Another Day - a film by Kyle Stebbins

[Kyle Stebbins]

GRABS ADDED - 1/23/07 (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showpost.php?p=835599&postcount=169)

http://www.kylestebbins.com/anotherday_med.jpg


CAST (so far):

Logan Pietz as Eric
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Rachel Adams as Girlfriend
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and
Valerie Harper as Mother


Original score by Herman Witkam

[Jason Ramsey]

Cool. Nice poster. Welcome.

Jason

[Brandon Rice]

poster looks good Kyle, looking forward to seeing more from you.

[VersuS]

kyle bon voyage man for this wonderful trip!

[MikeZas]

Films based around these concepts always appeal to me (I've got Ikiru next in my Netflix queue, for instance), so I really hope yours delivers! Good luck.

[Kyle Stebbins]

kyle bon voyage man for this wonderful trip!

you mean the LA trip or the "making-the-movie" trip? both will be fantastic and fun as hell! now off i go to final draft!!!!!

[VersuS]

movie-making trip!!!!!!!

[Kyle Stebbins]

movie-making trip!!!!!!!

well thats obviously going to be sweet lol =)
your movie-making trip will be equally as sweet.
-kyle

[Kyle Stebbins]

Another project I'm working on at the moment is a 30 minute film titled "The Corsairs" -- it is a project for class and is very character-driven. We are shooting on the DVX and using locations around campus (gotta love film school for THAT! - tons of great locations that are at our disposal!)

I'm trying to decide whether or not I should cut a snip out of this film and make it a 6 minute entry for drama-fest or if I should just go with my film the way I am now... still writing... =)

What say you all?

[Ted Arabian]

I say be sure to use your spell checker! (oh, wait... you don't need one! :) )

Happy Writing!

[Mark Johnson]

Kyle,

Here's recipe for sure success:

a) Cast lots of hot co-eds in your CORSAIRS project.
b) Cut 6 minute version with best of co-ed footage
c) Come to L.A. and help us make Thread The Needle and bring your co-ed outtakes

Can't miss with that approach!

[Weston]

looks cool kyle. Nice poster...

You guys are getting quite the jump on this promo stuff.

I'm not quite sure what i'm doing yet so i think i'll hold off for awhile..

[jeremytuttle]

Another project I'm working on at the moment is a 30 minute film titled "The Corsairs" -- it is a project for class and is very character-driven. We are shooting on the DVX and using locations around campus (gotta love film school for THAT! - tons of great locations that are at our disposal!)

I'm trying to decide whether or not I should cut a snip out of this film and make it a 6 minute entry for drama-fest or if I should just go with my film the way I am now... still writing... =)

What say you all?

I thought about that for another film we did but started having a hard time thinking of how to condense it but making it still make sense. Also the whole, "Eric" and "Erica" thing would have to be forced in there some where. Maybe somehow you could introduce another part to that some story line/mythos/world. Even possibly have a few cuts back and forth between old footage and new footage. At some point all the characters from one or the other could just meet for a second (assuming you can get the others actors back) and maybe they effect each other, but indirectly.

[Kyle Stebbins]

i could definitely get the actors back, theyre my classmates so it works out well. - i gotta say i like mark's idea... now i just need to find some hot girls! =) not that the girls aren't hot in the CORSAIRS. anyways... maybe i can just churn something out like i did for horrorfest... i did that in two weeks, i have three months for this... on with the writing! (yes, i have some material now and it's starting to flow)

Ted - you definitely should be my spell check, screw the computer's =) i hope you dont get offended about that, lol... it's sort of an ongoing joke now! (sort of like your ladders!!!)
-kyle s

[khmuse]

Great to see another entry in this fest. This one seems to be bring out more participants earlier in the process than I recall from the previous ones.

I will be interested to see where this one goes, the title has me curious.

[Kyle Stebbins]

jeremy, our banners are the exact same size! bravo! =)
-kyle

[jeremytuttle]

jeremy, our banners are the exact same size! bravo! =)
-kyle

I actually used yours as a reference. I liked it's size... not to big not to small. Good luck on the writing.

[Kyle Stebbins]

awesome man, i like rounded out even numbers, so i just tried a couple sizes and liked that one. -- thanks for the good luck!

[Kyle Stebbins]

3 pages down!! YES!!
-kyle

[Tom Marshall]

3 pages down!! YES!!
-kyle

Right on man... so you're coming out this way in January?

[Brandon Rice]

heck ya he is! Can't wait to meet ya Kyle!

[Tom Marshall]

We'll all have to get together for that one too! :)

[Brandon Rice]

For sure. I believe he's comin' out for Mark and Ted's shoot! I'm planning on being there as well.

[Kyle Stebbins]

Hell yeah man, for sure I'll be in the area from Jan 4th to the 8th but I'm seeing if I can't extend that to the 10th, because hell, I won't want to leave!! i just don't want to miss too much school... lol, college is crazy!!

i'm looking forward to meeting you brandon-man! you've spear-headed my drive for dvxuser quite a bit and i'd be stoked to meet you!! tommyinla, i know your name has been mentioned on here before but i dont know it well enough to call you by it... is it tommy? lol ---> either way, i am thrilled to meet you as well! we'll make it happen!

Hoooray L.A.!!!
-kyle

[Tom Marshall]

Dude, just transfer to a film school out here!! :)

Just call me Tom. Yeah, I think I'll have to wait till January to hang out with Ted and Mark as well... you know... you don't want to piss off your mom... lol

[Kyle Stebbins]

Dude, just transfer to a film school out here!! :)

Just call me Tom. Yeah, I think I'll have to wait till January to hang out with Ted and Mark as well... you know... you don't want to piss off your mom... lol

God that would be wonderful. I was born and raised here in Lincoln and am living out of my parents basement (i'm only a freshman) and it's cheap. the program here is really quite nice, actually. i made sure of it before i promised the university so much money... lol -- although i still am looking to transfer someday if the right school comes along and works with my budget.

lord knows i'd be closer to the connections i need...

-kyle

[Tom Marshall]

Film school is about about connections, really... If you could get into USC, that would be the best... very very hard to get into, but if you're in film school already, you might be able to transfer...

And besides, it doesn't snow here... well, it does up in the mountains!

