Otherworld

[ChrisHurn]

Countless times a day, lovers everywhere vow that they would go “to the ends of the earth” for one another - Cultural Anthropologist Joe Barrett is preparing himself to one-up them all…


“Otherworld”





Crew & Info

Shooting on location in: Wellington, New Zealand

Written by: Chad Callaghan
Directed by & Original score: Chris Hurn

Matte painting & effects:

Matthew Payne
Prabath Wijayantha
Kaustav Sinha

More crew & cast TBA

Pre Production

3rd April - Script outline draft completed by Chad Callaghan.
4th April - Project greenlit by "the studio". Matte painting test #1 completed. Getting ready to do another test shot with the matte artists.
5th April - Two more matte painters confirmed. Running some concept designs, doing research, collecting.
6th April - Gained access to a TV edit suite...for free! This includes a pro tools booth for foley/ADR and all that jazz...and an editor...haha! Looking for crew members now, then location scouting! Talked to Callaghan on Skype today, can't wait to see what he brings up this week.

Production


-- Coming soon --



Post production


-- Coming soon --

[CallaghanFilms]

11th April
First Draft is done, and done...

12th April
2nd Draft is drafted...

26th April
3rd (& Final) Draft is fini...

[ChrisHurn]

Reserved!

[ChrisHurn]

Reserved #2. :)

[stinkpot]

This one sounds good. Looking forward to it!

:beer:

[Rodney V. Smith]

cool concept dude. looking forward to seeing it.

[HorseFilms]

Sweet! Looking forward to this, gentlemen.:beer:

[Blaine]

Sounds like you've got some real adventure in store for us. :beer:

[dsto]

Can't wait! Sounds ambitious!

[krestofre]

I love the premiss. Can't wait to see what you do with a Callaghan Script!

[RodThompson]

jesus! Mattes....effects.....<cries>

[dsto]

Really....I've got a stick with a lightbulb on the end.....

[CallaghanFilms]

Thanks for the sentiments, gentshttp://forum.goonheim.com/images/smilies/sa/emot-cheers.png

I couldn't be more jazzed to be working with Hurn.

Early last week...

Hurn: I dunno- Should we do a big epic Raiders story, or should we make something more personal, intimate?
Callaghan: Dude, you live in New Zealand!! It's gotta be BEYOND EPIC, Mister LOTR-Was-Filmed-In-My-Backyard!
Hurn: Yeah, you're right!

[ChrisHurn]

Haha, I don't know what I was thinkin'! Callaghan straightened me out...

But thanks everyone for welcoming us... and I will definitely be paying a little visit to some of those locations from LOTR...:beer:

[SMarston]

o0o0 catchy! sounds romantic but it really could go another way

[Robert Eldon]

Wow! Really looking forward to something 'Epic'. And a collab across the ocean is just cool. Good luck you guys.

[ChrisHurn]

Bit of an update...

Yesterday I spent the day location hunting. It went OK - and found some decent places. Checked out some farm places, hills, parks, stuff with big enough scope to paint over and sell as an "Otherworld". Went alright, but nothing mind grabbing...

Today though I found a better place - It's a few hours out of where I live and it's where they shot the scene in LOTR where Aragorn Legolas and Gimli go to the valley of the dead. Perfect for our underworld. There are some really ancient wierd looking rocks, lots of grey creepy paths...combine that with some talented matte painters and we'll have a picture!

So next weekend I propose to go and shoot some test footage of this place.

Chad just sent me the first draft of the script (And it is flamin' fantastic!) so I'll be back with more stuff later...a poster, and some other goodies.

Lots and lots to do...

Til then, happy pre production to you all!

Chris

[Kholi]

Sweet. a Chris Hurn project.

[CallaghanFilms]

o0o0 catchy! sounds romantic but it really could go another wayIt's gonna go lotza ways...
But not our hero - Joe Barrett is all man.
http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/greenbeer.gif
Wow! Really looking forward to something 'Epic'. And a collab across the ocean is just cool...Across the ocean? Anyone can collab across the pond...it takes real men of vision to collab across the poo pooing world.
Five hour time difference? HA! Try...ah... (How many is it again, Hurn...or "future boy" as I like to think of you?)
Cheers and thankshttp://www.eddyflower.com/images/Forum/smiley_cheers.gif

[ChrisHurn]

Hah! you tell em Cal, it's like 16 hours or something crazy.

Callaghan has already come out with another draft and it looks great. Some really cool things happening!

Been working the last few days on a few things...

-Casting has begun, the headshots are coming in.

-Now in contact with someone from "Film Wellington" which basically helps arrange permits for shooting in the area. Because one of the locations is around a tourist location and near some pretty traditional ground I want to be fully covered. They are very nice at this group and and someone is currently helping us in trying to secure this location. Hopefully it goes well.

-A few new VFX guys have put their names forward to me which is great, now we have an army of people on the post production side of things.

-Also been trying out some practical FX myself at home for one particular shot...

-Still have to get a poster sorted. Started making one the other day but it didn't turn out right so I'm going to try again. Poster making isn't my specialty but it's nice to have a challenge...

That's where it's at right now. Lots and lots to do!

[Chad_from_Chad]

I'm starting to get really intimidated by the depths that everyone else is reaching for. I'll just chalk you up as another person pushing me towards dead last. Great luck

[Edgen]

sweetness Chris! Looking forward to seeing your epic :)

/j

[Bro. Stephen]

sounds good. can't wait to see it. good luck

[RanRanBobandyMan]

this is another one on my most anticipated list. good luck!

[Blaine]

What's happening with this one? :happy:

[ChrisHurn]

I'll update the thread very shortly! Been casting, location hunting, putting all the pieces together. :beer: