television shows. Its pretty cool how different it looks depending upon the set design and lighting.

[MattinSTL]

It's LEVIE Isaacks :thumbsup:

Yes... "Levie"... but seriously dude... that's your response? To correct the proper spelling? Thanks for that... but where's the "Holy Coincidences Batman!"

Are you not just a little freaked out by the thread of connectivity here?

Jeez... had I known ANY of this before hand I could have had some fun conversation with Wyatt prior to even coming out... and I would have had the ultimate ice-breaker with Levie!

I REALLY liked Levie... so it would have been cool to establish a repoire with him early on... and I'll bet that would have done it.

After all... Levie was on of the few people to appreciate my favorite on-set joke... which virtually nobody else responded to... the guys were calling for Tom to waft... "WAFT! WAFT!" and Tom would spread the fog so that we could try to approximate the effect of a hazer (with extra density and layers of lighting)... and after a while I got tickled at the whole relationship of the yelling WAFT! and Tom (and sometimes Kyle's) instant reactions... so finally I said "did you know that Tom was part of the original Luft-waff-ah?"... and NOBODY laughed... but Levie turned around and looked at me like I was half-nuts... BUT... the next day... when we were yelling WAFT! I heard Levie say that afterall... Tom was in the Luftwaffa...

Dude... for comedy that was a solid endorsement... it stuck.

I like Levie a lot... he GOT it. :-)

Mark... yeah... you GOTTA' hear some of the stories... I'm sure you'll be surprised at some of 'em... and yeah... I think that the overall pool of talent in the country isn't THAT deep... or else you'd see good sh*t all the time... but we don't... everybody appreciates an ambitious effort that's well executed... and that takes talent... where that talent COMES from isn't important... just that it's there when and where it's needed.

[Slimothy]

Yes... Levie... but seriously dude... that's your response? To correct the proper spelling? Thanks for that... but where's the "Holy Coincidences Batman!"

Are you not just a little freaked out by the thread of connectivity here?

Jeez... had I known ANY of this before hand I could have had some fun conversation with Wyatt prior to even coming out... and I would have had the ultimate ice-breaker with Levie!

I REALLY liked Levie... so it would have been cool to establish a repoire with him early on... and I'll bet that would have done it.

After all... Levie was on of the few people to appreciate my favorite on-set joke... which virtually nobody else responded to... the guys were calling for Tom to waft... "WAFT! WAFT!" and Tom would spread the fog so that we could try to approximate the effect of a hazer (with extra density and layers of lighting)... and after a while I got tickled at the whole relationship of the yelling WAFT! and Tom (and sometimes Kyle's) instant reactions... so finally I said "did you know that Tom was part of the original Luft-waff-ah?"... and NOBODY laughed... but Levie turned around and looked at me like I was half-nuts... BUT... the next day... when we were yelling WAFT! I heard Levie say that afterall... Tom was in the Luftwaffa...

Dude... for comedy that was a solid endorsement... it stuck.

I like Levie a lot... he GOT it. :-)

Dude. All these coinkadinks are too much for me to process right now. Mickey's 40s. Bad choice.

But I wanted to say, I was laughing my ass off at the story about the Luftwaffa....


LOLOLOL. That is some funny shizz.

[Tom Marshall]

For the record... I liked Tommy's hair... but not gay liked... you know, just ordinary man-hair-admiration. What!? Can't a man admire another man's hair and not be ridiculed!?!


...prior to even coming out...

Is there anything you want to tell us? :evil:

[Mark Johnson]

... the guys were calling for Tom to waft... "WAFT! WAFT!" and Tom would spread the fog ... and after a while I got tickled at the whole relationship of the yelling WAFT! and Tom's instant reactions...

Instant reactions? Funny, I seem to remember Levie kept yelling: "Tommy! Tommy! ... where's the goddamn smoke!"

[Tom Marshall]

I grew to hate that damn smoke machine...

[Blaine]

Yes... "Levie"... but seriously dude... that's your response? To correct the proper spelling? Thanks for that... but where's the "Holy Coincidences Batman!"Holy Coincidences, Batman! http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/verkleidung/costumed-smiley-009.gif

The coincidences really are amazing. I had NO IDEA that you were really Kevin Bacon, either. :shocked:

(I didn't think I was correcting your spelling. It sounded like you weren't sure what it was and I thought I'd be helpful...dash my head against the rocks, would you...):grin:

[Shawn Philip Nelson]

After all... Levie was on of the few people to appreciate my favorite on-set joke... which virtually nobody else responded to... the guys were calling for Tom to waft... "WAFT! WAFT!" and Tom would spread the fog so that we could try to approximate the effect of a hazer (with extra density and layers of lighting)... and after a while I got tickled at the whole relationship of the yelling WAFT! and Tom (and sometimes Kyle's) instant reactions... so finally I said "did you know that Tom was part of the original Luft-waff-ah?"... and NOBODY laughed... but Levie turned around and looked at me like I was half-nuts... BUT... the next day... when we were yelling WAFT! I heard Levie say that afterall... Tom was in the Luftwaffa...


It does suck to dedicate grips to wafting, and the time it consumes. I solved this problem and tried it out on my last short, worked awesome, no wafting.
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=129483

[dory_breaux]

This and Aetas were easily my favorite films of the fest.

[MattinSTL]

Instant reactions? Funny, I seem to remember Levie kept yelling: "Tommy! Tommy! ... where's the goddamn smoke!"

:grin: I'll set 'em up... you knock 'em down... I laughed when I typed that... sorry Tommy... I was gone for a week and you cut your hair? Is there somebody else in your life now?... or did you misunderstand when I asked you to trim up a bit.

wow... that is w-r-o-n-g...

*whole room goes Oh no u di-int!*

[Blaine]

It's WAY TOO early in the day, Matt :evil:

[ConspiracyPenguin]

:grin: I'll set 'em up... you knock 'em down... I laughed when I typed that... sorry Tommy... I was gone for a week and you cut your hair? Is there somebody else in your life now?... or did you misunderstand when I asked you to trim up a bit.

wow... that is w-r-o-n-g...

*whole room goes Oh no u di-int!*

Oh, snap. I was about to compile a long list of very suggestive quotes made by Matt when I realized that it would be dirtier than a pile of bad tomatoes.

I think the question is: do you and Tommy need to get something out in the open? :happy:

[MrKilloran]

Great work, definitely my favorite one in the fest.

[Ben Sliker]

YOU ASKED FOR IT MARK.