[Kyle Stebbins]

USC has not gone a year without one of their alumni receiving an academy award! it BETTER be hard to get into! lol
-kyle

[Tom Marshall]

I think they accept less than 50 people per year... I was seriously considering applying, but I went the 'make your movie' route with the short I did, Maliboo... Now I'm going to start work on my feature. I figure I've met some really cool people from here so at least now I know a few people in the industry. I've already got a DP lined up for the feature which is going to be filmed in Baja... :)

[Kyle Stebbins]

it seems like a very "who-do-you-know" oriented business, or so i'm learning (but that's common knowledge)... nice avatar, man!
-kyle

[Tom Marshall]

Yeah, it's definitely who you know... of course, how good you are at the whole filmmaking thing is pretty important too...

Thanks for the comment on the avatar! :) That was from the "Maliboo" shoot.

[Kyle Stebbins]

Script is almost done, but needs revisions. Movie has, for the most part, been cast and I am now beginning the scouting process. -- Location! Location! Location!

-Kyle

[VersuS]

good luck Kyle!

[Kyle Stebbins]

HERMAN WITKAM brought on board!! I'm so pleased to be able to say that!!

[VersuS]

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!

[Brandon Rice]

Awesome dude! He's a PRO! Great man to have on the team.

[Kyle Stebbins]

I look forward to having him on the team! It's funny because I almost declined his offer because I just bought a fantastic keyboard/workstation and wanted to compose myself... but given my schedule, and lack of expertise in the world of composing for film, as well as my eagerness to work with Herman, I accepted it wholeheartedly! I can't wait!
-Kyle

[jeremytuttle]

Congrats on the script and composer. Good luck on Location Scouting, I've been having a hard time finding a location that fits the images in my head... sometimes very hard to do and I always end up compromising.

[jkfilm]

Nice poster!

[Kyle Stebbins]

Congrats on the script and composer. Good luck on Location Scouting, I've been having a hard time finding a location that fits the images in my head... sometimes very hard to do and I always end up compromising.
Thank you, Jeremy. More than anything else I need to finalize the script... that is my first priority. I can think of locations for my film, but I want to pick out some real good ones this time around.

None as good as say... THE PARK! =) lol

thanks for the compliment, jkfilm.
-kyle

[Ted Arabian]

Hey Kyle, I think that you should dump you script idea and talke me up on MY idea!!!

Mark and I will come to Nebraska and shoot a bank robbery film in your bank! It is easy money, man! Easy money!!!

Seriously, feel free to share what you have and I would love to take a look at it. See if anything jumps out at me.

As far as locations... I know a great spot in CA!!!

Ted

[Ted Arabian]

Oh, by the way...... CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING HERMAN!!!!!!!!

Woo-Hoo!!!!

[Kyle Stebbins]

Hey Kyle, I think that you should dump you script idea and talke me up on MY idea!!!

Mark and I will come to Nebraska and shoot a bank robbery film in your bank! It is easy money, man! Easy money!!!

Seriously, feel free to share what you have and I would love to take a look at it. See if anything jumps out at me.

As far as locations... I know a great spot in CA!!!

Ted

Hahaha, maybe we can shoot two movies at the same time!!!?

Ted you rule.

[Brandon Rice]

Nice! I am looking forward to your flick Kyle... I enjoyed your horror flick!

[Kyle Stebbins]

Oh yeah, Brandon... I'm using your location when I come out in January, by the way. I hope you are cool with this. In fact, I don't even care, I'm using it. Also, I'm reworking my title to be "Check: The Prequel to Checkmate"

What do you think?
-Kyle

[Kyle Stebbins]

argghhh

[Jason Ramsey]

Hey, man. Hope you're not too busy with everyone elses flick. You coming along ok on this one?

Jason

[Kyle Stebbins]

It's coming along... but I'm worred it will turn into Horrorfest where I only had two weeks! =) I decided to enter that one WAY late...

So, I have a lot more time, but I would like to use more of it more productively. Really, I need more time to focus on the script. School has got me really bogged down and my film courses have got projects of their own (The Corsairs) and I'm quite busy with that.

Thanks for the conern, Jason. Things will get back into place again. Hell, Herman Witkam is on board... THERE IN LIES MY BIGGEST MOTIVATION!

Nah, this one'll pull through. I'm actually very excited about it.
-Kyle

[Jason Ramsey]

Cool, man. Damn school always having to get in the way of things :)

Jason

[Kyle Stebbins]

you're tellin me

[jeremytuttle]

Hell, Herman Witkam is on board... THERE IN LIES MY BIGGEST MOTIVATION!

I'd say so man. I just checked out his website and he has some amazing stuff, I tested the audio system in a boardroom I was working in today by playing "Rekindled", everyone around me thought it was great.

If you need any help with hashing out any ideas for our script, PM me (that is if your cool with that, I promise I won't steal any of your ideas), sometimes it helps to just talk out loud about your ideas. I'm having a heck of a time shortening our script down. It's a hefty 10 pages which will probably translate to 8 minutes of footage:(

[Brandon Rice]

haha, our's is 15 pages right now....

[jeremytuttle]

haha, our's is 15 pages right now....

Ouch. Director's cuts here we come.

[Kyle Stebbins]

I spent some time at work... erased the 4 pages I had written and started over... I like the angle this one is taking. Jeremy, do you mind if once I get the file translated from Word to Final Draft I can email it to you?

It's not in screenplay format, at the moment, so I'm busy reformatting it. Needless to say, I've only got about a page done... but I think I can go much further with this angle. In fact, I'm going to be changing my poster very soon... no more "sleep, work, swallow." =)

thanks for the support, guys!

[VersuS]

keep up the work Kyle!!!!

[jeremytuttle]

I spent some time at work... erased the 4 pages I had written and started over... I like the angle this one is taking. Jeremy, do you mind if once I get the file translated from Word to Final Draft I can email it to you?

It's not in screenplay format, at the moment, so I'm busy reformatting it. Needless to say, I've only got about a page done... but I think I can go much further with this angle. In fact, I'm going to be changing my poster very soon... no more "sleep, work, swallow." =)

thanks for the support, guys!

Bring it on, I PMed you.

[Kyle Stebbins]

new poster... -- jeremy, i'm writing more before i send it... thank you though! =)
-kyle

[VersuS]

nice one Kyle! you are a sensitive guy arent you? with the flowers and all...(just j/k)

[Kyle Stebbins]

hahaha... not as sensitive as you greeks!

oh i KNOW you get it.
-kyle

ps. so tell me again, WHY are you not flying to LA to january to help us out on TTN?

