Roll Call - Who's In (running list)

[Jeremy Ordan]

OK, now that it is official that we're going with Sci Fi, who's in?

OFFICIAL ENTRY COMMITMENTS:
arcburn
avery
bentrandom
briceman
CallaghanFilms
canasian
ChrisDVX
Cygnet74
Dahopafilms
deeothought21
dj200423
dougspice
ecarr
Envision
filmosity
Fixitinpost
greeches
Hectorxd
IMG
John Hudson
KingVidiot
Krestofre
Lucidz
MattinSTL
matulis
Merchants of Dreams
Mino
NBCShooter
No CA$H
OLBoy
Ought2bCommitted
Overlandfilms
P!body
Policar
Shaun Patrick
Shaw
slimothy
speedbump
spidey
TC (on the fence, but you know he's entering)
TheYankee
toilet_bob
waltind
wcz
Weston
Zach Lien
ZackAttack

[Ought2bCommitted]

Count me in. :thumbsup:

Hey...that would be a funny character name. Count Me-in. Sorry just woke up and ams till not thinking. :laugh:

-Robert

[krestofre]

I'm really going to try.

I'm even working on my banner right now. :thumbsup:

[CallaghanFilms]

:thumbsup: Working on first draft as we speak. Like so many poker chips, I'm "all in".

[spidey]

Im in.

[wesley]

i might be if i have time left after another project i'm just starting. but after that i've got about 5 months left so then i''m sure to enter the comp

[Hectorxd]

Im in again

[Tim Miller]

I am almost 100% in...I still need to finish the long version of the zombie flick yet.

[DJQuikFingaz]

If my buddy's project falls through, I'll more than likely be in.

[Shaun Patrick]

I'm in and so is my partner in crime (Stewbottum). BRAINS!: IN SPACE...

[lucidz]

In the name of allah and all that is holy and unholy, I plan to actually be in this one. Work has finally calmed down after 1+ year of 70-80 hour workweeks and nights and weekend calls.

I'M IN BABY!

[wcs]

It's sci-fi. I'm in unless I die in a freak accident between now and then (unless I have a camera on at the time).

[TC]

I'm not %100 yet. But I'm definitely going to try.

[img]

i am in also

[Dahopafilms]

Assuming I can find a good replacement DP (with, presumably, a crane this time), I'm in.

[HorseFilms]

I might not make this one. We'll have to wait and see.

[KingVidiot]

I'm definitely in.

This time I'll make a real film.


Klaatu Barada Nicto!

[NO CA$H]

Count me in.

[fixitinpost]

I'm definitely going to give it a shot. With school and maybe a job, I may not finish, but whatever I do get done will be good practice.

[MattinSTL]

I wouldn't miss it for this world or any other.

[agnus61]

I ain't saying nothing.

[disjecta]

Hmmmm.....

[clumsy_cool]

90 more posts and I'm in :P you need at least a 100 posts to be in it right ?

[HorseFilms]

90 more posts and I'm in :P you need at least a 100 posts to be in it right ?

You could enter right now, if you wanted to. You just need 100 posts to be able to vote.

[J.R. Hudson]

I'm in.

How about instead of saying 'Maybe and kind of and hopefully; you jus't wait and see until it's official'

Saying 'Maybe if I get this black triangle installed and my buddy let's me use the quadrotilt I'm probally in'

Come on; you're either in or you're out.

[Policar]

If I finally build a greenscreen match-moving studio I'm in.

[J.R. Hudson]

Yes; visions of green screens and space ships are sounding fun

[disjecta]

I'm in.

How about instead of saying 'Maybe and kind of and hopefully; you jus't wait and see until it's official'

Saying 'Maybe if I get this black triangle installed and my buddy let's me use the quadrotilt I'm probally in'

Come on; you're either in or you're out.

Ah, if only life was that simple Hudson :thumbsup:

[OLBoy]

I'm in.

[Erik Olson]

I'm out! Oh, wait... uh... I mean, er... I'm IN!

Being out in the NC is kinda bad. Not that the rednecks think there is anything wrong with it.

e

[crayolamarker]

I should be getting my dvx this week so Ill see what I can do.

[Zach Lien]

i'm in. that is if i get a few more peices of eqiupment.

holy crap- thats eraserhead crayolamarker....weird freaken movie.

[crayolamarker]

one of the best weird freaken movies ive seen.

[Merchants of Dreams]

I should be able to make one.

[Jeremy Ordan]

Being out in the NC is kinda bad. Not that the rednecks think there is anything wrong with it.

e

Overland, I resent that. True, I'm not originally from here, but I resent that comment :cry:

[P!body]

I'll be all about the sci fi.

[deepthought21]

i'm a new user, but i'm a huge sci fi buff, count me in.

[kimko]

Hey Anybody Need Good Actors Call Me I Know Several

[kimko]

Me Included OH THATLL BE L.A CA.

[Norm Sanders]

I'm in & looks like I'll be partnering with waltind.

Looking forward to being able to maximize all or our combined gear & talents! Should be a blast actually having someone else to share the load with as well, instead of a pure solo effort.

[Weston]

In.

[Jeremy Ordan]

I'd be willing to bet that this thing is going to be bigger than zombie fest...

[David G. Smith]

I don't know If I will be able to get one done in time, got some other stuff I have to get off my plate. However, I bet we are going to see some very cool stuff. I can't wait.

[Jeremy Ordan]

Whoo Hoo!!! David just hit Platinum Status!!!

"You're the man now, Dog!"

http://yourethemannowdog.ytmnd.com/

[Shaw]

I'm in. I've been waiting for a chance to use my new greenscreen setup.

[Erik Olson]

Yankee,

Didn't mean living in the NC, I meant out in the NC. Either way, I hope you didn't get your feelings hurt for whatever reason - in, out, redneck or carpetbagger yankee. We carpetbagger yanks have got to stick together after all.

e

P.S. It's only a model.

[Jeremy Ordan]

Well Overland, I'd actually prefer if you were out of the contest... Maybe you could help with my entry...

Yankees living in the south need to unite, you know?

[Erik Olson]

I'm the last guy you need to worry about! Actually, another Charlottean and I might be putting together an interest... PM me?

e

[chrisdvx]

I'm in on this one. Looking forward to getting started!

[Mino]

I built two extra rendering boxes for just such an emergency. I've got a major project at the same time as the sci fest, but really...Who needs sleep. Immmm...IN!:thumbsup:

[Rich Lee]

sci-fi?

[ZombieSquid]

I'll be in if I can just reshoot the ending of my last entry so that instead of zombies jumping out, it'll be guys with ray guns. Instant Sci-Fi!

[ecarr]

in. definitely. if i got a 4.7 on a zombie film i shot in one day with a pd150, there's plenty of room for improvement.

[235 Studios]

Sing me up - I'M IN!

[Bentrandom]

I'm in on this one. I was just curious after reading the rules. I wrote a concept for a scifi short a couple of years ago and shot a weak teaser trailer (with equally weak green screened stop animation) just as a test. If I used the same concept and shot everything new with my DVX would that be allowed?
It just seems like a slight gray area since the rules only stated the piece had to be made not written or conceived within the contest timeslot. I guess I'm just asking if the teaser/test I made would void my short.

[dougspice]

Oh man, it is getting about time to deplete the stockpile of sci-fi ideas gathering dust. In.

[Slimothy]

Log me in, mofos

[Ralph Oshiro]

Yup, I'm in!

[speedbump]

I'm...in.

[Brandon Rice]

I'm in!

[235 Studios]

I'm in & looks like I'll be partnering with waltind.

Looking forward to being able to maximize all or our combined gear & talents! Should be a blast actually having someone else to share the load with as well, instead of a pure solo effort.

That will be nice for sure!
:beer:

[Norm Sanders]

Hey, nice banner Ryan!!

[235 Studios]

Thanks I threw that together last night.

[Mike McNeese]

If I can get my number of posts up, I'll be in!!!

[Norm Sanders]

You can enter as is ... just need 100 or more to vote.

[Matulis]

Indeed I am in.
My first time entering, it is.
Let the games begin.

[Daniel Skubal]

Mee

(by the way, this is post 900 for yours truly! :))

[Erik Olson]

I'll kick in a new hi-hat board to the filmmaker with the best analog SFX - that means not CGI for those not of my generation.

e

[Norm Sanders]

Overland, best SOUND FX (SFX) or VISUAL FX (FX)???

[Erik Olson]

That'd be visual SFX.

e

[235 Studios]

I'll kick in a new hi-hat board to the filmmaker with the best analog SFX - that means not CGI for those not of my generation.

e

HMMMMM things are starting to get interesting, very interesting indeed ...

[fixitinpost]

I may have to put this (http://www.detonationfilms.com/ThunderpipeFX.htm) to good use. Don't you just love free stuff?

[Daniel Skubal]

Woah!! That is way too cool FixIt!

[ecarr]

hell yes dude, we're most definitely using the thunder pipe.

[Norm Sanders]

I'd love to see what the neighborhood thought when they saw that fireball going up over the roofline! :)

[Erik Olson]

That there is Sexy - capital S Sexy.

e

[fixitinpost]

hell yes dude, we're most definitely using the thunder pipe.

Yes, yes we are.

I got that when I won a stock footage contest on the site I linked to. I have a bunch of test shots of us blowing random stuff out of it. Now I just have to get up the guts to try kerosene....

Overland, would you like to pet my sexy toy?:thumbsup:

[Final Design Studios]

Count me in.........and I've learned my lesson. No procrastinating on this one (I missed the zombie one due to work suddenly flairing up)......I'm already writing it up.

[Erik Olson]

I just don't think it would be good to get into a long distance relationship. I'll just salivate over it online.

e

[Daniel Skubal]

Yankee, you should update that list on your original post :)

[Zak Forsman]

add me to the list. this will be my first DVXFEST.

[canasian]

I think that I may be in.

[greeches]

I be IN like Yoda Kin (lame i know)

[Arcburn]

I will say that I will be in this one. It's time to show my face round these parts again. :)

[Filmosity]

Wow, I've never been 'in' before. I think I shall be in.

In I am.

[avery]

count me in. yup. wait xl2 users can still enter right?

[Weston]

For screening, but not for competition.

[avery]

Why Not Competition Argh!!!! oh and moderator guys, whats our next genre for the next festival, and can it please god include the xl2 guys.

[Jeremy Ordan]

Why Not Competition Argh!!!! oh and moderator guys, whats our next genre for the next festival, and can it please god include the xl2 guys.

This question was addressed during the zombiefest, and I think that the way the moderators looked at it was that since this was a 'DVX Community' that was what they were going to focus their festivals around.

[spidey]

yea and the pirzes would be dvx related.

[Jeremy Ordan]

I just updated my unofficial official list. We're up to 47 people who have said that they're in like a verizon customer. We still got some others who are on the fence.

Wow, 47 people... I'm still saying that this is going to be bigger than the zombie fest.

[Norm Sanders]

ESPECIALLY since they NEVER had that many people saying in advance that they were doing the zombie thing ... I think they had maybe 30 or so ... then nearly 80 entered.

Keeping the same ratio, and assuming the same thing happened here, it would mean 125 films entering. I've already been figuring anywhere between 100-200 entries by the time the 31st roles around.

[Jeremy Ordan]

I agree. I think that this this is going to turn out to be massive. It should be a lot of fun!

[Zak Forsman]

yeah, looks like a good turnout so far. i can only speak for myself, but i passed on the last fest because the zombie subgenre simply doesn't appeal to me. sci-fi, on the otherhand, offers a vast world of philosophical and theoretical ideas to explore. im researching time travel, telepathy, perception, dreams, the unknown, et cetera and by november i hope to narrow my focus. then, i'll write it in november, shoot it in december and have my girlfriend cut it in january. should be fun.


oh, and not that it really matters, but my handle is misspelled on page one.

