Dark Hearts

[Tom Marshall]

Dark Hearts
How well do you really know someone?

http://www.silentstormfilms.com/shortfilms/dark_hearts/dark_hearts_poster2.jpg

[Tom Marshall]

Cast:
Justin - Owen Wilson
Brian - Tom Marshall
Julie - TBD

Crew:
Director - Tom Marshall
Written By - J. Anthony Gonzales, Tom Marshall, and Blaine Golden
Producers - Tom Marshall, Blaine Golden
Director or Photography - Geoff Reisner
First A.D. - Tim Hyten
Camera Ops - Max Wilson, Matt Garrett
Composer - Justin Durban

Production Notes:

Shoot dates are locked in for May 17th and 18th.

Feb 27, 2008
This was going to be done for HallowsFest, but it never materialized. Since there's a time element, it should fit in well with the theme of this festival.

Feb 29, 2008
Most of the crew is in place and this looks like it's going to happen this time around. Another revision to the script and I'll be ready to start casting. :thumbsup:

March 2, 2008
Went through the script and made some tweaks. If flows better and I got rid of a whole page. It's now around 5 1/2 pages, I think.

[Matthew R. Rodwell]

Good luck Tom

[Tom Marshall]

Thanks Matthew.

[Edgen]

Coolio Tom! Looking forward to seeing your entry come together :)

/j

[jason.adams]

Poster is very cool.

[tmnt]

Good luck Tommy, how far in pre are you?

[Herman Witkam]

Cool poster, Tom!

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Cool! Good luck with this one...

[Mark Johnson]

Ah, Tommy!!!! This is way cool to see! .... Is the cast on your poster accurate? (David Concannon and Brittany Phillips) And can you tell us who Silent Storm Films and Studio 9X Productions are?

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Wait a tick! Didn't you post this same poster in Hallows Fest?

Edit: Just read your production notes. Glad to see that you're taking a crack at it again. :thumbup:

[Mark Harris]

Good luck, tommy, great to see you in the race, man.

[Blaine]

tommyinla in the mix!!! Looking forward to it.:beer:

...and Owen Wilson!:thumbsup:

[bosindy]

Hey Tom

Owen Wilson, quite a get. Looking forward to it.

Jim

[Mark Johnson]

Congrats Tommy. That is SO great that you got Owen Wilson. How'd you pull that off?

[Brandon Rice]

whoa. Owen Wilson?! Snap.

[Scott Bullis]

I had heard that Owen Wilson was chilling and doing small favor parts but didn't dream a DVXUSER would be among the connected. Congrats Tommy. It's obviously the real deal because people here would completely disrespect and shun anyone arrogant enough to make such a claim flippantly.

[Ki-Ki]

Great news, congrats. I loved this poster when I saw it the first time I saw it. Thought I clicked the wrong forum when I saw it.

Best of luck man :)

[Tom Marshall]

Good luck Tommy, how far in pre are you?

I've got the 2nd draft of the script done. I need to do 2 or 3 more rewrites and I should be good to go. Then I'll have to take some time casting, which is the 2nd most important part of the process after the script.

Ah, Tommy!!!! This is way cool to see! .... Is the cast on your poster accurate? (David Concannon and Brittany Phillips) And can you tell us who Silent Storm Films and Studio 9X Productions are?

Hey Mark, no, the cast isn't accurate, yet. I'll ask both David and Brittany if they want to be in it, but I haven't heard from David in a while. I'm not sure he's still acting. Silent Storm Films is the name of my production company and Studio 9x is Max's.

Congrats Tommy. That is SO great that you got Owen Wilson. How'd you pull that off?

It's tentative... very tentative. http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/images/icons/icon12.gif

EDIT: very, very tentative...

Great news, congrats. I loved this poster when I saw it the first time I saw it. Thought I clicked the wrong forum when I saw it.

Best of luck man :)

Thanks, Ki-Ki... but you don't love it anymore? :cry:

[Ted Arabian]

Tom!!! This is great news!!!! CONGRATS man! (hmmm... me thinks I've seen this poster before! :) )

Owen Wilson? Are you kidding??? Not THE Owen Wilson.... right?

[Max R. Wilson]

I've got the 2nd draft of the script done. I need to do 2 or 3 more rewrites and I should be good to go. Then I'll have to take some time casting, which is the 2nd most important part of the process after the script.