[VersuS]

hahaha... not as sensitive as you greeks!

oh i KNOW you get it.
-kyle

ps. so tell me again, WHY are you not flying to LA to january to help us out on TTN?

you talkin to me?

because:

a)tickets are way too expensive for my current budget
b)shooting dates you have planned fall on a lot of crazy stuff happening at work
c)i am a director, i dont help others (:PPP -looooool :Drogar-Smoke(DBG):)

I wish I could man, wish I could

[Inexistence]

Dood! I like the new poster but, I liked the feel of the previous one too.
The words had a Radiohead feel to them.

[Kyle Stebbins]

Without a doubt, but I just felt this one attached itself significantly better to the story than it's predecessor.

[Ted Arabian]

Kyle, I like this new poster! Nice balance to it.

[jeremytuttle]

I too like the new poster.

[Kyle Stebbins]

It's funny... if you remember from Developed, in the opening titles there is a tracking shot across some photos of a girl (who is actually my girlfriend!). Well, I took the picture of the flower that is used in my poster for Another Day during that same shoot. I even have some photos of Marcie (her name) holding the same flower.

Interesting little fun fact for y'all.
-kyle

[Tom Marshall]

I love the shallow depth of field :)

[jeremytuttle]

It's funny... if you remember from Developed, in the opening titles there is a tracking shot across some photos of a girl (who is actually my girlfriend!). Well, I took the picture of the flower that is used in my poster for Another Day during that same shoot. I even have some photos of Marcie (her name) holding the same flower.

Interesting little fun fact for y'all.
-kyle

That is a fun fact. On a similar note, I've always wanted to make a set of moves that had some kind of tie in with each other (like the French movies, Blue, White, and Red). You could get complicated with this or you could simply have one character in movie 1 drop a flower (like in your poster), then in movie two a different (unrelated) character picks up the said flower.

Any way, I hear you are trying to sell your DVX. Do you want to get a HVX in time for this fest?

[Kyle Stebbins]

I would love to have an HVX in time for the fest... LOVE LOVE LOVE to!

Also, another news flash! The 1st draft of the script is complete! I'll email it to you, Jeremy, once I've got some time tonight.
-kyle

[Brandon Rice]

I'd love to take a gander at the script Kyle, if you don't mind... GOod work! And good luck getting that HVX!

[Kyle Stebbins]

Without a doubt, B-man. Although I'm a little nervous sending over a 1st draft to such good writers... =) tonight, though, guys -- i'll send it tonight!

and MAN! I want an HVX!!!!
-Kyle

[jeremytuttle]

I would love to have an HVX in time for the fest... LOVE LOVE LOVE to!

Also, another news flash! The 1st draft of the script is complete! I'll email it to you, Jeremy, once I've got some time tonight.
-kyle

All right man, congratulations on the first draft. I would love to check it out...
*waiting anxiously*

[Ted Arabian]

Hey Mr. Kyle, Congrats on the first draft!!!

You want me to check it for typos??? :grin:

Seriously, congrats. I hope to be allowed to check out your story when you feel it's right.

Ted

[Kyle Stebbins]

definitely, guys, i'll get you all that scripts once it's polished up a bit more.
thanks for the patience!!
-kyle

[Inexistence]

You're sellin' your DVX??? What are you gonna shoot on! HVX?? I guess I'll
just deliver a HD res animation for you then.

[Kyle Stebbins]

Dude, an HD rez animation would rock! =)

Man oh man I want that HVX... I just don't know if it'll happen in time for this fest. I have a page up in the marketplace where I'm selling my dvx along with some other things. If anyone is interested or has any advice... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE help me out! =)

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=78131

-Kyle

[Mark Johnson]

Kyle, if you really want to move your camera be sure and post a short-term auction on ebay as well as listing it on the other indie forums.

Is that object in your banner a squirt gun?

[Kyle Stebbins]

Well, actually, I'm not so sure I want to sell anymore... Let's face it, I don't deserve an HVX yet =) I've oly got 41 hours on my dvx heads! I would hardly consider that "experience"!

Another Day: first draft done, need to find some time to do more pre-prod!!!!!
-kyle

[Brandon Rice]

Dude Kyle... stick with DVX for now... the camera is amazing and really can capture a gorgeous image :)

[Ted Arabian]

Kyle!!!! What's going on???? Are you sick or just ignoring us??? :)

I think that you should keep you dvx...

[Kyle Stebbins]

i think i will, man. the cam does rock.

If anyone is interested: Here is a little piano riff that I played on my keyboard that I would very much like to be the running theme for Another Day (and Herman, I need to chat with you, mate.)

http://www.kylestebbins.com/anotherday_pianotheme.mp3

let me know what you think!!!
-kyle

[Herman Witkam]

Kyle, PM-ing you.

[Kyle Stebbins]

Herman is so much better than I am.

Damn. I can't wait to work with him!
-Kyle

ps. what does everyone think about this film being solely music-driven with little to no dialogue???

[Herman Witkam]

ps. what does everyone think about this film being solely music-driven with little to no dialogue???

I like the idea :D

[jeremytuttle]

I too like the idea. It would be a great challenge to see if the short can convey it's emotions through just actors looks, uses of color/lighting, shots and of course the music.

[Ted Arabian]

That's what I did in I.D.

Well, okay.... I did use ONE word. :grin:

I do think that it is a great approach and infact am reading a book and Hitchcock is quoted as saying once that it was a huge step backwards when the age of talkies was born. (are you boys old enough to know that term???)

[Geoff_R]

But without talkies we'd miss so many great films. Imagine Lord of the Rings as a silent trilogy...and also, Woody Allen wouldn't have a job at all!

[Geoff_R]

Ted, what book are you reading?

[Tom Marshall]

Hitchcock is quoted as saying once that it was a huge step backwards when the age of talkies was born. (are you boys old enough to know that term???)

Well, yeah... but remember that was about 50 years ago that he made those comments... movies have come a LONG way since then!

[Herman Witkam]

I do think that it is a great approach and infact am reading a book and Hitchcock is quoted as saying once that it was a huge step backwards when the age of talkies was born. (are you boys old enough to know that term???)
To quote Hitchcock again, he also once said that actors should be treated like cattle, and he (under studio executive pressure) replaced Bernard Herrmann as the composer on his film Torn Curtain, his music being 'not upbeat enough', while he was probably one of the biggest innovators of film music in Hollywood at the time!

I think a lot of depth has been added to the world of film when sound came in. Facial expressions are very important, but not everything can be made clear without dialogue. The value of music to film was proven long before 'talkies' appeared, with musicians accompanying the films in theaters. Maybe I'm just saying this because I'm a sound guy :D

[Tom Marshall]

Sound is JUST as important as video... without good sound and music, there's a lot that wouldn't be as impactful. And music always heightens the mood in a dramatic scene. And when music is tastefully NOT added, it has a very strong impact as well.

