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jpsheets

07-14-2008, 05:50 PM

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Lee Raymond as Barbara

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Chris Humphrey as Dorothy

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Adrienne Harrell as Margaret

Simon Höfer

07-15-2008, 02:57 AM

Welcome! nice poster :D

jpsheets

07-15-2008, 08:10 PM

Welcome! nice poster :D

Say hello to Great Grandma Sheets!

pauly_the_hitman

07-24-2008, 02:00 AM

Interesting poster. Good luck.
Pauly

jpsheets

07-24-2008, 06:41 PM

Thanks P. I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with for this Fest.

cheers,

JP

gabrielflorit

07-24-2008, 06:43 PM

Very interesting - looking forward to this one.

Matt Sconce

07-24-2008, 06:45 PM

Good luck with the movie. I am freaked by the poster! haha

jpsheets

07-24-2008, 07:46 PM

Heh Heh. That's a temp poster. Working on the nicer one as we speak. That's actually a poster from a show I directed a couple years back.

Dustin R. Rogan

08-14-2008, 01:11 PM

loved this one John. Can't wait to help! A little creeped out by the poster

Rogan

jpsheets

08-18-2008, 08:49 PM

Had auditions this past Saturday and found some wonderful actors. Added their pictures to the thread.

jpsheets

08-21-2008, 11:26 AM

Alright! Got my shoot dates locked down. We shooting Sept 20-21, Sat and Sun. Got a woderful crew so far. Mike Pedro - DP, Todd Waldron - Sound, Brad Bogus - Light, and Dustin Rogan - for whatever he wants!

Now, if I can just find a chainsaw....

Dustin R. Rogan

08-21-2008, 04:11 PM

I'll be the beer drinker

Rogan

Kyle Stebbins

08-21-2008, 08:04 PM

Dude. I don't think I've seen a Golden Girls film in ANY dvxuser fest yet.

BRILLIANT.

This looks great, guys.

jpsheets

08-21-2008, 08:26 PM

Heheheh, yeah I think you're gonna enjoy this one.

jpsheets

09-10-2008, 09:17 PM

We had a pre-production meeting this past Saturday. Brad, my lighting guy, and Mike, DP, brought some great ideas to the table and are really going to make this one kick a** six minute short. Going to do some tests this weekend with fake blood. :Drogar-Love(DBG):

jpsheets

09-22-2008, 08:40 AM

Awright, we finished principal photography this weekend! My sincere thanks to my cast and crew who did an amazing job. A special thank you to Brad Bogus who was the light Master! He also whipped up a special blood concoction that just looked great. Also thanks to Dustin Rogan and Gary French who came down from Waco to help. I'll post some pics tonight. Another big thanks to Mike Pedro who DP'd and came up with some great shots.

We've got to do a few pick ups this Saturday with a few things and then we're done and into editing.

jpsheets

09-22-2008, 07:39 PM

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Dustin R. Rogan

09-22-2008, 07:46 PM

Ha! thats great, I was passed out cold! I had an awesome time this weekend John! Thanks for havin' Gary and myself.

I know which one is me but that'd be kinda cheating...

Rogan

Dustin R. Rogan

10-01-2008, 12:59 AM

ok its been long enough Mr. Sheets...I wanna see some grabs or something!!!

Rogan

Simon Höfer

10-01-2008, 02:26 AM

Yeah, me too!

jpsheets

10-01-2008, 07:16 PM

LOL, awright, awright you animals. But before I do, can someone remind me what the rules are for showing grabs? Doesn't showing something before the official entry time get you disqualified?

thanks!

Michael Anthony Horrigan

10-01-2008, 07:54 PM

LOL, awright, awright you animals. But before I do, can someone remind me what the rules are for showing grabs? Doesn't showing something before the official entry time get you disqualified?

thanks!Nope. Grabs are cool, just no footage. Check my thread if you don't believe me. :)

jpsheets

10-05-2008, 06:56 PM

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http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll109/jpsheets_bucket/Adrienne.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll109/jpsheets_bucket/ChrisAdrienne.jpg

It's a really sweet little film...heheheheh

Dustin R. Rogan

10-06-2008, 01:27 PM

nice choice...leave em guessin'! hehe

Rogan

MOVIE MASTER

10-06-2008, 07:19 PM

Waz the special?

jpsheets

10-06-2008, 08:44 PM

You'll have to wait for the film! But I can say it's delicious.

Simon Höfer

10-07-2008, 03:08 AM

Ha, this looks interesting :)

Dustin R. Rogan

10-07-2008, 08:12 AM

aw poor clock on the wall, again I'm sorry John...hope your wife doesn't hate me. Though I didn't even close the door, it kinda just came to, and the clock fell off...

But Simon...you have no idea! This will be a great entry!

Rogan

jpsheets

10-07-2008, 06:57 PM

Hey Rogan,
No problem, my wife was wanting to put something else in that spot anyway. So it all works out!

Looking forward to seeing both of your entries in this fest. Or I guess in Rogan's case, 2 entries. You are a machine Rogan!

Dustin R. Rogan

10-07-2008, 10:30 PM

well the 2nd is gonna be filmed 3 days before the fest is over...so i doubt it'll get done, and I don't wanna rush it!

Rogan

jpsheets

10-20-2008, 08:55 PM

Alright, finally got it edited and sent to Justin for scoring! Actually did pretty well on Time, 5:30 beginning to end credits.

Boy each shoot is a real learning experience. When you think you have enough coverage, shoot it again. I ran into some sound issues which I never would have thought would have been a problem. But just little things like water running while an actor is talking, which made sense with my initial cut in my mind, but once I got into it, it made more sense to cut it a different way.

Oh well, great experience, and it looks pretty darn good if I say so myself!

jpsheets

10-24-2008, 11:13 PM

Just got Daily Special uploaded. I was a little worried about the compression, but it came out pretty well. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's films!

cheers,

Edgen

10-25-2008, 12:15 AM

wew hew! can't wait to see the finished film :)

heheheh ".... Dearies"

Dustin R. Rogan

10-25-2008, 08:10 AM

Gratz John can't wait to see it...hehehe

Rogan

jpsheets

10-25-2008, 10:39 AM

Thanks guys, I'm interested to hear everyone's opinion after they watch it. I gotta say it looked pretty good, and Justin's music really took it up a few notches!

Tim Joy

10-25-2008, 11:41 AM

He's a talented composer for sure.

Cheers for uploading.

gabrielflorit

10-28-2008, 09:35 PM

This looks way different that all the rest. I'm intrigued now. I bet it was fun working with your cast.

jpsheets

10-29-2008, 04:28 PM

Thanks Gabriel. Yeah it was a great time working these ladies, super professional, and they were all my number one choices after auditioning a bunch of others. There's a couple of reaction shots from Adrienne (Margaret) and Chris (Dorothy) that you don't want to miss. I won't give any more away than that.

jpsheets

10-30-2008, 09:58 AM

Allright! Got approved this morning. I was getting a little worried. Started asking myself if my ball wasn't big enough or prominent enough. On with the viewing!

gabrielflorit

10-30-2008, 09:59 AM

Allright! Got approved this morning. I was getting a little worried. Started asking myself if my ball wasn't big enough or prominent enough. On with the viewing!

I don't have that problem... my ball(s) is big enough alright. :)

jpsheets

10-30-2008, 12:14 PM

LOL

Yep, I opened myself up to that one.

Pigspace

10-30-2008, 12:36 PM

That poster is a bit Norman Bates, eh?

Brian Parker

10-31-2008, 01:34 AM

Nice poster and grabs. Looks interesting and a lil' creepy. I'll definately check it out! :beer:

Jack Daniel Stanley

10-31-2008, 01:53 AM

Robbie Comeau

10-31-2008, 12:11 PM

Creepy. All I can say.

Never seen a grandma with a chainsaw before! Nice blood effects to!

Good job man, I liked this.

Robbie

MrKilloran

10-31-2008, 04:02 PM

The setup feels a little lengthy, could be tightened up but a really creepy and nice pay-off at the end that's worth the wait.

bosindy

10-31-2008, 04:16 PM

It may have horrible interlacing
The acting may be a bit wooden
the writing may be awkward.