Are ya gona get some good actors this time? :grin:

[Mark Johnson]

Tom!!! This is great news!!!! CONGRATS man! (hmmm... me thinks I've seen this poster before! :) )

Owen Wilson? Are you kidding??? Not THE Owen Wilson.... right?

Tommy assures me that it is THE Owen Wilson. ... No Joke.

[Ted Arabian]

Well, that's a mind-blower!

Tom... CAST ME!!! I will fly out to be in your film (if I fit the part)... I'd love to work with Owen Wilson... Oh! And YOU of course! :grin:

Seriously.... talk to me, man.

[Ted Arabian]

Ummm.....

Tom......

You need to update your poster.....

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/20191/1204227897.jpg

I see, Tom Marshall, David Concannon and Brittany Phillips.... I DON'T see Owen Wilson! :)

How is David Concannon, btw? I didn't see him in ANY film last fest. Has he moved on to bigger and better projects?

[ZFarms Productions]

Sweet Tom! Can't wait to see it!

[Mark Johnson]

Ummm.....

Tom......

You need to update your poster.....

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/20191/1204227897.jpg

I see, Tom Marshall, David Concannon and Brittany Phillips.... I DON'T see Owen Wilson! :)

How is David Concannon, btw? I didn't see him in ANY film last fest. Has he moved on to bigger and better projects?

If you read an earlier post, Tom said this was the poster for the Horror Fest entry that never came together. He doesn't know what's going on with Concannon and thinks he may have given up acting altogether. Tommy says he's going to make a new poster that includes Owen Wilson but hasn't had the time yet so he used the old poster.

[Ki-Ki]

Thanks, Ki-Ki... but you don't love it anymore? :cry:

Aye i love it, think its a great piece of artwork. Think it's gonna be interesting when it's made to see how it was suitable fitting for hallows fest and timefest.
Looking forward to it, anxious/nervous about working with Owen?

[Scott Bullis]

A good friend of mine is tight with Owen Wilson's agent and he has owed me a favor for a long time. Owen's under the radar of late, but is apparently willing to help out on little indie productions like this if you have an in. Fortunately, I've got one!


SUH-weet! That's awesome TOMMY!

[Ted Arabian]

If you read an earlier post, Tom said this was the poster for the Horror Fest entry that never came together. He doesn't know what's going on with Concannon and thinks he may have given up acting altogether. Tommy says he's going to make a new poster that includes Owen Wilson but hasn't had the time yet so he used the old poster.

Ahhh! Gotcha! (I was just ribbing good ol' Tom! :) )

[Tom Marshall]

Well, that's a mind-blower!

Tom... CAST ME!!! I will fly out to be in your film (if I fit the part)... I'd love to work with Owen Wilson... Oh! And YOU of course! :grin:

Seriously.... talk to me, man.

Hehe... let me see if I can write you in a part... :beer:

SUH-weet! That's awesome TOMMY!

That, and he owes me one... :thumbsup:

[Ted Arabian]

Dude, Get Owen in your film and I WILL be there. And I will kill the role for you!

[Tom Marshall]

There's somewhat of a good chance that I could, honestly. I'll have to "accidentally" bump into him somewhere. The guy's a much better pool player than I am, and that's all I'm going to say... :)

[Robbie Comeau]

Poster looks familiar...

[StefanHaynes]

You wouldn't be pulling a Bowfinger on us, would ya?

[Dustin R. Rogan]

Lookin' Good, good luck to you sir!

[Tom Marshall]

Poster looks familiar...

I wanted to do this for Lovefest, but it never happened. This time I have the script ready, the crew in place, and I should be good to go. :)

You wouldn't be pulling a Bowfinger on us, would ya?

Who, me? Nahhh... :engel017:

Lookin' Good, good luck to you sir!

Thanks, Dustin! :beer:

[StefanHaynes]

Well, regardless of actor, I cannot wait to see it. It is my not-so-humble opinion J. Anthony is the best writer on all of DVXuser.

[Tom Marshall]

John did a very good job of constructing the story. It's written in a non-linear way and makes the reveals work well. When we were met to go over the story ideas I wanted, I kept telling him... no, it has to be darker... :evil:

It's definitely not a comedy...

[Tom Marshall]

Update to post #2. :beer:

[Simon Höfer]

Hey Tommy! You are back with Dark Hearts :)

Hopefully you can finish it this time!

I am also entering this time again, but with a new story.

I wish you good luck!