Cygnet74.... not cuqnet74.

[Jeremy Ordan]

oh, and not that it really matters, but my handle is misspelled on page one.

Cygnet74.... not cuqnet74.

I changed and updated it. Sorry about that

[David Jimerson]

ESPECIALLY since they NEVER had that many people saying in advance that they were doing the zombie thing ... I think they had maybe 30 or so ... then nearly 80 entered.

Keeping the same ratio, and assuming the same thing happened here, it would mean 125 films entering. I've already been figuring anywhere between 100-200 entries by the time the 31st roles around.

Yeah, and we're talking about how we're going to handle the viewing and the voting. It's going to be a MASSIVE chore.

[avery]

woowoo

[limehouse]

I'm in. At least I'm going to do my very best to get it done in time.

[Norm Sanders]

Hey Avery, why aren't you going to do it? I know you were concerned previously about there not being prizes for the XL2, but I hope that's not what's keeping you out. You said you had an insanely cool idea, so it would do you well to just follow through with it & put your best effort forward. You'll learn a ton, and be glad you did.


Yeah, and we're talking about how we're going to handle the viewing and the voting. It's going to be a MASSIVE chore.

David, is there a way to semi-easily duplicate what Spacey's triggerstreet.com does with their process? Seems like they've got it down to a science.

[aw grasshopper]

Spouse says yes but I'm more inclined to just view the final entries. I have no experience with cg (computer graphics?) and it seems this is a big part of the contest which will lead to some cool effects. We came up with a story idea but not one that can be pulled off without a lot of expense. Barring a change of mind, I'm out on this one. Good luck to everyone. I will look forward to seeing the new films.

Grasshopper

[Norm Sanders]

Cygnet 74 mentioned several that you wouldn't have to have ANY CG for ... i.e. time travel, dreams, etc. Get away from the stereotype your brain may be initially telling you about Sci-Fi, and I think you'll find you don't need any CG to tell a cool story.

Just my opinion, but I think the films that are going to win will have very little CG/FX & will be based more on story/camera ... unless the CG is mind blowingly amazing ... which I'm guessing will be well less than 10% of the entries, if that even.

[Nature Shooter]

Count me in.

[Slimothy]

Cygnet 74 mentioned several that you wouldn't have to have ANY CG for ... i.e. time travel, dreams, etc. Get away from the stereotype your brain may be initially telling you about Sci-Fi, and I think you'll find you don't need any CG to tell a cool story.

Just my opinion, but I think the films that are going to win will have very little CG/FX & will be based more on story/camera ... unless the CG is mind blowingly amazing ... which I'm guessing will be well less than 10% of the entries, if that even.

Agreed. I'm guessing alot of entries will have lots of cg, but few will pull it off very well. It's just damn hard! The ones that do pull it off though, I think will be very good.

[TC]

I just figured out my story idea... I'm almost definitely in.

[Norm Sanders]

TC, you should probably run it by me first, because odds are I might have already been planning the same one. :evil:

[stabwound]

I'd like to be in... but I'm still waiting for the HVX.

[Norm Sanders]

Well, if you're inline for it, then you'll still have time to shoot with it because it's supposed to come out in December. Commit now, get your script inline, locations set up, talent on board, then as soon as you get your camera you're ready to roll.

Otherwise, push your limits with the DVX (or whatever camera) you already have. My two cents with regards to waiting.

[235 Studios]

I'd like to be in... but I'm still waiting for the HVX.

push your limits with the DVX (or whatever camera) you already have. My two cents with regards to waiting.

Agreed. The HVX, while it is a SWEET camera, will not be able to tell better stories then any other camera. (That's the job of the story teller.)

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Spouse says yes but I'm more inclined to just view the final entries. I have no experience with cg (computer graphics?) and it seems this is a big part of the contest which will lead to some cool effects. We came up with a story idea but not one that can be pulled off without a lot of expense. Barring a change of mind, I'm out on this one. Good luck to everyone. I will look forward to seeing the new films.

Grasshopper

GOD! the I can't do CGI so I'm out thing AGAIN -- I feel like I'm beating my head against the wall with this, but

I CAN'T DO CGI EITHER, BUT I SURE AS HELL AM IN


Ya'll fixin to make me lose my mind up in here! :laugh:

CONTENT

STORY

EXECUTION

I'm not railing on anyone, and not singling you out Grasshopper, but this excuse is just driving me BUG NUTS! http://users.pandora.be/ramones/emoticon/crazy_eye.gif It's like saying I can't drive to work today becuase I don't know how to do stunt driving.

I'm sure you can come up with a story!

I'm sure you can use your camera and other technical abilities (without CGI) to tell it!

An artist makes art with the material at hand and when the limitations appear the creativity begins -- or it should.

I just hate to think of anyone giving up becuase of this CGI thing ... why not just use the contest as an excuse for a deadline that will force you to complete a great film and get lots of praise from your peers and not worry about if someone sneaks up the point ladder a bit and with great CGI.

Will a fantastic story with great CGI beat your fantastic story without it MAYBE, MAYEB NOT ... certainly plausible ... will crap story with great CGI beat your fantatic story without it -- PROBABLY NOT!

I'm sure you know of a sci fi film called PRIMER that won the GRAND JURY PRIZE at SUNDANCE?

It's just some Dudes laying in a BOX -- it involves time travel and (if memory serves) they never even did the Patty Duke gag where they are on screen at the same time as their other selves.....

Or how about PI -- best director at Sundance -- same damn thing

How about the twilight zone? How about vonegut? Bradbury? Outerlimits?

