Slimothy-Blaine-khmuse -Thou Shalt Not-

[Slimothy]

Title:Thou Shalt Not.
Produced - Written: Blaine Golden
Co-Producer: Tashauna Riley
Directed: Tim Hyten
Starring: -Miko Hughes - David Concannon - Amanda Beede - Julie Horner - Robert Olding - Nathanael Johnson - Debbie Kagy
Director of Photography: Kevin Halverson
1st AD: David Chien
1st AC: Cody Sarloos
Sound: Michael Blue
Music by: Sid Barnhoorn
Visual FX: Justin Snodgrass

Poster Coming soon.
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/106/1158347444.jpg
Cast:
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/3501/1155586180.jpg
http://imdb.com/name/nm0400816/ - Miko Hughes
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/3501/1155588338.jpg
http://snodart.com/cache/index.htm - David Concannon
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/3501/1157318796.jpg
http://imdb.com/name/nm1438928/Amanda Beede
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/3501/1157674996.jpg
http://imdb.com/name/nm1883044/Nathanael Johnson
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/3501/1157318899.jpg
Julie Horner
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/3501/1157318943.jpg
http://imdb.com/name/nm1500093/Robert Olding
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/3501/1157688603.jpg
Debbie Kagy

[VersuS]

Looking forward to it! Good luck!

[MOVIE STUNTS]

Cool another joint production, looking forward to the poster.

[Brandon Rice]

ah sweet action guys... looking forward to this one.

[Matt Sconce]

Very cool!

[Mark Johnson]

This contest is heating up! I love it!

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Awesome. Welcome guys :thumbsup:

[HorseFilms]

I absolutely can't wait to see this one. Kick some ass, gentlemen!

[Slimothy]

Got most of the actors lined up, still need a couple more. Posted some headshots, resumes, clips of their work.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Great cast and great filmmakers ... buying popcorn ... :thumbsup:

[Kholi]

LMfao.

Dude I read the name Miko Hughes and was like...

"huh.. i wonder if that's the dead kid from Pet Semetary".

I love you mommy.... I love you.

No fair. No fair no fair no fair!

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Yeah... I just saw that too!

Holy Crap ... Miko Hughs is the kid from Mercury Rising and Pet Cemetery and about another jillion things ... great actor and I still quote that line all the time ..
"I play wif mommy, and I play wif daddy .... now I wanna play wif yoooooouuuuuuu"
With a cast like this I have to quote another Cage/Pet Cemetery line
"No fair" :)
And we know what Kimko and David can do ... wow.
The only reason I wouldn't want this cast is that I'm so absent minded and distracted on set that having actors named Kimko and Miko would probably totally fry my brain, lol :grin:

[Kholi]

Yeah... I just saw that too!

Holy Crap ... Miko Hughs is the kid from Mercury Rising and Pet Cemetery and about another jillion things ... great actor and I still quote that line all the time ..
"I play wif mommy, and I play wif daddy .... now I wanna play wif yoooooouuuuuuu"
With a cast like this I have to quote another Cage/Pet Cemetery line
"No fair" :)
And we know what Kimko and David can do ... wow.
The only reason I wouldn't want this cast is that I'm so absent minded and distracted on set that having actors named Kimko and Miko would probably totally fry my brain, lol :grin:


Dude I used to quote that line when I was younger ALL the time.

I remember my Uncle used to love watching that movie just to see the little kid "get his ass beat". That was his quote.

[Slimothy]

lol. Yea, Miko is a great guy. I remember he freaked me out in Pet Semetary when I was a kid. Then he freaked Bruce Willis out when he predicted that Bruce would play in a movie about an alien invasion:
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/3501/1155590512.jpg
See-He's pointing out the aliens.

[HorseFilms]

I thought he was great in Wes Craven's New Nightmare as well.

[CallaghanFilms]

Lookin' forward to it, fellas...

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

lol. Yea, Miko is a great guy. I remember he freaked me out in Pet Semetary when I was a kid. Then he freaked Bruce Willis out when he predicted that Bruce would play in a movie about an alien invasion:
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/3501/1155590512.jpg
See-He's pointing out the aliens.
lol, he's pointing at the aliens, but Bruce is looking at the blonde across the street

[Slimothy]

lol, he's pointing at the aliens, but Bruce is looking at the blonde across the street

lol. I'm stupid. I was talking about the movie Signs. But Bruce plays in 6th sense, not Signs. That's that one Gibson character, lol.

[Slimothy]

Did some tests w/ some blood today. Confirmed Sound & wardrobe.

[Slimothy]

I'm excited, we've got some new dvxusers onboard!

Khmuse: Director of photography
Sidbarnhoorn: Composer

[Brandon Rice]

Nice! Lookin' forward to this awesome coolaboration.

[-zach-]

So who gets the HVX if you win?

That's the real question.

[Slimothy]

You mean "when" we win.....That's the real question.



lol. I'm obivously totally kidding. And to be honest. Winning is the last thing on my mind. I just want to make a decent short.

[Kholi]

Alright, Mr. Apple Valley--

Where are the updates? All these NAMED actors and no updates! You're in trouble, mister. Did Kimko Karate Kick anyone in the face, yet? Or is he just chilling?

=P

[Blaine]

Updates...updates...

You're sounding like George Castanza asking Jerry for details...:Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

[Kholi]

Details, Jerry! Details!

You too, Blaine... hand over the udpates.

[snodart]

Can't wait to see this unfold.

Yell if you need any extra SoCal hands. I only have a few days here and there over the next few months, but I'de love to see this project in action.

Good luck. Looks very promising.

[Brandon Rice]

any updates?

[Blaine]

any updates?
Hold your water. A lot is happening and as soon as Tim is ready, I'm sure he'll post an update...:Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

[Edgen]

Have you guys shot it yet? If not, let me know and I'll help out if I can. My technical skills are not quite there in terms of equipment, but I'm a hella moral support :) Or, whatever. I assume you are shooting in and around LA?

/j

[Brandon Rice]

Hold your water. A lot is happening and as soon as Tim is ready, I'm sure he'll post an update...:Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

Nice! When ya'll shootin'? If it's all right, and I am free... mind if I come "hang on set"?

[Slimothy]

We did auditions on Friday, and it went great. Saw nearly 30 people and there was some serious talent. We settled on Julie Horner and Amanda Beede, both who did excellent.

I updated the front page w/ their pics/resumes. Things are heating up and were gearing up for the shoot this Friday.

Tim.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Cool, look forward to the updates!

[Blaine]

As Tim said, I think we've got some incredible acting talent. You guys have seen some of it in Kimko's performances as well as Dave Concannon in Snodart's HeroFest entry, Cache. Of course, a lot of you have seen Miko. Amanda and Julie hit the ball outta the park Friday.

[Brandon Rice]

Cool stuff guys! When's the shoot this weekend? You going Friday, you going Saturday also? If it's cool, I'd be down with catching ya'll on set maybe.

[EJ Pennypacker]

Slimothy,

G-luck with the production.

EJ

[Slimothy]

Thanks guys. Brandon, I'll see what positions we still need to fill. The location is SMALL!!! so everyone there needs to be doing something. Thanks for the interest and I'll let ya know.

Tim.

[Herman Witkam]

Cool looking poster :-)

looking forward to hear Sid's score!

[Brandon Rice]

Thanks guys. Brandon, I'll see what positions we still need to fill. The location is SMALL!!! so everyone there needs to be doing something. Thanks for the interest and I'll let ya know.

Tim.

cool man, let me know.

[Slimothy]

Cool looking poster :-)

looking forward to hear Sid's score!
Umm. We don't have a poster up yet.

[Blaine]

Umm. We don't have a poster up yet.
I was getting ready to ask you about that, Tim...:Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

[Slimothy]

lol. I guess it's a good sign if people are already digging our poster and we haven't even started one yet.:)

[khmuse]

Cool looking poster :-)



I wasn't certain if that was sarcasm or an inside joke that I failed to comprehend.


The fun is about to begin...

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

That cast looks top notch.
What's your budget, I assume you are paying cats like that some decent scratch.
Also (got asked this in my thread) how did you cast?

[khmuse]

Casting was done with a combination of talent which was known to the producers and with the assistance of a casting director in Los Angeles.

[Herman Witkam]

Umm. We don't have a poster up yet.

What I actually meant was - where is that poster? ;-)

[EJ Pennypacker]

I like the poster too. lol.

EJ

[VersuS]

surreal....

[Herman Witkam]

I like the poster too. lol.

EJ

Good to get some backup here! :-)

[Slimothy]

That cast looks top notch.
What's your budget, I assume you are paying cats like that some decent scratch.
Also (got asked this in my thread) how did you cast?
Jack, budget is actually alot lower than you think. We held auditions in Hollywood and saw nearly 30 people. It worked out pretty good. The actors are all working for copy/credit/meals.

[Blaine]

We had a great production meeting tonight and we're going to be ready to shoot! Really looking forward to it now that we've got almost all the pieces of the puzzle in place.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Great news!

Good luck guys!

[Slimothy]

Thanks alot Jack. Likewise.

I'm gettin pretty excited now.

Tim.

[Brandon Rice]

Good luck fellas... hit me up if I can do anything for ya.

[Slimothy]

Good luck fellas... hit me up if I can do anything for ya.
Thanks, will do.

TIm.

[Blaine]

It's getting late and my psychotic nerve is killing me..:evil:

[TimurCivan]

Oh SNAP!!!! you got a real life child actor!!!!

[Slimothy]

He's not a child anymore.......muhahahahahaha

On a more serious note, Miko's a great guy. I'm stoked to work w/ him.

[TimurCivan]

i want DAnny bonaduci...... But im sure mikos a nice guy. actualyl whats funny is this makes me feel old cause i remeber him when i was a kid..... Jeez.

[Blaine]

It's coming down to crunch time but it looks like everything's coming together. (Knock on wood.)

[Brandon Rice]

nice. :) Shoot's this weekend?

[Slimothy]

Yup.

[Brandon Rice]

Sweet action! Good luck fellas. Make sure and post some BTS stuff!

[Slimothy]

Updated cast list!

[Brandon Rice]

Lookin' good :thumbsup:

Wait, Kimko's not in the film anymore?

[Blaine]

Wait, Kimko's not in the film anymore?We had some scheduling conflicts that couldn't be resolved.

[Brandon Rice]

ah ok. Bummer. Looks like you got the people ya need though. That's good.

[Slimothy]

Added final cast member. Debbie Kagy.

[khmuse]

Yeah, we are lucky and have some impressive talent for this project. Miko, David and Robert's work is well know, and Nathan is one of the finest actors I have ever had the privilege to watch work. The three ladies are the results of nearly 1500 submissions and a serious sorting / audition process.

Our talent are all professionals and I have nothing but respect for the final cast decisions. Now it is up us lowly filmmakers to live up to their potential. I hope not to embarrass myself.

The fun begins in less than 24 hours...

[Brandon Rice]

good luck everyone! It's a great cast you got!

[Slimothy]

First night, in the can. Or in the deck.

I'm barely able to stand.

[Kholi]

Great news, dudes. Any experience or stills you want to share?

[TheatreGuy]

Great looking cast! Love the title. Looking forward to finding out which of the commandments they break! Or do you squeeze them all in 6 minutes?

[Blaine]

First night, in the can. Or in the deck.

I'm barely able to stand.
Tim, straight home to the computer...I'm impressed. I had to get some sleep first (4 hours). As Tim pointed out we have the first day out of the way. I haven't seen the playback yet, but if it looks as good as it did on the monitor, I'm going to be really happy.

Everyone stepped up, did a great job, and kicked ass. We didn't quite finish all we wanted. But then we were in the shake out process, getting to know each other and what not. Traffic affected almost everyone (so we started a little late), but now they're captives so that won't be problem today. We're starting a little earlier today, and based on how things went during the second half of last night's shoot, I have every confidence we're gonna be able to wrap on time, with perhaps some extra shots.

[Brandon Rice]

Nice! Sounds like it went well! Can't wait to see some stuff!

[Slimothy]

Day two-done.

Finished everything we needed to. Footy was looking pretty damn good.

One last day, and it starts in a couple of hours, so I'd better check my eyelids for holes.

Tim.

[Blaine]

Day Three done. Time to look at the footage and decide if we need a couple of pickup shots. We had a lot of fun with this one. I cannot wait to see it cut together.

[TheatreGuy]

Glad you had a good shoot. Can't wait to see your flick! Any BTS stuff we can chew on until the big unvieling?

[Blaine]

Okay, I realize that you're looking for more, regarding bts, but here's a shot from Saturday night's shoot.

http://www.stickypod.com/videos/data/528/BTS1.jpg
This is during rehearsal at Emma Jean's Holland Burger (from Kill Bill 2). In the very back is DVXUser's own Dave Concannon. In front of him is Miko Hughes. Next is David Chien, our AD. In the back in the red shirt is our director, Tim Hyten (Slimothy) and at the front is Nathan Johnson. It's real...it's happening...and we're starting the editing process tomorrow.

[Tom Marshall]

Wow, cool! Did you guys run the flourescent lights at all or just leave them off?

[Blaine]

Wow, cool! Did you guys run the flourescent lights at all or just leave them off?
No flourescents. khmuse probably just about had a heart attack at the thought. We removed them when the same switch ran other things, otherwise, we just turned them off.

[Tom Marshall]

khmuse probably just about had a heart attack at the thought.

lol... Did you guys just leave them out of the framing? I was just wondering if flourescents had the same problems with video as they did with film...