In the past few days, DVXusers Ben Sliker and Justin Kuhn sat down and chatted over AIM while simultaneously watching the same TIMEFEST films. We call them, "The AIM sessions". Here's their thoughts on "O2"

now, normally our AIM sessions happened upon FIRST viewing, but Justin and I had both seen O2 a few times before we did this one, so we had some thoughts prepared beforehand.

spesliker (5:04:22 PM): O2?
happygobo (5:04:43 PM): alrighty
happygobo (5:04:56 PM): ready
spesliker (5:04:58 PM): ready?
spesliker (5:04:59 PM): 3
spesliker (5:05:00 PM): 2
spesliker (5:05:02 PM): 1
spesliker (5:05:03 PM): go
happygobo (5:05:19 PM): oh god it almost hit us
spesliker (5:05:21 PM): i need some creedence here. mark ... get creedence.
spesliker (5:05:39 PM): why is there always shi*ty video in the future? they need to switch to wireless-N.
happygobo (5:05:43 PM): always
spesliker (5:05:46 PM): BOOOM TITLE
spesliker (5:05:49 PM): AWESOME
happygobo (5:05:51 PM): geeze trevor, heads up!
spesliker (5:05:59 PM): this scene is just fantastic
happygobo (5:06:02 PM): that's a big helmet.
spesliker (5:06:08 PM): f*ck
spesliker (5:06:10 PM): PAUSE
happygobo (5:06:10 PM): I know, one of my faves
spesliker (5:06:36 PM): where are you, mine just wnet to sh*t.
spesliker (5:06:48 PM): must have a corrupt version still.
happygobo (5:07:00 PM): 1:10
spesliker (5:07:04 PM): ok
spesliker (5:07:05 PM): 3
spesliker (5:07:06 PM): 2
spesliker (5:07:07 PM): 1
spesliker (5:07:09 PM): go
happygobo (5:07:19 PM): nice smoke
spesliker (5:07:23 PM): well delivered lines
happygobo (5:07:36 PM): I'd like to see some evidence of emergency status in the lighting
spesliker (5:07:51 PM): i want that to be alien goo ... and then he turns into some crazy creature ... maybe next time
spesliker (5:08:00 PM): I WANT DAMAGE MARK! SPACESHIP DAMAGE!
spesliker (5:08:11 PM): awesome planet
spesliker (5:08:14 PM): in the BG
happygobo (5:08:15 PM): "I FLY JETS BITCHES"
spesliker (5:08:38 PM): ack "get me out of the way" still don't vgds alfk dklsajfdF*CK
spesliker (5:08:40 PM): PAUSE
spesliker (5:08:47 PM): where are you?
happygobo (5:08:52 PM): 2:43
spesliker (5:09:03 PM): ready?
spesliker (5:09:04 PM): 3
spesliker (5:09:05 PM): 2
spesliker (5:09:06 PM): 1
spesliker (5:09:08 PM): go
spesliker (5:09:24 PM): the comps are almost too good.
happygobo (5:09:26 PM): trever needs eyelight
spesliker (5:09:37 PM): perhaps. we love the twinkle.
spesliker (5:09:40 PM): that sounded bad.
happygobo (5:09:44 PM): lol, that was nice.
spesliker (5:09:44 PM): RUN!
spesliker (5:09:49 PM): SHE'S GONNA STAB YOU.
happygobo (5:09:56 PM): oooh blue smoke
happygobo (5:10:04 PM): love me some of that
spesliker (5:10:05 PM): yeah, that's rad in the BG
spesliker (5:10:10 PM): that's right ... i said rad.
happygobo (5:10:28 PM): when somebody raises a needle, I punch them in the face.
spesliker (5:10:36 PM): that needle shot was straight up out of a slasher movie.
happygobo (5:10:40 PM): don't care who you are
happygobo (5:10:46 PM): straight up.
happygobo (5:10:57 PM): nice haze
happygobo (5:11:04 PM): lovin the haze
spesliker (5:11:20 PM): not going to lie, the production value in this is better than a handjob cupcake smoothie.
happygobo (5:11:22 PM): did they bone first?
spesliker (5:11:27 PM): i think so
spesliker (5:11:30 PM): i mean ... why not
happygobo (5:11:36 PM): that's what I'm saying
spesliker (5:11:40 PM): it's a good idea, other than it would have taken a lot of oxygen, depending on how long they boned.
spesliker (5:12:00 PM): i didn't see this coming the first time
spesliker (5:12:04 PM): tricky bastards.
happygobo (5:12:04 PM): "Could we make this a rear-entry situation?"
spesliker (5:12:18 PM): dude. inappropriate.
spesliker (5:12:20 PM): lol
happygobo (5:12:25 PM): and then they all would have gotten saved
happygobo (5:12:35 PM): I would have done the pull out dolly too ... that was nice.
spesliker (5:12:38 PM): COPY MAN ... your gonna die! there's no air jackass!
happygobo (5:13:08 PM): only beef I got in terms of cinematography, as alluded to above
spesliker (5:13:13 PM): yeah, alot of this was so perfect i wanna puke.
spesliker (5:13:18 PM): damn you fat monster.
happygobo (5:13:31 PM): the cinematography was excellent
happygobo (5:14:17 PM): I felt that if I were given access to that set and equipment package however, that I might have tried to ramp up the tension a bit.
happygobo (5:14:51 PM): do something a little unconventional
spesliker (5:14:55 PM): i posted about that earlier, there's no way i would hav let that bi-otch near me
spesliker (5:15:08 PM): nothing overcomes "i'm going to kill you from your O2"
happygobo (5:15:18 PM): for
spesliker (5:15:27 PM): yeah ... deal with it.
happygobo (5:15:53 PM): tighter, more agitated camera, more contrast, more dolly.
spesliker (5:16:16 PM): that's like ... your opinion man
spesliker (5:16:18 PM): lol
happygobo (5:16:30 PM): I know
spesliker (5:16:38 PM): :-)
spesliker (5:16:56 PM): alright we done?
happygobo (5:17:44 PM): we done

:) I won't double post my critiques Mark, but you know what i want to see!

[Blaine]

spesliker (5:10:36 PM): that needle shot was straight up out of a slasher movie.)On set, that shot was referred to as "The Psycho Shot." :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

[Tom Marshall]

On set, that shot was referred to as "The Psycho Shot." :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

Yeah, because it was driving everyone insane... :lipsrseal

[Mark Johnson]

Ben and Justin you RULE!!!! I just love these damn AIM chats. If anything, you are much too nice.

I think you are the first to raise the "did they bone?" question. I can answer that: ... TWICE! ...

Man, I hope you guys do some more of these. Maybe film makers can invite you to so there isn't any hard feelings.

I hope you do 24/7. I can't get that music out of my head and those weird-ass images ..... whoa ..... for some reason I think a chat session might help me understand who the hell the tree caretaker was and whether I should be afraid!

Again, thanks guys. We love you.. We really do!!!

[ConspiracyPenguin]

spesliker (5:11:20 PM): not going to lie, the production value in this is better than a handjob cupcake smoothie.
happygobo (5:11:22 PM): did they bone first?
spesliker (5:11:27 PM): i think so
spesliker (5:11:30 PM): i mean ... why not
happygobo (5:11:36 PM): that's what I'm saying
spesliker (5:11:40 PM): it's a good idea, other than it would have taken a lot of oxygen, depending on how long they boned.
spesliker (5:12:00 PM): i didn't see this coming the first time
spesliker (5:12:04 PM): tricky bastards.
happygobo (5:12:04 PM): "Could we make this a rear-entry situation?"


Shame on you both! :happy:

[GageFX]

I can't get that music out of my head and those weird-ass images .....


That is so funny Mark, same with me. I'll find myself watching normal TV shows and mentally singing that music while I watch. If something tense happens, the music stops, then just as things return to normal, the song kicks in again. lol.

I think I'm damaged.