ARGGGG

I fell like I'm on crazy pills here http://users.pandora.be/ramones/emoticon/crazy_eye.gif

:grin::grin::grin::grin::grin:

[235 Studios]

GOD! the I can't do CGI so I'm out thing AGAIN -- I feel like I'm beating my head against the wall with this, but

I CAN'T DO CGI EITHER, BUT I SURE AS HELL AM IN


Ya'll fixin to make me lose my mind up in here! :laugh:

CONTENT

STORY

EXECUTION


Well said. :thumbsup:

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Well said. :thumbsup:
Well I probably should have shuttup where you ended your quote of my post.

Grasshopper -- really nothing against you -- I've just heard that thinking from othe's enough times and it's just so limited that -- ach here I go again!

I'll just say sorry if I over ranted :)

I was going to see if I could pick up a few CGI things for a couple of money shots, but I might just resolve to make an effectless film to prove a point -- probably not -- but maybe ... hmmm ...

[arielman]

I have said it once before , my story is going to be SIMPLE!!! No CGI here !.

I bought my DVX in June and joined DVXUSER shortly after . This was my first REAl camera , I always borrowed the shoulder style VHS camcorders.(point & shoot).
With the help of the members here , I had a better understanding on how to use the camera . Then before I knew it , my kids and I were doing a ZOMBIE short . My god I thought what am I doing .I was in way over my head but we finished and ended up near the bottom in the voting ..BUT so what , WE HAD FUN and learned a lot .
And here I am doing a SCI-FI ...
The Moral of this story is ...IF I CAN DO IT SO CAN YOU .
Keep it simple and have fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!................Ian

[i_&_t]

we.shall.enter.your.contest.earthlings.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

we.shall.enter.your.contest.earthlings.
sweet: aliens and mimes ... I can't wait :thumbsup: hehehe :evil:

[i_&_t]

all the mimes we've ever known personally WERE aliens....

[eignacio]

I think it's about time I entered something in here. I've been watching all the other contests fly by.

I'm IN!!

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

woohoo
EDIT: I'm not being sarcastic
WOO HOO!

[ecarr]

wow, we're getting a pretty good turnout. this should be one awesome fest.

[dvxnerd]

I'm looking forward to entering this contest. :) It's about time I did something around here anyway.

[Bigmagic]

I thought I would get my zombie film done and didn't(although I hope to still finish it). So I hesitate to shoot off my mouth again but I am hoping to get one in. Time will tell.

[BLUESPIDER]

I'm in! But I'll most likely be disqualified! You'll see! :evil:

[HorseFilms]

I'm in! But I'll most likely be disqualified! You'll see! :evil:

I can't wait to see this.:thumbsup:

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

I can't wait to see this.:thumbsup:
yeah, great marketing, Blue Spider

[Rez]

count me in

[Beat Takeshi]

I wil be partnering up with DVXnerd and MsManhattan this time around. Time to dust off the ole' Lightwave skills and get busy

[janzie]

ARNOLD had some SCIFI-flicks, so somebody has to represent austria in this contest! i´m in (although i probably won´t get any votes in california ;) )

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

ARNOLD had some SCIFI-flicks, so somebody has to represent austria in this contest! i´m in (although i probably won´t get any votes in california ;) )
not if Warren Beatty and Annette Benning have anything to say about it, lol.
http://www.sacunion.com/pages/state_capitol/articles/6728/
NOTE: not trying to discuss anything political, just providing the link to clarify my reference incase that story didn't make it to australia: :thumbsup:
(although its pretty insane that anyone associated with Arnold wouldn't see the several layers of irony on calling Beatty a hasbeen actor, lol)

[Future user]

why the 100 post rule?

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

first to clarify as there is usuallu confusion about this:
You need 100 posts to vote NOT to enter. You can enter with 50K, 100, 63 or 0 posts.

The 100 posts to vote rule is so that your friends, your mom, your crew and all their friends and etc don't all join on the day voting begins just to vote to skew your average (not that you specifically would do that, but that's what it prohibits).

pretty reasonable huh?

and you've got plenty o' time :)

[Future user]

thanks for the clarification.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

No problem I was an Austinite from 90 - 95 -- great place!

[Tim Miller]

Zack attack is out of the pack....meaning we are out of this competition. Not going to give excuses so hopefully we'll be back for the next one.

[Daniel Skubal]

Woahhh, that can't happen Zack. You've got like a month and a half to shoot and edit a less-than-6-minute piece. You can't quit. :)

[Brandon Rice]

My script is tooooooo long! AHHH!!!

[Tim Miller]

If we think of something else we might do it, but the original idea is out. We are still working on a long cut of the Zombie flick. We still want to make our Sci Fi movie but we might wait until spring and make it longer then 6minutes. We'll see, but I am pretty sure we will be out. Crap I don't know. I sound like Ross Perot.

[Norm Sanders]

We just fired our writer this past weekend after the second draft. A few stipulations in the contract I wasn't thrilled with (hadn't signed yet) that the writer's agent had put in there, and the dude (writer) just wasn't listening to our feedback/changes.

As of right now, I'm trying to crank out a new idea, hoping to have it completed by tomorrow. Hopefully will have the six minute version completed with a 5 point story structure, then further flesh it out for a longer version we'll keep for outside of the DVXuser fest.

[Brandon Rice]

Bummer about the writer. I've got to finish a really close to finished draft by the end of the weekend. I need to secure locations, and start scheduling shoot dates.

[limehouse]

At least you have writers Envision! If I wanted to fire anyone involved in my short, it would have to be me.

Good luck with the new idea!

By the way, cool Isara references in your banner.