[khmuse]

Here are a few image caps from the dailies. These are raw camera files, no color correction applied. I will post information on the lighting setups at a later time.







http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/106/1158084797.jpg

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/106/1158084841.jpg

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/106/1158084871.jpg

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/106/1158084899.jpg

[Matt Sconce]

Cool! Thanks for the showing the shots! They are cool

[Brandon Rice]

Cool... whats with the timecode above the stills?

[Slimothy]

They look great. Kevin is an awesome cinematographer and it shows.

[khmuse]

Cool... whats with the timecode above the stills?

Its camera time, these are from the EDL.

[Brandon Rice]

Did you guys use any kind of lens adapter? I see a slight grain on the images.


Its camera time, these are from the EDL.

Cool, got it.

[Blaine]

Those look great, Kevin. I love the front of the diner. You captured just what we needed.

[Brandon Rice]

I love the front of the diner. You captured just what we needed.

That's my favorite shot. I really like that one. :thumbsup:

[khmuse]

Did you guys use any kind of lens adapter? I see a slight grain on the images.


If by "...lens adapter" you are referring to a focus screen projection device (mini35, etc), the answer is no. This project was shoot with an anamorphic equipped dvx and a number of in camera setup choices. The grain is somewhat exaggerated by the fact that the posts are .jpgs and suffer a bit compared to the original image sequence.

This was a very fast moving set mandated by the limited time we had access to the location. I was very pleased that we used all professional actors, they made the entire project a true pleasure.

After the first evening of shooting and with the aid of our 1st A/D (who has a ton of experience doing script coverage for major studios), we changed the strategy a bit and I was able to reduce the number of setups and increase our page coverage on the second night. At just about 5 AM on day two at our first location, photography came to an abrupt stop when our genny ran out of fuel (for the third time) and we had depleted our on location reserves. It was too late to get another fuel run, so we stopped a bit short on the coverage for the last scene.

Our third day (first daylight hours shooting) was only hindered by the accumulated lack of sleep (about 6 hours in the previous 48 for me) but our talent that day made the experience very tolerable by being a real trouper (closed set due to content) by being very professional and a genuine great person to work with.

Just got back this evening from a meeting with the writer/producer and turned over my first cut along with my EDL to by passed along to the director tomorrow. Scoring, sound design, and ADR will begin later this week.

All in all, a challenging yet very enjoyable experience.

My warmest thanks to cast and crew.

[kimko]

great shots Kevin, man i got excited just seeing them. the actors look good. i see what you mean Blaine about Miko,he looks good with the grunge.

[Brandon Rice]

Cool. It sounds a lot how our set ran a few months ago. Extremely fast, but when you work with great talent... it makes it so much easier. I hear ya. :) Looking forward to the picture.

[khmuse]

great shots Kevin, man i got excited just seeing them. the actors look good. i see what you mean Blaine about Miko,he looks good with the grunge.

I gotta agree, he looked perfect and really nailed the performance.

Here are a couple of grabs that feature Miko.

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/106/1158084929.jpg

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/106/1158084955.jpg

[Blaine]

Thanks for all the great grabs, Kevin. I am sure all the actors are going to be ecstatic when they see how you captured their performances.

Kevin really knows his stuff. He came prepared and along with Tim (director) and David Chien (1st AD), they were able to take the story from paper and give it life. We're running just a tad long right now, but after we tighten things up we're going to be just fine.

I cannot say enough about our cast. What a bunch of pros. And the crew pulled together to overcome all the difficulties that invariably crop up.

It's great, knowing we've got the pictures we need to make a movie.

[Matt Sconce]

Nice Grabs!

[Slimothy]

Grabs are lookin great. We've got a rough cut about 7 mins long, so we're doin pretty good at this point.

[g0ldenb0y55]

Grabs look great! I did notice that they looked a little stretched vertically. Is it just me?

[khmuse]

Grabs look great! I did notice that they looked a little stretched vertically. Is it just me?

They are stretched if viewed with a square pixel aspect ratio. The correct PAR for this is 1.2:1. I will repost these images with the PAR attribute removed, should be fine on all viewers then.

[Blaine]

Tim's got the footage along with Kevin's first cut and EDL list. He's currently in the process of getting a cut ready for Sid so he can get the soundtrack done. Still got a lot of work to do but I'm very happy with the first cut.

We should have a poster up in two or three days thanks to Dave Concannon.

[Atsuma]

Hey just curious, are all these actors IN tulsa oklahoma? I've been desparate for actors in my film. All I get are kids to audition.

[Blaine]

What led you to believe this is in Tulsa, Oklahoma? Everything is being shot in Southern California.

[khmuse]

Information on lighting setup for 1st screen grab from "Thou Shalt Not"

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/106/1158084797.jpg


This shot is from scene 6 of our script. This was also the very first shot of the first day of principal photography.

The exterior lighting setup on this consisted of a 1.2k HMI PAR about 100 feet to the left of the frame, 2 ECAs were used as practical’s just under the roof line of the diner, the large tree in the back was handled by an Arri 650 Fresnel (full flood) hidden by the pillar to the right of the door.

The interior illumination was handled by a Lowel Caselight 4 (HF fluorescent, like a 4 bank Kino) hidden in the upper corner of the café of the left big window, there is another ECA in a China ball up near the ceiling line just to the right of the front doors (hidden by the pillar to the right of the door). There are a few other smaller instruments key lighting interior features. The stainless steel back board behind the range is being handled by a Dedo (DLHM4). The back room behind the grill is being illuminated by a PAR16 can with diffusion and red gel.

There are a few stories about this setup that illustrate what one can run into when on location. Unfortunately, I was unable to survey the location before arriving on the first day of the shoot. I was given photographs taken by the director and producer, but these are never as good as seeing things yourself. What wasn’t known to me was how damn windy this place was around sunset (when we would be shooting this scene). This gave me several problems. The first issue was that I couldn’t get as much elevation on the HMI as I wanted due to stability issues caused by the gusting wind. I resorted to using as many 20 lb bags as I could spare and even triangulated the base of the combo stand with another pair of C-stands (also heavily bagged). I compromised and only got the source about 12 feet off the ground. The second issue caused by the wind was that I couldn’t use the large butterfly that I wanted (we set it up, but I didn’t want to tear a big silk, so down it came) to so the source is much harder than I wanted, and to make matters worse, the rental house left the half wire scrims out of the kit so I couldn’t control the hot spotted foreground as much as I wanted. The final insult that the wind threw at us was that switch in the HMI head was really tired and when the wind hit it just right, off it went (and back up the ladder my gaffer went to restrike it).

