"Wally Bally"- A Illusion Media Group Film

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Written By: Joseph Ahlman

Produced By: Illusion Media Group Films/Cinesync

Cinematography By: Mathew Ward

Sound By: Jarred Ward

Starring:
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Roxi Ahlman as Sage
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Wendy Ahlman as Beverly
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Budy Higley As Sean
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Steve Altizer as The Clerk

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BTS shots

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[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Cool! I really like the look of this one.

Good luck!

Don't forget to link the banner to your thread.

Cheers,

Mike

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Michael thank for looking and thanks for the reminder on the banner:dankk2:

[Simon Höfer]

Welcome to the fest!

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Thanks Simon

[Matt Sconce]

Sweet dude. Good to see you here!

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matt good to see you hope all is going well and good luck on thirst.

[pauly_the_hitman]

Wow that poster kicks ass. Good Luck. And welcome to the fest.
Pauly

[ZazaCast]

EXCELLENT Poster! This looks like a real freak show...can't wait to see it.
Welcome to the fest...best of luck.

[dvpixl]

that is a very well designed and artistic poster.

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Thanks guys. This is going to be fun. I am very lucky this time i have a great writer on board we spent the last week locking down the script. Also all the locations are locked. I will be posting location picks very soon.

[krestofre]

Agreed. That poster is stunning.

Clowns frighten me. I can't wait to see this one!

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that is a very well designed and artistic poster.
Thanks we had fun with it.

[Kyle Stebbins]

man i love the clown! how did you do it!?

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man i love the clown! how did you do it!?
Kyle
we took a pic of the director and went crazy in photoshop like 60 plus layers on the clown face. the director loves the poster but he has no clue it is him.:thumbsup:

[Rodney V. Smith]

i go away for a day and more cool looking entires pop up! Welcome dude, and great job on the poster. Makes me really wanna see this one...

[Kyle Stebbins]

Kyle
i took a pic of the director and went crazy in photoshop like 60 plus layers on the clown face. the director loves the poster but he has no clue it is him.:thumbsup:

that is cool beyond words!!!

I applaud you man. This is definitely one of the better posters of the fest!

[Derrick_SA]

that is a wicked poster!!! AWESOME

- Derrick

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that is a wicked poster!!! AWESOME

- Derrick

Thanks for looking.

[jaket]

Let me know if you need any help on "Wally Bally", I can run a boom or just be a general help on set. Are you shooting on your RED camera?

I love your poster.

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we will be shooting the second week of september you are welcome to come hag out work what ever we are very easy going. we are still waiting for red we will be shooting on a hvx200 with the redrock setup using nikon primes.

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Ok We just wrapped i also just updated the first post and the bts section.

[ZazaCast]

Excellent... congrats on the wrap! Nice BTS stuff.... and why isn't that nice hotrod in this movie??? (It's almost time for me to put mine away for the winter :-( )

[Mike Manning]

Nice! Good stuff man, can't wait to see it!

[Simon Höfer]

Congrats!

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Excellent... congrats on the wrap! Nice BTS stuff.... and why isn't that nice hotrod in this movie??? (It's almost time for me to put mine away for the winter :-( )

I would have loved to use my car but it was a long drive the locations and i had to drive my truck with all the lights dollies crew and you know kitchen sink. yes it is getting that time of year to put it away i think i might get one last cruise in before i put her away:-(

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this weekend we will getting a big chunk of the editing out of the way i think i am going to go to my cabin it is nice and quite and a good place to work.

[ZazaCast]

this weekend we will getting a big chunk of the editing out of the way i think i am going to go to my cabin it is nice and quite and a good place to work.

Great idea... head to the cabin....have fun...make a great movie!
Sounds like a plan to me.:thumbup:

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

yeah the poster has an immediate Twilight Zone feel.

You said you photoshopped the director to get the clown image - what's your role in the production, editor?

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yeah the poster has an immediate Twilight Zone feel.

You said you photoshopped the director to get the clown image - what's your role in the production, editor?

Dp/Editor/Camera Op i pawned the sound duties off on my brother. i also own a pro av shop so i own all the gear. The Director is an old friend from film school he retired from disney last year and was looking for something to do. Thanks for looking and best of luck with your entry.

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here is a few bts shots of the trip to my cabin we ended up with a really great ruff cut. we will be shooting some pickups this weekend and we should be in great shape to be finished up by mid october.

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Me Editing
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And More.
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taking a brake and going on a ride with the kids

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Nice BTS!
Very interesting looking movie.

Best of luck!

Cheers,

Mike

[Simon Höfer]

Nice pics indeed! Looks like you have alot of fun, which is the most important thing! :)

[gabrielflorit]

Nice rig!