[235 Studios]

I'm looking forward to your film- the poster is great as others have commented!

[Kyle Stebbins]

ah thanks man, that means a ton coming from you. the film is coming along... slowly, yes, but definitely moving a little. -- but thanks so much!! i need to get off dvxuser and stop making myself look like a fool

-kyle

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Dood wassup?

[Kyle Stebbins]

jack... whats up?

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Dood I'm retired. :)

[Darkline]

Herman is so much better than I am.

Damn. I can't wait to work with him!
-Kyle

ps. what does everyone think about this film being solely music-driven with little to no dialogue???

I think thats a great idea. If you can, then do it!
thats the beauty of cinema.:)

PS you're always drunk, i love that you're the barney gumble of the DVXuser fests! :beer:

[VersuS]

I agree. Little to no dialogue, only music? I did that with Love Is the Most Deceptive Feeling and I loved it!

[Kyle Stebbins]

PS you're always drunk
I beg to differ! where do you get that idea??
-kyle

[Inexistence]

jack... whats up? your fu(kin movie... that's whats up.

speaking of movies, wheres your dramafest entry!?

pm me your cell phone... i'm calling you in 1 minute
(from when you give me your cell.)

call me now: 4*2-57*-6*23

do it.
now.
-kyle
Awesome! Let's all randomly call Kyle in the middle of the night sometime during
next week just to mess with him:grin:

[Kyle Stebbins]

ah shit i shouldnt have made that public...

[235 Studios]

Wow, so that is your personal number - oops - I guess you had one to many drinks .... ;)

[Kyle Stebbins]

yep. eh, im an easy going guy. call me if you want! =)

[Ted Arabian]

Well, well, well.... I leave the bottle of sherry out and look what you do! You silly, silly man! haha!! posting your phone number on the internet like this. Tomorrow, when you are sober, take that post down and hopefully anyone who quoted you will take theirs down as well.

Yes, you are an easy-going guy but sheesh!

I have enjoyed catching up on your thread. I have to agree with some of the comments about the "talkies" and such. I hope people didn't mis-understand and think that I PREFER silent films... I just found it interesting. That's all. And to answer Geoff....


Ted, what book are you reading?
ON FILM-MAKING An intorduction to the Craft of the Director by ALEXANDER MACKENDRICK

[Kyle Stebbins]

hmmmm

[Darkline]

I'll call you from the UK Kyle and ask to reverse the charges....


seriously, good luck with this project Kyle, I really want this to be good! ;-)

[Ted Arabian]

Kyle, you want me to post that number on some bathroom walls? That'll get your phone ringing!

".... a cute little blonde Nebraska boy looking for some man-love...." :grin:

sorry - that is just bad!

[Inexistence]

Kyle is incapable of making a bad film. I trust the man. Oh yeah I almost forgot Ted...

I found this yesterday???http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d39/dgaseven/Wall.jpg

[Kyle Stebbins]

that rocks!!!! i'm seriously worried that that is actually real... amazing work!

incapable of making a bad film!? lol... we'll see about THAT. this project will get done, but that's all i'm promising ;)

it's going to be a fun time, no matter what.
thanks for the kind words everyone and dude, definitely call me from the UK. hahahaha..
-kyle

[Ted Arabian]

Kyle is incapable of making a bad film. I trust the man. Oh yeah I almost forgot Ted...

I found this yesterday???http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d39/dgaseven/Wall.jpg
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! That's AWESOME!!!!!!!

Great!

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

BTW, Kyle.... I got your message. Cool Man. Sorry I missed the call.

I am happy for you.

You know how to reach me!

Ted

[Darkline]

Kyle is incapable of making a bad film. I trust the man. Oh yeah I almost forgot Ted...

I found this yesterday???http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d39/dgaseven/Wall.jpg

if anyone needed an idea for Dramafest - there's one right there!

"Cubical, the movie"

[Kyle Stebbins]

Well, I guess I should rework that into my movie now, eh?

[Ted Arabian]

Updates???

[Brandon Rice]

Yeah, wondering same thing...

[Kyle Stebbins]

As am I.


Okay, kidding. Honestly, though, I'm sort of not.

I have a script, an actor, and a composer... those are the three best updates I can give. I don't know why but I've been busy with so many things lately that I haven't been able to work on this very often.

I'm still pushing, though! Slowly but surely! (More slow...)
-Kyle

[jeremytuttle]

Hey Kyle,
Are you still working on this one or doing something else or just working on TTN?

[Kyle Stebbins]

Thanks so much for bumping this back up! I was actually searching through the other pages for it so I could update!

YES! This film is very much in progress. I finally got the script into a draft that I'm content with. I would like revisions, suggestions, and overall ideas, however. Jeremy, right after I post here I am going to send you the link to my script.

Thanks, again, for the bump! This film is going to be a blast and it's VERY MUCH in production!!
-Kyle

[Brandon Rice]

Very good to see you back in Kyle! After we met and talked earlier this month, I was sad you weren't going to get in dramamfest... I am however ecstatic that you've got it going!

[Kyle Stebbins]

yes sir!!! it was great to meet you, once again, my man! -- this film is going to be rockin!

[Brandon Rice]

Nice! Dude, can't wait to see ya again this Jan! (really soon) Good luck on the short!

[Kyle Stebbins]

thanks man. and actually alex jeffery (another dvxuser) is coming out as well!! should be awesome!!! -- I've already been watching some of his work as he's been doing some VFX already for TTN!!

[Brandon Rice]

Oh nice! Looking forward to meeting Alex as well, I've had some brief communication with him about The Corsairs film.

[Alex Jeffery]

Yessir! Can't wait.

Another Day is gonna be awesome as well.

...and I think I'm entering dramafest... but I'm not going to announce it yet.

[jeremytuttle]

Sounds good Klye. I'm glad your back in.

[Charli]

Kyle - good luck on the short, I think you should make it exactly 6 minutes long
and have people say it felt like it should be a movie. I liked the music them
though would have loved you to have gotten into the melody a little bit more.

Good luck on that other project as well and if you need a script consult, let me
know.

[jeremytuttle]

Kyle, I sent you a PM.

[Kyle Stebbins]

thanks charli. i appreciate the tips and offer to help!

jeremy -- i will be sending you a pm shortly either tonight or tomorrow. for now let me say thank you for your help with the script. i LOVE what you did with it and i can't say thank you enough!