Next up on the problem list was location power. I didn’t want to use any location power for any of the higher powered devices as this is a really old diner with rotten 2 wire outlets; there was no way I was going to plug an HMI ballast into those outlets. We did have a genny, but again due to the location, I was unable to survey this piece of equipment first. It turned out to be a construction genny (5 kW) which was fine in terms of power, but lacked a sophisticated governor so the frequency was gonna be unstable. I set the camera’s shutter to 60.1 Hz which eliminated the flicker when I was setting up the shot, but by the time we actually began shooting the genny’s speed had drifted enough to negate my careful planning. The location of the camera was across the road (very busy) so I couldn’t get the monitor up (no mains to run it) and the LCDs in the dvx have enough persistence that I didn’t notice that the flicker was drifting back. Just goes to show you that as hard as you try, something is gonna come and bite you in the rear when you least expect it. I don’t think the shot was harmed by this, but it bugs me none the less.

We were spilling enough light out on to the road, that we had to get this shot off quickly as it could have been a traffic hazard to oncoming vehicles, so we got 4 runs at it and had to strike the setup.

[Brandon Rice]

Great info on the setup! Thanks for that! :) That's a heck of a lot of light... I could see it being a hazard to cars... hehe

[khmuse]

Yeah, you will always loose a staring contest with an HMI!

[Brandon Rice]

LOL! Yes, I know that for sure... how do you think I got this black dot in my eye, heehee. :)

[Edgen]

Do you think you would add any VFX to the sky? Perhaps some sort of skyline in Post? Looks like a lot of space that could be filled with some stars or distant glow of a city or mountainous backdrop. throw in some skyscrapers and all the sudden you've got a Sci-Fi HOorror :) Just hope that shot was on Sticks or either you have a hella motiontracker artist.

/j

[khmuse]

The location was chosen for a number of reasons, but not the least of which was that it is an isolated café on a lonely road (this same location was used in a scene from Kill Bill 2). There is a hill directly behind the café, so more of the shot reads as it should than you might think. The shot was a locked down one, so it would be a simple matter to paint up a few stars, but if I were to do it, I would just strip in a night sky from a very slow shutter shot.

Right now, this isn't a high priority issue as it really won't advance the story line. Thanks for the comments though, glad to see someone bothered to give it a serious look.

[Brandon Rice]

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/106/1158084871.jpg



Question

On this shot it seems as though the woman is not lit, while the man is lit quite strongly on one side of his face. And a glare is coming off the back metal panel as well. What motivated you to keep her in shadow? Is he the one talking? Thanks. :thumbsup:

[Blaine]

Brandon,

Everyone clamors for clips or bts. That's the problem with posting clips. They are out of context. I have probably mentioned that in your Smuggler's Ransom thread. It's easy to post a grab but to put it in context is much harder. There are so many things going on and so many choices to make, they usually can't be summed up in a single screen grab. And as you know...no footy. Kevin spent a lot of time on the lighting, as I'm sure you can tell by his earlier post on the outside lighting. Let me say that he spent no less time on the inside and how it related to story. At all times, Kevin kept the needs of the story in mind and produced some great images, which unfortunately are sometimes don't do themselves justice when posted "out of context." I hope that doesn't sound like a cop out but I am thrilled with his choices and how they weave themselves into the fabric of the story. I can't tell you how lucky we were to have Kevin's involvement in this project. His name's on the title line for a reason.

[khmuse]

Question

On this shot it seems as though the woman is not lit, while the man is lit quite strongly on one side of his face. And a glare is coming off the back metal panel as well. What motivated you to keep her in shadow? Is he the one talking? Thanks. :thumbsup:

Yep, its a matter of using the lighting ratios to move the focus. Keep in mind that I shot anamorphic so I couldn't get as shallow of DOF as if I hadn't (I will discuss my reasoning for this at another time), so composition and lighting was used to push the focus point around in the story.

"Shirley" (the woman) is lit from a different source, but hers is flatter lighting for this setup and is motivated by the globes that I used on the outside of the café. The story was modified (on set no less) to give us a reason to leave some of the blinds up and some down. This makes all the lighting motivated and gave us different values in different parts of the location. Hopefully all worked to give a realistic lighting scheme that worked to better the story.

The "glare" in the "metal panel" is very intentional (I used a Dado for this). I wanted a fairly low environmental lighting level, but I wanted some things to use the upper range of the dynamic range (limited as it is). This glare acts as a motivated light source for the strong key on "Travis" the cook (though these are different light sources completely).

I will be the first to admit that I didn't have the budget (in terms of actual costs in lighting instrument rentals and also in terms of location time) to get everything exactly the way that I wanted, so as is always the case, compromises had to be made. One of the issues is that we had to overcome was to get the location back to a working diner by 5AM so we could only do so much before we would have had a problem and could have lost our set half way through shooting!

Lets face it, there are a lot of choices you can make when you light a scene, the ones used in this are my choices and I guess time will tell if they served the story well.

Thanks for the great questions. Keep them coming, I will answer as many as I can.

[Blaine]

What he said...:Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

:beer: :beer:

[kimko]

hmm....why doesn't everyone wait til it's on the screen and let them get the finished project done, then nit pick it to death! geesh!

[Brandon Rice]

Thanks for the answer. Very informative :)


Brandon,

Everyone clamors for clips or bts. That's the problem with posting clips. They are out of context. I have probably mentioned that in your Smuggler's Ransom thread. It's easy to post a grab but to put it in context is much harder.

I agree, it's tough viewing stuff, especially stills out of context. I was just curious as to specific choices made :)



Lets face it, there are a lot of choices you can make when you light a scene, the ones used in this are my choices and I guess time will tell if they served the story well.


I totally agree. And coming from one who is learning, it's great to hear why one does certain things. That way I can think of those things while I'm shooting. Thanks again. :thumbsup:


hmm....why doesn't everyone wait til it's on the screen and let them get the finished project done, then nit pick it to death! geesh!

Not nit picking by any means my friend, simply asking questions to further understand choices made, so I can learn more myself :)

[khmuse]

Thanks for the answer. Very informative :)

Thanks for the good question. Glad that you found the information of some value.

Now, back to work on a new edit.

[Atsuma]

Becasue I read somewhere that this movie was shot "in and around the tulsa area"

[khmuse]

Hello Atsuma,

The movie that you are referring to might be "Freaky Faron" which was shot in the Tulsa area. Check this link out.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475277/

What might explain the confusion is the photograph in my signature line. This is my daughter who played the title role in "Freaky Faron".

To answer your question, all of the lead roles in "Freaky Faron" were cast in California and were played by LA based actors. The remaining roles (supporting and background) were cast in Tulsa.

As for finding Tulsa talent, I know that there are two or three agencies there, in fact, my daughter was offered a booking by one of them when she was filming in Tulsa, but due to scheduling conflicts, it never worked out and she returned to LA without shooting the project (a local market commercial).

If you are looking for the best actors from your area, consider looking at professional guild members (SAG). The office that handles your area is located in Dallas. Go to www.sag.org (http://www.sag.org) and follow the link to its branches to find the Dallas office. There you can find information about SAG franchised agencies and casting directors that work in your area.

Hope that this information helps.

[Atsuma]

Hello Atsuma,

The movie that you are referring to might be "Freaky Faron" which was shot in the Tulsa area. Check this link out.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475277/

What might explain the confusion is the photograph in my signature line. This is my daughter who played the title role in "Freaky Faron".

To answer your question, all of the lead roles in "Freaky Faron" were cast in California and were played by LA based actors. The remaining roles (supporting and background) were cast in Tulsa.

As for finding Tulsa talent, I know that there are two or three agencies there, in fact, my daughter was offered a booking by one of them when she was filming in Tulsa, but due to scheduling conflicts, it never worked out and she returned to LA without shooting the project (a local market commercial).

If you are looking for the best actors from your area, consider looking at professional guild members (SAG). The office that handles your area is located in Dallas. Go to www.sag.org (http://www.sag.org) and follow the link to its branches to find the Dallas office. There you can find information about SAG franchised agencies and casting directors that work in your area.

Hope that this information helps.

Thank you very much, I foudn that very helpfull!!

Atsuma

[Slimothy]

Getting the set ready.
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/3501/1158526737.jpg
Setting up the HMI outside.
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/3501/1158526764.jpg
Our producer Blaine Golden.
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/3501/1158526678.jpg
DP Kevin Halverson, gets the next setup ready. Foreground: Actors Robert Olding & Julie Horner patiently waiting.
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/3501/1158526902.jpg
Co-Producer Tashauna Riley looks over the monitor.
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/3501/1158526806.jpg
Dave Concannon just killed some people.
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/3501/1158526783.jpg
L-R: Actor Nathan Johnson, Director Tim Hyten, Actor Dave Concannon.
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/3501/1158526956.jpg
A shot at the monitor.
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/3501/1158526934.jpg
Actor Miko Hughes.
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/3501/1158526864.jpg

[Slimothy]

1st AD David Chien.
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/3501/1158527089.jpg
Makeup artis Gabrielle Fares and Robert Olding.
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/3501/1158527014.jpg
L-R: Kevin Muse, Blaine Golden, Sound man Michael Blue, 1st AC Cody Sarloos, Actor Amanda Beede.
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/3501/1158527071.jpg
Robert Olding, Michael Blue, Julie Horner.
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/3501/1158527042.jpg

[Brandon Rice]

Cool shots dude, thanks for posting. It's always awesome to see "beyond the frame"

[Matt Sconce]

Thanks for the pics they are awesome!

[khmuse]

I was so busy that I don't remember being in any of those shots, and by the look of them, its a good thing I work behind the camera!

[Blaine]

I was so busy that I don't remember being in any of those shots, and by the look of them, its a good thing I work behind the camera!
You and me both...:beer:

[Brandon Rice]

I'd love to see some CC'd grabs :)

[Slimothy]

I'd love to see some CC'd grabs :)
Here is an early test. Although I think I might crush the blacks a bit.
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/3501/1158299198.jpg


Just kidding,
I don't think we're going to be doing much cc. Kevin tried to get it as close as possible in cam.

[khmuse]

Hey Slimothy,

Wow, that is certainly a look I hadn't considered!

Actually the color is pretty close right now, but I do expect to apply a bit of level corrections to get it closer to what I was shooting for. Working on a sequence right now which I will share with the others on this project for their feedback. If I have time, I will post a grab or two from the final (approved) image.

[Brandon Rice]

Coolness, LOL Slimothy! hehe

[TheatreGuy]

Hey guys, great thread! I love all the information that you are sharing on this.

Stuff looks great. Looking forward to your flick. Looks like a winner... so to speak!

Serious, nice pics and info.

Ted

[khmuse]

Hey Ted,

Glad you like the posts and BTS stuff. I will try to post a few more bits on the lighting setups, but I am off to London mid next week for a job and we still have a couple of B camera shots to get.

The weather in So Cal right now is gray and boring, so we are in a bit of a 'weather hold' pattern. Looks like Sunday is gonna be our window of opportunity on these last few shots.

If it weren't for the last minute...

[Brandon Rice]

Yep, real overcast today... weirdness...

Cool stuff on going to London... that's an awesome place, I really enjoy it.

[khmuse]

I do like London, its a great city, but for me the novelty of international travel wore out a few passports ago. About the only time I get excited any more is when its to a location that I have never been before, but when you have worked in someplace enough times to begin to know the streets... well, its just like working around home, but with a really long commute to the office!

Praying for a bit of good weather! :engel017:

[Blaine]

http://www.stickypod.com/videos/data/528/1158347444.jpg

[Brandon Rice]

http://www.stickypod.com/videos/data/528/Thou_Shalt_Not_Poster_3.jpg

????

[concannon]

????

[Slimothy]

Figured I'd join in.

????

[concannon]

Maybe....open it up in Photophop, resize it smaller and save it as a new document?

[khmuse]

What, its really clear to me.

X marks the spot!

What its marking I have no idea, but apparently Blaine thought that it was important for us to know. Who am I to argue?

[khmuse]

Now I see what Blaine was trying to tell us, it was where the poster for "Thou Shalt Not" was located!

I think that this will help:

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/106/1158347444.jpg

[Blaine]

Thanks Kevin. :thumbsup:

[concannon]

And more thanks from me. Headache resolved.

[khmuse]

Anytime guys.

[Brandon Rice]

Oh, nice poster... hehe, a little mystery there.

[Blaine]

Oh, nice poster... hehe, a little mystery there.
Yes, I think Dave Concannon did a nice job on it...:thumbsup:

[TheatreGuy]

Hey Ted,

Glad you like the posts and BTS stuff. I will try to post a few more bits on the lighting setups, but I am off to London mid next week for a job and we still have a couple of B camera shots to get.

The weather in So Cal right now is gray and boring, so we are in a bit of a 'weather hold' pattern. Looks like Sunday is gonna be our window of opportunity on these last few shots.

If it weren't for the last minute...

If it weren't for the last minute... NOTHING WOULD GET DONE! At least that is how I work! I love to be under pressure (I seem to get some weird kick out of it!)

Post stuff when you can. I'm not going anywhere soon. I love this site and plan on sticking around long after the festival is gone.

Have a great trip to London. Beast of a commute!

Poster looks great!

Later - Ted

[khmuse]

Post stuff when you can. I'm not going anywhere soon. I love this site and plan on sticking around long after the festival is gone.

Have a great trip to London. Beast of a commute!

Poster looks great!

Later - Ted

Two quick PU shots tomorrow and were done shooting! Once everyone signs off, we will have picture lock. Scoring is underway and sound design, title cards and credits (credits won't be in the competition as we would exceed the alloted TRT) and were done.

Funny, looks like we are gonna make it with a day or two to spare.

I am sure I will think of something that I screwed up mid Atlantic, but it will be way too late to do anything by then.