[Tom Marshall]

Thanks, Simon! :)

Yeah, I've got the crew in place and will start casting soon, so everything should be good this time around. I never got anywhere near this close for the last festival. Kind of perfection paralysis I think they call it... where you want it to be so perfect that you can't even get started on it. But if it sucks, it sucks. All of the great directors made crap in the beginning of their careers, after all. :laugh:

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Awesome! Get this one done.
It looks interesting.

Cheers,

Mike

[Cryogenic Filmworks]

Thanks, Simon! :)

Yeah, I've got the crew in place and will start casting soon, so everything should be good this time around. I never got anywhere near this close for the last festival. Kind of perfection paralysis I think they call it... where you want it to be so perfect that you can't even get started on it. But if it sucks, it sucks. All of the great directors made crap in the beginning of their careers, after all. :laugh:

Perfection paralysis. Think I kinda have the the same ailment. Thought that poster looked familiar as soon as I saw it. Good luck on your project Tommy.

:thumbsup:

[abalex]

Hey Tom loved your poster man, looks very pro!!

gv.

[Tom Marshall]

Mike, Cryogenic, and abalex -- thanks! :beer:

[Tom Marshall]

Update - closer to a final draft of a script... might even be there...

[Mark Johnson]

Hey Tommy, I hear Matty is shooting this ..Is that right?

[Tom Marshall]

Geoff is going to DP. Matty might or might not be able to make it.

[Ted Arabian]

Woo Hoo! Geoff, huh? Well, you are off to a great start!!!

Let me know if you want a pair of eyes on your script.

[Tom Marshall]

Yep, Geoff is DPing. I've got the days locked down with him and everything. :)

I'll take you up on your offer regarding the script. Let me just spend a little more time with it and make sure that I like it enough before asking people for notes, but I'll make sure you're on the list... thanks!

[bosindy]

Yep, Geoff is DPing. I've got the days locked down with him and everything. :)


sweet!:thumbup:

[Mark Johnson]

Matty and Geoff make an awesome team.

[Ted Arabian]

I need Geoff on my shoot!

[Tom Marshall]

Geoff and Matty are both very talented - they're both going places, let me tell ya!

The only reason Geoff's name was listed before Matty's is alphabetical. They're both very talented... :thumbsup:

[Tom Marshall]

Small cast and crew update on post #2... :)

[Robbie Comeau]

Nice Trajan font :thumbsup:

[Ted Arabian]

Tom! You got Owen?

Dude, that is so awesome.

Great crew, too!

Gonna let me come out and play "Julie?" :grin:

Man, I am looking forward to this!

-Ted

[Tom Marshall]

Thanks Robbie.

Ted, can you wear a blonde wig and look like a addict? :lipsrseal

Oh, and you'd have to shave... :grin:

[Ted Arabian]

SHAVE?!?!?!?!?!

Oh, well..... maybe another time. :)

[Geoff_R]

Send me the new script!

[Aaron Marshall]

looking forward to this one

[Tom Marshall]

Geoff, you have mail!

Aaron - thanks, man. I hope it doesn't disappoint... :)

[Ted Arabian]

Cast:
Justin - Owen Wilson
Brian - Ted Arabian
Julie - TBD

Crew:
Director - Tom Marshall
Written By - J. Anthony Gonzales, Tom Marshall, and Blaine Golden
Producers - Tom Marshall, Blaine Golden
Director or Photography - Geoff Reisner
First A.D. - Tim Hyten
Camera Ops - Max Wilson, Matt Garrett
Composer - Justin Durban

Production Notes:

Shoot dates are locked in for May 17th and 18th.

Feb 27, 2008
This was going to be done for HallowsFest, but it never materialized. Since there's a time element, it should fit in well with the theme of this festival.

Feb 29, 2008
Most of the crew is in place and this looks like it's going to happen this time around. Another revision to the script and I'll be ready to start casting. :thumbsup:

March 2, 2008
Went through the script and made some tweaks. If flows better and I got rid of a whole page. It's now around 5 1/2 pages, I think.

Tom! Thank you for adding me to the cast! SWEET! I am booking my flight!!! :beer: :dankk2: :grin:

nah... seriously, I was just checking out your thread and saw your locked shoot dates. Cool man! Pretty exciting! Good luck!!!

[Mark Johnson]

Ted,

I've tried to send you a couple PMs but it says your mailbox is over the limit. When you get time you should try and make some space.