[Ben Sliker]

Ben and Justin you RULE!!!! I just love these damn AIM chats. If anything, you are much too nice.

I think you are the first to raise the "did they bone?" question. I can answer that: ... TWICE! ...


ROFL.

you're welcome. :)

[conrad_johnson]

Ben and Justin you RULE!!!! I just love these damn AIM chats. If anything, you are much too nice.

I think you are the first to raise the "did they bone?" question. I can answer that: ... TWICE! ...

Man, I hope you guys do some more of these. Maybe film makers can invite you to so there isn't any hard feelings.

I hope you do 24/7. I can't get that music out of my head and those weird-ass images ..... whoa ..... for some reason I think a chat session might help me understand who the hell the tree caretaker was and whether I should be afraid!

Again, thanks guys. We love you.. We really do!!!

Yeah, do me next! (you know what I mean):evil:

[Ben Sliker]

Yeah, do me next! (you know what I mean):evil:

eww.

[Mark Johnson]

That is so funny Mark, same with me. I'll find myself watching normal TV shows and mentally singing that music while I watch. If something tense happens, the music stops, then just as things return to normal, the song kicks in again. lol.

I think I'm damaged.


BINGO! .... Lately I've been seeing sequences from that opening/closing and when he turns a corner there's a bare-assed Rogan (shudder). I definitely am damaged and I am considering litigation.

[GageFX]

...he turns a corner there's a bare-assed Rogan (shudder). I definitely am damaged and I am considering litigation.

LOL.

[ConspiracyPenguin]

BINGO! .... Lately I've been seeing sequences from that opening/closing and when he turns a corner there's a bare-assed Rogan (shudder). I definitely am damaged and I am considering litigation.

I will side with you on that! For some reason I keep waking up from nightmares involving Rogan running in circles nude and 1000 JDS's doing the "What What Prance" although they are each a split second off from each other, which creates a murderous echo effect.

I have lost sleep over this, and (because I gamble when I don't sleep) a lot of money as well.

[Mark Johnson]

HEY GUYS. ... I GOT THE REAL AIM SESSION FROM JUSTIN:


In the past few days, DVXusers Ben Sliker and Justin Kuhn sat down and chatted over AIM while simultaneously watching the same TIMEFEST films. We call them, "The AIM sessions". Here's their thoughts on "O2"

now, normally our AIM sessions happened upon FIRST viewing, but Justin and I had both seen O2 a few times before we did this one, so we had some thoughts prepared beforehand.

spesliker (5:04:22 PM): O2?
happygobo (5:04:43 PM): not that overproduced turd. Haven’t we seen it already?
spesliker (5:04:58 PM): Yeah, but somehow these AIM sessions have become ‘chic’ so we
spesliker (5:04:59 PM): gotta put one together to ride the hype stream these a-holes have
spesliker (5:05:00 PM): been building.
spesliker (5:05:02 PM): Ok. 3 2 1 …
spesliker (5:05:03 PM): go
happygobo (5:05:19 PM): JEEZ … that looks like a lump of coal … or a turd!
spesliker (5:05:21 PM): what is this lame-ass music? WTF?
spesliker (5:05:39 PM): and what’s the chick doing outside? That’s man’s work!
happygobo (5:05:43 PM): John Abbot Mitchell wouldn’t let some chick do the man’s work
spesliker (5:05:46 PM): hell no. He’d have that bitch tied up on the holo-deck fo sho
spesliker (5:05:49 PM): Hey, how come you never see people using the crapper in space?
happygobo (5:05:51 PM): Maybe those dudes who did SURVIVAL will tackle that one
spesliker (5:05:59 PM): Yeah, if The Dude will let them use this set
happygobo (5:06:02 PM): Hmmm. .. Just had a thought about taking a dump in zero gravity
spesliker (5:06:08 PM): yeah, a new meaning to the term ‘floater’
spesliker (5:06:10 PM): Hey, did I just see “Mark Harris Sucks” on the wall there?
happygobo (5:06:10 PM): Or maybe it said, “RPDM is DOA” ha ha. Oh those wacky monsters!
spesliker (5:06:36 PM): I wish we had the guts these guys do. Pissing off Mark Harris like this.
spesliker (5:06:48 PM): I guess they figure if they have 150 DVXUSERs on crew, what the hell
happygobo (5:07:00 PM): Yeah, Fat Monster is the 800 pound gorilla around here.
spesliker (5:07:04 PM): Does that mean we have to curry favor with them? Suck up?
spesliker (5:07:05 PM): Do we have to trot out the obsequious fawning?
spesliker (5:07:06 PM): Must we employ the sycophantic brown-nosing?
spesliker (5:07:07 PM): The unctuous toadying?
happygobo (5:07:19 PM): Not us! Screw them!
spesliker (5:07:23 PM): Yes! Down with FAT MONSTER! And that little penguin character too!
happygobo (5:07:36 PM): Yes, he’s been all too friendly with them lately.
spesliker (5:07:51 PM): Who puts “conspiracy” in their title anyway? What’s that about?
spesliker (5:08:00 PM): I’m going to rename myself “Suspicious Ptarmigan”
spesliker (5:08:11 PM): Hey, maybe he’s just really into Linux.
happygobo (5:08:15 PM): Hey was that a “Baby Blaine ™” in the background?
spesliker (5:08:38 PM): Either that or it’s an otter of some sort. Maybe a ferret?
spesliker (5:08:40 PM): WTF?
spesliker (5:08:47 PM): Tell me I didn’t just see Rogan’s nasty ass!
happygobo (5:08:52 PM): What film are you watching?
spesliker (5:09:03 PM): Oh, right. I got switched to YouTube somehow.
happygobo (5:09:26 PM): Let’s go back to where they had the “Mark Harris Sucks” grafitti.
spesliker (5:09:37 PM): Yeah, that was the best part of O2. If they take down Harris maybe …
spesliker (5:09:40 PM): Yes!!! …. Take that RPDM. We meet again Mark Harris …
happygobo (5:09:44 PM): And this time the advantage is ours!!!! Bwa-ha-ha-ha
spesliker (5:09:44 PM): O2 and RPDM are gonna cancel each other out!!!!
spesliker (5:09:49 PM): That will leave just …US and SEATTLE GREEN fighting for first!!!!
happygobo (5:09:56 PM): Damn, it could happen!
happygobo (5:10:04 PM): But what about Aetas?
spesliker (5:10:05 PM): Don’t say that word around me.
spesliker (5:10:10 PM): We got into too much trouble with our last AIM session.
happygobo (5:10:28 PM): Yeah. Barry Green kept calling my house ….
spesliker (5:10:36 PM): No sh*t?
happygobo (5:10:40 PM): Yeah. … Say …. Seattle … GREEN???!!??
happygobo (5:10:46 PM): You don’t think?
happygobo (5:10:57 PM): Couldn’t be……
spesliker (5:11:20 PM): OMG! You may be right. Could Seattle be Barry’s code name?
happygobo (5:11:22 PM): I did notice a lot of Panasonic product placement in that one.
spesliker (5:11:27 PM): And all those billboards with the Sound DVD ads on them …
spesliker (5:11:30 PM): i mean ... it makes you wonder.
happygobo (5:11:36 PM): yeah. It really does.
spesliker (5:11:40 PM): Cripes. We forgot all about O2.
spesliker (5:12:00 PM): Theyr’e doing the twist now.
spesliker (5:12:04 PM): tricky bastards.
happygobo (5:12:04 PM): This is lame-o. We need more robots and lasers.
spesliker (5:12:18 PM): Yeah, this is girly crap. At least get some boobs in here.
spesliker (5:12:20 PM): From their thread you’d think there would be some off-color humor …
happygobo (5:12:25 PM): Or at least some shots of Tommy for comic relief ….
happygobo (5:12:35 PM): Speaking of which.
spesliker (5:12:38 PM): Yeah, I was just gonna say that f*cker is one weird looking dude.
happygobo (5:13:08 PM): He’s, like, in denial. Says he never had a mullet….
spesliker (5:13:13 PM): Dude, he IS a mullet.
spesliker (5:13:18 PM): I looked up the word and there was a picture of Tommy.
happygobo (5:13:31 PM): No sh*t?
spesliker (5:14:55 PM): Yeah. And it had a bio on him. Did you know his teeth aren’t real?
spesliker (5:15:08 PM): And he has three nipples? I’m not kidding. I read it today.
happygobo (5:15:18 PM): That’s disturbing.
spesliker (5:15:27 PM): Hey, should we wrap up this review of this thing?
happygobo (5:15:53 PM): Ok. It sucked pretty bad but the chick was hot.
spesliker (5:16:16 PM): I can go with that.
spesliker (5:16:18 PM): lol
happygobo (5:16:30 PM): In other words. ….
spesliker (5:16:38 PM): It’s no IN EXTREMIS … That was a gem in the rough.
spesliker (5:16:56 PM): And it had Tommy committing suicide.
happygobo (5:17:44 PM): Now, that is a picture Mr. Hyten and Mr. Johnson. Give the people what they want to see. …. More boobs. More Tommy. …. And More lasers and robots.
spesliker (5:18:44 PM) And don’t forget the revealing lingerie!!!

[Ben Sliker]

lol. THAT'S HORSESH*T MARK ... THERE'S NO WAY I CAN TYPE THAT FAST. MY FINGERS AREN'T THAT SMART. THIS IS IN CAPS CAUSE IM YELLING. :)

[Justin Kuhn]

Ben lies. I will totally take credit for being that funny. I SENT THE REAL CHAT LOG!

And let me reiterate, O2 SUFFERS FROM A COMPLETE LACK OF BOOBIES, LASERS, and oh yeah, SWEET JUMPS! Do something in post and show me the new cut by Friday! Also send me that chick's number, she makes a needle a very sexy thing.

[Eugenia Loli-Queru]

Very good film! Make sure you add it at IMDb too! That's a short film that fully deserves to get listed there.

[ConspiracyPenguin]

Mark, I ought to slap you for being so damn funny! I think I broke my back...no...wait...OUCH!...yup...broken. You know, I feel half honored and half insulted that I was included in that little feat of humor there. :grin:

[Mark Johnson]

Blame Ben and Justin, Nick. Those are their unadulterated words. I channeled them with my aluminum foil hat so I know they said that. As Jack Stanley says: (prance * prance * prance *) "It's True ... Every Word."

[Lingothree]

ho-o-oly crap. good work, dudes! good stuff. i thought it was gonna end right after first dude gets poked with that needle, and i was gonna be like, uhhhhhhngh bummer... what now a minute of credits but then BAM! last minute twist. love those!
looked great, too. i even boo-hooed a little at the end when the two... uh, spoiler? okay. when the two were on the screen and said that thing they said and that thing happened. tear in the old eye. i'm such a pussy.

[Mark Johnson]

ho-o-oly crap. good work, dudes! good stuff. i thought it was gonna end right after first dude gets poked with that needle, and i was gonna be like, uhhhhhhngh bummer... what now a minute of credits but then BAM! last minute twist. love those!
looked great, too. i even boo-hooed a little at the end when the two... uh, spoiler? okay. when the two were on the screen and said that thing they said and that thing happened. tear in the old eye. i'm such a pussy.

Just saw you on Harris's thread. Man, I LOVE seeing that banner!!! That was the very first fest I got involved in here. So cool to have you on the thread and especially to have you like what we did.

May I assume you will be entering the next go-round????

[ConspiracyPenguin]

Blame Ben and Justin, Nick. Those are their unadulterated words. I channeled them with my aluminum foil hat so I know they said that. As Jack Stanley says: (prance * prance * prance *) "It's True ... Every Word."

Wow, thank you for putting the image of Rogan's bare ass in my head again. Way to go. :angry:

[DavisOsborne]

John Abbot kinda liked this movie....havnt tried a needle yet)..........Thanks for the inspiration....

[Matt Sconce]

Wow, thank you for putting the image of Rogan's bare ass in my head again. Way to go. :angry:


*Cries tears of horrific rememberance!*

[Mark Johnson]

John Abbot kinda liked this movie....havnt tried a needle yet)..........Thanks for the inspiration....

Crap. .... Now look what we done. Hey! You!!! ... get away from there. Shooo! Go over to the Survival thread. Those dudes are arguing about what to do with the girl in that film. ... I think you can give them some ideas. .... Now GO! ... And take that bloody towel with you.

[ZazaCast]

Wow, thank you for putting the image of Rogan's bare ass in my head again. Way to go. :angry:


Here... this will help: CLICK HERE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_mzadEFuP4)

[Mark Johnson]

Here... this will help: CLICK HERE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_mzadEFuP4)

YESSSSSSSSSSS! Now we're talking.

[ConspiracyPenguin]

Here... this will help: CLICK HERE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_mzadEFuP4)

Thank you, sir, very much!

"Thank you very much-o, Mr. Roboto!" - Styx

[Lingothree]

Just saw you on Harris's thread. Man, I LOVE seeing that banner!!! That was the very first fest I got involved in here. So cool to have you on the thread and especially to have you like what we did.

May I assume you will be entering the next go-round????

Yeah. I'm going to be working the ass't director credit next go-round with anyone willing to give me the right kind of assignment.

Ooh. Bad. I'm a dirty slag.

Yes. Maybe. Who knows.

conrad_johnson and i just made an awesome 48 hour film but I think harris has stolen him for these dvx thangs. Now I just do the, you know, behind-the-scenes handiwork.

Ooh. Bad. I'm a dirty slag.

[conrad_johnson]

You know, I can work on more than one film.....bitch.

[Lingothree]

SHUT UP JOHNSON! (not mark.)

I KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE, MUTHA!

[Mark Harris]

There 48 hr entry is amazing. Of course, Lingothree's entries are always available 24/7.

Can you guys post a link?

[Lingothree]

There 48 hr entry is amazing. Of course, Lingothree's entries are always available 24/7.

Can you guys post a link?

I don't think so... because then you can go up a step in the directory and see our unfinished movie, which is in no shape to be seen. conrad_johnson can you put thatbusiness somewhere else?

[Mark Johnson]

Some of my best friends are twin cities.