[Kyle Stebbins]

cast pictures added.

[Ted Arabian]

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

I am back in California for the third time in two months! This time we shoot this BABY!!!!

I have some catching up on this thread. Been away during the holidays. (I missed you all, man! :crybaby: )

Looking forward to seeing many of you again and meeting Kyle!!! (finally!)

Off to location with Blaine and then I'll catch up on things here.

We're making a movie, my friends!

Talk to you all soon!!!!

-Ted

[Kyle Stebbins]

hmm... im wondering if this was meant for the TTN thread? oh well!!
-kyle

[jeremytuttle]

thanks charli. i appreciate the tips and offer to help!

jeremy -- i will be sending you a pm shortly either tonight or tomorrow. for now let me say thank you for your help with the script. i LOVE what you did with it and i can't say thank you enough!

Not a problem man and I just want to say after checking out the script I can't wait to see his one.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

hmm... im wondering if this was meant for the TTN thread? oh well!!
-kyle
haha looks like it.

[Ted Arabian]

d'oh!

[Jarrod Homer]

I thought I'd give a little lovin to this thread as well....

I can't wait to start working on this one, this month should make for a fun but interesting one!

Have fun in LA, again.

[Kyle Stebbins]

man it's great out here in california! -- soon the script will be handed off to Ted to proofread and revise just a bit and we'll be off and running. -- thanks for the lovin' Jarrod man.

[Zach Janky]

Ah, something to look forward to to kick off the new semester. Keep us posted on updates, Kyleman. I still need to give you my schedule for January too. Expect that in the coming week.

[Kyle Stebbins]

Thanks, Zach. Once I'm back and everyone gets fairly settled into their new class schedules I'm going to begin scheduling rehearsals and then shoots.

[Zach Janky]

Sounds awesome. Just gave me the word when you're ready.

[Noel Evans]

Yeah looking good Kyle. Just realised we are both using Herman, pretty cool. Best of luck to you friend.

[Tom Marshall]

Hey Kyle, looks like I'll get to meet you tomorrow on set man... :beer:

[Kyle Stebbins]

ah, tom man... i'm sitting in LAX with alex. we're heading back to nebraska today, man! -- maybe next time!! damnit!!

[Kyle Stebbins]

Today calls for some last minute location scouting! Pictures coming later today.

What I have to find: cemetary, bedroom, dining room, lake, and a house exterior.

[Tom Marshall]

ah, tom man... i'm sitting in LAX with alex. we're heading back to nebraska today, man! -- maybe next time!! damnit!!

Yeah, I was pretty bummed out... but I'm sure I'll get to meet ya soon... I'm sure you'll be out here in la la land again pretty soon... :beer:

[Kyle Stebbins]

sooner than you might think. comedy fest anyone?

bullis!!

[Mark Johnson]

Two Words: Bullis Homeworld

[Tom Marshall]

Hey, how about "What about Bullis?" Like the Bill Murray film, "What about Bob?" :D

[Kyle Stebbins]

a surefire way to WIN A FESTIVAL = a camera, a mic, and a bullis.
we found some great locations... a wonderful graveyard that i hope to soon get permission to shoot on. -- amazing stuff!

ready to get rehearsing!!

[Tom Marshall]

Hey Kyle... sounding good, man! Make sure you take some BTS shots so I can see em...

[Jarrod Homer]

Oh man! Graveyards are awesome!

[RebeccaD]

Kyle, I just stumbled on to your site. Can't wait to see the finished product.

[Kyle Stebbins]

thank you, rebecca. it's going to be a great time. alex and i carry with us the knowledge of watching kevin halverson and the rest of the TTN team work and hopefully will carry what we've learned over to our own productions.

wonderful stuff!

[Scott Bullis]

Kyle, I'm on your team. Have a blast putting this together. I would love a special screening since I haven't got a TV...... Kiss the girls and make them cry. Scott

[Kyle Stebbins]

thanks bullis, you're true blue man.

or... red...

[RebeccaD]

thank you, rebecca. it's going to be a great time. alex and i carry with us the knowledge of watching kevin halverson and the rest of the TTN team work and hopefully will carry what we've learned over to our own productions.

wonderful stuff!

That must have been a great experience. It looks as though you have your hand in quite a few projects. Very cool. Good luck to you.

[Alex Jeffery]

Kyle has his entire movie shot and edited but he can no longer submit it to dramafest because Fox wants to distribute it. Sorry smugglers.

;-)

[Kyle Stebbins]

Haha. hardly man. -- but we've rehearsed and are nearing our shoot dates. looking forward to working with the cast, they have so much talent!!

now... how to shoot in graveyard without getting caught. ted?
-kyle

[Brandon Rice]

Kyle has his entire movie shot and edited but he can no longer submit it to dramafest because Fox wants to distribute it. Sorry smugglers.

;-)

heehee! Awesome! Good for you Kyle! Dang, where ya been man?!

[Kyle Stebbins]

i lead a crazy stupid life, brandon rice. -- how's the weather in cali? i miss it.

[Brandon Rice]

Dude, the weather here is COLD! It's been like 20's to 40's for the last two or three weeks! Not COOL!

[Alex Jeffery]

Dude, the weather here is COLD!


:violent5:

Silencio por favor.

We will have updates for you... another day.

[Kyle Stebbins]

:violent5:

Silencio por favor.

We will have updates for you... another day.

hahaha. yeah, lately in nebraska it has literally been "the absense of a degree" -- ridiculous. and here you are complaining about the 20s and 40s! i would call that "chilly". ;)

thanks for the sarcasm, alexander. =)

[Zach Janky]

:violent5:

Silencio por favor.

We will have updates for you... another day.

Alex, quit wasting that flame thrower on Brandon. They've got plenty of heat where they're at. Give me some of that fire.

[Kyle Stebbins]

Alright... we've been shooting like crazy for Another Day. grabs will DEFINITELY be up tonight. -- Alex is a little quicker on his color grading than I am. I get my cuts made and then i decide whether to go into the audio editing phase or color correction. I'm a real stickler for good sound.

expect grabs tonight. without a doubt!
-kyle

[Ted Arabian]

What part of "DEFINITELY" am I not getting? :grin:

[Brandon Rice]

Haha! Seriously Kyle... where's da grabs?

[Kyle Stebbins]

alright im on alex's computer right now. in a moment i will be on mine and will be happily uploading. -- sorry for the confusion. THEYRE COMING!! ;)

[Brandon Rice]

They better be!

[Jarrod Homer]

Yeah, otherwise there will be consequences.

[Brandon Rice]

Still waiting dude :)

[Kyle Stebbins]

alright, here are some grabs. i did a makeshift crop in photoshop to resemble the ratio i would like to use for the final product but it's not yet where i want it.

un-corrected and straight from the timeline...

http://www.kylestebbins.com/AD1.jpg

http://www.kylestebbins.com/AD2.jpg

http://www.kylestebbins.com/AD3.jpg
not sure why there is interlacing artifacts... i'll assume it had to do with the frame export.

http://www.kylestebbins.com/AD5.jpg

http://www.kylestebbins.com/AD6.jpg

http://www.kylestebbins.com/AD7.jpg

http://www.kylestebbins.com/AD9.jpg

http://www.kylestebbins.com/AD8.jpg
let me know your thoughts.
-kyle

[jeremytuttle]

I'm really liking grabs 1,2,3 and the one with him smoking. Some really good composition on those.

[Kyle Stebbins]

5, 6, and 7 are a bit busy arent they?

[jeremytuttle]

5, 6, and 7 are a bit busy arent they?

A little bit, but it feels like a real location (Probably is). The couch shot could have been framed a little tighter to avoid some of the "clutter" the other shots (and even the couch one) might not even be noticeable when your watching the actions.

[Brandon Rice]

Kyle, those shots look pretty good, some nice CC will do them some good too.

[ignatius]

Hi Kyle, finally got through your thread - dude, shot #3 is great. I love it when the background blows out behind a nicely lit subject, just something I dig on an artistic level. Like it's not supposed to work, but does. I also wanted to mention that I like your hammering on a screenplay before going into production; I've met a handful of film-makers who somehow have come to think that the screenplay is almost unneccesary. Bizarre. I'm looking forward to your flick, your actor seems to have a nice screen presence.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

what page are the grabs on?

[Jason Ramsey]

17

Jason

[RebeccaD]

Nice grabs, Kyle. Thanks for keeping us updated. Good luck, and I am looking forward to your film.

[Kyle Stebbins]

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showpost.php?p=835599&postcount=169

thanks, rebecca!

[Kyle Stebbins]

rockin along... shooting, dubbing, editing, and stuffing my face.

[Brandon Rice]

stuffing my face.

Ah, the most important thing! :)

[Kyle Stebbins]

More screen grabs!

http://www.kylestebbins.com/another1.jpg

http://www.kylestebbins.com/another2.jpg

http://www.kylestebbins.com/another3.jpg

http://www.kylestebbins.com/another4.jpg

http://www.kylestebbins.com/another5.jpg

http://www.kylestebbins.com/another6.jpg

http://www.kylestebbins.com/another7.jpg

http://www.kylestebbins.com/another8.jpg

http://www.kylestebbins.com/another9.jpg

[Kyle Stebbins]

http://www.kylestebbins.com/another10.jpg

http://www.kylestebbins.com/another11.jpg

[Tom Marshall]

Nice grabs dude! That guy looks a little bit like Adrian Brody.

[Mark Harris]

http://www.kylestebbins.com/another2.jpg

Whoa...I know kung fu...:)

Grabs look good man, I don't know how you got time to work on TTN, AND your own movie!!!

[Kyle Stebbins]

You know. He sort of does, man! I hadn't noticed that before but I'll be sure to tell him!

[Robert Eldon]

Kyle,

Love the screen grabs! Light and shadow (with snow, beautiful), the brick and block glass hallway (very 'cinema'), the bare trees and sky (great production value). Great job man. Looking forward to seeing this. Counting the days now.

RobertE

[deepentertainments]

looks good
cant wait to see it

[jeremytuttle]

Looking good man. The snow is a nice touch. Must have been a pain importing that stuff in from Alaska ;)

[Ted Arabian]

Hey Kyle, looking good!

Was it challenging trying to get right exposure with all of that bright snow???

[Kyle Stebbins]

the dvx's auto iris really helped me adjust the exposure. i would set it to auto, let it adjust itself, and then revert it back to manual so i wouldnt get any curves or jumps in the exposure.

sent the cut to herman and looking VERY MUCH forward to his music. i feel HORRIBLE sending it to him at such late notice but man... i'm excited.

alright, off to get the last shots! =) take er easy! i'll see you all on the boards later tonight!!!

[Blaine]

Hey Kyle,

I'm too lazy to go back through your whole thread. Did you talk about shooting in the cemetery? If not, tell me about getting permission to shoot there.

[Kyle Stebbins]

Yes, our lead actress (val j.) gave us the name of a cemetary where her family owned a plot. We had permission from the landowner as WELL as the owner of the plot (her family) -- in short, we had all the permission we needed and had no problem whatsoever shooting in the cemetary (save the poor sound quality, the wind was viscious) -- needless to say, we ADR'd everything for that shoot. MOS style, babay!!

actually just got finished with the FINAL CUT of the film except for Herman's score. i can't tell you how often i've been checking my inbox for herman's work. i also can tell you enough how BAD i feel for getting it to him in such late notice. when you mix together college, TTN, and my OWN movie... time is VERY prescious and scarce! i might get nailed for spelling on that one... anyways, i'm very much loving the film in it's current state.

stay tuned for more updates. this film is almost in it's complete form!!
thanks everyone! i'm sorry i havent been around the boards much in everyone else's user film threads. i've been so wrapped up in everything listed above. gonna be a rockin fest, that's for sure!!

[Inexistence]

nice kyle! lookin' good! Time is prehttp://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/prime.gifcious!

[Kyle Stebbins]

thanks eric. i'll fix that typo later. i'm polishing up the film! cant wait for the score!!!
-kyle

[Tom Marshall]

Man, you HAVE been busy for this festival! But that's effin' awesome, dude. You're on your way to being a great filmmaker... now all you have to do is get your *** out to Los Angeles! :)

[Ted Arabian]

the dvx's auto iris really helped me adjust the exposure. i would set it to auto, let it adjust itself, and then revert it back to manual so i wouldnt get any curves or jumps in the exposure.
I am impressed that the auto iris gave a correct exposure. I know with my photography I have to "cheat" the sensors when shooting in snow or around large bodies of water.

Really looking good here, Kyle. You are very busy!

PS - I love that grab of the tulip at the headstone! Nice work.

[Mark Johnson]

Kyle Wrote: "the wind was viscious"

I seem to remember a controversy in another thread when I questioned whether you were intending to refer to a "thick liquid".

[Mark Johnson]

This is looking good. ... Of course it is no CORSAIRS .... but very little art can rise to the level of that opus.

[Brandon Rice]

Hey Kyle, it's looking good man. I sure wish I could have busted out an entry.

[Kyle Stebbins]

Yeah I know how you feel, Brandon. I tell you what, though, these fests keep getting slicker and slicker. -- The competition is going to be REALLY STIFF for this fest. It's going to be fun watching all those awesome entries kick mine out of the water ;) This fest has rocked and I can't wait to start voting!

Updates: Herman sent me the first cut of his score and I found it darn near perfect. I have since recut the film to 5 minutes and 46 seconds. I don't think I could do it again if I tried (It's a good thing I had premiere set to auto-save every 1 minute). I am currently re-rendering and then will output to h.264, upload, and wait patiently for Herman to work his magic. I'm not doing anything until 6:30pm -- it's rare!! I'm spending it doing what I love most. Making movies... but more specifically... editing!

Thanks!! The time is closing in!!
-Kyle

[Brandon Rice]

Cool Kyle. Yeah, we'll see if the "Bman" gets to do any more DVXfest shorts. I sure hope so next time around.

[Kyle Stebbins]

I hope so man. No more of this put in, pull out, put in, pull out.

I hope that didn't carry a dirty cannotation.

[Brandon Rice]

I know... I'm a loser...

[Alex Jeffery]

I know... I'm a loser...

Motion seconded! Motion passed!

Lol, kidding Brandon. Sorry your movie got cancelled.

So, I just saw a final cut of Another Day without music, and let me tell you... Kyle Stebbins.com knows his sh*t. As Mark would say, "it's no Corsairs," but it's fantastic nonetheless.

[Brandon Rice]

Motion seconded! Motion passed!

Lol, kidding Brandon. Sorry your movie got cancelled.

So, I just saw a final cut of Another Day without music, and let me tell you... Kyle Stebbins.com knows his sh*t. As Mark would say, "it's no Corsairs," but it's fantastic nonetheless.

HAHA! Alex, I've been trying to talk w/you on AIM man. Hope all is well!

SOunds like "Another Day" rocks!

[Kyle Stebbins]

the cut is looking good. still waiting for feedback and herman's second take.

[Ted Arabian]

Herman is a BUSY man!!! Geez, how many films is he scoring for this fest? Anyone know?

Kyle, I can't wait to see your flick!

[Kyle Stebbins]

so..... close.....

[Ted Arabian]

How is your last day going to be spent, Mr. Kyle? Scrambling or cruising in?

[jeremytuttle]

[quote=Kyle Stebbins]the cut is looking good.quote]

Nice man. Now your rockin'

[benkamprath]

Hey Kyle man. I want to check out this rough cut, or whatever you've got together so far. Especially Alex' intro FX. You need to hit me up with a link. Or, in the case that I've overlooked it, remind me with a punch to the face.

Keep up the good work brother. And thanks for visiting the DN on Sunday.

[Kyle Stebbins]

ben!!!!!!!! it's good to hear from you man!!!! -- gotta get you to see this cut. once i get to alex's room after STOMP i will be throwing in herman's final score (which RULES) to the mix, get my ratio's set, export with qt pro and upload! it's going to rock!

ted, it'll be a mix of the both. hopefully i will be cruising in but i'm sure there will be a little bit of scrambling. -- thanks man. how about yourself?

TUTTLE!!!! dude. i cant thank you enough for your revisions on the script. you helped me tremendously. man. hope to work together soon.
-kyle

[Michael_Petro]

Hello Mr Kyle sorry it took so long to get here.. Good luck man..

[Kyle Stebbins]

hey michael. no worries man!! good luck to you as well!!!

[Ted Arabian]

Hola! The man is back.

How are you doing?

[Kyle Stebbins]

ted man hey! dude. okay everyone heres where i am at:

rendering the full qual .avi at the moment. -- i've got 50 MINUTES TO GO ON THAT ONE!!!!!! then it's off to QT PRO and then UPLOAD!!! I'm going to go over midnight!!!!! in the past everyone has been fairly forgiving so i hope that happens again.

anyways. yeah.
-kyle

[Kyle Stebbins]

edit: 32 minutes. premiere scared me for a second. midnight here i come.

[Ted Arabian]

HA HA! You go, son! You go!

Midnight is subjective... especially in an international festival!

[Kyle Stebbins]

indeed it is! here i am worrying that i might have to hit the interstates and speed to catch up to the timezones where i can upload!!! ;) joking.

so pumped.
-kyle

[Ted Arabian]

Yeah man.... I can't wait to see your latest work!!!

I totally loved your horrorfest entry. But you know that.

On a completely different subject.... Brandon's on a date right now! I wonder how that is going!!!

[Brandon Rice]

On a completely different subject.... Brandon's on a date right now! I wonder how that is going!!!

:Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)


It went really well... we met at 6.... I didn't leave until 9:30... 3 and a half hours of talking WOW. She said, and I quote "I don't remember talking with someone this long like ever" She's such a cool girl... we're still in the "getting to know each other" phase, but she's awesome!

[Michael_Petro]

is it midight in nebraska yet?

[Kyle Stebbins]

currently it is 1:43am in nebraska and i am staring out the window in alex's dorm room looking right at the building i need to be in in exactly 5 hours.

crap.

ah well. almost done!!! good thing i've got 15 minutes until it's midnight in california!!!
-kyle

[Michael_Petro]

go man go... WTH am i still doing up... i have no idea!

[Inexistence]

Try these... all at the same time.

crack, coffee, red bull

[Kyle Stebbins]

uploaded succesfully. now we wait . =)

[RomanJaquez]

Kyle,
Congratulations!
Feels good to know you are "done". Agree?

[Kyle Stebbins]

very much so!!! i'm premiering it for a BUNCH of friends tonight. gonna have a blast. thanks for all the support!!

[Mark Johnson]

What about the Corsairs? When are you posting a version of what is rumored to be one of the finest pieces of cinema produced by unlettered auteurs since the dawn of time.

[jeremytuttle]

uploaded succesfully. now we wait . =)

Ohhhh... we be waiting.

[LloydC]

I LOVE that poster. Beautiful. What DSLR was used for that amazing capture?

And good luck! That poster intrigues me.

[Kyle Stebbins]

What about the Corsairs? When are you posting a version of what is rumored to be one of the finest pieces of cinema produced by unlettered auteurs since the dawn of time.

unlettered auters... NICE! well, mark. i suppose we should get that up on the internet shouldnt we?

as for the DSLR, I used a 300mm lens mounted to a Canon Rebel XT.