But it has, without a doubt, my favorite moment from any film in any fest.

genius.

jpsheets

10-31-2008, 04:28 PM

Looking forward to this.

JP were you originally going to enter this in another fest? I didn't know this thread was here (I don't think) but remember the title / poster. Just curious.

Cool that your grandma is in this. :beer:

LOL, thanks Jack. Yeah, this was originally going to be a Horror Fest entry from two years ago.(?) But a move to Austin interrupted that.

Any critical feedback you could give would be greatly appreciated. And I mean any critical feedback, pointing out the bad moments/stuff is greatly appreciated.

best,
JP

jpsheets

10-31-2008, 04:30 PM

It may have horrible interlacing
The acting may be a bit wooden
the writing may be awkward.

But it has, without a doubt, my favorite moment from any film in any fest.

genius.

Thanks Bsoindy!

Out of curiousity where did you think the writing was awkward?

best,
JP

bosindy

10-31-2008, 05:00 PM

Thanks Bsoindy!

Out of curiousity where did you think the writing was awkward?

best,
JP

the gas conversation didn't really serve the story well. The generous use of expletives, something I am not against, seemed a bit awkward in the delivery. These are minor complaints given the brilliance of the pay off.

Zim

10-31-2008, 06:06 PM

At first I was thinking about the price of gas and all that then the robber came in and I thought it was going to be three nice old ladies change the bad guy. Then the end!!! That was great. It made me think of the old Twilight Zone episode where the aliens took people back for food.

AmyO

10-31-2008, 06:21 PM

Ah, how I miss Texas - where calling someone a Democrat is slander! Awesome. I also enjoyed "A-rabs" and "Granola Lady".

Nice little film you put together here. Has some wrinkles to work out (as have been pointed out, so I'll skip them), but I liked the story and the pay-off at the end. The women were fun to watch, even if their delivery wasn't always smooth. Thanks for sharing.

stinkpot

10-31-2008, 09:40 PM

Great flick! This is currently topping my list for story.

:beer:

Erez Henya

11-01-2008, 04:14 AM

Hahaha, I love that!

What more can I say? excellent job. Consider me a fan of yours!

jpsheets

11-01-2008, 09:39 AM

Thanks for the feedback everyone. Sorry about the interlacing. That happened during compression. Anyone got suggestions for fixing that? (I use FCP and used Quicktime for compression)

cheers,

JP

Darkline

11-01-2008, 10:37 AM

I loved this. Ok technically this wasnt top notch, but it didn't metter - it was super fun. I actually started laughing from the point the intruder came in and started swearing at everyone; the filmed turned at that point and we were all in fits by the end of it.

really refreshing. thank you.

alex whitmer

11-01-2008, 01:38 PM

What a crack up!

SPOILERS

My only issue with this is the ball. Didn't quite attach to the whole story.

The conversation was pretty classic. Good 'ol suburbia view of what life might be like outside the town limits. Always someone's fault. Love it.

Storywise this one really holds together.

One odd shot of the stove when 'tea maker' gets up. And finding the envelope as if surprised in a glass cupboard was a bit too convenient, but minor details to keep in mind. Maybe stuck somewhere betwenn the stove and counter and it's found when a tea bag drops or something. Give it some mystery.

I really love the 'count your blessing' addition. Very funny.

I think your actors did a nice job. The robber was a little stiff, but in all a good character. Nothing like hunger and charming ladies to soften a man.

Nice job on the theme.

aw

Kyle Stebbins

11-01-2008, 02:00 PM

Great flick! This is currently topping my list for story.

:beer:

Can't say I share this sentiment.

I laughed out loud when grandma said "bitch" and revved the chainsaw, but I was still really offset by the interlacing, awkward edit, and unconvincing acting.

Using grandma can be a fun story to tell friends, but her performance (as well as her two friends) was far from believable. I agree with bosindy... the gas conversation with the Arab reference seemed unnecessary. I found myself skipping through your film before going back and watching it.... which is never a good sign.

Lighting seemed alright. I suggest better color correction, cinematography, as well as writing. While I enjoyed your pay off (and agree that it was laugh-out-loud hilarious), I think your film suffered from too many other maladies to really gain my approval.

Tighter cuts, man! There was TOO MUCH SPACE in between the lines of dialogue. Pacing was waaay off.

The only thing really going for this flick is the bloody ending. Funny, but not enough for me.

Thanks for sharing, though. I did enjoy some parts of this. :beer:

galbach

11-01-2008, 02:07 PM

Go grandma go!!
Good work!

Richard J. Johnson

11-01-2008, 07:07 PM

My grandmom would have never done this!! great ending. The interlacing was a little much but Mine had some too. Not on my computer. but after it uploaded I saw it. Oh well. Good job it was fun.

ZazaCast

11-01-2008, 07:55 PM

Enjoyable film. The audio could use a little fine tuning and the video came across interlaced. The language....oh my... this was very funny. i can't think of anything more entertaining than seeing a Granny cutting some dude up with a chainsaw! KUDOS to your team!

armisiano

11-01-2008, 11:39 PM

I'll be honest, technically it's not that well done, but I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT! This is the single hardest heartiest laugh I've had this entire fest! VERY "Tales From the Crypt" conceptually (a show of which I am a HUGE fan of). This might sound bad, but I'd love to see it redone with some money behind it and a bunch of seasoned techies workin' your crew. This was so d**m funny. I wish I'd thought of it. Great job.

Bryce A

11-02-2008, 01:16 AM

The most effective plot switch-up so far. Love how the pic transitioned from a ‘tired sigh’ into a clever play on audience expectations. Loved the three actresses. Saw what you were doing with the static shots and the move to the handle-held helter-skelter camera moves. Didn’t work for me, but I got what you were going for. Then the bed scene was just fun.

I’d like to have had the movie end on the “who’s the bitch now” line. Felt like the ending dragged after than. Whatever is in our mind about what gonna happen is probably a lot more gory than what actually took place. Plus, I felt like it was more complete without the recipe on the table. I mean, we understand that they’ve done it before. All in all, a good one.

p.s. You’ve got some interlacing issues throughout the movie. Audio editing cuts roughly too.

jpsheets

11-02-2008, 09:50 AM

Thanks for the comments everyone, I edited it myself and I'm not an editor. I'll probably have another one of the crew re-edit and color correct. There just wasn't enough time. But hey, any and all critical comments are welcome! It will definitely help with the re-edit.

Oh, and is there a setting to reduce that interlacing? I used QT from FCP to compress.

cheers,

JP

Kyle Stebbins

11-02-2008, 10:14 PM

As for the interlacing, it could be any number of things. Can you give us more information about your editing process and production workflow?

jpsheets

11-03-2008, 09:01 AM

Hi Kyle,

I use FCP latest version which I think is 5.04. Used Quicktime to compress, (but not Quicktime pro) I'm at work, so I can't see what my specific settings were, but I'm guessing that running it through QT Pro would have cleaned that up quite a bit.

I'm going back to do a more refined edit and tighten it up a bit.

thanks!

Jon

Steve Strickland

11-03-2008, 10:03 AM

OMG. Ha ha. That was the best laugh of the fest for me. Love the Evil Dead 2 style granny shot.

I was cringing at the fbombs flying around the older women. Then, it all made sense in the end. Nice twist. Great actors, very natural.

The technical aspects have been covered, so I won't get into that. I have to agree that ending on the blood splattered wall would have been perfect. The body gore and the last few shots seemed to linger.

Overall, very entertaining. I can't stop saying "Who's the bitch, now?" I'm looking forward to your next film.:beer:

Michael Anthony Horrigan

11-03-2008, 11:13 AM

LOL! Kudos to all the women involved. They played their parts really well. Especially the chainsaw wielding grandma. :grin:

Great story and score. Really well executed minus the technical issue already covered.

Well done!

Mike

jpsheets

11-03-2008, 11:15 AM

Brian Parker

11-04-2008, 03:30 AM

Interesting film man. I laughed out loud when you did the quick cut to the robber stuffing mashed potatoes in his mouth. Nice twist at the end. It was pretty funny throughout. Any critique I could offer would be redundant what with everybody else's comments. You know the issues with the film already but I wanted to tell you that it was quite enjoyable and that you did a good job. Cheers!