[Mark Johnson]

Hey, is anybody else continually getting these weird invitations to join WAYN by Mike Hechanova? Is this a facebook wannabee site? Should I be mad (well, maybe seething) at Hechanova for sending me these things?

[ConspiracyPenguin]

Hey, is anybody else continually getting these weird invitations to join WAYN by Mike Hechanova? Is this a facebook wannabee site? Should I be mad (well, maybe seething) at Hechanova for sending me these things?

Wow, I would probably kidnap him and submit him to Chinese water torture. Yup. That is almost as bad as those fucking Bebo invites or Hi5 or whatever. Oh how I want to punch someone whenever I think about social networking or any of that crap. *prepares for a beating*

[Gord.T]

Some of my best friends are twin cities.

Now I'm getting worried. I'm thinking 'Intervention'.

[Mark Johnson]

Hey Raptor! I got some books here for ye. They may be going out with a little treat this weekend .... if we don't get too hammered that is.

I just realized that you forgot to put a bathroom in the ship. To quote Galaxy Quest: "Those Poor People!"

[GageFX]

spesliker (5:13:13 PM): Dude, he IS a mullet.

Thank you Mark Johnson.:-Laugh(DBG):

[Mark Johnson]

Ha ha.... Some people here appreciate the finer niceties of wordplay. You seem to have both appreciation and tolerance for my bizarro ramblings, Brian!

[Lingothree]

Some of my best friends are twin cities.

Is that about sex?

[Mark Johnson]

Is that about sex?

Come over here closer and we'll talk about it.

[ConspiracyPenguin]

Come over here closer and we'll talk about it.

Wait! Is Lingo's AIM username "sexycat" ?*






*See my post in the "JOHN ABBOTT MITCHELL" thread to understand this.

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Some of my best friends are twin cities.Crazy! I just saw Craig Ferguson explain this. :grin:

[Gord.T]

....They may be going out with a little treat...


I used to play in a band and girls would come up and pretend to shake my hand, but in thier palm was a little coke or crack. I'd look, hand it back , smile and say, naw, that's alright, I don't do that stuff. The looks I'd get. Ha.
Ahh, the good ol days.

[ConspiracyPenguin]

I used to play in a band and girls would come up and pretend to shake my hand, but in thier palm was a little coke or crack. I'd look, hand it back , smile and say, naw, that's alright, I don't do that stuff. The looks I'd get. Ha.
Ahh, the good ol days.

:grin:

[Postmaster]

I played in bands for almost 20 years, but something like that never happened.

.....must have done something wrong or played at the wrong places. http://www.ask1.org/modules/Forums/images/smiles/rock.gif

Frank

[conrad_johnson]

There 48 hr entry is amazing. Of course, Lingothree's entries are always available 24/7.

Can you guys post a link?

http://www.lingothree.com/48hrfilm/48hrh.264.mov

Check it.

[Tom Marshall]

I used to play in a band and girls would come up and pretend to shake my hand, but in thier palm was a little coke or crack. I'd look, hand it back , smile and say, naw, that's alright, I don't do that stuff. The looks I'd get. Ha.
Ahh, the good ol days.

You'll have to show me where you guys played... I'll have to add that place to our upcoming tour. :beer:

[ConspiracyPenguin]

You'll have to show me where you guys played... I'll have to add that place to our upcoming tour. :beer:

:huh: Why would you...ooooohhh! You beast! :thumbsup:

[Tom Marshall]

:huh: Why would you...ooooohhh! You beast! :thumbsup:

:evil:

[Gord.T]

You'll have to show me where you guys played... I'll have to add that place to our upcoming tour. :beer:

No prob man but I think you may want to cut your throat before your tour is done.

I'm worried about Mark. Is he passed out yet? I hope so. You always know when he gets good news in the mail, ha.

//As in, good news = party, and boy, Mark, you've not hung around us country boys in a while. No offense but I don't think you can keep up to us farmer types :)


//Mark: Your Fired.
//Me: Again?

[Lingothree]

Come over here closer and we'll talk about it.

UHHHHHHHHHH OH. :cry:
am i in trouble? :cry:
:embarasse:embarasse:embarasse ???

[Mark Johnson]

UHHHHHHHHHH OH. :cry:
am i in trouble? :cry:
:embarasse:embarasse:embarasse ???

:engel017: oh no. ... not at all. ....................... :evil:

[Darkline]

Hiya Mark.

Well, you said to me that this fest you had something bigger in mind, and you didn't dissapoint. I felt a feeling of 'oh my god, I could never make anthing this polished' wash over me as I watched your short.

So I felt a mixture of 'wow' and 'god im depressed' as I watched it...lol

I read a little of this thread (you cant blame me for not reading it all!) and I'm impressed that you got most of this through sheer hard work and tenacity than you did buying everyone out. I'd love to do something this epic and I'd be well chuffed it I managed to do half of what you did here. It looked fantastic.

It was nice that you had restraint too. With a set so elaborate it would have been easy to have had a really complicated 'over the top' story and frenetic direction. But both were handled with a simplicity and confidence which is nice to see.

Good little reversal at the end. Ok, I saw it coming a touch before it hit, but that's minor. This is some really great work here and you have raised the bar on a technical level for everyone to aspire to.

Most of us will never get there, but thanks for the benchmark ;-)

Now I just want you to resurrect 'chow baby'...

[Kyle Stebbins]

Anybody find any Starrunners clips!?!?

[Mark Johnson]

Anybody find any Starrunners clips!?!?

Not yet, but I think Matt was going to be opening a bottle of wine with the guy and try to talk him into rummaging through his stuff. Thus, we remain hopeful.

DARKLINE: Indeed, I have the Chow Baby footage all on a driver here and I do plan to put something together from it one way or the other. Thanks for such kind words, man. I am humbled and honored by your compliments.

[Aaron Marshall]

Great job to every single person who worked on this film!

I like the uplifting nature of the script. It's such a common thing to go the dark route in short films. I am glad you were brave enough to spin something positive, and ultimately do such a great job.

This story reminded me a lot of the film Sunshine. Only in Sunshine they were all cut throats with not much projected hope for humanity. I didn't sympathize with those characters after a while. At first I thought that was the route of this film. I was very surprised and moved by its fresh direction.

The production reminded me of the 90's version of The Outer Limits. Well, it's better than that. It's just the feeling it gave me.

Great score Justin
outstanding hollywood style lighting design (looked like Aliens)
set design...wow How in the hell did you do this?

[Lingothree]

Sex.

Sex
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Sex
Sex
Sex
Sex
Sex
Sex
Sex
Sex
Sex
Sex .

Sex .

[Tom Marshall]

Sex.

Sex
Sex
Sex
Sex
Sex
Sex
Sex
Sex
Sex
Sex
Sex
Sex
Sex .

Sex .

I'm awarding this as the best post of the thread... :thumbsup:

[Mark Johnson]

Awwww! So nice to see you over here L3! Why don't you slip into something more comfortable? :)

You be our favorite chick here at O2!

[Mark Johnson]

Fat Monster has always had a thing for kinky girls. Right Tommy?

[Tom Marshall]

So has this guy... :huh:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1395/775367930_4cf84d6182.jpg

[Mark Johnson]

Okee dokee ... I'm running to a lunch meeting with the wunnerful Chris Real. Try not to get into trouble while I"m gone.

[Tom Marshall]

Who's Chris Real?

[Lingothree]

sex.

[Matt Sconce]

sex.

I knew it!

[ConspiracyPenguin]

sex.

Fast becoming my favorite female member of the boards. :love4:

[alex whitmer]

Well, with no pun intended, your SFX were out of this world. How the hell did you do that?

This had all the qualities of a major production. Man would I love to see what you could do with a few million bucks! (Um yeah, me too)

Phenomenal, and I'm no fan of SciFi.

I felt I didn't get quite enough info as to when and how the decision was made to spare the one in exchange for the two. Was there an update on oxygen levels?

That's about all I can nit pik.

By the way, you committed one of the cardinal sins of filmmaking: never kill the pretty girls!

Alex

[ugafan]

So has this guy... :huh:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1395/775367930_4cf84d6182.jpg

tom's idea of a romantic night on the town...

[Matt Sconce]

By the way, you committed one of the cardinal sins of filmmaking: never kill the pretty girls!

Alex

Unless they are Paris Hilton...

[Gohanto]

sex.

Fat Monster threads may vary off track occasionally, but I think you just raised the bar.

[Tom Marshall]

tom's idea of a romantic night on the town...

Tip: Rohypnol usually helps if they look like they'd put up a fight... :thumbsup:

[disjecta]

O2??

Shoot, is this a sequel? Do you have a link to O1?

[Tom Marshall]

O2??

Shoot, is this a sequel? Do you have a link to O1?

Absolutely! link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU)

[Brandon Rice]

Fave. film of the fest guys. :thumbsup:

[Mark Johnson]

Fave. film of the fest guys. :thumbsup:

Brandon, that means a lot to me. Thanks for being a friend.

[Brandon Rice]

Brandon, that means a lot to me. Thanks for being a friend.

You bet dude! Likewise! :)

This is the strongest piece from you guys...by far...

And I look forward to the next chapter in the Fat Monster Films story!

[conrad_johnson]

I'm so glad The Moment After got DQ'd. I mean, who would actually CHOOSE to make a movie about sex rather than spaceships and science fiction? I'd much rather be looking at depth maps and CGI space cruisers than naked woman flesh, unless of course, the women are flashing their tits after taking a beer bong and yelling at me in Klingon. Now that would be exiting!

Rock on Mark!:kiss:

[jpbankesmercer]

GREAT film Mark, your FX skills just get better, keep going.
Jp.

[Mark Johnson]

Conrad, I will forgive you if you let us have L3 for the next fest.

[conrad_johnson]

She's yours. She dumped my ass.

[Mark Johnson]

Cool. She's a monster chick now.

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Cool. She's a monster chick now.That just sounds scary...

http://www.horror-wood.com/chick.14.jpg


:D

[conrad_johnson]

Alright, Blane had a good point, it doesn’t help anybody to sugar coat things so be forewarned: I’m going to say what I feel and you can take it or leave it, but it's how I feel at the moment and I'm working really hard to help people, not hurt feelings...

So here we go...

Nice opening shot. Is that Jupiter? Or a made up planet not in our solar system.

Like the dolly, is he green screened? He looks different from the rest of the frame.

0:16 I wish I knew how to composite. The light is coming from the wrong direction though. I’d probably buy it if she was backlit too.

0:19 Nice shot composition, always giving the viewer a “handle” so we know where we are. How the hell do you motion track like that?

0:25 I can’t tell what the woman is saying “we’re all green now”?

Sound design is fucking awesome!

Shots are awesome 1:20

1:58 love the close in on the dude handheld. Woo!

2:28 Not really buying the actresses performance, seems a hair forced.

Lighting and values are perfect, Damn.

3:09 do we need to cut back to the ship, I mean we know they’re on a ship.

3:25 actress seems forced again.

Lighting and camerawork is sooo good.

Red handles highlights better than an ‘80s hooker named Trixie.

Woman acting at 5:25 much better, less forced. But strong acting all around from the 3 of them, they did well.

5:38 again with the motion tracking, you bastards!

Nice dolly at end, I especially like the tracks and sandbags. Woo!

Really, really, REALLY great work fellas. I hope I can make stuff look like that someday. Just fucking brilliant.

Pat yourselves on the backs.
-Joe

[Mark Johnson]

Nice opening shot. Is that Jupiter? Or a made up planet not in our solar system.


That is, indeed, Jupiter. There are some amazingly wonderful Jupiter images available on the net. Raptor 365 did a terrific job creating the planet for our film.

I might also mention for those of you who are into textures, there's a gorgeous high-resolution Jupiter texture here:

http://laps.noaa.gov/albers/sos/jupiter/jupiter/jupiter_rgb_cyl_www.jpg

[ConspiracyPenguin]

...By the way, you committed one of the cardinal sins of filmmaking: never kill the pretty girls!

Alex


Unless they are Paris Hilton...

Matt,

Alex said PRETTY girls. :thumbsup:

EDIT: Although, when she walked out of jail, something about her at that point made me think that I had been wrong about her appearance. Then I saw her the next day.

[Blaine]

Like the dolly, is he green screened? He looks different from the rest of the frame.No he isn't. That was a pickup shot on Saturday, the 14th! (see Mark's post below)

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showpost.php?p=1305859&postcount=1579

[MattinSTL]

That is, indeed, Jupiter.

I can't believe you didn't have more to say about this Mark...

Joe... yes, that is in fact, Jupiter... and that was by far the most expensive shot in the film. I suggested that Mark use Venus... or even Mars... because Jupiter was twice as far. I thought Mars made perfect sense, since it IS the red planet... but Mark's friend Larry hated the idea... he said it was too cliche' and if we didn't go all the way to Jupiter it would compromise the story. I barely got out the word "mars" when suddenly Lars Attacks! So I kept my mouth shut for what seemed like a lifetime, for the rest of the journey... free tip... don't pack RPDM with your snacks on an already really long road trip. This was even worse then the time I licked one of those before a high-school graduation ceremony. I thought we'd never even get past the moon.

The coolest thing about planetary cinematography... is that you really don't even need to bring the dolly... it was pretty easy to get smooth shots... well, it wasn't pretty... but it was easy. We had Super-Lou rig up an arm... which wasn't going well... but fortunately in space nobody can hear Lou scream.

At one point a rogue astroid came flying towards the ship and we all ship our pants... but Super-Lou kicked it into the sun... :thumbsup:

[Slimothy]

The coolest thing about planetary cinematography... is that you really don't even need to bring the dolly...

LMFAO!! That was some funny shit...

[Geoff_R]

...which wasn't going well... but fortunately in space nobody can hear Lou scream...
I heard him scream... he's still out there somewhere... you bastards left him to die...

[ConspiracyPenguin]

I heard him scream... he's still out there somewhere... you bastards left him to die...

No...he's right here. Came to my door one day and asked me to hide him out for a while. I set him up in the basement with a computer, internet, bathroom, porn, bed and every day he comes up for three nice meals and a mid afternoon chat.

[Arrik]

LOL matt is too funny.

[Kirk Gillock]

Wow! I mean, seriously, WOW!

Great story. Great sets. Great everything.

[Lingothree]

Joe... yes, that is in fact, Jupiter... and that was by far the most expensive shot in the film. I suggested that Mark use Venus... or even Mars... because Jupiter was twice as far. I thought Mars made perfect sense, since it IS the red planet... but Mark's friend Larry hated the idea... he said it was too cliche' and if we didn't go all the way to Jupiter it would compromise the story.



LIKE OHMIGOD SINCE WHEN AM I A COMMODITY TO BE TRADED?

Sex.

Brandon Rice.

[Mark Harris]

Sex.

Brandon Rice.

And let's be honest. Can you really have one without the other?

[Dick Campbell]

I started at the ends and worked toward the middle viewing all the entries so I just caught this last night.

I now realize I have a long way to go to achieve the excellence in this film. best of the fest imho.

[conrad_johnson]

So, how can I be involved with the next FM production? let me know.

[Mark Johnson]

So, how can I be involved with the next FM production? let me know.

That would be most wonderful indeed! All you'll need is to get yo'self to an L.A. airport (preferably Ontario as it is only 5 minutes from the Monster Shack out here on the East side of the metro area -- but we bounce around the city so that LAX or any of the other airports will work). We'd be extremely honored to have you shoot with us. We're hoping that rascal Harris will make it out in the near term, too.

We have some interesting stuff in the works for the fall that you might want to come out for. Consider yourself invited and as we get closer I'll put you guys on the PM list.

You guys rock.

[conrad_johnson]

Consider me there. I've never been to California, will I be laughed at by beach bums and chicks in bikinis because i'm fat?

[Brandon Rice]

LIKE OHMIGOD SINCE WHEN AM I A COMMODITY TO BE TRADED?

Sex.

Brandon Rice.

Wha?!

[Mark Harris]

Consider me there. I've never been to California, will I be laughed at by beach bums and chicks in bikinis because i'm fat?

No, you'll just be invisible to them. :) The FM crew is like 2 miles from where I grew up, born in Pomona Valley Hospital.

[ugafan]

No, you'll just be invisible to them. :) The FM crew is like 2 miles from where I grew up, born in Pomona Valley Hospital.

unless of course you are fat and really pale. then the light reflecting off your body can cause retina damage to anyone who looks directly at you.

[conrad_johnson]

unless of course you are fat and really pale. then the light reflecting off your body can cause retina damage to anyone who looks directly at you.

That is the case, which makes me realize I would make an incredible bounce card.:beer:

[Mark Johnson]

Originally Posted by conrad_johnson http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?p=1322510#post1322510)
Consider me there. I've never been to California, will I be laughed at by beach bums and chicks in bikinis because i'm fat?


It is the part about "beach bums in bikinis" that has me hesitating....

[alex whitmer]

Second viewing ...

I guess if this Fest had been 6:04, we wouldn't be having this conversation. The few shots of the ship's exterior seem too short and sweet.

I'm guessing (without freeze frame) that the ship had some damage?

I missed part of what was going on because the conversation was a little muffled. I finally got it.

What medicine was she injected with and why? Little too much 'Pulp Fiction' there with out a real explanation.

Last nit-pik ...

If they powered down all non-essentials, wouldn't that include the heat (Apollo 13)? Yet Trevor is hanging around in a tee shirt.

The ship's background noises really show attention to detail.

I'm gonna give it another look-see.

Alex

[artofsuntzu]

If they powered down all non-essentials, wouldn't that include the heat (Apollo 13)? Yet Trevor is hanging around in a tee shirt.

On a second viewing, I think that heat is the MOST essential element. If there's any chance that a heat system could get Ana in a tee shirt... man, angle those solar panel collectors down 45 degrees dudes! :)

[Kyle Stebbins]

Sex.

Brandon Rice.


Made my day.

-- Same with Getty's planetary cinematography bit.

Love it.

[ConspiracyPenguin]

Consider me there. I've never been to California, will I be laughed at by beach bums and chicks in bikinis because i'm fat?

Yes. Also, depending on what car you drive you may be attacked by a bunch of hippies. Most people you see will be attractive and wearing little or no clothing. Every other car will have a surf board strapped to the roof and as soon as you enter the state you will feel your wallet being tugged at by the local congress.

Ridiculous and (mostly) untrue stereotypes aside, you should be fine. :thumbsup:

[Geoff_R]

Here's my official review... which is in no way biased since I worked on it :)

The movie rocks :) It's a significant push forward for the DVXuser fests. The production value across the board is strong and professional. It brings to light a thought/discussion I had with some other DVXusers not too long ago.. These fests have been around for a while now and there are some of us who have been here for a long time... As we grow as filmmakers, our work and those we work with are going to grow as well.. So it's inevitable that bigger films such as this are going to get made for these fests because for many of us, this place is where it all started. And I don't think anyone can dispute how much fun it is to make a film for a fest and be so readily involved in it. As even more years go by, and people on these boards continue to launch their careers.. I'm sure every now and then, they'll drop in with a short film ;)

Nice work Fat Monsters!!

[Slimothy]

Here's my official review... which is in no way biased since I worked on it :)

The movie rocks :) It's a significant push forward for the DVXuser fests. The production value across the board is strong and professional. It brings to light a thought/discussion I had with some other DVXusers not too long ago.. These fests have been around for a while now and there are some of us who have been here for a long time... As we grow as filmmakers, our work and those we work with are going to grow as well.. So it's inevitable that bigger films such as this are going to get made for these fests because for many of us, this place is where it all started. And I don't think anyone can dispute how much fun it is to make a film for a fest and be so readily involved in it. As even more years go by, and people on these boards continue to launch their careers.. I'm sure every now and then, they'll drop in with a short film ;)

Nice work Fat Monsters!!
Thanks Geoff. You rock man, seriously you're one of my favorite people that I've met since working on these things we call films.

When are we shooting your film dammit!?

[Maximus]

Your film looked great...

Storywise... Three people on a spaceship with only enough air for two. The third wheel, our Hero, discovers that the other two intend to get rid of him (or so he and WE think). Wow! Great dilemna = Great premise! This should be f*ckn great! What's our Hero gonna do?!

Hero stands around. Beatch walks up to him. Hero seems perturbed, as if thinking, "If you kill me I'll never speak to you again!" Beatch stabs him. Moron, previously known as Hero, falls down. Dead? Who cares... the illusion has been shattered.

Moron wakes up, the rest of the film is fine. Great twist. Great ending.

This could have been better, as I see it, if after setting up your great premise, Hero did something worthwhile, and most importantly relevant to the dilemna. Many choices... my fav, he decides to kill them first! Conflict. Tension. Drama. Hero murders both of them with a wrench! Shocking and savage. We understand his primeval motivation, the survival instinct. What else could he have done?

THEN our blood drenched Hero finds the video message. Realization. Gut wrenching guilt. Cue Twilight Zone them, "Do do do do... "

Just a thought. Fat Monsta Rulz! Foshizzle!

PS - a related script tip: http://www.scriptsecrets.net/tips/tip16.htm

[Mark Johnson]

Just a note that tomorrow we have another DVXUSER visiting Fat Monster. Our on-line friend ZFarms will be arriving and hanging with us this week. We'll be posting some pix and stories here on the thread later this week.