[Norm Sanders]

Thanks. I got tired of the other banner (though those Christmas colors will really come in handy soon!), and was beginning to feel like an insensitive jerk not having the Isara logo someplace in the sig. :)

[arielman]

I only have half of mine done . I do have a basic idea where we are going with this but the weather can be so unpredictable . tommorrow night (SAT& SUN ) we are shooting our first night scene Sat outside and Sun inside . Never done a night scene before , this should be an experience . In 3 or 4 weeks we will do the final shots which is why the script is left open . If we shoot on Sat and it snows overnight , Sundays shoot will not make sense and therefore we will need to try to explain where the snow came from OR wait and do a re-shoot at a later date . The fun of Winter .
Ian

[Daniel Skubal]

I've got some sweet premises for a story, but don't know how to execute them into a 6 minute script :(

[Norm Sanders]

Don't worry about length at this point, just write it & see that it's strong. If it's WAY too long (i.e. 15 pages+), then look to see where you can cut out some fat without hurting the story/characters too much.

Even if after it's shot, if you're at 7-8 minutes, you'd be amazed how much you can clean/tighten something up in post to get it to the required max.

[avery]

im not doin it ne more

[arielman]

avery you're not giving up are you ????
WHY??

[Collinz340]

Im in

[New_Zealand]

I'm in :-)

[ZombieSquid]

I just watched Solaris again. I felt the urge to enter Sci-Fest, but I just got way too much going on right now. I think some of us who know we don't stand a chance should back down and keep the contest less cluttered.

[Brandon Rice]

I think everyone has a chance. I certainly feel I have a great chance. Even though this will only be my second short film.

[RONINFILMER]

Im in. let the battle begin!!!!!

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

I think everyone has a chance. I certainly feel I have a great chance. Even though this will only be my second short film.
A guy winning something on only his second short film?

... well I guess stranger things have happened :laugh:

[Avant]

I'm in, been thinking about this like crazy, running around trying to find a DVX rental shop here in London. I don't mind shooting with what I have [Sony MiniDV] and not being entered into the contest but will exhibition films still be included in the final dvd? I can understand if not.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Probably not since only the top 10 or so films will be on this DVD -- so if it can't place then probably won't be on the DVD ... sorry. Hope you find a DVX.

[Avant]

Thanks for the answer jdanstan.

Woa, only around 10+. That's gonna be some high quality work.
I'm really glad I checked in today. Thanks again.

edit :

Yes! Finally found a company to rent me their DVX100 at £95 per day, looks like I'm down with the scene after all.

[Brandon Rice]

A guy winning something on only his second short film?

... well I guess stranger things have happened :laugh:

My first short was accepted into a film festival, and only submitted to five.

[penfever]

I'm new. And in. Cool forum, been reading regularly for about four months now. Wish me luck!

[conrad_johnson]

This is my first post, hope this makes me eligible. Is there an entry form yet?

[hienben]

I'm in on this one, just for the learning experience. I don't expect to win any prizes but to get in the top ten is something to aim for.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

This is my first post, hope this makes me eligible. Is there an entry form yet?
Nope, when they start to accept submissions they'll put up a link (look at the rules thread to see what date that is) and then you just go to that link and there you will upload, and on that page it will ask you your title and two or three questions about your film like its name a log ling (so think about that before hand - last time we were all like "... uh ... uh ... log line? uh ... it's a film that's .... uh like uh .... good and stuff ... uh..." ) and then they take uploads through midnight Jan 31.

[conrad_johnson]

Thank you.

[PixelMagic]

I'm in. I finally got word back from my work. They are going to let me borrow the DVX from the commercial dept! Yay! Now I don't have to pay $400 for a weekend rental.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

that's awesome - good luck, but hopefuylly you won't pixel magic the rest of us to the point of embarrasment -- hehe

[PixelMagic]

that's awesome - good luck, but hopefuylly you won't pixel magic the rest of us to the point of embarrasment -- hehe

You don't know the power of the dark side...

[AKundeti]

Can you me add me also?

Anil Kumar Kundeti
AV Digital Service

[dberton]

I am in. BTW, I've scanned all the relevant threads, but I cannot find any mention of where/when uploads will be accepted. Does anyone have information regarding this, or can you point me to the right thread?

[Brandon Rice]

Yeah, I thought that was supposed to be up on Dec. 1. Maybe some stuff isn't working quite right. Workin' out the glitches, etc.

[scharky]

I'm working on one as well, believe it or not. and hopefully it doesn't take me a year to finish this one :)

[Norm Sanders]

You're in luck, scharky, you've got clear until NEXT year to be able to finish it!!

[vicente velasco]

I want to participate !:thumbup:

[Brandon Rice]

Cool... I don't feel so behind anymore, with all these people jumping in late in the game.

[Luke29]

count me In

[JimtheJib]

count me as well. hopefully i'll be able to pull it off.

[Barry_S]

The deadline is the end of January and we haven't posted the upload instructions yet. Concentrate on your film and keep your eyes open for the upload instructions sometime in January.

I am in. BTW, I've scanned all the relevant threads, but I cannot find any mention of where/when uploads will be accepted. Does anyone have information regarding this, or can you point me to the right thread?

[Brandon Rice]

Yeah, what Barry said... we have to just make our films right now... think about uploading and all that jazz later.

[slinks]

I'm definitely in...I just hope I can finish on time. This will probably be my 1st "real" production outside of class :P. Time to get to work! woo hooo!

[roman705]

We're definitely in.

[pmark23]

Think about it:

Six minutes, is a six-page script. That's about two hours of writing. (And several days of editing, but let's not think about that. :undecided ) This is also assuming that you can come up with a story that can be done in six minutes.

Six minutes is about three scenes or locations, which is about two days of shooting.

At a 4:1 shooting ration, you'll have 24 minutes of footage to edit -- easily done in a day.

Effects and ADR will take longer. But if someone else is doing effects they may be able to do this concurrently.

Pre-production is a couple days (based on experience shooting TV commercials and music videos). This assumes that you have a source of actors (like a local theatre, group of friends, etc.)