Susanne G.

11-04-2008, 11:13 AM

A very funny black humor film. I enjoyed it. I loved the character of the old lady with the power saw and also how she was dressed. Compliments - nice film! :)

Susanne

pauly_the_hitman

11-04-2008, 01:06 PM

Great idea and even though it was very predictable I still enjoyed it. Killer grannies funny s#$t.
Pauly

jpsheets

11-05-2008, 09:31 AM

Thanks Pauly! I appreciate the feedback. I haven't gotten your film yet, but I'm looking forward to seeing it.

best,

Jon

John LaBonney

11-05-2008, 11:54 AM

I wasn't too into this film until they fed him roast, and at that point I was really interested to find out what happened next. The shot where they're looking over him and the one lady licks her lips is priceless! I think that the beginning could use some tightening in the editing.

Good job!

jpsheets

11-05-2008, 01:34 PM

Thanks John, yeah it can definitely use some tightening up there in the beginning. I've been getting some great technical feedback on this one. I haven't seen your short yet, but it's on my list for tonight.

best,

Jon

Mark Johnson

11-07-2008, 12:46 PM

Totally Crypt-worthy! Loved your cast too. Made me laugh out loud!

jpsheets

11-07-2008, 06:44 PM

Thanks Mark! High praise coming from you. I appreciate the compliment.

cheers,

Jon

Dick Campbell

11-07-2008, 09:22 PM

Loved Margaret - great twist, right on theme. thought the audio mix on the dialog early on in the kitchen was a bit off.

jpsheets

11-08-2008, 09:48 AM

Thanks Dick! I'm doing a re-edit on some clips and the audio, where did you find the audio off, or was it just the levels?

thanks again,

Jon

hoz

11-09-2008, 12:15 AM

totally sick! i liked it a lot! what does that say about me?

the beginning is maybe a bit too long since i was hoping for an arbitrary beach ball to roll on in or a sick and sadistic homicidal maniac to storm through the place! i was real happy to see that happen!

the twist is cool and i liked how you filmed it too.

maybe this is in the thread already but what did your actors say when you showed them the script? that must've been priceless... great work!

thetvirus513

11-09-2008, 02:16 AM

jpsheets

11-09-2008, 11:07 AM

Danielleus

11-09-2008, 02:50 PM

Hey,

Just caught the flick. I really enjoyed this piece. I thought the story worked and your structure for it was really fun. Completely and totally out of left field. I like that you didn't set up the way it was gonna end, like we were just watching three old ladies run through their daily routine.

The story worked for me but I thought it needed more. We don't know the point of the daily special and I think the could have helped. Was it something that keeps you youthful? Was it the tastiest thing in the world? I just felt like the beginning with the cards and the gas and all of that seemed a bit tangential. There MIGHT have been some indication of them being older than they looked (talking about the time before cars, etc.) but that was still a bit ambiguous. The writing, in that sense, could have been tighter.

I also would have liked some slightly higher production value. Maybe different shots and more of them. But I thought the actors were great and it looked like they threw themselves into the roles, which is just great. Up the production value and I think this, and any of your future pieces, will be very strong. But thanks for sharing. I enjoyed this and was thoroughly entertained.

jpsheets

11-09-2008, 06:04 PM

There MIGHT have been some indication of them being older than they looked (talking about the time before cars, etc.) but that was still a bit ambiguous.

Thanks for the feedback Danielleus. Yeah, that's what I was going for when Barbara says, "We didn't use to have to drive here and there."

My ultimate goal with that was to do a quick green screen shot after the credits with the three of them flying on broomsticks. But we didn't have the resources to pull it off.

cheers,
Jon

jpsheets

11-12-2008, 09:33 AM

Cool story and definitely kept me interested. I think the camera work could have used some work as soon as the robber came into the story. it was an abrupt switch from stabilized to handheld camera. Overall good film though!

Thanks for the feedback. Yeah it is an abrupt switch, and I think it kind of worked. What we were going for was to totally change the pacing and mood of the short up to that point. I think Mike did a great job as DP, but I think we might have achieved the same feeling if we kept the camera locked down. Thanks for the feedback.

best,

Jon