Then this coming weekend one of our VFX mavens (Nate Caauwe) will be arriving for an extended visit. In fact, we're putting Nate to work as an in-house VFX artist for as long as he is here. We can sure use him. Now, if we can get Raptor to leave his cabin in Canada ....

[Mark Johnson]

Just a note that I HATE KATE's album has been released and they're a featured band on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/ihatekate

They've gotten over a million plays for IT'S ALWAYS BETTER today and our video for the song is slated to debut on MTV sometime in the next couple weeks. We'll post it on our site as soon as it does.

[Kyle Stebbins]

Just a note that I HATE KATE's album has been released and they're a featured band on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/ihatekate

They've gotten over a million plays for IT'S ALWAYS BETTER today and our video for the song is slated to debut on MTV sometime in the next couple weeks. We'll post it on our site as soon as it does.

I can't wait to see it. The NUDE video ruled, and from what I've seen of Vienna's video.... dddyyyaaammmn.

Keep us posted.

[ZFarms Productions]

i'm really looking forward to hanging out with Mark and Tim, and everyone, and seeing the place. It's gonna be a blast.

[Neil Rowe]

wow. wow. wow. i know you guys put in some sleepless nights over this one and every bit of swaet and tear that hit the floor was well worth it. by far the best production value i have seen from users here to date in a fest short. congrats to all youz guys on the theam and that were involved. you have definitely attained that higher level. sincerely guys , my utmost respect, and congratulations on an excellent short.

p.s. ..the tracks in the last shot almost blend right into the floor ;)

[Nic Aragon]

hey Mark, that was rad. fantastic job!

[Mark Johnson]

Just rolled in from a nite with Luis & Eva attending a play in Long Beach. The whole way home we were laughing our asses off at this damn thing that Conrad put up. All I can say is that I think we have the original soundtrack for RPDM around here somewhere too. In fact, I think we may be able to find it tomorrow night.

By the way, today is Tim's birthday.


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[Cryogenic Filmworks]

By the way, today is Tim's birthday.

In that case Happy Birthday TIm. I'd tell you to have a drink to celebrate but apparently you guys drink 24/7 so have a glass of orange juice instead, straight of course.

:beer:

[Kyle Stebbins]

Happy Birthday, TIM!!!!!!

[Chuklz]

Wow... 223 pages.. I don't know whats been said already but I'll just jot down my notes here and hope noone hates me at the end of it.


One the fatal flaws of this piece is the character development. I think biggest mistake was Trevor's character. The main character of the piece should be likable to the audience. He is absolutely not. He was sleeping on the job. He caused the entire crisis. His incompetence hurt another crew member. I can't think of an instance where he was likable at all.

I have to refer to a snippet from a book I read once that used Serpico as an example. At the beginning of the movie, Pacino is running a sting, and he catches a bunch of cons looking to score. One of them shows up late with his kid in tow. Now Pacino could arrest the guy and embarrass him in front of his kid. Instead he says- 'Catch you later.' and flashes his badge. From that point on- we the audience are WITH him no matter where he takes us.

I think thats why the piece as a whole falls flat for me as an audience member is because this guy doesn't deserve squat. Natalia and Sam aren't being played as overtly sinister to misdirect us as a counter-balance to guide the plot to climax. So for me as the audience at the end I'm disappointed because Trevor doesn't deserve this sacrifice and I really wasn't fooled into thinking it was going to play out any other way.

There were other things I could nitpick, especially at the level you guys are operating- like the lack of camera movement, some of the shots were disorienting, etc. But really I think with the production value you did achieve none of that would have mattered if the characters were engaging to begin with.

I do appreciate all the time effort and cost that went into this. Thank you for making it.

[Slimothy]

Happy Birthday, TIM!!!!!!

Thanks DUDE!!! We're getting nutty tonight.

Got a little nutty last night. But I didn't wake up with urine on my shoes.....

That means I didn't push it quite as much as I would have liked.

[ConspiracyPenguin]

...Got a little nutty last night. But I didn't wake up with urine on my shoes.....

That means I didn't push it quite as much as I would have liked.

:grin: Have a good one, man!

Mark,

Can't wait to hear the actual audio from RPDM. I am going off to listen to the original sound from O2 right now. :D

EDIT: Wait! I can't find conrad's O2 audio! I was going to listen last night but it was so late I decided to do it today and now it's gone! Somebody help me!

[iSTy]

WOW!!!! Brilliant, great story, etc. Well Done!

Thank you.

[nitramlehcar]

I completely forgot I was watching a short film contest. Great job!

[Simon Höfer]

Oh, happy birthday tim! how old are you now? I'll drink to you.... oh wait, I'm already drunk :D Well... I#ll keep on drinking anyway. (germans lost the final in the european soccer championship)

[Mark Johnson]

Tim is old enough to know better.

[Tom Marshall]

Tim is old enough to know better.

But young enough to not give a shit. :D

Happy Birthday, Tim... :beer:

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Happy birthday!
Have a good one... :beer:

[bosindy]

happy birthday Timmy. make sure you have a drink for me.

[Tom Marshall]

Make sure it's a Guinness. :beer:

[Mark Johnson]

Tommy. ... We have picked up Blaine and have vowed to not let him go home until at least 4 a.m. Zfarms (Dean) has just arrived. Our intern has been sent out for Margarita fixin's. You should come over to help us celebrate Tim's birthday tonight. Bring your suit. It's hot and we're likely going to be doing the pool thing.

[Mark Harris]

Happy birthday, Tim. Have a great time tonight!!!

[Slimothy]

Thanks dudes. Drinking has commenced.

[ConspiracyPenguin]

...Bring your suit. It's hot and we're likely going to be doing the pool thing.

Wait! There is a pool at the Monster Shack? Or to people wear suits to play pool now? Either way, that's fantastic!

[Matty_g]

there is a pool / hot tub very near by.

[conrad_johnson]

Make sure it's a Guinness. :beer:

Damn, my kinda man.:Drogar-Smoke(DBG):

[Brandon Rice]

Tim, Happy birthday!

[Tom Marshall]

Tommy. ... We have picked up Blaine and have vowed to not let him go home until at least 4 a.m. Zfarms (Dean) has just arrived. Our intern has been sent out for Margarita fixin's. You should come over to help us celebrate Tim's birthday tonight. Bring your suit. It's hot and we're likely going to be doing the pool thing.

Damn, I just saw this... and got both Blaine's and Dean's messages... if I didn't have to get up at 7-fucking-30, I'd be headed over there right now... having a job fucking sucks... but have a few beers for me. I'll have to swing by on Friday or Saturday this week...

[Mark Johnson]

Damn, I just saw this... and got both Blaine's and Dean's messages... if I didn't have to get up at 7-poo pooing-30, I'd be headed over there right now... having a job poo pooing sucks... but have a few beers for me. I'll have to swing by on Friday or Saturday this week...

Tommy,

Just talked to you. Your loss. Our intern made both regular and strawberry margaritas and they are awesome. Pool was great and my fingertips are like prunes. We missed you.

Deano is way cool. Glad to add a new monster to the pack.

I suspect photos are coming. They will likely not be pretty.