More lighting notes in a day or so.

[Brandon Rice]

Cool, looking forward to those lighting notes! :) Sounds like ya'll moved like mad on this project... what's the ETA on final everything? Picture, Sound, Music, etc.

[TheatreGuy]

That is great news guys! Way to bust out a film! I understand about cutting credits... I tell you, I am trying to get in a heck of a story in 6 minutes! Sheesh! I wish I actually had credits to cut! It won't take long to roll.... "This movie was written, shot, cut, and performed by Ted Arabian!"

Have a good travel. Talk to you soon. And as brandon says... "Cool, looking forward to those lighting notes!" :thumbsup:

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

for the fest credits are sometimes one frame or scroll by in less than a second and you can then pause to read them if you like

also people put their full credits in the first post of their threads, often.

[khmuse]

We will use a title card sequence for the principals and just leave the rolling credits off the entry for the contest.

Unfortunately, a single frame wouldn't accommodate all our cast and crew listings in a legible manner and we can't spare the second!

[TheatreGuy]

Damn! That must be some list of cast and crew!!! But I understand about lacking the ability to spare. I imagine that my film will be cut at 6:00:00 to the "T."

[Blaine]

Well, I'm excited to say that we're going to be bringing in an 8 page script at just under six minutes.

[khmuse]

Yeah, about 1 frame under!

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

how's the pacing feel?

[Blaine]

how's the pacing feel?
The pace is good. It feels shorter than its six minutes.

[khmuse]

Well, I'm excited to say that we're going to be bringing in an 8 page script at just under six minutes.

Yeah, now if we could just some bandwidth, I would be much happier.

I'm not happy about the SD penalty at all.:Drogar-Angry(DBG):

[Blaine]

Here are some more stills taken by Tashauna Riley (co-producer):

http://www.stickypod.com/videos/data/528/Robert_Olding.jpg
Robert Olding clowning around

http://www.stickypod.com/videos/data/528/Julie_Horner.jpg
Julie Horner

http://www.stickypod.com/videos/data/528/In_the_Makeup_Trailer.jpg
In the makeup trailer...Amanda, Miko (in chair), Gabriella Faes, Julie (slightly out of focus) and her husband, Robert Horner.

http://www.stickypod.com/videos/data/528/Waiting_On_Set.jpg
Waiting on the set with l-r, Dave Concannon, Amanda Beede, Robert Horner, Nathan Johnson, and Miko Hughes.

[Tom Marshall]

Looking good, guys... can't wait to see this one... :beer:

[snodart]

You guys are doing a great job at this "pimp your entry" stuff. I'm digging all the pics. I get Dave for the next fest!

By the way, what light is that in the background in the last pic with Dave? It almost looks like one of Victor Milt's DIY Nono-Lights.

[khmuse]

Glad that you are enjoying the images and the BTS stuff. David was a real pleasure to work with, a true professional and a real trooper.

The light source that is in the upper corner of the café is a Lowel Caselite 4. Its a HF fluorescent 4 bank (very much like a Kino), in this setup up I used the tungsten balanced tubes.

The really cool thing about this light, and the reason that I own it, is that the head, stand, ball joint, plate, mains cord, and spare tubes all fit into a really compact two part thermoformed case. The down side is the price (it lists for a little under $1600).

http://www.lowel.com/kits/caselite4.html

I used a large variety of different lighting instruments on this project; Dedo, Arri, Lowel, par cans, practicals, China balls, etc. I will post more about the different setups as soon as time allows.

[Ralph Oshiro]

I agree, Lowel Caselights rock, KH! Looking good, man!

[khmuse]

Yeah, the Caselite's are about the only Lowel products that I really like.

Now, if I could just raise enough coin to buy a set of Dedo's I would be really happy.

Dedo's are my favorite sources on fast moving sets, they are so versatile and have a degree of control that no other light can even come close to. Too bad they are so damn expensive. I guess I will just have to stick with rentals for now.

[Ralph Oshiro]

Dedos are the coolest things ever invented. Too bad they're so #$%!&@$-ass much money! I've been recently renting tons of PARs (PAR20s, especially) for use at my day job. Dirt cheap, and often does the trick for what we use them for.

[khmuse]

Yeah, I own a few PARs and they can work fine when you have the time to cut them properly. PARs I can afford. Dedos are in a whole different price league. More like the, if you gotta ask how much, you can't afford them!

Have you ever encountered another brand (hopefully cheaper) that even approaches the control that Dedos offer? I would love an alternate choice.

[Ralph Oshiro]

No. But, I know Mole makes a small ellipsoidal attachment. I've been thinking to check out retail halogen manufacturers. You know, the kind of lights they use at fine jewelry store counters? I think they have condenser assemblies in them. But they're probably based on a low-voltage AC system, intended for track lighting applications. Also, maybe some disco light manufactuer may make something of interest.

I did see one really cool (and very compact) condenser-type light used in an architectual installation in the lobby of the TV Guide offices in Los Angeles. The one I saw was white, and about the size of four PAR20 housings stacked together. It definitely had a condenser. But it was designed to project a 35mmm slide. Very cool, but I never found out the name of the manufacturer.

[Blaine]

Kevin left about 20 minutes ago. We (Kevin, Tim, Sarah and myself) finished the pickup shots we needed, so we can now complete the movie. Shooting's done. Whew....

[Edgen]

It won't take long to roll.... "This movie was written, shot, cut, and performed by Ted Arabian!"

hehehehe :) That quote sounds very similar to my last fest entry. :beer:

Great to see you guys got all the footage you need and start the post work.

/j

[Blaine]

hehehehe :)Great to see you guys got all the footage you need and start the post work.

/j
Thanks. We're actually well into post work. With the footage we got tonight we'll be able to add that to the edit and lock the picture. I'm very happy with everything I've seen so far. :beer:

[Tom Marshall]

Hey Blaine, are you guys doing a lot in post or just basic editing / cc / audio stuff? This doesn't look like something that's using a lot of fx...

[Blaine]

Hey Blaine, are you guys doing a lot in post or just basic editing / cc / audio stuff? This doesn't look like something that's using a lot of fx...
Mostly basic stuff. We're getting some help fixing/enhancing a couple of scenes which I'll address later. But no, we're not relying on a lot of effects. :)

[khmuse]

Capturing the last bit of footage from this evenings pick up shots right now. I think I see the end in site!

[Brandon Rice]

Nice. announcement for entry details went up today. Good luck fellas. I am really looking forward to viewing this entry.

[khmuse]

Well, we have Picture Lock!

Now, the score, vfx and title card sequence can get finished and we should have a complete film.

I am off to London Wednesday afternoon, so the last few details will be in the very capable hands of my teammates. I will follow up with more information as it occurs.

Looking forward to seeing everyones films, I suspect that this will be the best fest to date!