[Ted Arabian]

Just did! Thanks

[Tom Marshall]

Tom! Thank you for adding me to the cast! SWEET! I am booking my flight!!! :beer: :dankk2: :grin:

nah... seriously, I was just checking out your thread and saw your locked shoot dates. Cool man! Pretty exciting! Good luck!!!

Ted, you do realize you've just bumped me out a role, don't you? How dare you! :cheesy:

If you're going to be in town around mid May, you've got a part though, no worries.

I think Owen would enjoy working with another theatre trained actor too... :thumbsup:

[Simon Höfer]

You've got some amazing crew together for this one Tom! So how is the project coming along?

[Tom Marshall]

Thanks Simon. Yeah, everyone is very talented. :)

The script is done. I might tweak some of the dialog, but not much. My next step is to set up a production meeting to go over a lot of the little details. Then it's off to storyboards and script analysis.

[Ted Arabian]

If you're going to be in town around mid May, you've got a part though, no worries.


Send me a link to the script! I'll start looking for airfare.

And I'll cook you some wings! :happy:

(Mark, are the Fat Monsters shooting around this time???? I'd like to kill a couple of birds!)

[Tom Marshall]

I'm not sure when the Fat Monsters are shooting, but I know it's not the weekend that I am since Tim's part of the Dark Hearts crew... :)

[Tom Marshall]

Nothing new to report, just a little *bump*

[Ted Arabian]

bump

:laugh:

[Tom Marshall]

Being as just about everyone uses their Timefest thread to make announcements or what-have-you, I thought I'd post a photo of what I've been up to lately.

So here's my home recording studio that I've been putting together recently. I'm getting back to my musical roots. :)

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/17011/1206678952.jpg

I'll most likely offer to do some film scores next time around... :beer:

[Simon Höfer]

That looks really nice Tom! :) Hope you've got some fun with it!

[Tom Marshall]

So here's an update...

Since I just can't get anyone to commit to this thing and don't hear back from other people, it's probably not going to happen...

Besides, I've been spending the last couple of weeks practicing my guitar for about 3 or 4 hours a night in order to become a professional musician... start a band, tour the world, fun stuff like that...

[jeremytuttle]

That's a bummer to hear and at the same time, it's cool to hear you are getting into music (I drum in my spare time (spare time...ha))

Good luck either way... all though I hope you get a chance to make this movie still.

[Mark Johnson]

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

[Tom Marshall]

That's a bummer to hear and at the same time, it's cool to hear you are getting into music (I drum in my spare time (spare time...ha))

Good luck either way... all though I hope you get a chance to make this movie still.



Thanks Jeremy. Yeah, I've been playing guitar for close to 20 years, so it only makes sense that I pursue it as a living... :beer:



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

Nah, I'll stick to my newly acquired heroine addiction, thanks... :thumbsup:

That reminds me, I should take some new photos of the home studio...

[Mark Johnson]

I hate to be immodest, but I really do play better guitar than 99% of recording artists. I've been compared to a cross between Clapton and Hendrix, but I believe my style is more advanced than either of them..


Wow, Tommy. I applaud your confidence and healthy ego!

[Tom Marshall]

I'd say I'm more of a cross between George Lynch / Steve Vai / Satriani guy...

[Ki-Ki]

You gotta record some stuff now, I'd love to hear. =)

[Tom Marshall]

Ok, Ki-Ki, you asked for it... :)

This is me just screwing around. It's kind of sloppy, but I don't care as I just hit the record button and had fun...

http://www.silentstormmedia.com/audio/noodling001.mp3

[Mark Johnson]

Guys, I've decided I'd be a pussy to not make this movie. DARK HEARTS is on again. I'm going to be making this picture even if it ends up just being Blaine and me shooting it!

GO TOMMY! That's awesome news!

[ZFarms Productions]

good to hear Tom! if i had time to fly out I'd love to help... my schedule sucks this month.

[Jeff Anderson]

That's great news Tommy! Glad to hear that you are pursuing a career in music (sounds to me like you will do well in that), but also glad to hear the short is back on. Good luck on both fronts!

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

You guys realize that Mark is screwing with you right?

:grin:

[Jeff Anderson]

:kali: Dammit Mark, I need to pay more attention your posts.

[ZFarms Productions]

You guys realize that Mark is screwing with you right?

:grin:

i knew. i was just trying to help out with it. lol.