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Here is some more bts. the 6 minute cut is locked. i will be starting the 5.1 mix and sound gathering next week also i should be getting the score back mid next week:thumbsup:

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[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Holy setup Batman! Here I am on my little iMac. :)

Must feel good to have the 6 min cut locked.

Cheers,

Mike

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Holy setup Batman! Here I am on my little iMac. :)

Must feel good to have the 6 min cut locked.

Cheers,

Mike

Thanks Mike it is pretty nice setup i do post audio its my day job and yes it is so nice to have the 6 min cut out of the way.
-matt

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Thanks Mike it is pretty nice setup i do post audio its my day job and yes it is so nice to have the 6 min cut out of the way.
-mattSweet! So this mix should probably blow us all away. Looking forward to it!:beer:

Mike

[ZazaCast]

Gear....ooohhhh....excellent. It's nice to own an Pro AV shop...yes?
Everything I'm seeing is looking really good. 5.1 and all, I'm looking forward to seeing this one! (as he sees the THX certification on the wall) NICE!!!

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Gear....ooohhhh....excellent. It's nice to own an Pro AV shop...yes?
Everything I'm seeing is looking really good. 5.1 and all, I'm looking forward to seeing this one! (as he sees the THX certification on the wall) NICE!!!
zaza it is nice to own a shop but a pain in the butt at times.

[ZazaCast]

zaza it is nice to own a shop but a pain in the butt at times.

Maybe... but the toys!!!

I used to be a manufacturers rep in the audio industry...thus the nice little set-up below. I strongly believe the benefits outweight the butt pain. LOL.

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Maybe... but the toys!!!

I used to be a manufacturers rep in the audio industry...thus the nice little set-up below. I strongly believe the benefits outweight the butt pain. LOL.

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Who did you rep for? i use to rep as well.

[ZazaCast]

Ouzonoff & Associates, Yorktown Heights, NY. ('89 - '92)
Alesis, Zildjian, ElectroVoice, Altec Lansing, Midas, SWR, Gentner, Pro-Co, Middle Atlantic.

My territory was upstate NY, Vermont & western Mass. Were you an audio rep? I used to have to work NAB, AES, NAMM, LDI shows every year.

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Ouzonoff & Associates, Yorktown Heights, NY. ('89 - '92)
Alesis, Zildjian, ElectroVoice, Altec Lansing, Midas, SWR, Gentner, Pro-Co, Middle Atlantic.

My territory was upstate NY, Vermont & western Mass. Were you an audio rep? I used to have to work NAB, AES, NAMM, LDI shows every year.

yep i was a rep from (89 to about 2000) jbl,studer,tascam,akg,numan,sennheiser many others. I am glad i dont go to the trade shows anymore it gets old fast. i still go to nab thats about it anymore.

[ZazaCast]

Who'd you rep for (the firm name / states covered)? ... I bet we know each other.... small world!

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T.k Group, Rocky Mountain Av, covered utah mainly

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since you did ev did you know sam kizser

[ZazaCast]

Rocky Mountain AV... I can't remember the name, but I knew a guy who worked for them!

[ZazaCast]

since you did ev did you know sam kizser

YES... Sam Kizser!!

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yep i worked for him for a long time he is retired now.

[ZazaCast]

yep i worked for him for a long time he is retired now.

Yeah... the good old days. NAB is the one show I always attend too. I get to see Greg Ouzunoff, Dave Henderson, Charlie Eaton, Ted Keffalo (created those new 'Equator' coax studio monitors...was an Alesis guy), Marvin Caesar (President of Aphex) and others. It's good to keep contacts!

I'll be making my plans for this coming NAB soon... we should try to meet and have a drink. :beer:

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you bet i would love to. i will be there with my video wall.

[ZazaCast]

you bet i would love to. i will be there with my video wall.

Excellent... lets figure it out closer to the show....:beer:

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Here are some bts from this weekend the score is finished the adr is 90% i should be finished up by saturday.
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[ZazaCast]

...and I thought my livingroom was full of gear! looking forward to this one.

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...and I thought my livingroom was full of gear! looking forward to this one.

he is the gear collector his second floor is stuffed full of vintage gear and he is one heck of composer.

[ZazaCast]

This is going to be a good one....won't be long now! Best of luck.

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:thumbup:well i just uploaded.:thumbup:

[ZazaCast]

Congrats! Looking forward to it....

[gabrielflorit]

WHOA! Dang gear! I wants!!!!

Very nice.

[Simon Höfer]

Congratulations :)

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

:thumbup:well i just uploaded.:thumbup:Awesome! This one looks very pro.

Good luck with it!

Mike

[ZazaCast]

Approved! NOW we can sit back and enjoy the ride. Congrats.

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Zaza

i cant wait to see your 2 entries. but i am glad it is in now i can play with my red!

[gabrielflorit]

Zaza

i cant wait to see your 2 entries. but i am glad it is in now i can play with my red!

You have a room full of audio gear AND a RED? Where do you live, and how do I become your best friend? :beer:

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if your ever in utah give me a call

[Brian Parker]

Awesome poster. You going to tell the director who it is. Great BTS too. Looking forward to this one as well. Shaping up to be a great fest!

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Awesome poster. You going to tell the director who it is. Great BTS too. Looking forward to this one as well. Shaping up to be a great fest!
thanks i hope you guys enjoy the film it was hard to try and pull off.

[Richard J. Johnson]

Very creepy. It looked like it was shot with two different cams, that was a little odd for me, but the ball was effing amazing!! and the stair fall looked real as hell. He was all broke up! good job.

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Very creepy. It looked like it was shot with two different cams, that was a little odd for me, but the ball was effing amazing!! and the stair fall looked real as hell. He was all broke up! good job.
Thanks filthrich
about a hour before upload was closed final cut freeked out a screwed up all the color correction i learned many lessons this time around.

[MrKilloran]

Incredibly creepy, that guy really feels like a sleazeball. The audio kind of pops at parts. Sorry to hear about final cut screwin the color but it still looked good for the most part.

That ball was super cool, when its eyes move I was like Holy Sh*t! Everything looks pretty real even the ball moving on its own, great work!

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Incredibly creepy, that guy really feels like a sleazeball. The audio kind of pops at parts. Sorry to hear about final cut screwin the color but it still looked good for the most part.

That ball was super cool, when its eyes move I was like Holy Sh*t! Everything looks pretty real even the ball moving on its own, great work!
thanks for looking it was a fun project to work on we ran out of time to get the audio all happy all the 3d elements were taking twice the time we had expected .

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

The guy was a total sleaze bag. Well done on his part.

The playback seemed a little stuttery for me at times. Might be the download.
The ball effects were very well done. The acting a little stiff at times.
The sound was pretty good!

Definitely fit the theme very well.

Nice job.

Mike

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The guy was a total sleaze bag. Well done on his part.

The playback seemed a little stuttery for me at times. Might be the download.
The ball effects were very well done. The acting a little stiff at times.
The sound was pretty good!

Definitely fit the theme very well.

Nice job.

Mike

Thanks Mike

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Thanks Mike
No problem.

BTW, the little girl was actually quite good for her age. That must have been tough at times.

Cheers,

Mike

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No problem.

BTW, the little girl was actually quite good for her age. That must have been tough at times.

Cheers,

Mike
yes it was not easy there were some takes that went on and on i found that after ten takes or so you need to give them a brake it makes for a long day.
take care;
matt

[Robbie Comeau]

Ya, I'll copy Mike's words on this one.

I felt the acting, especially by the Mom was weak at times. The coloring, and lighting seemed off at times to (I understand your FCP crashed, so that sucks!)

For every line the little girl said, I found it really hard to hear. I had to listen closely, and at one time, I had to rewind and her again.

She was adorable though!

Creepy guy, fit well. Although, you never really told us why he took pictures. Was he just a mad stalker/creep? If so, then maybe a shot of his basement would've been nice, or his room full of pictures of different kids.

Def. a creepy film, especially a ball with a clown on it!

Robbie

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Ya, I'll copy Mike's words on this one.

I felt the acting, especially by the Mom was weak at times. The coloring, and lighting seemed off at times to (I understand your FCP crashed, so that sucks!)

For every line the little girl said, I found it really hard to hear. I had to listen closely, and at one time, I had to rewind and her again.

She was adorable though!

Creepy guy, fit well. Although, you never really told us why he took pictures. Was he just a mad stalker/creep? If so, then maybe a shot of his basement would've been nice, or his room full of pictures of different kids.

Def. a creepy film, especially a ball with a clown on it!

Robbie

robbie

yes she was hard to understand i agree. she did well for only 4 years old.
thanks for looking.

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

robbie

yes she was hard to understand i agree. she did well for only 4 years old.
thanks for looking.That's what I figured. Very close to my daughter's age. She did very well! :thumbup:

[Darkline]

Although I didnt feel you hit a home run with this, that ball at the start was really creepy. I love the eye movement and when the kid got abducted in the van - that was ACE. Lol.

The ball looked fantastic for the most part, until it went crazy at the end. for me that section didn't quite stay in tone with the rest of it, but that could just be my expectations of where it was going.

really fun one though.

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Although I didnt feel you hit a home run with this, that ball at the start was really creepy. I love the eye movement and when the kid got abducted in the van - that was ACE. Lol.

The ball looked fantastic for the most part, until it went crazy at the end. for me that section didn't quite stay in tone with the rest of it, but that could just be my expectations of where it was going.

really fun one though.
thanks for giving it a look and for the feedback.

[ZazaCast]

Great film! I really enjoyed this one...loved the Mr. Roger's, "...It's his birthday" line (LOL) and the sunglasses shot in the beginning at :50...GREAT! The score really worked for me throughout. Good story and concept. REALLY cute little girl. Acting was good too. Good camera work & nice movement. If there's anything I can pick at, it would be that some of the outside shots didn't pop & needed som extra lighting...or even someone with a reflector.

Really enjoyed the film...Great job.!

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Great film! I really enjoyed this one...loved the Mr. Roger's, "...It's his birthday" line (LOL) and the sunglasses shot in the beginning at :50...GREAT! The score really worked for me throughout. Good story and concept. REALLY cute little girl. Acting was good too. Good camera work & nice movement. If there's anything I can pick at, it would be that some of the outside shots didn't pop & needed som extra lighting...or even someone with a reflector.

Really enjoyed the film...Great job.!
zaza

your the only on so far that picked up on the mr. rogers line:thumbup:
thanks for the feedback.

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zaza

your the only on so far that picked up on the mr. rogers line:thumbup:
thanks for the feedback.

...seems we have the same warped sense of humor! :huh:

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mr rogers was creepy.

[Mike Manning]

Won't you be my neighbor? Haha!

Dude.. I dug it! The acting could have been better.. and the sound seemed kind of muffled... but otherwise I thought it was a pretty cool flick. I really liked the ball effects at the end... and the rolling down the stairs stunt was pulled off flawlessly!

Good job and congrats!

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Won't you be my neighbor? Haha!

Dude.. I dug it! The acting could have been better.. and the sound seemed kind of muffled... but otherwise I thought it was a pretty cool flick. I really liked the ball effects at the end... and the rolling down the stairs stunt was pulled off flawlessly!

Good job and congrats!
thanks for looking. the acting was ok it's what happens when you use family members.

[pauly_the_hitman]

thanks for looking. the acting was ok it's what happens when you use family members.

I have to agree unless you have a family like mine which includes Jeremiah Rounds and his wife Lisa Michelle, lucky me huh. Anyway i liked the ball a lot where can i get me one of those? And the Mr.Rogers line made me kind of chuckle. Nice psycho BTW. I didn't appriciate the acting all that much but the story sold it for me anyway. Killer ball thats funny. Good job man.
Pauly

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Thanks man. I think the director could hook you up with a ball but we have found they dont ship well.

[Susanne G.]

I think, best use of the ball. I like the crazy face of the killer and the acting of mother and daughter was pretty good. I absolutely adored the score - it fit very well the story. Nice film - thank you! :)

Susanne

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thanks for watching.

[jefflebowski]

Perpetuator had a convincing look but acting skills were a little weak. Sage, however, did a good job considering how difficult it can be to direct children. I'm not sure that the story reflected the twilight theme. Cinematically, I think the cuts were good, I also liked the sunglasses effect. At times it seemed a little too soft though. The vengeful ball had to be the best part of the film. Good work, keep it up.

[John LaBonney]

The sunglasses shot was cool, but my favorite was the contra-zoom (I don't know what else to call it) at 5:42.

Enjoyed it!

[stinkpot]

Creepy predator. Great use of the ball and like John said, the zoom was cool as hell. You also had the best stunt I've seen so far (at 5:52).

I couldn't stand hearing the little girl's name over and over though... since that is my name too. Oh well, I blame my parents.

Great work!

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Thanks guys we had fun making it. i think you guy are referring to the dolly zoom as i remember we dollied out while zooming in. thanks for watching.

[Dick Campbell]

a rather twisted take on the child abduction theme (which I thought was overdone in this fest, but not your fault. The SFX with the ball I thought were classic.

[hoz]

cool story, although i am not a fan of child abduction stories. you had some neat shots, the van, the sunglasses, the stunt at the end, even how you kinked the body out at the end, i was wondering if that pose was really possible...

acting was good! the mom was a little stiff but for acting with a child, really good. it was predictable but it was still fun to watch the ball beat the stuffing out of the guy.
good job!

[Brian Parker]

Wow...nice film. The story concept was pretty cool. The acting was good, especially from the little girl although it was hard to make out what she was saying sometimes. The jittery almost dreamlike framerate was cool but it was a little overused which kind of dropped down its effectiveness a little bit. Great work on the FX shot and I really like the design of Wally. Good job man!

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Thanks for giving it a look.

[Bryce A]

Love the fact that the creepy ball turned out to be the hero. What's that clown got in store? Hmm. Budy Higley was convincingly creepy and everyone else was just as convincing. Especially Wally Bally. I think I read someone saying, "best use of ball." I do agree. Look forward to more!

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Bryce thanks for watching we had fun making it.

[Blaine]

Really high on the "creepy factor." Good job on this one.

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Blaine

thanks for stopping by

[SparkyZa]

Nice use of the ball element. Really cool film. I hope to one day make a film as good as this. Thank you.