Nothing like a hard deadline to get people moving and out there making a film. Thanks to Jarred and all for giving us the chance to participate.

[TheatreGuy]

Here, here! And cheers to you!

Have good trip.

And thanks for the excellent thread.

[Blaine]

I just took a look at the latest edit (picture lock) and I've got to say I'm very pleased with the result. A lot of hard work from a lot of people has allowed us to get to where we are and I think everyone of them will be happy with the results. :love4: Can't wait to finish and post it for all to see. :thumbsup:

On a side note...I don't think Kevin ever sleeps. He finished the edit last night at 2:30 am... :shocked:
But then again, I know he's been working against the clock to get it done before his trip to London. Helluva job, Kevin and hoist a couple of pints for me...:beer: :beer:

[Brandon Rice]

Great job guys! Can't wait to see it. :)

[khmuse]

"Sleep is for whimps!"

Said as he falls face first into his pint.

[Slimothy]

Have a good trip Kevin and talk to ya next Monday.

[khmuse]

Can't wait to see how this all comes out with the vfx and score. It has been a real pleasure working with everyone on this project.

[Blaine]

Justin (snodart) Snodgrass is doing our Visual Effects. We're not doing anything wild but what he's doing for us is essential to "sell" the movie. Welcome aboard, Justin!

[snodart]

What? Why didn't somebody tell me this??

Just kidding. Thanks Blaine. I'm looking forward to getting started.

[Blaine]

Well, I think we've got a locked picture...:thumbsup:

EDIT: Okay, Kevin, I just got your notes from David and I'm willing to bet we've got another picture lock on the way...:Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

[khmuse]

Yeah, it looks like were really, really close, but not there just yet. It will be great to come back and look at this after being out of the country for a few days. Should help to bring a fresher perspective.

[Slimothy]

Yeah, it looks like were really, really close, but not there just yet. It will be great to come back and look at this after being out of the country for a few days. Should help to bring a fresher perspective.
lol, You're gonna look at it and be bombarded with fresh ideas.

[Lingothree]

Ooh I'm excited for this one.

If I got to work with the adorable little boy from kindergarten cop i would want to pinch his widdle cheeky-weekies all day long. I'm sure he gets that a lot. Will your characterization blow those illusions of him out of the water?

[Blaine]

If I got to work with the adorable little boy from kindergarten cop i would want to pinch his widdle cheeky-weekies all day long. I'm sure he gets that a lot. Will your characterization blow those illusions of him out of the water?

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/106/1158084955.jpg
You tell me...

[Lingothree]

Yup - he looks all growed up.

[Brandon Rice]

So, what's new here? Final cut done? Or are you waiting until Kevin is back?

[Blaine]

Final cut done?
Final cut's been done a couple times so far. I'm sure we have one more final cut in us...:Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

[Brandon Rice]

Nice, I know how that is... yes sir.

[Tom Marshall]

Final cut's been done a couple times so far. I'm sure we have one more final cut in us...:Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

You guys have 2 weeks left... plenty of final cuts to go through! ;)

[Blaine]

You guys have 2 weeks left...
For us, it's really only one week. Kevin's skippin' out on us to go to London for a week. In the meantime, we have to do some sound work on the movie so we can have it ready for him when he gets back.

[Tom Marshall]

I like the fact that you're focusing on the audio... plenty of indie shorts don't even bother and you can tell...

[khmuse]

We do have a bit of the dreaded ADR for one scene that will be required. Our vfx, score and final foley elements are being prepared.

Hey, just so no one thinks I am skippin off to London for a holiday, its anything but! I have two lectures to give and a pre production meeting with a writer, but I am certainly gonna try and grab a few pints while I am there.

Taking a copy of the final cut with me to work on a bit of sound issues while sitting up in the hotel unable to sleep (man I hate international travel).

tick.
tick..
tick...

[Brandon Rice]

but I am certainly gonna try and grab a few pints while I am there.


Have a pint of that AWESOME cider they have out there, for me... Love that stuff! :thumbup:

[Tom Marshall]

Did someone say pint? http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=71789

[khmuse]

Have a pint of that AWESOME cider they have out there, for me... Love that stuff! :thumbup:

Yeah, I have had a few ciders over there that are incredible.

One of my favorite pubs is a ways outside of London, called The Royal Standard of England. They have a 900 year reputation to uphold, and in going there over the past 15 years, they have never disappointed. Their Owd Roger Country Ale is so far beyond anything else I have ever tasted, that I can't even begin to describe it.

If your ever there, go and have one or two (thats the most of these that they will serve you at one sitting), its worth the trip. http://www.rsoe.co.uk/

[Blaine]

Just got the title cards from Dave and they look great!

[avatuar]

Hey Man, Still looking for you need some help still, give me a call. I PM'd you my phone# Thanks man,

-Matt

[khmuse]

Well, I just received the first pass on the score. I will give it a listen at my hotel this evening and see (hear) how it is progressing. Can't wait to see the vfx shots and when I get back next week, we can get this project finalized.

So far, other than my very serious concern about the SD bandwidth penalty, I don't think we will have any problems making the deadline.

PS The UK Ales are still REALLY good!

[Brandon Rice]

other than my very serious concern about the SD bandwidth penalty, I don't think we will have any problems making the deadline.


I don't understand.... what's the SD bandwidth penelty?

[TheatreGuy]

News from a broad, uh... I mean ABROAD!

How is the weather in the UK?

Good news on the film progress!

And I would love to have a pint in the UK someday, myself! :)

[VersuS]

PS The UK Ales are still REALLY good!

UK Ales WILL NEVER DIE!!!! Generally I am not much of a beer fan, but every time I visit the UK I cant get enough pints!!!!!

ps. try some pimm's as well, they do some great cocktails with that stuff (at least they did this summer when I was in London -baby-).

[Blaine]

I don't understand.... what's the SD bandwidth penelty?
He's talking about how on the last fest, DVX files were limited to 40mb while HVX got up to 150mb...thus, a penalty for using SD rather than HD.

[Brandon Rice]

oh... right... But that isn't the case in this fest, is it? I think all files have that limit...

[Blaine]

oh... right... But that isn't the case in this fest, is it? I think all files have that limit...
Actually, it's not been clearly defined for this fest...

[Brandon Rice]

Jarred did say the max is 400 for resolution or something like that.

[avatuar]

Hey Slimothy,

Check you PM box, get back to me asap! Btw your projects lookin' pretty sweet man!

[khmuse]

Jarred did say the max is 400 for resolution or something like that.

If both SD and HD files are limited to 400 line resolution, then the bandwidth allocation would be fairly similar. If however the file size limits are imposed, then I would disappointed as a 3:1 difference is rather considerable. I would love a clarification and further a bit of understanding as to the underlying reasoning.

[khmuse]

UK Ales WILL NEVER DIE!!!! Generally I am not much of a beer fan, but every time I visit the UK I cant get enough pints!!!!!

ps. try some pimm's as well, they do some great cocktails with that stuff (at least they did this summer when I was in London -baby-).

This is something like my 10th or so visits to the UK in the recent past so I have become rather comfortable with the concept of finding a decent grain based beverage. Besides the Owd Roger that I mentioned in some post a few days ago, there are some pretty special ales in the midlands. I recall a trip to Wolverhampton for more that a pint or two of their "special - special" ale. Very impressive! I don't recall Pimm's but I will endeavor to locate one or two while here. I know that many say that you can only get great ales outside of London proper, and I would have agreed a few years back, but now that there are more free houses, the options have really open up.

Thanks VersuS for the suggestion!:beer:

[Brandon Rice]

Updates?

[Blaine]

Apparently not. :)

[khmuse]

Updates?

Just got back about an hour ago, so I will be diving right back into it this evening. I will post some more if time allows.

[Brandon Rice]

Awesome. Looking forward to it.

[khmuse]

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/106/1159373465.jpg

Well, I know just how our "Shirley" feels! We are in the middle of ADR hell!

[Brandon Rice]

wow...r eallly red... it looks like a cool shot... what's the status on the picture?

[GTP]

very informative thread, thanks for all of the BTS...

[Blaine]

Yeah, we finished the first round of ADR last night. Round two tonight. If we need to redo anything after that, tomorrow will be round three...hopefully, it won't be needed...:)


wow...r eallly red...
Yes it is. And it was all done on set...:thumbsup:


it looks like a cool shot... what's the status on the picture?
The picture is doing fine...we're putting on the final touches and will be ready to upload this weekend.

[Brandon Rice]

Cool. This is one I am looking forward to viewing.

[khmuse]

wow...r eallly red... it looks like a cool shot... what's the status on the picture?

Oh no! You think it looks a bit red?

Hadn't noticed that at all.:laugh:

[khmuse]

OK, latest update with just a bit over 48 hours left.

Expecting to receive the VFX sequences this evening. Just put in a really quick set of end credits and the title card sequence. Still waiting for the final score and need the ADR for one more actor.

I expect that the final day will be spent making minor adjustments and optimizing the compression for the on-line version.

Tick.

Tick..

Tick...

[Blaine]

Just finished with Miko on the ADR and it's currently being uploaded to Kevin. As soon as Sid's done with the score we'll drop that in and just about be done.:beer:

[Matt Sconce]

Just finished with Miko on the ADR and it's currently being uploaded to Kevin. As soon as Sid's done with the score we'll drop that in and just about be done.:beer:

Congrats dude! I look forward to this a lot! :thumbup:

[Brandon Rice]

As do I... glad to see things are progressing well! :)

[HorseFilms]

This is going to be beyond cool.:beer:

[concannon]

Best 6 mintues of your life...honest.:)

[Brandon Rice]

haha awesome. Can't wait!

[Blaine]

Almost there at 5:00 PM on Friday. Kevin has a couple of tweaks left then it's time to start compressing for delivery...

I've been doing some experimenting and think we've got the right settings to get the most out of our project.

[Brandon Rice]

Nice! :) See ya at the finish line... looking forward to your flick!

[khmuse]

Rendering the final uncompressed version right now!

I really need a drink.

[Blaine]

After we get this thing uploaded, I think I'll crack a nice bottle of vino...:beer:

[Blaine]

Well the first pass at compression is done. I think we can do better, though. This pass through Compressor is about 50% done. With the settings I'm using, Compressor is making 5 passes. I expect this one to be better than the last. If it is, I'll try one last one to optimize out alloted disk space and get the best picture.

[Tom Marshall]

After we get this thing uploaded, I think I'll crack a nice bottle of vino...:beer:

Hey Blaine, you're joining us for the keg, right? :beer:

[kimko]

welll i'm listening to the blues.... and i'm rocking....just got in to see what my buddy is doin .....hey how ya doin BLAINE..........HAD SOME MARGHARITAS....man there were some women at that bar ....partying with some workout buddys.. i'm training these guys tomorrow.... how's zit goin wit the flick.......... i was goin to call you but it's too late!

[khmuse]

After a lot of passes back and forth, the project is now done and is being uploaded right now.

I want to thank everyone involved, its been a lot of work, but I think we have a film that will at a minimum, met my original goal and with a bit of luck, might just exceed it by a healthy margin.

So, what are we shooting next?

[Brandon Rice]

So, what are we shooting next?

My kind of attitude! Rock on! Good luck guys. Lookin' forward to your flick!

[HorseFilms]

Congrats, guys!:beer: I can't wait to see it.

[Blaine]

Wow, am I glad that's over. :thumbsup: Can't wait until it's up. Now, it's time to sit back with a :beer: and a bucket of popcorn and watch all the entries...

:dankk2:

[Blaine]

i was goin to call you but it's too late!
Actually, I was up...:shocked: On a normal night, though, I'd have been fast asleep at that time...:)

[khmuse]

Wow, am I glad that's over. :thumbsup: Can't wait until it's up. Now, it's time to sit back with a :beer: and a bucket of popcorn and watch all the entries...

:dankk2:

Its just 30 minutes from finishing the upload!

Might I suggest that you change your priorities a bit and make that a small popcorn and a bucket (make that a large bucket) of beer!

[Blaine]

Its just 30 minutes from finishing the upload!

Might I suggest that you change your priorities a bit and make that a small popcorn and a bucket (make that a large bucket) of beer!
OMG you're right...

Make that a small popcorn and a bucket of beer :beer: :beer: Maybe even a double-double from (where else?) In-N-Out!

[Tom Marshall]

Maybe even a double-double from (where else?) In-N-Out!

Animal style!!!! :beer:

[Blaine]

Just got the word from Kevin. It took 2 tries, but we're uploaded! Let the fun begin...:beer:

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved for their hard work and making this all possible. We had a slew of DVXUsers involved as well as some very talented folks that are not on the board. :dankk2:

[Tom Marshall]

Right on! :beer:

[khmuse]

I want to second Blaine's comment, and extend a really big thanks to everyone involved!

[Sid Barnhoorn]

Was great working on this project, writing the score!

[Slimothy]

Great job guys. This has been a great experience and I can't wait to see everybodie's entries. A HUGE thanks to everyone involved, Kevin, Blaine, Sid, Concannon, all worked round the clock on alot of things.

Thanks for being such a great crowd. And Kevin is right: What's the next one?!

Tim.

[khmuse]

Thanks Sid, you did a great job on this. Your score really fits the tone of the film.

Kevin

[Blaine]

Thanks Sid, you did a great job on this. Your score really fits the tone of the film.

Kevin
Let me add my thanks, too, Sid. A score does so much to help define a picture.:thumbsup:

[kimko]

woowoo kool it's done! can't wait to see it. i know it's going to be good! you got some talented people on.