Cant wait to start voting!

[givemefood]

wow man! that's a beautiful poster. The best i must say.

[Inexistence]

hey I can't to dl this! so many cool flicks to checkout! 50+

[Blaine]

That is a nice poster, Kyle. What happened the carpenter's square? :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

[Mark Johnson]

What happened the carpenter's square?

what happened to the nozzle?

[Inexistence]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/haplo1998/canopener.jpg

[TimurCivan]

The lead is a pretty good actor. he yells without it sounding forced thats hard to do. :)

[Mark Johnson]

Good work my Nebraska cronies. Let's make more films ....soon!

[Kyle Stebbins]

thanks, mark! as for the nozzle...

[Michael_Petro]

just checked out your flick your main dude was pretty darn good very natural... more later...........

[Blaine]

Kyle, I enjoyed watching your movie. I liked the washed out look you came up with. You need to minimize the bright windows you shoot against so as not to blow out your scene. In this type of piece, you really need to give me someone to like. I'm not sure I liked anyone in the piece. The kid was a decent actor but somehow, the mother didn't quite come off as real. I would have liked to know how the father died, since you set us up for that. I would have also liked to seen the kid actually talking the dialogue that was voiced over at the cemetery. It's okay for the VO before and after the cemetery but I'd have liked to see him talking to his father when we saw him.

All in all, you did a good job on this and I'll look forward to future projects you do. :thumbsup:

[Kholi]

REVIEW: ANOTHER DAY

Had a good message, timeless. Pretty good visuals, sense o'direction.

I think that there wasn't time spent in developing an actual story as opposed to a snippet of life of the family right after death. I also think that the characters suffered from the lack of motivation. Where was this six minutes going? I honestly thought that I would see some kind of problem arise between mother and child, and then see that resolved by the end. Even something so cliche as over-the-father's-grave would've been satisfying.

I just needed something to go along with the strong sense of direction. Speaking of which, you got-a lot-a good shots going on, Stebbins. I liked the camera pan at the kitchen table. What happened right after made my eyes cross, and not because I'm a tech nerd or anything, but because it felt off and I didn't realize WHY until the second watch. You walked right across the line and put the mother on the wrong side of the table. It felt awkward after that.

And I know that it was your choice in framing, it felt kind of weird when the mother's head was kind of cut off during the band-aid exposition. I was kind of scared, and wanted to push the frame down a little so I'd feel better.

Serious subject, the death thing. I know I write alot about death, so it makes me feel better than I'm not the only writer worried about such a thing.

Thanks for showing, Stebbins. By the way, you had decent sound going on!

[Alex Jeffery]

Good comments so far. Can't wait to read more reviews.

[jeremytuttle]

Man, I just watched all 46 movies and I'm tired.... okay for now I'm just going to say I liked it. I'm going to rewatch it later and then give you a better review, I think I'll sleep for a bit first tough.

I have to ask, will there will be a longer cut?

[Slimothy]

Kyle and friends:

STEBS!!!! Hey man, good job on finishing a film. I must admit that after looking at some of your screen grabs, I thought the film might have problems with the actor over-acting. I was glad when I saw that the acting was actually pretty decent. I DO think that the film was losing my interest near the end you must remember that windows are your worst enemy.

There was also a point where you crossed the line pretty hardcore, when the guy is sitting down talking with his mom in the kitchen.

I know you guys are going to get better so hurry up and get your asses out here.

tim.

[Ted Arabian]

Kyle! Well, I gave the honor of the first film I watched to YOU!

Nice job!

I really like the concept and story that you have. I found it moving. I especially like when the son "talking" to his father when he is going off to his new job.

The relationship between the son and mother is strong. I can feel the tension there.

I am curious if this story is about the fact that the son can't cry. I felt that it was but I didn't feel that it delivered there. I really would have liked to see the son breakdown and cry at the end. I felt that he needed to. I felt it in the scene but I didn't see it in the scene. I was left wondering if he ever did cry for his father.

I do feel that this is a story about how the son "deals" with the loss of his father. I like the way that you handle this story. Another observation that I would like to share is that I would like to have the first scene (after the titles) be a shot of the son looking over some sentimental object of his father and then the explosion between the mom and son. That's just my thought.

And speaking of the tiltes, I thought that they were clever. And I especially loved the "Another Day" reveal. I would like to just point out that as "neat" it is to have the titles on the headstone, I felt that it diminished some of the power of the headstone. To me, the headstone is a "main character" here and not just a bill board. But that is just my opinion. More inportantly with the opening shots, I felt that the mother at the stone need more headroom. ESPECIALLY when she looks up to see her son. What I would have loved here is a CU on her with tears down her face and then a CU on the son with his "dry eyes."

I thought that the actors did a nice job.

Great job, Kyle. Your film has a nice pacing and kept my attention.

-Ted

[Kyle Stebbins]

I appreciate all the critiques!!

Ted - you really gave me something to think about with the headstone. the more i think about it, the more i realize you are so right. the headstone WAS a major character... and it was wrong of me to put the titles on it. i guess i just so badly wanted to give my titles an edge that i completely overlooked that. thanks for pointing that out. i also appreciate being your first watch ;)

The framing was off because at the last minute I wanted to branch out of the full-size ratio and come as close to 2.35:1 that i could. needless to say, i chopped too much off and when alex came into the room, minutes before the deadline, he pointed it out to me. by that time it was too late! :(

The blown out window was merely the product of adjusting the exposure for the actors. I found it to be particularly beautiful, however, it's a subjective topic. The natural light that flooded in from the window really cast a wonderful, soft, luminance on my subjects and I couldn't resist from keeping it all in the scene. Comments duly noted, however, as it was distraction and, i won't lie, it looked like they were in the middle of a raging blizzard. so thanks for pointing that out blaine! =)

As for crossing the line at the dinner table. I shot the scene with a dolly movement up to the table and ended up cutting that portion of the clip in post. I originally did not want to show the mother speaking in that take but it just felt so natural. After that I jumped ahead to the next shot and, without alex (my a.d.) by my side, made the decision to shoot over the wrong shoulder. We quickly became aware of this but had little time to reshoot. I'm really glad that you noticed it though. It's what makes all of us better filmmakers.

Thanks for the critiques everyone... please keep them coming.
-Kyle

[Paul Coleman]

Really liked this one. Great, great acting from Logan Pietz. :thumbup: :thumbup:

[ripupthehwy]

That guy in your film is a GREAT ACTOR!!! I enjoyed watching him.