Plenty of time! :thumbsup:

[scharky]

Well, I'm out :)
The Script and story boarding are done, but I just put out a call for actors and have been flooded with responses. there are just too many good ones to choose from. I really don't want to rush this film, so I will not be done for the end of January. I'm still doing the film, but it will more likely be a february or March premiere. but I'll let youall know when it's done. Sucks, I really could have used some of that cools stuff :)

[Norm Sanders]

Well, I'm out :)
The Script and story boarding are done, but I just put out a call for actors and have been flooded with responses. there are just too many good ones to choose from.

Well THAT'S a new one for me. Never heard of someone backing out of a competition because they had TOO much good talent to choose from.

Scharky, part of the whole competition/deadline is to see what you CAN do in that amount of time. I'm sure everyone could do better if they took the extra time (months, year, whatever) to do their project ... the cool thing is to see what everyone can do under the same constraints.

Just do it.

[arielman]

Hey Scharky don't throw in the towel yet .. I enjoyed Awake ..waiting to see your Sci-Fi short .
There are many that haven't even started to film yet including myself , this of course puts a strain on the editing part . So with any luck ..weather permitting we will be starting Boxing day .

In the Zombie contest ...I beleive NBC didn't shoot his until the night before the deadline ...and I'm sure there many as well in the same position ...BUT there was a lot of EXCELLANT shorts that were shown and many I still watch ...
Envision said it all ...let's see what we can do in 6 min .
Ian

[Jarred Land]

yeah Scharky, alot of people are gonnna be sad if we dont see you out this round.

[David Jimerson]

I wouldn't hate some extra time.

But that wouldn't be fair to everyone who's going to be done, so . . .

[GenJerDan]

yeah Scharky, alot of people are gonnna be sad if we dont see you out this round.

Unless, of course, it would be the winning entry...then I'd imagine some people would have rather you'd taken your time. ;-)

[Norm Sanders]

When the Zombie fest seemed to keep getting extended, I found myself procrastinating ... I'd rather know there was a deadline as extensions just allow me to take longer at something that I can do just as well under pressure.

[scharky]

Wow, guys I really appreciate the kind words. But I really don't think I'm going to make it. Here is my problem, I feel the script is really well done, and I feel the talent that I have found could make a really good film, and I feel that rushing that film for the Jan 31st deadline is going to take that away. It wasn't that I was procrastinating :) really, I just finished Awake, just had my show on December 2nd. I also don't think it would be fair to the actors, as I am trying to get the film done for my own personal gain, and they end up with something sub par for their resumes. I'll tell you guys what though, as soon as I'm done with the film, I will post it on DVX user. It will be after the deadline, probably sometime in late February, but I will have a little DVX user showing, since you guys are the ones that inspired me to make the film.
I hope I don't come off sounding like a snob, I would love to enter the contest, if I didn't feel that by doing so, it would comprimise a potentially good film. I don't get many of these oportunities, so I gotta take what I can get :)

[Brandon Rice]

Well... we'll be looking forward to seeing your film...

[Norm Sanders]

Scharky, I know you don't intend to sound snobbish, as you even stated, but there is just a hint of a suggestion that those of us who ARE rushing to meet the deadline will be putting out sub-par films.

I mean, seriously, if Jack & Sam (jdanstan / Curugon) can crank theirs out in relatively short time, Jack's while running from a Hurricane, I think you're cutting yourself short of what you can do in a certain period of time. Now, if it's that you simply want to take it a little easier, because you just came off the other film, that's one thing ... but unless you're working every single day from now until the end of February to get this next short out, and actually NEED that extra time because there's only so many days in a week ... then great.

Otherwise, you've got the time.

[Brandon Rice]

Well put Envision... never thought about it that way.

[Slimothy]

I was thinking about waiting also, and doing a longer film since my storyline (like many others) may not work in the 6 min timeframe. After thinking about it, the short amount of time is what motivates me and forces me to make it work. So I'm doing my best to get it done.

[Norm Sanders]

So do the longer version as well! We're doing a locked edit of our longer version first, which will be 12-14 minutes in length. Then, we'll cut the scenes we can, tighten up the rest, and make a 6 minute cut as well. That way, we'll satisfy the DVXuser requirements, as well as have a longer piece in our portfolio that we'll be sending out to other festivals, etc.

[Brandon Rice]

So do the longer version as well! We're doing a locked edit of our longer version first, which will be 12-14 minutes in length. Then, we'll cut the scenes we can, tighten up the rest, and make a 6 minute cut as well. That way, we'll satisfy the DVXuser requirements, as well as have a longer piece in our portfolio that we'll be sending out to other festivals, etc.


Doing the same thing...

[scharky]

No, I don't mean to make it sound like this should affect anyone else but my own film. I'm sure those that are working on films right now, even in this short amount of time will have some great work. What I meant to come across is that with this particular script, I really can't see it working in this short amount of time, especially because the location and the traveling that the actors have to do will be time consuming to arrange, and I don't want to rush it with a two day shoot. Remember I live in the middle of nowhere, so all of my actors have to travel, so if we can't fit the entire thing into one weekend, we are pretty screwed. I'm doing the auditions the 7th of January, if everything happens to come together for the 31st, great, i will definitly submit, but I don't think that is going to happen, I am just being realistic with myself, my actors, and my crew. I don't mean this to affect anyone else but me, this script and the actors I choose to use. I really hope this comes across clearly as I don't want to discourage anyone else from entering. 3 months is plenty of time to shoot a film, hell one month is, but that is entirely resource and script based, two things which are just not working for me.

[Norm Sanders]

Okay, clarification accepted. :thumbsup: Makes a little more sense now.

[GenJerDan]

Remember I live in the middle of nowhere, so all of my actors have to travel,

Pffft. Mine would have to travel 4000 miles...unless I wanted them to have goofy accents. :grin:

[scharky]

Ok, you got me there :) But funny accents rock.

[pmark23]

I got you all beat: I can't find any actors who speak English here! I hope you like subtitles (though there's something cool about a sci-fi movie done in a near-extinct language.)

[PixelMagic]

I'm in.