[Ki-Ki]

Did anyone else click that link up there?

You just burnt away my ears with your riff, fingers still intact?

I've been learning on and off for years, the Guitar always interests me.

Keep it up, was bloody good. =)

[Mark Johnson]

When we were shooting In Extremis Tommy sat in with Kyle Stebbins for a little jam session. Sorry for the poor handycam footage, but you can definitely see some serious shredding by Tommy IN THIS VIDEO. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0)

[ZFarms Productions]

When we were shooting In Extremis Tommy sat in with Kyle Stebbins for a little jam session. Sorry for the poor handycam footage, but you can definitely see some serious shredding by Tommy IN THIS VIDEO. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0)

Dammit Mark! Dammit all to hell!

[conrad_johnson]

Whenever I get Roll'd I always listen to the whole thing because I like that song, so it's like a little treat in disguise.

Am I weird?

[Mark Johnson]

Whenever I get Roll'd I always listen to the whole thing because I like that song, so it's like a little treat in disguise.

Am I weird?

Exactly! I feel the same way and that is why I love sharing Mr. Astley's performance with the world. In some ways I feel I am like a modern day Johnny Appleseed -- only I'm not carrying a bag of seeds or having to flee under cover of darkness after knocking up the blacksmith's daughter.

[Ki-Ki]

When we were shooting In Extremis Tommy sat in with Kyle Stebbins for a little jam session. Sorry for the poor handycam footage, but you can definitely see some serious shredding by Tommy IN THIS VIDEO. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0)

b@stard. :)

[Mark Johnson]

b@stard. :)

Wasn't that a nice little treat in disguise? ... I thought so!

[Tom Marshall]

Hell, I knew it was a Rick roll and clicked it anyway... :cheesy:

[Mark Johnson]

Hell, I knew it was a Rick roll and clicked it anyway... :cheesy:

And I bet you chortled and cried out to the screen, "Rick Astley, you lovely man! Thank you for bringing a smile into my day, sir!" Am I right?

[Tom Marshall]

And I bet you chortled and cried out to the screen, "Rick Astley, you lovely man! Thank you for bringing a smile into my day, sir!" Am I right?

Not exactly...

But speaking of which, I just saw Rocky Balboa on Showtime... That was kind of an eye opener... If a 60 year old guy can beat the crap out of someone 30+ years younger than him, then I need to get off my ass and start making things happen. :beer:

[sfoster]

I can't wait for the new Rambo. If a 60 year old man can shoot up a couple hundred guys without a scratch despite the hundreds of guns being shot at him along with the RPG's, then I definitely need to get busy!

[Tom Marshall]

I can't wait for the new Rambo. If a 60 year old man can shoot up a couple hundred guys without a scratch despite the hundreds of guns being shot at him along with the RPG's, then I definitely need to get busy!

Amen to that! :beer:

[Simon Höfer]

Waiting for news :D

[Tom Marshall]

Latest News:

- Dark Hears WILL be made.
- Geoff will still DP it.
- Someone other than myself will direct.
- One other key role is cast
- It will be shot on a RED

Stay tuned for updates...

[Mark Harris]

Um...by tomorrow?

[Tom Marshall]

Sometime in August most likely.

[Mark Johnson]

Tommy! Who are you considering for director???>??

[ZFarms Productions]

dude, that's awesome. let me know when you're filming!

[Tom Marshall]

Tommy! Who are you considering for director???>??

Not quite sure yet... I've got a friend who's a transportation manager for a TV show and he's good friends with one of the directors / producers. I might be able to get him to direct. He's done a lot of episodic television and quite a few features...

Thanks, Dean. I'll let you know. :beer:

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Awesome! Best of luck.

Cheers,

Mike

[Drew Ott]

Latest News:

- Dark Hears WILL be made.
- Geoff will still DP it.
- Someone other than myself will direct.
- One other key role is cast
- It will be shot on a RED

Stay tuned for updates...


Still going to be 6 minutes?

[Simon Höfer]

That sounds great Tom! Thats quite a bit more than I expected :D

[Tom Marshall]

Still going to be 6 minutes?

I'll probably have the running time come in at 10 to 12 minutes. The nice thing about not having a 6 minute time restriction is now the story won't suffer due to not developing certain aspects of the plot.

That sounds great Tom! Thats quite a bit more than I expected :D

Is that good or bad? :laugh: