COLD CALLS by John Whalen featuring Blanchard Ryan (OpenWater) & Ben Bailey (CashCab)

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

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_____________COLD CALLS by John Whalen
__________(winner of DVXuser's first SCRIPT FEST(link) (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=135873&highlight=Cold+Calls))



BLANCHARD RYAN (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0752436/)_______AND______________BEN BAILEY (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1344946/)
(Open Water,Beer Fest,Super Troopers,Sex and the City)____(Cash Cab, Comedy Central Presents Ben Bailey)

http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/shots2.jpg


Thrilled to announce our final addition the Cast:

DJ HAZARD.

He was cast some weeks ago, but no time to do thread stuff - all pre-pro all the time. And thanks to Mark Harris for arranging our initial meeting :beer:

See a bit of his stand up :Drogar-Mark-07(DBG)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5555165584784609709
http://a714.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/40/l_c208bfa0e47fcb9ea7831de358434699.jpg

DJ will be playing the role of Detective Burton. Some of you may remember Detective Burton from Scriptfest. Screenwriter John Whalen and I have been hard at work on the script and this scene has recieved lots of John's TLC since scriptfest. I think it will be a good one. DJ is a very talented guy, and the "tough cop" role I've cast him in will hardly hint at his colorful repertoire, though I'm sure all of his diverse experience will come into play at some level.

To scrape the surface - DJ is one of the original Boston Comics where he was a founding member of the infamous Ding Ho Club (whose members include Steven Wright, Bobcat Goldthwait, Paula Poundstone, Jimmy Tingle, Denis Leary, Lenny Clarke, Brian Kiley and Barry Crimmins)

He's also somehow involved with this very interesting musical group.
WOVEN HAND BEAT CIRCUS
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=12725275
I think as a frequent guest performer. Although I've only been exposed to this band through their myspace page, my wheels are already turning, thinking of things I could pitch them to collaborate on.



COLD CALLS
Juliana Lima
1st AC

Philip Warren
Head Gaffer

Chris Messineo
Location Manager


James Demo
Grip

Sridhar Ranganath
Location Scout

Elizabeth Gerbino
Makeup Artist



Lalo the Dog
As himself

DJ Hazard
Detective Burton

Ben Bailey
Tim

Blanchard Ryan
Dana


production coordinator
Isaac Brody

co-Produced by
Ian Marlow

produced by
Barry Green & David Jimerson

music written and performed by
by Herman Witkam

cinematography by
Timur Civan

written by
John Whalen (Xrayspecs)

directed by
Jack Daniel Stanley

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Still saving some of the best for the film itself of course :beer:

http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/web/phonefocus.jpg

http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/web/tub.jpg

http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/web/blamchard-door.jpg

http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/web/burtonpad.jpg

http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/web/burton.jpg

http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/web/blanchard-detective.jpg

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[Jack Daniel Stanley]

No way. Thank you for sharing a bit of info on the process. If you could pick one of the frames and give a breakdown on how you lit it I know I would REALLY appreciate that. I'm sure others would as well.
...


http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/web/tub.jpg
this was one softbox to the left, with 2 flags making "barndoors" for the top and bottom of the softbox, with duvatine covering the sides. this makes a shaft of soft light, and there is a huge mirror ot the right of the tub, making the reflected bounce act as a fill. This way its bright, but looks "dark". it looks like jack added a vingette and colored it blue in the grade.


Wow hard to believe that's just one light. The shadows and the dark feeling are amazing. I'm seeing the art direction now though. I think thats where alot of my work lacks. Very nice work. Your explanation is very much appreciated!

Here's the BTS shots and before and after for this one.

RAW GRAB
http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/web/tubbts.jpg

FINAL VERSSION
http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/web/tub.jpg

BEHIND THE SCENES PHOTO with TIMUR's description again:
http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/web/tubts11.jpg


this was one softbox to the left, with 2 flags making "barndoors" for the top and bottom of the softbox, with duvatine covering the sides. this makes a shaft of soft light, and there is a huge mirror ot the right of the tub, making the reflected bounce act as a fill. This way its bright, but looks "dark". it looks like jack added a vingette and colored it blue in the grade.

MORE OF THIS SETUP:
http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/web/tubbts2.jpg

Mr. Bubble.
http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/web/tubbtsMrBubble.jpg

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Behind the scenes shot of our last day of the shoot. 10/15/08
http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/shootforweb/ezjib1.jpg
Blanchard Ryan acting all up in here.
Timur on the EZ jib / HPX 170 / Letus Ultimate.
Producer Barry Green booma boomin'
Me pretending to look at the monitor.
1st AC Jules, doing a light gag meant to read as ambient light from the phone screen with wind up flash lights.


http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/shootforweb/chris&jimlookon.jpg
MESSINEO AND DEMO: So like, is dis where they're casting the Soprano's spinnoff?
(DVXuser/Location Manager Extraordinaire Chris Messineo and DVXuser/Set Crasher James Demo look on as a Ben Bailey is lit inside a cramped closet.)

It was great to have Jim drop by. Of course we put him to work

You can check out Chris's webpage here:
http://www.offstagefilms.com/

And Demo's here:
http://firsttimethemovie.com/Site/welcome.html



http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/shootforweb/ben&chrisdicuss.jpg
CHRIS: No Ben. Frankenstein walk like this. Grrrrr.
(Lead Ben Bailey and Chris discuss comedy and filmmaking.)

http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/shootforweb/lalo&blanchard.jpg
Lovely leading lady Blanchard Ryan is pawed by her co-star. Wait. Wrong photo. That caption actually goes with a picture of Blanchard and co-star Ben.
In this photo, location family dog, Lalo vies for Blanchard's attention. We wound up casting the little guy.

http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/shootforweb/timur&blanchard.jpg
IN TIMUR's HEAD: If I put this on my refrigerator would people think we dated?
IN BLANCHARD's HEAD: It's great they're making crew opportunitues for "special" people these days.
(DP/DVXuser MOD Timur Civan poses for posterity with his leading lady)



http://www.cinematical.com/images/2005/09/sam2.jpg
(Sam the Eagle - You'll need to know who he is for future reference.)



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BEN BAILEY does his SAM THE EAGLE impersonation while I suddenly become INCREDIBLY GAY.
(Director and Actor/Comedian posers)


Great photos (my Frankenstein impression would be better if I didn't have Wolfman arms).

Here are a few photos I took with my iPhone:

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/771/1224715086.jpg

Barry and Phil doing their magic with the mic and Blanchard looking beautiful.



http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/771/1224715136.jpg

Jules worked to the point of exhaustion.




MORE TO COME ...

[Mark Johnson]

Damn! Jack you rule!!! What an awesome cast! I'm so pumped to see this.

JDS is in da house!!!!

[Drew Ott]

Sweet!

Can't wait to see this.

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Loved the script!
Looking forward to this one.

Cheers,

Mike

[Tim Joy]

Great cast! Super Troupers was the best. (not just because it was made here in VT)

It's gonna be a hit, I can tell.

What are you shooting on?

[Simon Höfer]

Awesome! Really looking forward to this :)

[Richard J. Johnson]

You have quite the dream team there. Good luck. I know it will be great.

[Simon Höfer]

Oh wait! Just realized this is in the twilight theater! How cool is that? :D

[bosindy]

glad to see it worked out with the cast. really looking forward to seeing it.

Jim

[jpsheets]

This is a hilarious script. This will be a lot of fun for JDS and crew. Best of luck guys!

[Ted Arabian]

Hey Jack, Always looking forward to seeing new work from you. Cast looks great. And with a winning script!!! Very excited indeed.

best

[Brandon Rice]

Pretty cool Jack, looking forward to it! :)

[Shawn Philip Nelson]

Hey Jack, congrats man! I am very much looking forward to seeing this.

[pauly_the_hitman]

Nice looking forward to seeing this one.
Pauly

[gabrielflorit]

Dream Team crew! Looks like JDS will win this fest... again...

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Hey thanks for well wishes and welcomes everyone :beer:

I can only say that I'm really excited to be on the playing field again and couldn't be more psyched than to about bringing John / Xrayspecs' funny off beat script to life.

And of course I'm really looking foreward to working with such established and talented actors as Blanchard and Ben.

Sooo busy just had to throw up a quick and dirty thread, will spruce up later, but wanna check out the other project threads first:thumbup:


Damn! Jack you rule!!! What an awesome cast! I'm so pumped to see this.

JDS is in da house!!!!
Yeah, until you unveil your secret Time Fest entry ...


Great cast! Super Troupers was the best. (not just because it was made here in VT)

It's gonna be a hit, I can tell.

What are you shooting on?

Format is a good question. Probably HVX, has not been decided yet though.

Yeah Super Troopers rocks, Open Water was an inspiration for me though as a digital filmmaker and micro budget filmmaker, but more on that later - planning to do a write up on the actors and why I think they'll be great in these roles / their bodies of work.


glad to see it worked out with the cast. really looking forward to seeing it.

Jim

Hey Jim, yes thanks so much for your help!


....

More later, thanks for the responses :beer::beer::beer:

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Dream Team crew! Looks like JDS will win this fest... again...
Haha. No way man, that was never a lock. PLUS so many people are kicking ass these days.

The only thing that's guaranteed is that if Mark Harris enters he will win 2nd place.

Not because he isn't worthy of 1st place (far from it) but because the universe has a sense of humor and likes to see him smash things :)

.....

[ZazaCast]

WOW! That's all I can say... WOW, this is going to be great. Really looking forward to it.

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

The only thing that's gauranteed is that if Mark Harris enters he will win 2nd place.

Not because he isn't worthy of 1st place (far from it) but because the universe has a sense of humor and likes to see him smash things :)

.....LMAO! :grin:

That is so true. :thumbup:

[Ted Arabian]

The only thing that's guaranteed is that if Mark Harris enters he will win 2nd place.

Not because he isn't worthy of 1st place (far from it) but because the universe has a sense of humor and likes to see him smash things :)

.....

HAHAHA!!! Isn't this the truth!

...

edit....

do'h! Mike and I are on the same page here!

[Ben Sliker]

sweet, another JDS joint. look forward to it!

[Herman Witkam]

This is going to be great :beer:

[Mark Harris]

Haha. No way man, that was never a lock. PLUS so many people are kicking ass these days.

The only thing that's guaranteed is that if Mark Harris enters he will win 2nd place.

Not because he isn't worthy of 1st place (far from it) but because the universe has a sense of humor and likes to see him smash things :)

.....

Well between yours and the super secret fat-monster-chase-the-purple-dragon-through-the-desert-project, I would have no chance in hell at 2nd.

M

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

I'm wondering when FM will drop their Twilight Fest bomb so to speak.

Especially since I heard they cast Michael Madsen in it.

[gabrielflorit]

Especially since I heard they cast Michael Madsen in it.

Hmmm... I wouldn't be terribly surprised if that turned out to be true...

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Hmmm... I wouldn't be terribly surprised if that turned out to be true...
LOL! Neither would I. :grin:

[Mark Harris]

I'm wondering when FM will drop their Twilight Fest bomb so to speak.

Especially since I heard they cast Michael Madsen in it.

I heard the landed Paul Lynde and Charo, and this one dude was pissed cause he landed those people first and turned them on to them.

[Gord.T]

I think I smashed something myself over Marks last 2nd place. Yeah, 02 rocked for a well deserved 1st, but damn, I wish there were two firsts.

Will this be a compete entry Jack? Or maybe keep that a secret and let people hustle.

[deedive]

wow!

[Gord.T]

wow!

:huh:

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

poster added ... not sure what it means but it scares me ...

http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/cold-callsposter.jpg

[Mike Manning]

Whoa this came out of left field... does that mean you aren't making Twilight?

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Not making Twilight? We're in the Twilight Theater Coming Attractions, so hopefully we will :)

[Mike Manning]

Oops.. i meant Treatment!

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

What's Treatment?

I'll give you a treatment.

[Larry Rutledge]

Treatment was my entry ... perhaps the yellow in the name is confusing :)


Since it came up, I am not entering Treatment in this fest as originally planned ... for a number of reasons, some personal, some financial, some timing. BUT ... I AM making Treatment, it will just be a little later, most likely around the first of the year. And there are some interesting developments related to that project that I will announce later in a User Film thread when they are more solidified.

Seeing this announcement I'm sorry I had to pull out ... would love a chance at a rematch against JDS (not that I'd be victorious, but I'd give it a strong go :) ).

Loved this script ... definitely looking forward to seeing what JDS & Crew's mad skilz can do with such a fun project.

[Mike Manning]

Hahaha... see what the stress of making a film does to your brain??

Forgive me Larry, I think you're right.... the Yellow name through me off...

Sorry to hear about that though, I was looking forward to it. Did you ever finish the script? I'd love to read it!

[Larry Rutledge]

No worries, I do know the stress of production :)

We are re-working the script ... since we've pushed it out as a standalone product, we are making it a longer piece (15 - 20 minutes) and will try to use it to raise funding to shoot the feature version at a later date. We have a connection for a couple name actors so if we can get them interested that will be a huge benefit to this plan :) I'll still pass it on your way once we get to that stage.

BTW - the poster image you sent me, is that the res you created it at? Or did you make it larger and size down to post? If larger, any chance you can send that as I'd love to have it printed.

[Mike Manning]

Yeah I think I scaled it down.. I'll send it to you when I get home tonight.

[Mark Johnson]

We are considering re-editing In Extremis for this fest by combining footage from Threading the Needle. It should be awesome.

[deedive]

:huh:

wow, looks like it will be great!

[Jeff Anderson]

We are considering re-editing In Extremis for this fest by combining footage from Threading the Needle. It should be awesome.

Wow... Should be... yeah wow. Always surprising us with something eh?

[Herman Witkam]

We are considering re-editing In Extremis for this fest by combining footage from Threading the Needle. It should be awesome.

Have you read the music contract for TTN? :D

Just kidding :beer:

[Brandon Rice]

We are considering re-editing In Extremis for this fest by combining footage from Threading the Needle. It should be awesome.

ROFL! That WOULD be interesting... :beer:

[ConspiracyPenguin]

Wow. How did I miss this. 2 days ago, huh? Hm. How brilliant is this? I am PUMPED OUT OF MY MIND. What a great cast and crew as well as a fantastic script. I am REALLY looking forward to this! :)

[Kyle Stebbins]

Wow what a poster! haha! -- Would've liked to see the mouth retain the color of the phone.

Haha!

Great looking crew and cast, man. So ready to see this.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Thanks everybody - looking forward to it as well/

Kyle, really? I had it that way initially but didn't thing the blue popped enough / didn't provide a nice contrasting color to take into the rest of the design / wasn't as creepy. Thanks for the feedback, if you would though, what do you think in an actual comparison?

http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/cold-callsposter.jpg http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/cold-callsblue.jpg

inquiring minds wanna know ...

[ConspiracyPenguin]

Jack, at first glance I thought the all blue one was too uniform but upon further inspection I actually think I like it better. It is more fluid. But, what do I know about poster design?

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Cool. Thanks.

I wanna hear from Kyle as well since I don't know anything either and he's been studying this stuff.

What if the lips and everything were blue but inside the mouth was normal colored?

[Mike Manning]

I actually think the image is fine.. could maybe use some color tweaking... but yeah it's a really funny image. The type is what needs an overhaul! I can take a crack at it if you want.... send me the PSD... mike@beginningmiddleend.com.

Samples of my work HERE (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=144173)

[ConspiracyPenguin]

Cool. Thanks.

I wanna hear from Kyle as well since I don't know anything either and he's been studying this stuff.

What if the lips and everything were blue but inside the mouth was normal colored?

I think I would like that better than the full colored version, but I would have to see it to compare to the all blue one. I guess the problem for me is the transition between the mouth and the phone. It looks too stuck on there and I think your proposed edit would change that.

Kyle is definitely a pro, I just thought I would toss in my two cents.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

I think I would like that better than the full colored version, but I would have to see it to compare to the all blue one. I guess the problem for me is the transition between the mouth and the phone. It looks too stuck on there and I think your proposed edit would change that.

Kyle is definitely a pro, I just thought I would toss in my two cents.

I definitely appreciate your 2¢!

I updated to this one:
Best of Both?
http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/cold-callsboth.jpg

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

I actually think the image is fine.. could maybe use some color tweaking... but yeah it's a really funny image. The type is what needs an overhaul! I can take a crack at it if you want.... send me the PSD... mike@beginningmiddleend.com.

Samples of my work HERE (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=144173)


awesome dood!
poster
http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/cold%20calls.psd

here's the banner too if you want to mess around, but I can pull stuff off of whatever you do to the poster
http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/coldbanner2.psd

Don't spend too much time unless you are really enjoying yourself. These images might not be right down the road as I refine the production concept, I just had to get something "grabby" up now rather than later :beer:

[J.R. Hudson]

Looking forward to this Jack

She's hot and you can tell her I said so.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

haha, will do John :beer:

EDIT: too bad you are not out here damnit, you could tell her yourself.

[Derrick_SA]

That is the best poster!!! (the updated one),

what a cast, really looking forward to this!

- derrick

[Simon Höfer]

Yeah, that version with the blue lips and normal inside looks best! Awesome poster!

[Jeff Anderson]

oh yeah the blue lips and colored toungue/teeth are the best IMO - nice work Jack!

[Kyle Stebbins]

Hey Jack,

The subtleties of great design are always a matter of opinion. In MY opinion, I think you really hit it on the nose with your latest poster. When the lips were of the skin-tone it felt like you had slapped it on the phone in a hurried MS Paint job. Now that you've given it another dimension with the tongue and teeth remaining their normal hues, I think you've got a winner on your hands.

Now, I also think the entirely blue phone has it's place. Why draw so much attention to the mouth? I think it's a nice surprise we could stumble upon. Maybe it should even be on the bottom of the phone?

If you really want me to critique the poster as a whole, I'd be happy to, but sometimes I feel like I get too concerned with it and forget that we're in a filmmaking community here...

Mike is a total pro as well. I'm interested to see/hear his take.

Either way, I can't get "Urinal Cakes" out of my head.

Anyone else?

[Dustin R. Rogan]

i don't think u need it but but best of luck 1.0

love
2.0

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Hey thanks, Dustin, everyone.

Thanks for the feedback Kyle. I might agree with you on straight blue for purely aesthetic reasons, like if it was just art - but for it to function as I want it to, i.e. to grab your attention, I want to, well, grab your attention. So that's why I'd call attention to the weird freaky part of the poster. As for ear vs. mouthpiece, the film is about a guy that says wackturtle shi* to someone on the phone, so the mouth needs to come out of the ear. (Dunno if you remember but there was a Freddy Kruger movie where it comes out of the mouthpiece and tries to make out with the chick on the other end?) Also would want it up on the ear to, again, grab attention. I want you to glance at it and go "whoa wtf is that?", not appreciate it and discover the ear in the process of appretiation. I think your sugestion about an all blue or calling less attention to the mouth is aesthetically sophisticated, but not as effective of an attention getter.

Anyway, thanks for your critique, obviously you've helped me make it better with your input. I've become increasingly impressed with your design work. :beer:

[Larry Rutledge]

Anyway, thanks for your critique, obviously you've helped me make it better with your input. I've become increasingly impressed with your design work. :beer:

Are you kidding? The guy's a hack! He likes zombies for pete's sake ... what could he possibly know about design?



Ok, I'm just kidding :evil: I actually agree with Jack. Kyle's design style and work seem to improve with each piece he offers up.

[ConspiracyPenguin]

Jack, I thought so...the newest version is DEFINITELY the best. Good work! :)

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

funny you should say that , new new version up getting rid of orange text
http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/cold_callsred.jpg

[Kyle Stebbins]

Anyway, thanks for your critique, obviously you've helped me make it better with your input. I've become increasingly impressed with your design work. :beer:

Thanks, Jack. It's funny how designers and artists come into their own. During our last creative class we were to bring in 5 samples of good food packaging from 5 different categories. ALL of mine possessed clean, elegant patterns and simple, almost luxurious color tones. Certainly nothing like the Dead Week poster or like yours (though you've come much closer now that you've switched from the bright orange to the darker red). - Anyway, other people in the class brought packages with loud, vibrant color schemes claiming that it helped sell them with the "WHOA!" factor -- that it "stood off the shelf" -- you know.... like you said... "what the &^% is that?! a tongue coming out of a phone!??!"

-- and while I think sophistication is a sign of clever design, others may disagree.

Truthfully, a GOOD design is one that executes it's original idea the best that it can. That being said, I still think posters need a certain amount of polish... the likes of which aren't all too common around here (though I'm slowly being convinced otherwise with the advent of this festival).

Anyway, I appreciate your change of color in the poster and will only say more if you ask. Let's hear an update on the filmmaking, brotha!

P.S. I chose the HyVee brand of Crispix called "Crispy Hexagons (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZcIQR-7gbk)" as my choice for BAD package design.
I have to redesign the box by monday. (No, this is not me in the video)

[ConspiracyPenguin]

Jack, I like this muted font color much better. It blends in and casts and overall more fluid feel to the whole thing.

[Kyle Stebbins]

Are you kidding? The guy's a hack! He likes zombies for pete's sake ... what could he possibly know about design?



Ok, I'm just kidding :evil: I actually agree with Jack. Kyle's design style and work seem to improve with each piece he offers up.
:beer:

[Kholi]

The Poster reminds me of the cover of NAKED LUNCH for some reason.

Old school

[Geoff_R]

Awesome! Looking forward to this, Jack!

[Susanne G.]

Nice looking poster - it reminds me of the design from the italian "Memphis-Design-Group" (Ettore Sottsass, Michele de Lucchi, Matteo Thun,......) from the 80's. Who did the design of your poster?
BTW - Best wishes! :D

Susanne

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Thanks all.

Susanne I had to look up Memphis Design Group, but I definitely see why you'd say that. Colors and even some of the lines.

Swamped with some stuff, hope to have some good updates soon ...

[Mark Johnson]

Hey man, we were cleaning the shack, which was almost unbearably filthy, and we came across our copy of the Cold Calls script. Man, it read well and with these great actors in mind, it read even more sweetly. John Whalen has gotta be stoked.

[Susanne G.]

Thanks all.

Susanne I had to look up Memphis Design Group, but I definitely see why you'd say that. Colors and even some of the lines.

Swamped with some stuff, hope to have some good updates soon ...

The colours yes, but it's more a question of the language of the form - Memphis proposed the opposite of the pure functionalism of the design-object, creating it with fantasy for fun and enjoyment as well as functionality. This "Anti-Design" was a radical break and caused a scandal. I see something of the same thing in your telephone receiver with its mouth.

Susanne

[Horncastle]

I just imagine that tongue in my ear. Not to mention those teeth!! Uuuuaaah :eek:
Jason

[Mark Johnson]

I just imagine that tongue in my ear. Not to mention those teeth!! Uuuuaaah :eek:
Jason

That's kind of kinky, Jason, but whatever turns you on is ok with me.

[wartez]

awesome poster. very excited for this one.

[EduardoMiguel]

The Poster reminds me of the cover of NAKED LUNCH for some reason.
Oddly enough it reminded me of videodrome.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Well Naked Lunch and Videodrome are both Cronenberg films of course. So maybe that makes sense.

The poster has a life of its own, lol. It may not be preparing the viewer all that well for the actual film though - just had to get something up. Will rethink it when I can catch my breath. :Drogar-Dum(DBG):

[Gary Sconce]

I was excited to see the poster. Man, the phone's dental work sure makes mine look horrible. Is that the lost Hypertongue in there?

Best to you in your film! :beer:

[Cryogenic Filmworks]

Oddly enough it reminded me of videodrome.

Love that movie. May have to break it out again.

Jack. Good to see something from you again. That poster looks weirdly great.

:thumbs up:

[Mike Manning]

my two-cents... sorry it took so long...
let me know what you think!
http://beginningmiddleend.com/twilight/images/cold_call_mike.jpg

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Awe Man! Awesome job! Thanks so much. That's really so cool!

I wish I could use it ... if only it had the actual title of the movie on it, lol :D :crybaby:

[Kyle Stebbins]

my two-cents... sorry it took so long...
let me know what you think!
http://beginningmiddleend.com/twilight/images/cold_call_mike.jpg

Excellent work. The text at the bottom needed SO badly to be baked onto the phone. All it took was a simple rotation and BAM!

Love the font treatment. So much more effective.
I think you just need to make it plural.

[Mike Manning]

Awe Man! Awesome job! Thanks so much. That's really so cool!

I wish I could use it ... if only it had the actual title of the movie on it, lol :D :crybaby:

Here you go...

http://beginningmiddleend.com/twilight/images/cold_calls_mike.jpg

the PSD's uploading.. I'll have a link for you in a little bit

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Here you go...

http://beginningmiddleend.com/twilight/images/cold_calls_mike.jpg

the PSD's uploading.. I'll have a link for you in a little bitLooks great. The "Ben Bailey" text looks a little off for some reason, a little high maybe? Maybe it's just me.

Love the new look though.

Mike

[Mike Manning]

woops... i think i got a little carried away with the distort/warp tools... might have to go back to the source and fix it...

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Thanks man!
Tweaked the billing block ... and poster updated on first post as below

http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/cold_calls_batt_poster.jpg

Hopefully will have some more filmmaking related posts at some point :)

[Mike Manning]

Haha yeah! Good stuff..

I agree, back to business!

[Susanne G.]

Honestly, the new style of the title give me a comic feeling. The old style of the title gave me a frozen feeling - more cold! :cool: . I prefer the more cold feeling, but I prefer the new layout! :thumbup:

Susanne

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

The thing is it's kind of a light yet surreal spoof ... i.e., comedy. So that's probably a good thing.

I mentioned somewhere, buried in the thread, that I'm not so sure the poster is really preparing the audience for the film but just needed to get something up

Planning on having real production photos this time for the first time, so maybe after we shoot
(10/13-10/15) I can incorporate images from the shoot into a wholly new poster, which would be more appropriate for what the film Cold Calls is actually spoofing. This one is like the teaser poster.

too busy BAH! :D

[Matt Sconce]

Looking forward to it Jack!

[Troy Ruff]

I love this poster! I can't wait to see! :)

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Thanks guys. Been so busy with administrative type filmmaker stuff - synopsis, bios, all that for some upcoming deadlines - haven't spent as much time as I'd like to with Cold Calls. Got all that stuff out of the way, now I can really dig into this project. Good thing as we shoot in 13 days :eek:

Found some cool storyborad templats online, it's a photoshop template so you can toggle layers off and on to create different aspect ratios. I'll be using this for Cold Calls most likely.
http://www.goldeny.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1691&sid=d3004b9aa1a6588f8895e6d0fedf5c8a

http://www.productionspierreforte.com/sam/Storyboard_tpl_screenshot.jpg

Alternately, I'm really fond of these little books
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=moleskin+storyboard&x=0&y=0
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41TBbnK5i-L._SL500_AA280_.jpg

which I used to board Unawakening and A Little Mouth to Feed (http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/private_screening_room.html)

http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/lmtf/boards/lmtf13-15.jpg

[Slimothy]

Thanks guys. Been so busy with administrative type filmmaker stuff - synopsis, bios, all that for some upcoming deadlines - haven't spent as much time as I'd like to with Cold Calls. Got all that stuff out of the way, now I can really dig into this project. Good thing as we shoot in 13 days :eek:

Found some cool storyborad templats online, it's a photoshop template so you can toggle layers off and on to create different aspect ratios. I'll be using this for Cold Calls most likely.
http://www.goldeny.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1691&sid=d3004b9aa1a6588f8895e6d0fedf5c8a

http://www.productionspierreforte.com/sam/Storyboard_tpl_screenshot.jpg

Alternately, I'm really fond of these little books
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=moleskin+storyboard&x=0&y=0
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41TBbnK5i-L._SL500_AA280_.jpg

which I used to board Unawakening and A Little Mouth to Feed (http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/private_screening_room.html)

http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/lmtf/boards/lmtf13-15.jpg
Those are sweet man. I need to get me some of those books, quickstyle.

Tim.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

yeah they're cool cuz you can carry them in your back pocket while you are obsessing over your movie and draw ideas as they come to you.
Then make copies for people you're working with and a back up copy (since things can fall out of your back pocket).

But still carry the original in your back pocket for easy access on set.

[Susanne G.]

Very useful infos. Thanks very much.

Susanne

[Xrayspecs]

Hey man, we were cleaning the shack, which was almost unbearably filthy, and we came across our copy of the Cold Calls script. Man, it read well and with these great actors in mind, it read even more sweetly. John Whalen has gotta be stoked.

I definitely am stoked. The combination of Jack and the cast is just amazing. (I only wish I'd written a part for myself, as Blanchard's boyfriend.... But then again, this is Twilght Fest, not Delusional Fantasy Fest ; )

BTW, Jack, I love the poster, especially with that new font.

John

[Mike Insane]

I love Mike's version of the poster. However the new text does give it a 1970's Marvel comic feel. The original with the flesh tone mouth was the scariest for me.

I'm always looking for story board templates so thanks for putting that one up there. Of course, I rarely wind up having the time to do a full storyboard because I get caught up with building sets, finding gear, etc...

Show us some photos damn it! The poster got me all excited to see the film so I waiting here with anticipation :)

[ConspiracyPenguin]

I agree about the title font on the new poster. Something is off for me. I think the warp is off to an extent and the two lines don't maintain a unanimous composure. But maybe that's just me. Great work overall. I wish I lived closer because I would totally be there for the shoot (whether I was welcome or not :grin:) Best of luck, guys!

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

thanks for the comments, yeah the warp on the billing block is still not right

You guys know it is a comedy ... right?

As the poster is often the first interaction with your audience, leading the audience to think it was a horror film before they see it would be a big mistake. So scarier is not the preference. Yeah we're getting away from the videodrome / naked lunch feel, which while very cool, are not close to this movie in tone content or feel.

[Mike Manning]

I love Mike's version of the poster. However the new text does give it a 1970's Marvel comic feel. The original with the flesh tone mouth was the scariest for me.


Perhaps I should provide a little explanation for the choices I made with the design..

Telemarketing is today's version of door-to-door salesman. Digital technology and computer databases have replaced the need for someone to physically knock on your door and try to sell you some worthless item, but technically, it's still the same practice that existed back in the 50's and 60's. This of course, was part of the rise of consumerism and suburban living - which was heavily mocked and satirized by two of my favorite artists, Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol. My Cold Calls design is heavily influenced by Roy Lichtenstein, given the polka dots and bright colors. I find them to be a perfect accent to the goofiness of the old-fashioned touch-tone phone and the gross mouth on the ear piece.

I hope that helps shine some light on the image... Sorry Jack.. didn't mean to hijack your thread! Haha!

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Goofiness is good.

I may try to photoshop a telemarketer's headset on the top of the phone receiver - the "head" I think that would get closer to the tone of the picture.



I love Mike's version of the poster. However the new text does give it a 1970's Marvel comic feel. The original with the flesh tone mouth was the scariest for me.

I'm always looking for story board templates so thanks for putting that one up there. Of course, I rarely wind up having the time to do a full storyboard because I get caught up with building sets, finding gear, etc...

Show us some photos damn it! The poster got me all excited to see the film so I waiting here with anticipation :)

haha, what pics? We don't shoot for two weeks!

[Will Clegg]

Hey, if you need any help on your shoot, let me know.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Sweet Will. We may be shooting in Jerz as well too!

[Mark Johnson]

Since we're homeless this time around, we are prone to hijacking our friends' threads. Thus, forgive the intrusion.

Last Thursday we shot an interrogation scene with Dan Roebuck (http://www.danielroebuck.com/) and Tim Abell for our war pic. Working with these two guys the other night may very well be the best time we've had all year.

Dan may also be the funniest actor we've had on set too. The shoot went until near dawn but he kept everybody motivated and in stitches. What a pleasure he is to work with.

We had to add Dan at the last minute to replace an actor and Tim Abell made a few calls on our behalf. We're not sure what sort of telephone tag went down, but Dan told us that he received a call from a pretty prominent writer who told him about the project and said, "I saw some stuff this small indie group called Fat Monster shot that was really good. I think it would be worth doing a favor for them." The truth is that most of our "buzz" has come from people like Tim Abell, who has gone out of his way to show our reel and talk us up. It really illustrates the importance of treating people well and making sure that whatever you show people is truly your best work. After the shoot finished Dan hung around to talk with us. He said he really enjoyed how we worked and how we ran the set to the point that he was interested in helping us put a future project together with some of the people who owe him favors. Needless to say, we are pumped.

http://www.archivisuals.com/PanoView.jpg
http://www.archivisuals.com/DudeDan.jpeg
http://www.archivisuals.com/DanSet.jpeg

[jasonthewho]

http://www.archivisuals.com/DudeDan.jpeg

It's f*cking Arzt!

[Jeff Anderson]

Since we're homeless this time around, we are prone to hijacking our friends' threads. Thus, forgive the intrusion.

Last Thursday we shot an interrogation scene with Dan Roebuck (http://www.danielroebuck.com/) and Tim Abell for our war pic. Working with these two guys the other night may very well be the best time we've had all year.

Dan may also be the funniest actor we've had on set too. The shoot went until near dawn but he kept everybody motivated and in stitches. What a pleasure he is to work with.

We had to add Dan at the last minute to replace an actor and Tim Abell made a few calls on our behalf. We're not sure what sort of telephone tag went down, but Dan told us that he received a call from a pretty prominent writer who told him about the project and said, "I saw some stuff this small indie group called Fat Monster shot that was really good. I think it would be worth doing a favor for them." The truth is that most of our "buzz" has come from people like Tim Abell, who has gone out of his way to show our reel and talk us up. It really illustrates the importance of treating people well and making sure that whatever you show people is truly your best work. After the shoot finished Dan hung around to talk with us. He said he really enjoyed how we worked and how we ran the set to the point that he was interested in helping us put a future project together with some of the people who owe him favors. Needless to say, we are pumped.

http://www.archivisuals.com/PanoView.jpg
http://www.archivisuals.com/DudeDan.jpeg
http://www.archivisuals.com/DanSet.jpeg

Hot damn monster dudes! Looking sharp! Glad to see Geoff and the red get to escape the desert heat too... Any more shooting to do on this one or is it all wrappered up?

eta - tight location too! nice find

[ConspiracyPenguin]

Whoo! Great shots, Mark. I, too, love that location. I can't wait to see the final product as I have been watching it develop over in the Dead Week thread for a while now and am fully pumped to view it. :)

[Kyle Stebbins]

Nice pictures, Mark. Love the location.

Just bummed it wasn't my thread that was hijacked ;)

--

And mike... I LOVE the poster design and your reasoning. It's always good to hear someone defend their work.

You wouldn't survive a minute in this profession if you couldn't.

[Simon Höfer]

The monster strikes again :D You damn hot mofos!

[Mike Manning]

Thanks Kyle... though I don't think "defending" is the right word, because that's not what I meant to do... I was merely trying to explain it - I just thought it would help people understand it if they knew a little more about where I was coming from. But yeah, thanks.. I'm glad you liked it!

[Kyle Stebbins]

Thanks Kyle... though I don't think "defending" is the right word, because that's not what I meant to do... I was merely trying to explain it - I just thought it would help people understand it if they knew a little more about where I was coming from. But yeah, thanks.. I'm glad you liked it!

Haha, yeah you are definitely right. Defend is the wrong word.

I'm in a creative class right now that deals with product packaging, as I've mentioned before, and we're being tested on our ability to defend every single on of our choices made in the design.

[Edgen]

sweet.. looking forward to seeing this one come to life.

/j

[Mark Johnson]

Parasitic thread hijack alert: More Fat Monster news:

Fat Monster is producing a music video for actor/musician Scott Getlin that has the potential of going viral this election cycle. It's a very slick song titled "They're All F*cking Liars" We shot the piece at a small Hollywood restaurant called "La Cache" and had a blast. Via cheesy FX, we faked appearances by Obama, McCain, Cheney and Hillary. The 3-minute clip is truly twisted and ridiculously funny. Once the quick edit is finished this week it will be appearing on multiple sites and media outlets. Hopefully it will catch on and you'll find yourselves with the chorus stuck in your heads. We were blessed to have lovely reality TV star and model TIAN KITCHEN in the cast and I snagged an iPhone pic with her:
http://www.archivisuals.com/MarkAndTian.jpg

This weekend Luis and Tim put in 10 hours and 16 hours respectively for two days of shooting with Matty G. on a commercial piece for United Talent Agency (UTA). Here's an iPhone pic of the boyz at the plush offices of UTA in Beverly Hills (note Tim's fetching hairstyle is achieving substantial length. With the economic crisis looming, Tim did research and found that primo prices are paid for asian hair to be used in toupees for wealthy balding men):
http://www.archivisuals.com/TimLuisUTA.jpg

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Haha, Tim and Luis look like they are patting each other on the back before they kick someone's ass. :D

"You ready man?"
"This is gonna be sweet."

[Simon Höfer]

You guys are some real work animals! Inspiring to say the least!

[Jeff Anderson]

Nice looking guys, can't wait to see this music video - love the title. Tim what can I saw - quite the entreprenuer there. I knew you were willing to sell your body, but your hair - now thats thinking!

[TimurCivan]

Ahhh just put together my Grip package..... Awaiting this week!

i got a 1st AC on... looking for a Grip now.....

[ConspiracyPenguin]

My hair currently looks like Tim's and I just decided two days ago to cut it down considerably. Hopefully sometime this week they can get me in and I can wear a hat again! :)

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Ahhh just put together my Grip package..... Awaiting this week!

i got a 1st AC on... looking for a Grip now.....

Cool man.

I got some announcements too, the rest of the cast and such, but noooooo tiiiiiimee :crybaby:

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

poster updated - again - and some harder info later - specifically about that new dude on the poster and the fact that we start shooting -- soon.


http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/cold_callswpeople.jpg

[ChrisHurn]

Jack Daniel Stanley, I've really enjoyed your other films in the fests here at DVXUser, and I'm very much looking forward to this one. That is a wicked poster!

Chris

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Hey thanks man. This one should be fun. :beer:

A lot of the poster credit goes to
Mike Manning

AKA blindbuzta
http://beginningmiddleend.com/twilight/images/banner.jpg
(http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?p=1366808#post1366808)

[Mike Manning]

Wow.. thanks Jack!

Love the addition of the cast on there... it helps the design to have more assets on the page. Really diggin' it!

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Thrilled to announce our final addition the Cast:

DJ HAZARD.

He was cast some weeks ago, but no time to do thread stuff - all pre-pro all the time. And thanks to Mark Harris for arranging our initial meeting :beer:

See a bit of his stand up :Drogar-Mark-07(DBG)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5555165584784609709
http://a714.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/40/l_c208bfa0e47fcb9ea7831de358434699.jpg

DJ will be playing the role of Detective Burton. Some of you may remember Detective Burton from Scriptfest. Screenwriter John Whalen and I have been hard at work on the script and this scene has recieved lots of John's TLC since scriptfest. I think it will be a good one. DJ is a very talented guy, and the "tough cop" role I've cast him in will hardly hint at his colorful repertoire, though I'm sure all of his diverse experience will come into play at some level.

To scrape the surface - DJ is one of the original Boston Comics where he was a founding member of the infamous Ding Ho Club (whose members include Steven Wright, Bobcat Goldthwait, Paula Poundstone, Jimmy Tingle, Denis Leary, Lenny Clarke, Brian Kiley and Barry Crimmins)

He's also somehow involved with this very interesting musical group.
WOVEN HAND BEAT CIRCUS
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=12725275
I think as a frequent guest performer. Although I've only been exposed to this band through their myspace page, my wheels are already turning, thinking of things I could pitch them to collaborate on.

http://b3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/00729/34/20/729680243_l.jpg
(some crazy New York theater thing)

More on DJ and his diverse exploits later, I plan to do a blurb on each of the three cast members over the next couple of weeks but wanted to introduce you all to our latest addition DJ.

Oh yeah, anyone see a resemblance to Stebbins?

http://b0.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/01208/08/70/1208270780_l.jpg
http://photos-390.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v321/234/125/32506390/n32506390_31844009_5741.jpg

[ConspiracyPenguin]

Jack, great news! And yes, I definitely see a resemblance!

[Jeff Anderson]

Wow the resemblance is eerie. Very cool addition to the cast. Hope to see BTS and updates as they become available and as time allows to post them of course. Good luck guys!

[Kyle Stebbins]

Oh yeah, anyone see a resemblance to Stebbins?

http://b0.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/01208/08/70/1208270780_l.jpg
http://photos-390.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v321/234/125/32506390/n32506390_31844009_5741.jpg

Haha! Ah man I see it! Although I've been growing my hair back out. The plan is to let it grow looong and to lose some weight.

Just like the good old days:

http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v55/80/105/500208033/n500208033_7985_3805.jpg

This is great news, Jack! I love his stand-up. That's some good stuff.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Yeah I'm planning on growing my hair back out too.

Oh wait. Mine doesn't grow back.

Speaking of look alikes ...
Is that Ralph Malph from Happy Days seated next to Kyle?
http://photos-390.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v321/234/125/32506390/n32506390_31844009_5741.jpg


http://images.google.com/url?q=http://www.achievement.org/achievers/how0/large/how0-025.jpg&usg=AFQjCNFG7Yuubev4_hT-JkdikactJJdHrg http://estb.msn.com/i/E7/D2FBCA34E18A15614D6C22FEE7147.jpg

:D

[Kyle Stebbins]

Oh my god it IS!!!!
This is BRILLIANT!!

[ConspiracyPenguin]

Speaking of hair. As some of you know, mine was pretty long for a while (not unlike that old picture of you Kyle) but finally last week I got tired of dealing with it (my hair does not lay flat on its own, you know) and I had it cut on Friday. Unfortunately it was cut MUCH too short for me to be happy (not as short as yours is in the other picture, Kyle) and I think I am going to wear a beanie tomorrow. I don't know, it will get longer in a couple of weeks but I have a shindig to go to next Friday so I am trying to decide what to do about that.

[Jeff Anderson]

Speaking of hair. As some of you know, mine was pretty long for a while (not unlike that old picture of you Kyle) but finally last week I got tired of dealing with it (my hair does not lay flat on its own, you know) and I had it cut on Friday. Unfortunately it was cut MUCH too short for me to be happy (not as short as yours is in the other picture, Kyle) and I think I am going to wear a beanie tomorrow. I don't know, it will get longer in a couple of weeks but I have a shindig to go to next Friday so I am trying to decide what to do about that.

Oh no what a dilemna. I think pics and a seperate thread with poll are in order. I vote for "shave it all off"

[Mark Johnson]

I go with Jeff on the bald penguin vote.

Jack, I'm totally stoked at this news. This is going to be an amazing piece and certainly has a wonderful cast to pull it off with. Many kudos!!!!!

Johnson

[ConspiracyPenguin]

No bald Penguin. Today is was beanie Penguin, which worked because of the cold morning weather but became suspicious later on - I think that's where the Conspiracy comes in. I am hoping I will be able to pull off hats until it grows out a little but I don't know about the party.

[bosindy]

Had the good fortune of stopping bye the Cold Calls set today. It was nice meeting a few people I hadn't met before and seeing Jack and Barry again. From what I saw, this is going to be great. Thanks for the hospitality.

Jim

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Hey Jim it was awesome to have you. Thanks for dropping by your help proved invaluable on several instances tonight. :beer: :beer:

And now ...

SLEEP!

[Slimothy]

Good to see stuff is going well man. Now get some sleep, I heard people call you at all hours of the night, preventing you from getting proper rest.

Tim.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Heh heh, yeah and they're hard to understand. Booze and speaker phones don't mix.

I really appreciated that call, and that you guys would call and share news on your internet pilot.

Look forward to hearing more about it when the smoke clears here.

Tomorrow is last day.

Bad news is, haven't been able to get set photos off camera yet. Good news is should have lots of content for the thread for the next two weeks.

[Dustin R. Rogan]

Jack, looking great! Congratz on such a talented cast! Can't wait to see this ditty!

Rogan

[ConspiracyPenguin]

...Good news is should have lots of content for the thread for the next two weeks.

I am looking forward to it! I like it when substantial information is added to threads.

[Brandon Rice]

OHHH Jack :) can't wait!

[Mark Harris]

Grabbage?

[Brandon Rice]

YES... I am thinking the same thing Mark

[TimurCivan]

Damn i still havent returned all the borrowed gear.... Shhesh....

Over all shoot went well. we finished on time.... :)

HPX170 Rocks hard. such a sweet camera....

[Simon Höfer]

Congrats guys! So how about some grabs? :D Can't wait to see this one :)

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Sorry for lack of grabs. Decompressing from the shoot while simultaneously busy with other things.

Will get some up this weekend or set photos for sure.

[Mark Johnson]

While Jack is mired with his footage, allow me to threadjack this place briefly. ...

God, sometimes living in L.A. is just priceless. Last night Fat Monster was invited as special guests of Nebojsa Stojonavich and Ana Alexander to attend their screening of Ana's new action movie pitch "Porcelain." Many of you will recall that Ana first acted for us in "Where the Heart Lies" and later was the female lead in "O2." She told us back then that she was "stunned" with what we were able to do with a small dedicated crew on a tiny budget. She was also particularly taken by Tim's editing chops and, thus, she and Nebojsa brought "Porcelain" to us to finish (they were very unhappy with the work done by both their production crew and their editors).

So, we ended up in Bel Aire above Beverly Hills for the screening which took place at the mansion of Mohamed Hadid. Coincidentally, our good friend Zak Forsman of SABI was screening "White Knuckles" in Hollywood at the same time. We dispatched Luis to Zak's premiere while Tim and I drove the battered Prius up into the Hollywood Hills.

I am not going to be able to do justice to the experience. Our host was Mohamed Hadid, a mega-developer who I noted has producing credit on "The Dead Girl." To give you a little flavor of the man, here's an opening blurb I found about him in an article online:



THE FIRST TIME Mohamed Anwar Hadid set foot in Aspen, he felt almost weightless. He stepped out of a Citation jet, took a deep breath of the crisp mountain air, and marveled at the wonders that surrounded him: the big sky, the jagged peaks, the emerald grass. A Palestinian who'd been exiled from his homeland at birth, he was a Washington developer on the rise. Now he was in America's most posh mountain playground, and he liked what he saw.

"I was intoxicated," he recalls.

Soon he would become infatuated -- infatuated with two pieces of land, one of which sat at the base of Aspen's main ski slope. Both were in foreclosure. Two hours after he touched down that day in May 1987, Hadid was scheming to buy his piece of the Rockies.

A week or so later, in Trump Tower, Donald Trump met with his lawyers from Aspen and New York to discuss the design of a hotel that Trump planned to build at the base of Aspen's main ski slope. Trump had put down $ 17.5 million to buy the six-acre property out of a pending foreclosure, and in a few days, when a waiting period expired, the land would be his. He'd heard that someone else was trying to acquire the property, but he didn't believe that anyone would challenge him. "We'll name the hotel Trump Palace," he said. On June 26 Hadid was back in Aspen. He'd discovered that there was a priority debt on the hotel site that Trump coveted. By paying the loan he could preempt Trump's contract. At 2:10 P.M. that day a London bank wired $ 42.9 million to Hadid's account in Aspen. Hadid presented the money to the public trustee and became the owner of Trump's hotel property, along with 66 acres of meadow across town.

Bye-bye, Trump Palace.

"Trump still claims that no one has ever beat him in a deal, but that's not true anymore," says Hadid. "I beat Trump."

The deal was vintage Hadid. It was quick, it required a lot of money in a short time, it was bold, it was risky. It was the kind of deal that has cloaked Hadid in mystery. WHO IS MOHAMED HADID? asked a headline in an Aspen newspaper.

Let's just say that Mr. Hadid's digs are a bit more upscale than the Monster Shack. The joint is 45,000 Square Feet. No joke. Here's a sampling of photos (some from my iPhone and some culled from on-line):

http://www.archivisuals.com/HadidMansion01.jpg

And here's one of my favorites:

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

That's me with the illustrious Mr. Hadid. Looks like we're old friends, eh? Well, Tim snapped this in the kitchen just as the billionaire came up and mistook me for one of the serving staff! He is earnestly saying, "That young woman by the alcove requires a Chardonnay." Naturally, I summoned up my courage realizing this was an opportunity not to be missed and so I said, "Right away Mr. Hadid."

Interestingly, after I retrieved a Chardonnay for the attractive blonde she had disappeared. Tim advised after 5 minutes that the statute of limitations on my stint as serving butler had expired so I chugged the chick's glass and went to get more of the wine for myself.

The evening was spectacular in the end. Ana, as per usual, was the hottest chick in the house and she lavished attention on us throughout the evening. There were a number of notable producers, directors, composers and what-have-you in attendance. The screening was well received and Tim's edit looked fabulous on the big screen:
http://www.archivisuals.com/Edit.jpg

Shortly thereafter we were joined by Luis and we all went up to hit the food (much of which I could not identify) and Mr. Hadid's wine and liquor collection. Here's Tim with Ana after having a few:
http://www.archivisuals.com/TimAna.jpg

Eventually we tracked down the mysterious Mr. Hadid and I got a group pic with him:
http://www.archivisuals.com/LuisHadidAnaTim.jpg

Finally, here's a shot of moi with Hadid and Tim:
http://www.archivisuals.com/MarkTimHadid.jpg

By the end of the evening we had a pocketful of cards and phone numbers and a hell of a lot of fine memories.

[ConspiracyPenguin]

:shocked: WOW, Mark! What a beautiful place! That is the job I have wanted for sometime, I just don't know how to get there, so I am tossing around other ideas as prerequisites of sorts. It looks like you had a great time!

[Simon Höfer]

You guys are CRAZY!

[Kyle Stebbins]

Lord. That house is incredible. -- And so are all the other properties on there...

http://www.mohamedhadid.com/projects.php?category_id=3&project_id=200401210002 (http://www.mohamedhadid.com/projects.php?category_id=3&project_id=200401210002)

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Hey Mark, thanks for sharing FM's latest exploits.

I'm inspired by not only how quickly your making inroads into the industry but even more so by how much fun you're having doing it.

...

OK ok ok ... So I know this has been the "poster thread" but here's a final return to that arena preceding grabs.

First post updated with new (final) poster "A". New version "B" shown here as well for sake of argument but I think "A" is probably the stronger of the two.

_A
http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/coldbasicA.jpg

_B
http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/coldbasicB.jpg

[Simon Höfer]

Poster is looking great! Also like the A version better. Only improvement would be to darken the credit block font a little bit more, so it is more readable. Just my 2 cents.

[bosindy]

i vote B

[Maximus]

Nice job! She even looks a little like Sharon Stone (way back when).

I also prefer A to B, however, it looks like her pinky has been amputated! :huh:

The tag line, "He knows when you're kinda busy." looks awkward somehow. I'm not sure if it's the font, the spacing or ... something.

Also the tag line at the bottom of the poster "This fall 2008... " needs more breathing room. It looks like it was squeezed in as an afterthought. Also that font... I guess I don't like italics!

My 2 cents. :beer:

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Thanks guys.

Haha, Maximus, you are right. Accidentally amputated her pinky as a last minute edit. Decided I liked the way "B" faded out better under the shirt, cut and pasted that verssion onto "A", and didn't realized I erased her pinky, lol.

Will fix after I get back from dinner with Mark Harrison.

And regarding the Stone / Blanchard resemblence. Yes. There's a scene where Blanchard is in the tub in Cold Calls and we were going to do a gag with a green facial mask, but she just looked so much like Stone / so pretty with the all white bathroom (in a BUBBLE BATH - don't get to excited guys) that I just couldn't do it to her. Especially since we're going for an eighties thriller thing and she looked alot like Stone in that scene.

Our make up artist Elizabeth has pics of us shooting that scene. Big giant crane over a giant tub with Blanchard and candles, etc. But I can't get her to email me the pics :crybaby:

[Herman Witkam]

The new poster(s) look great!

[Mark Johnson]

I'm blown away by the posters Jack. Amazing stuff going on here. I am ecstatic to see you putting this together.

[Xrayspecs]

Very cool new poster, Jack. I love it (A being my fave of the two). And the new tag line is perfect! Can't wait to see the grabs!

[TimurCivan]

a.....

[MOVIE MASTER]

UHHHH....
dig THE b POSTER
i LIKE EMBALMING TELEMARKETERS IT IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GREAT!
http://www.artsandopinion.com/2004_v3_n4/volume_images/embalmer-4.jpg

[ConspiracyPenguin]

That's a tough one, they are both good. But I think I'll have to go with A as well. Good work, it has a nice style to it.

[Jeff Anderson]

Wow Jack, both posters are freaking awesome. Having to pick I go with A. I like seeing the rest of his collar and her hand. I feel like theres alot of negative space in B. Both are stellar though. Nice work.

And Mark... Damn... That's bad ass. You know at first I thought those were just pics from the monster shack :)

Tim - the hair!! What is it freaking haircut season? It gets cooler so everyone loses the locks? Me, I'm going for the mohawk. Its a work in progress...

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Severed finger fixed. Final flourish added.

C
http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/coldbasicC.jpg

Now to edit this darn thing.

[TimurCivan]

Amazing....

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Cool posters! I like her holding the phone but that just might be because I know the script.

They all look pretty good. :thumbup:

Cheers,

Mike

[ConspiracyPenguin]

Well I know the script too, but I went with A because it was more subtle and less busy. I like the newest version a lot, Jack!

Jeff, it is funny how we are all cutting our hair now that it is getting cold. But I got received fairly well last night when I finally ditched the beanie for the shindig.

[Brandon Rice]

Severed finger fixed. Final flourish added.

C
http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/coldbasicC.jpg

Now to edit this darn thing.

Cool poster... remove the "this" before "fall 2008" just my opinion :) :beer:

do it like... "telemarketing is sexy again Fall 2008"

[hoz]

awesome poster! i can't wait to see your flick!

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Thanks everyone.




Nice job! She even looks a little like Sharon Stone (way back when).

I also prefer A to B, however, it looks like her pinky has been amputated! :huh:

...

Also the tag line at the bottom of the poster "This fall 2008... " needs more breathing room. ...

My 2 cents. :beer:


Cool poster... remove the "this" before "fall 2008" just my opinion :) :beer:

do it like... "telemarketing is sexy again Fall 2008"

done and done.

Thanks for the kudos and critiques everyone.

back to editing.

[Chris Messineo]

Great posters Jack.

Ian will be thrilled to see that his dog got a credit. :)

[Jeff Anderson]

Very very nice Jack... Looking forward to seeing this.

Penguin, congrats on the reception of your hair... I think.

[Mark Johnson]

I really loved the original version of this script that I read this summer. As I ponder it, I'm struck by how great the casting is for it. I've been TiVo-ing Cash Caband I think Ben is the perfect choice for this part. However, Blanchard in a tub is even more brilliant! BRILLIANT!

[Brandon Rice]

by the way Jack... love the avatar... I finally saw that movie this weekend... and wow...

[Shawn Philip Nelson]

Looking forward to it! Has shooting begun?

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Great posters Jack.

Ian will be thrilled to see that his dog got a credit. :)
Right? I added you on to the billing block too. Was not sure what to credit you since "life saver" is not a usual position. But I thought "location manager" would be appropriate :beer:


I really loved the original version of this script that I read this summer. As I ponder it, I'm struck by how great the casting is for it. I've been TiVo-ing Cash Caband I think Ben is the perfect choice for this part. However, Blanchard in a tub is even more brilliant! BRILLIANT!

Haha. Yeah. I would like to show you the behind the scenes photos with the jib over the tub/ on dolly tracks in this immense bathroom - but cannot get the Makeup Artist to send me the pics. Maybe we could start a letter writing campaign.


by the way Jack... love the avatar... I finally saw that movie this weekend... and wow...

Which movie?

EDIT: Oh. Cuckoo's Nest, lol.


Looking forward to it! Has shooting begun?

Yeah we shot last Monday Tuesday Wednesday of last week. I got an email from Blanchard saying how much she enjoyed working with everyone.

She was great to work with and she's a really game actress. When the mic cable wen't out and placing a wireless transmitter was problematic as she was in a fitted business skirt/jacket in a wide angle shot that she entered with her back to the camera and then turned around (showing all sides in other words), she reached for the role of gaff and tape the transmitter to her inner thigh! But what can you expect from someone who would literally swim with hungry sharks to get a film made.

[Chris Messineo]

It was awesome being there and getting a chance to work with you, Barry, and Timur (and Timur's crew). I learned a lot and it was a ton of fun.

Thanks a lot for the credit (only 1 's' in Chris though). :)

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

d'Oh. at least I can chalk that up to a typo, vs. The extra "M" I'm always putting in David Jimerson's last name.

[Robbie Comeau]

BTS!!

Robbie

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Here you go.

A pic snapped from the iphone (I believe) of our Makeup Artist Elizabeth Gerbino:

You can see it's a little shakey, probably her iris was wide open due to lack of light in the room. You'll notice the abundance of light coming from the closet and the practical side light but little or no front light - this is because this set up is intended to read as silhouette in camera.

http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/shootforweb/ezjib1.jpg

Blanchard Ryan acting all up in here.
Timur on the EZ jib / HPX 170 / Letus Ultimate.
Producer Barry Green booma boomin'
Me pretending to look at the monitor.
1st AC Jules, doing a light gag meant to read as ambient light from the phone screen with wind up flash lights.

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

The Taxi Driver t-shirt rocks! :thumbup:

[Brandon Rice]

yep, and the BTS shot rocks :)

love the phone light gag.

[AmyO]

The phone light thing is awesome. Reminds me of the Ikea LED strips my DP pulled out of his bag o' tricks on our shoot.

[ZazaCast]

Looks like a great time...nice BTS. Love to see this stuff. Looking forward to the film!

[Slimothy]

More dammit!!!

[Mark Harris]

Please tell me you worked that sweet sweet ceiling fan into some shots.

[Barry_Green]

The ceiling fan is indeed in a shot.

[Brandon Rice]

did you use it for dapplage?

[Barry_Green]

No, it's actually in the shot.

[Mark Harris]

Was it the shot where you said: "You know what this shot needs? It needs some CLASS!" ?

[Brandon Rice]

ah ok....

[Barry_Green]

Was it the shot where you said: "You know what this shot needs? It needs some CLASS!" ?
No, that's the one where we worked Jack's back hair into the shot.

After all, what says CLASS better than JDS back hair?

[Robbie Comeau]

What mic is that, and why is it different than the shotgun mics I've seen?

Robbie

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

No, that's the one where we worked Jack's back hair into the shot.

After all, what says CLASS better than JDS back hair?

Glass houses brotha. Glass houses :)


What mic is that, and why is it different than the shotgun mics I've seen?

Robbie

Shotguns are for outdoors mostly, Robbie.
Indoors you should be using a cardoid or hyper cardoid condenser mic.

Barry is using the Oktava (http://oktava.com/inc/sdetail/474) - the HMC-150 of cardoid / hyper cardoid condensers mics depending on which head you have on it. (I say HMC-150, because it's the best bang for the buck and comparable to much more expensive mics).

The ball on the end is called a ball gag.

All of these questions and more are answered in :Drogar-Mark-07(DBG)

http://www.landmine9.com/openads_images/soundbanner_2.jpg (http://dvxuser.com/articles/dvxshop/SoundDVD/)

[Jeff Anderson]

And just to add as perhaps this is whats throwing robbie off - baby ball gag on that oktava to reduce "wind" noise from boom swing.

eta - and buy that DVD there Robbie, just about everything you need to know to get started in good professional sounding audio for your films.

[Robbie Comeau]

Yea- I got a dead cat for my RODE.

So I'm familiar with that.

As soon as I get my Credit Card I'm buying that video for audio.

Thanks,

Robbie

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Yes, as soon as I get my Credit Card ...

Thus begins the downward decent that is America. Welcome Robbie.

Seriously, try saving for it if you can. Credit cards can ruin your life.

Ask for it for ChristmaHanuKwanzaaka, or send Barry $20 a month and get it on layaway.

[Jeff Anderson]

Yeah I'll second Jack's advice - I'm still paying off mistakes I made 8 years ago when I was 18. I was stupid and thought credit cards were free money and I'd just pay it off later. Well now I'm paying it off. Yippeee! If you dont have money dont buy things. Bored cause you cant spend money? Work more :)

[Robbie Comeau]

I'm good with my money, and I'm only using the credit card when I have the money in the bank (which I already do) and then I'll pay it off right away (Instead of doing the transaction at the end of month.)

I won't be in debt, don't worry. I need it for when I move to newport anyway.

Robbie

[Jeff Anderson]

Oh ok, as long as you have the money then its all good. I forget that without a CC online ordering is a bit of a pain sometimes. What is the status on the newport move? Any news?

[TimurCivan]

I still have to write up a review of the hpx 170.... damn... so little time.....

[Richard J. Johnson]

Oddly enough it reminded me of videodrome.

I was just about to say that. Videodrome was crazy.

[Robbie Comeau]

Wow, just watched his stand up. He's pretty funny.

I normally don't find comedians jokes funny on TV, I never do laugh, but he said some funny lines.

More BTS!

Robbie

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Who DJ Hazard or Ben Bailey?

Both are funny but who did you watch?

lol, I've got filthrich referencing something from 10 pages back with no context and now you floatin' unattached pronouns. Wuddup wid dat :grin:

[Brandon Rice]

LOL... yeah more bTS!

[Robbie Comeau]

Dj Hazard!

Robbie

[Danielleus]

Good luck, can't wait to see it. Is it going to me in for this fest?

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Assuming everything falls in place this week, yes.

[Danielleus]

NOICE!!!!!!!!!!!

Wait, so is this going to be in competition?

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

that's the idea :)

[Danielleus]

(I quake in my sneakers)

But in that good way. Makes for a better show. Good luck, not that you'll need it with that cast and crew and with you helming, but good luck nonetheless.

I eagerly await the product.

[ZazaCast]

NOICE!!!!!!!!!!!

Wait, so is this going to be in competition?

Yeah...hey Jack...did you hear...the upload is being moved out until Nov. 15th...yeah...Nov. 15th....so...yeah... take your time finishing it....yeah....plenty of time left....plenty of time....

:):)

[Robbie Comeau]

I heard it was the 17th. Hmm.

Yeah Jack, maybe you should just restart the editing process? From scratch. Might make it even better, and you'll have time to make it for the 17th..Or 15th..

:)

Robbie

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

haha
you actually had me for like 3 seconds :grin:

Daniellus are you competing? Your banner is from TimeFest.

[ZazaCast]

haha
you actually had me for like 3 seconds :grin:

Daniellus are you competing? Your banner is from timefest.

d'ough! :)

[Danielleus]

Yeah, we got one called Panic. I DP'd it, Justin, who did Hollow, directed. LOST production. Shot, editing. Once we get some time we're gonna put a poster and banner together.

But yes, we'll be in it. From what I've seen around, def. looking like a fun fest.

Zaza.............almost got'im. Which reminds me of a fun Batman the Animated Series Episode.

JDS, hope you'll drop by the thread when it's up. Show us some love like you've done in the past.

[ZazaCast]

Zaza.............almost got'im. Which reminds me of a fun Batman the Animated Series Episode.


Missed it by THAT much!

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Here's some new photos. Mostly people. A few more behind the scenes type ones to come like this old one:
http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/shootforweb/ezjib1.jpg


But in the interim here's some who:

http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/shootforweb/chris&jimlookon.jpg
MESSINEO AND DEMO: So like, is dis where they're casting the Soprano's spinnoff?
(DVXuser/Location Manager Extraordinaire Chris Messineo and DVXuser/Set Crasher James Demo look on as a Ben Bailey is lit inside a cramped closet.)

It was great to have Jim drop by. Of course we put him to work :)

You can check out Chris's webpage here:
http://www.offstagefilms.com/

And Demo's here:
http://firsttimethemovie.com/Site/welcome.html



http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/shootforweb/ben&chrisdicuss.jpg
CHRIS: No Ben. Frankenstein walk like this. Grrrrr.
(Lead Ben Bailey and Chris discuss comedy and filmmaking.)

http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/shootforweb/lalo&blanchard.jpg
Lovely leading lady Blanchard Ryan is pawed by her co-star. Wait. Wrong photo. That caption actually goes with a picture of Blanchard and co-star Ben.
In this photo, location family dog, Lalo vies for Blanchard's attention. We wound up casting the little guy.


http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/shootforweb/timur&blanchard.jpg
IN TIMUR's HEAD: If I put this on my refrigerator would people think we dated?
IN BLANCHARD's HEAD: It's great they're making crew opportunitues for "special" people these days.
(DP/DVXuser MOD Timur Civan poses for posterity with his leading lady)


http://www.cinematical.com/images/2005/09/sam2.jpg
(Sam the Eagle - You'll need to know who he is for future reference.)



http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/shootforweb/jackgaybenangry.jpg
BEN BAILEY does his SAM THE EAGLE impersonation while I suddenly become INCREDIBLY GAY.
(Director and Actor/Comedian posers)




MORE TO COME ...

[Dustin R. Rogan]

Great stuff 1.0. Can't wait to see it

2.0

[TimurCivan]

http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/shootforweb/timur&blanchard.jpg
IN TIMUR's HEAD: If I put this on my refrigerator would people think we dated?
IN BLANCHARD's HEAD: It's great they're making crew opportunitues for "special" people these days.
(DP/DVXuser MOD Timur Civan poses for posterity with his leading lady)



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Im special..... :(


Blanchard was very nice. Wheres my pic with Ben?

[bosindy]

Yeah, I am working hard on a diet coke and a prezel in that photo. I then moved on to working hard on a few slices of pizza later. Glad to lend a small hand. What a cool group of people to make a film with. Branchard was a real gamer too. It really was quite the chill set and I am sorry I couldn't spend more time there. Thanks again for the hospitality.






http://frenchquarterfeatures.com/cc/shootforweb/chris&jimlookon.jpg
MESSINEO AND DEMO: So like, is dis where they're casting the Soprano's spinnoff?
(DVXuser/Location Manager Extraordinaire Chris Messineo and DVXuser/Set Crasher James Demo look on as a Ben Bailey is lit inside a cramped closet.)

It was great to have Jim drop by. Of course we put him to work :)

You can check out Chris's webpage here:
http://www.offstagefilms.com/

And Demo's here:
http://firsttimethemovie.com/Site/welcome.html

[Mark Harris]

Don't forget Jules! Just met up with her last night. that girl is coolness on a stick.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Yeah she is awesome. Featuring her and Phil soon.


Im special..... :(


Blanchard was very nice. Wheres my pic with Ben?

Of course you're special :)

[bosindy]

yeah she is cool and her documentary was accepted to Dubai, so a big cheers to her.

[Mark Harris]

Im special..... :(



Yes you are:

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/2939/1224703331.jpg

Does anyone still have the whole photo? Depew did this back when Timur was getting made. But I lost the whole thing.

[ConspiracyPenguin]

Ben really did look like Sam The Eagle in that shot. :grin: I am loving the BTS. Oh, and Mark, that picture made me laugh out loud. :) Good stuff...

[TimurCivan]

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/image.php?u=2750&dateline=1182542843&type=profile

[Chris Messineo]

Great photos (my Frankenstein impression would be better if I didn't have Wolfman arms).

Here are a few photos I took with my iPhone:

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/771/1224715086.jpg

Barry and Phil doing their magic with the mic and Blanchard looking beautiful.



http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/771/1224715136.jpg

Jules worked to the point of exhaustion.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

....

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/771/1224715086.jpg

Barry and Phil doing their magic with the mic and Blanchard looking beautiful.
....

Hey Chris I forget. Why were they dangling a lav from the ceiling here again?

I think because their was no room for them to boom from inside the closet and if they stood in the hall they would cast a shadow on her? Is that right?

[Chris Messineo]

"Is that right?"

If it's not, it sure sounds plausible. :)

[Gord.T]

Barry Green's cool . And Mark and Tim and Jack and Beat and all the east coast dudes. Just dont get all celebrity on me. Oh yeah, I can't say that. shi*. FK it. NYC rocks!
I'd better end this with a ...:beer:

//Edit: Jeez, didn't realize I was that pissed when I posted that comment. Oh well. Cheers anyways and good luck all. :)

[triplej96]

Wow this looks great!

[Kyle Stebbins]

BEN BAILEY does his SAM THE EAGLE impersonation while I suddenly become INCREDIBLY GAY.


BAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA :evil:

Oh man. Hearing that line come from your mouth had me on the floor laughing.

Love the BTS photos, guys. What a wonderful cast and crew.

[ConspiracyPenguin]

BAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA :evil:

Oh man. Hearing that line come from your mouth had me on the floor laughing.

Love the BTS photos, guys. What a wonderful cast and crew.

Did you talk to him in person about it? :huh:

:grin:

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Love it.

I was wondering where the haters were. :grin: We talk about the poster for three weeks then I finally get around to adding BTS photos and the thread gets voted from 5 stars down to 3. So I took it the the rest of the way down to 1 star. Wish there was a way to disable that rating thing for fests and I wish I knew who it is that, like regular clockwork, goes around down voting all of the popular threads every fest since SciFest.

[Jason Ramsey]

This movie is going to suck....


got any frame grabs? :laugh:

gonna have to check the code on getting rid of star rankings... always hated them for fests anyways... personal opinion though :)

Later,
Jason

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Haha.

I was talking to Mark Harris the other day saying my DVXfest stock must be down since no one has pooped on my thread rating yet.

I can give anyone else a 1 that wants it (as Fat Monster Requested in Time Fest, though I hadn't figured out how to do it then), but I think it flushes all your thread subscriptions the way I did it, so anyone that was getting updates wouldn't get them again until they post in your thread again.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Taking advantage of our new embed feature here...

DP/MOD Timur tried to catch Barry Green doing something funny our out of stately character on "tape" but just missed it. Looks like Barry says "smokin'" or "It's Logan" or something at the top. Any guesses as to what he's talking about?

(out of focus because Timur was pretending not to film)

ee9bd2bc1317e764

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Slogan

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Yeah but what's it from?

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Haha.

I was talking to Mark Harris the other day saying my DVXfest stock must be down since no one has pooped on my thread rating yet.

I bet it was Harris. :evil:

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Yeah but what's it from?
I have no idea. A famous slogan.... Like... "Where's the beef?" :)

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

I bet it was Harris. :evil:

haha, yeah he's a thoughtful friend like that.

Careful what you wish for I guess :laugh:

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

haha, yeah he's a thoughtful friend like that.

Careful what you wish for I guess :laugh:LOL! True.

I keep bugging him about not entering this Fest. I still hope he surprises me but I won't count on it.

Good luck, Jack. Can't wait to see this one. Should be a riot!

[ZazaCast]

I'm really looking forward to this one...the thread alone is drop dead funny!
(by the way, you got my highest thread rating)

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Damnit. Someone voted me back up to three stars.

:badputer:

:grin:

Oh well.

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Damnit. Someone voted me back up to three stars.

:badputer:

:grin:

Oh well.And I think I know who it is.... :grin:


I'm really looking forward to this one...the thread alone is drop dead funny!
(by the way, you got my highest thread rating)

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

haha, I was up to 4 now back to three.

Oh well. Not gonna flush my subscribers again. Maybe Jason can figure out a way to turn thread ratings off.

Until then I'll wear my resentment rating with pride :)