[Jarred Land]

good thread yankee im gonna stick it :)

[Peter Murphy]

I was decidedly out, but then I thought, hey it would be good practice....then I saw the prizes, and now I'd really like to come up with something...but I am typically opposed to all that science fiction stands for, so it is rather difficult for me to come up with an idea I can swallow. I'm pretty sure I'm going to turn something in though, wether it is pure trash or not.

[limehouse]

I am typically opposed to all that science fiction stands for, so it is rather difficult for me to come up with an idea I can swallow.
Based on some of the art and sculptures on your site, I would think sci-fi would come naturally to you.

[Peter Murphy]

Based on some of the art and sculptures on your site, I would think sci-fi would come naturally to you.

Yeah, I donno, I thought it would too.

[ecarr]

well, looks like i gotta drop out of this one. i thought i could make time for everything, but it's been kinda sketchy from the get-go for me, what with scheduling and writing and all that crap, so i don't think i'll make this one.

[manglerBMX]

i'm in

[chrisdvx]

I hate to say it, but looks like I'm not going to be able to make this one after all :( I have yet to nail down the script, and all my actors are unavailable anyway... curse them. Maybe next time!

[Kaz]

I'm 70% complete. Should be ready by the deadline, but I'm doing the FX, sound, music & well, just about everything else myself! Been struggling with keeping it under 6 minutes, too....

Looks great so far, though.

[GLF]

I too, am in.

[lucidz]

I have not shot a single f'king frame. I have had a script for two months and been sitting on it, like it was gonna hatch...

anyway, I got a letus35, and am praying to god i can shoot it iin a weekend this month. I'm gonna start working on the backgrounds for the 3d stuff and see if i can cobble it togethor in time.
WHEE!

[MojoTrancer]

I finished principal photography this last weekend. So I'm in. But due to my own stupidity I wasn't able to use my letus35 adapter. Not happy about that.

Oh well. On to post...

[govindaBLU]

Im In

[macgregor]

Add me to the list too, please.

[spidey]

lot of late bloommers

[MojoTrancer]

Add me to the list too, please.

Great, just when I was starting to feel good about my project... :)

[macgregor]

Why? Too many people in the contest?

[GenJerDan]

Why? Too many people in the contest?

Nah...just too many people who know what they're doing. :undecided

[MojoTrancer]

Exactly.

Oh well. It's still gonna be fun. Once I let go of my fantasies of actually winning something. :)

[janzie]

i´m in. (but still haven´t shot yet!!)

[lucidz]

I don't know what I'm doing. That should make you feel better.

I'm growing a beard, and (much to the dismay of my spouse) have refused to shave until I complete this short.

Since you HAVE to have a beard to be a great director, it kills two birds with one stone!

[Daniel Skubal]

I don't know what I'm doing. That should make you feel better.

I'm growing a beard, and (much to the dismay of my spouse) have refused to shave until I complete this short.

Since you HAVE to have a beard to be a great director, it kills two birds with one stone!

ROFL that's pretty funny.

I really wanted to film over break but things kept falling through so I don't think I will be in this one.

[MojoTrancer]

I don't know what I'm doing. That should make you feel better.

I'm growing a beard, and (much to the dismay of my spouse) have refused to shave until I complete this short.

Since you HAVE to have a beard to be a great director, it kills two birds with one stone!

I was growing one for my short as well, but then we decided to do a different story. So I walked around for a month looking like a wolf-man for no good reason.

[macgregor]

Well... I finished editing. At least now i have a shortfilm.

Sound and FX still need to be done, but i gladly can say: "This is the best i haver ever shot!" ;)

[ZombieSquid]

I should finish shooting tomorrow night, so far I'm really pleased with the way everything I've shot has turned out. Way better than that last crap that I crapped out for the ZombieFest. This one is actually kind of cool. I'm totally psyched about seeing the competition. With zombies, you pretty much knew what to expect (although some folks threw a serious curve in there) but with this we could really end up with some waaaaay out there films. Its much more open to interpretation in my opinion.

[profnoxin]

Don't know why I havn't posted here before, but I'm in. We've just finished the fine cut, and are now tackling sound. So... yeah. I'm in.

[darkfader]

Hello

All I am definitely in the contest. I love Sci-Fi and can't wait to see everyone’s entries.


Darkfader

[Slimothy]

I wonder if there will be as many entries as Zombiefest. I doubt it just because Sci-fi is that much harder. I can't wait.

[Norm Sanders]

Good question, Tim. I originanlly thought this would TRUMP Zombie Fest with nearly twice as many films ... say upwards of a couple hundred. But now I'm also wondering if there will be as many. I think one of the main things that's cut a lot of the competition down was the timing of it taking place through the holidays ... ROUGH time getting schedules to mesh, etc.

[pabloabad]

I'm in. Actually, I've been shooting today and I'll be shooting tomorrow the second part. I'm a little afraid of the results as it's been so little time to do the tests. We'll, I hope my brand new Quad G5 :) will help me to finish this at time.
Pablo

[kimko]

hello every body, i'm taking a break from studying my lines, scene study and what have you, man i am excited. things aren't going the way expected,but even better... can't say much more.

[Mino]

Some fool just opened the gas valve wide on one of my jobs which means I'll have no time to complete this entry. Unfortunately, I'm out of this one. I will finish it over the next month or so and post. Good luck to the rest of you:)

[Shaun Patrick]

Survived our one day of shooting yesterday (a 16 hour day, mind you) and I'm very, very happy with the results. Can't wait to see the rough cut tonight.

Word.

[arielman]

Good question, Tim. I originanlly thought this would TRUMP Zombie Fest with nearly twice as many films ... say upwards of a couple hundred. But now I'm also wondering if there will be as many. I think one of the main things that's cut a lot of the competition down was the timing of it taking place through the holidays ... ROUGH time getting schedules to mesh, etc.

I'll Too really thought there would be as many as the Zombie contest .
maybe everyone was Zombied out ?
I think the holidays played a big role as well but for me it has been the weather . All our shots are outside
Last night the temp fell from 50 F to 5F . Add the windchill to that and we packed it in .!!

Trying again BUT closer to home this time.
Schedules are a pain as I work everyother weekend and the guys work during the week with weekends off .

I do hope there is a good turn out for the Sci-Fi contest as I really hate seeing Dvx members not being able to make it .
It would be nice to see how everyone will present their ideas , whether it is a simple story ( twilight style ) or a short done with CGI .
The Zombie fest shorts were really good . I think the Sci Fi contest should be even better !!!
Ian

[ZombieSquid]

We had Day 5 of shooting last night, it went great, Day 6 should be this week and then I'll be done shooting this thing. Good luck arielman, BTW what kind of bike is that in yer avatar?

[arielman]

Hey ZombieSquid , first off many thanks for the DVD you sent . It has gotten around for viewing ..all my oldest sons friends think it was great !!!

The bike is a 1932 Ariel 600 cc , 4 cylinder O.H.C , layed out in a like the 4 dots on a dice . very rare here in Canada and in the U.S . It makes a Whopping 24 HP But is incredibly Smooth .
There is a lot of people that think I'm nuts for riding it and it should be a static display ..I disagree ..Ride em don't hide em .

Glad to hear you filming is going good , can't wait to see it .

They are calling for slightly warmer weather this week ,not enough too melt the snow I hope ..lol at least until after the shoot is done .

Ian

[ZombieSquid]

Threadkiller strikes again! I'm 3 for 0 now. I win!

Seriously though, we've got ONE MORE day of shooting and then I think I'll have it all. Honestly, I just want to get this thing done so that I can get back to work on my "big" project. These contests are like film crack, you do one and then you're hooked for life. I keep saying "just one more" and the next thing I know I'm locked up in a rehab center where I have to perform "favors" for one of the gaurds in exchange for 5 minutes alone with a Samsung VHS-C camcorder and two VCRs.....

[somewestfilms]

some west films is in.

[RoamingBobert]

Oh we got one coming as well!

[FabioRafael]

I am starting to shoot now.

[Tony D'Amato]

Dumb question but where can I see the films that's in the contest?

[Brandon Rice]

Tony, the viewing/judging part of the contest has not started yet. We're in the production stage right now. I am sure Barry or Jarred will make known all the in's and out's of viewing and judging the films at the appropriate time.:thumbsup:

[Norm Sanders]

Yep, it'll likely be a big ol' banner on the home page, just like Zombie Fest. Can't miss it.

[Tony D'Amato]

okay thanks:)

[Jared Meyer]

Not really sure if posting in this thread is an "official" requirement for entry, but just in case:

I'm in. :)

[JimtheJib]

im in as well.

[Nature Shooter]

Count me in too. I'm currently in post production ;)

[Brandon Rice]

Awesome, tons of latecomers! Welcome aboard fellas!

[hienben]

I'm definately in. Just finished everything and I'm fairly happy with the final piece. Some things could be better but I figure that I could keep changing things forever. Good luck to everyone involved!

[Beat Takeshi]

I just finished shooting the last pick up scene today and hopefully i can squeeze it in there and be done editing tonight. There are a bunch of in-between scenes I wanted to put in for mood changes and such but I think it tells a complete story. Yall will just have to fill in the blanks.

[Norm Sanders]

We FINALLY shot our pick-up shots today, due to the fact that today was our only break we've had from the past 35+ days of rain (approaching Noah's flood days worth of rain).

Where we shot, we were also competing some some illegal street bike stunt performers ... guys who could do a wheelie for a 1/2 or longer on their crotch rockets ... one guy went FLYING past us at probably 80 MPH+ doing one ... you know he's going to fast when the rest of his adreneline junkies are commenting "wow, he's going a little too fast there".

One of the guys let us film him as he went past us at about 15-20 MPH, standing on the TAIL of his bike, with his arms spread in the air ... a MUST see. Needless to say, we'll include it in our BTS of places we shot, stuff we had to deal with, etc.

If the mods allow it, I can post just that ONE part of this guy doing the stunt on his bike, since it really has nothing to do with the short, nor would it give any information/publicity about it. But I'll wait for approval here before I'd do that.

Anyway, we got the final pick-up shots done, score is near complete (LOVING what we've heard so far), and visual FX are coming along.

[Brandon Rice]

Wow Norm, sounds fun! HAHA! I'd love to see those crazy bike stunts. I am sitting in our "music room" working with our composer right now. He's got about 1/3 of the film finished, and it's sounding real good. Trying to go for a really unique sound, and I think he's getting it real nice! Everything else is done! Except for one small effect that we may have to just put something temp in for now. We'll see. Best of luck to you all! (I really mean it too!):thumbsup:

[g0ldenb0y55]

Everything sounds like its going well. Can't wait to see the final product. I'll try to have all the effects done ASAP. Thanks for being patient.

Peace out!

[Berzles]

I finished my shooting last night. Now just have the hustle to finish the edit and audio .

[kimko]

HEY YA'ALL BACK FROM ....CALLAGHAN COUNTRY, LONGARSED WEEKEND. CHAD'S STILL GOT TO WORK ON THE EDITING (man he's got some work to do) i gotta tell ya it was some shoot, working wth CHAD and CRAVEN and the rest of the crew, they worked together like they been doing this a long time. they were tight!!!! that man didn't drink or eat he was going a mile a minute. he and his wife were gratious host. made sure the actors were comfortable. i got to work with some fine actors. i learned a hell of a lot watching one particular actor CHAD landed, what a dream come true. CHAD'S directions helped me pull off some stuff i had felt stymied on. we were all running on empty! i mean like no sleep for many days. and of course he shared some awesome cigars, the best i ever had! man i just hope i did his movie justice for which it deserves, great script! anyways now i can sleep. oh and by the way his kids are so cute! so friendly warm loving, great family! i look forward to another project.