Rock Bottom

[thartley]

There’s a knock at the door, and at this hour of night, it can’t be a good thing. Cautious, Erica checks the peephole only to find her ex-husband on her porch, beaten and bloody and looking the worse for wear. Their long history together opens the door for Ricky and gives him a place to rest for the night and steel himself for what lies ahead.

Beaten by his own brother over his last five dollars and a rock, Ricky has hit bottom. Its do or die time and he goes to the only place he knows is a safe haven, so far removed from his current lifestyle: the family he used to have. Ricky is an addict, facing his demons, and coming to terms with what he must do. When you hit rock bottom, there’s always a fork in the road.




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[VersuS]

welcoooooooooome!!!!!!!!

[Ted Arabian]

Yes... welcome and good luck! I love the title.

Ted

[Larry R]

I was giving Terri some feedback on her script, but I don't think I helped because I just noticed I turned her first two pages into 5 pages :eek: Hope I do better than that on the script for Brandon's project.

[Jason Ramsey]

Cool, glad to see another entry. Best of luck to you :beer:

Jason

[Brandon Rice]

T, glad you're entering. I really like your logline.

[thartley]

Larry, thanks for taking a look at the script. Feedback is always helpful! :)

Thanks for all the 'welcome aboards'...its been a while since I shot for fun. :beer:


Poster is up. :)

[Brandon Rice]

Whoa! Nice poster!

[Larry R]

Sweet looking poster :thumbsup:

[thartley]

Yeah, Pookie did a great job! :beer:

[Barry_S]

I can't help but notice the R- rating.:evil:

[Ki-Ki]

Ahh, another interesting one. Damn >_< Im going to be pulled between which one to watch first. Good luck on the film.

And nice poster. =]

[Beat Takeshi]

That poster looks like someone looking down their legs with bright toe nails. Anyone else see that resemblence?

I like the title and tag line.

[TimurCivan]

I miss pookie.

[Ki-Ki]

Wow at first i thought you were crazy and was plotting to make up some crappy cool remark that werent. But now I actually see what you mean...

Posters still cool though, ha ha

[Jason Ramsey]

Very cool, man. Looking forward to some details on yours as well.

Ki-Ki... you rock man. First you create a thread to maintain the status of entries with linkages to everyones Drama-Fest flicks, and now you are pimping links to peoples films in your sig. Very cool man.

[Tom Marshall]

Who's pookie?

[Brandon Rice]

hehe... LONG story....

[VersuS]

That poster looks like someone looking down their legs with bright toe nails. Anyone else see that resemblence?

I like the title and tag line.

true true!!!!!!

[Tom Marshall]

hmmm... :huh:

[Blaine]

Love the poster, Terri. (Pookie!! haven't seen you around for a while...but I keep looking) Really excited to see what you've got to offer, T. :beer: :beer: :beer:

[Kyle Stebbins]

welcome to the fest woman!!

[VersuS]

isnt she a woman? terri?

[Kyle Stebbins]

heh - well. i hope some people think my post modification on #22 is funny because WOW that makes me look like a jackass.

terri, im sorry. welcome to the fest, try to stay clear of jerks like ME who can't tell guy from girl.

man. i'm going to bed. ;)
goodnight!
-kyle

[Brandon Rice]

LOL... it's all good dude... haha :)

[Tom Marshall]

heh - well. i hope some people think my post modification on #22 is funny because WOW that makes me look like a jackass.

terri, im sorry. welcome to the fest, try to stay clear of jerks like ME who can't tell guy from girl.

man. i'm going to bed. ;)
goodnight!
-kyle

Insensitive bastard... :Drogar-Evil(DBG):

[VersuS]

Kyle is so MACHO!

[Kyle Stebbins]

Insensitive bastard... :Drogar-Evil(DBG): workless actor

[Kyle Stebbins]

Kyle is so MACHO!

hahahaha! if only... my bench max of 300 makes me macho, though, right?

[VersuS]

errr actually that makes you a lazy filmmaker, what you doin working out man? you should be filming stuff!!!

ps. unless you film other ladies in the gym, in that case you're MACHO & A PERVERT

[Tom Marshall]

workless actor

Oh man, that's hitting below the belt...

[Tom Marshall]

...in that case you're MACHO & A PERVERT

Both excellent qualities to have, if I might add...

[Kyle Stebbins]

hahaha... see, then... you all envy me! now, i say we give this Terri guy... er, Terri girl, woman... um, female... her thread back! My apologies Terri!!!!!!!
-kyle

[VersuS]

if you are a member of the village people :P

[Kyle Stebbins]

i shall retire with a simple... "why'd you shoot me?"
goodnight all!
-kyle

[Tom Marshall]

Yeah, enough of the thread-jack... :)

[Tom Marshall]

i shall retire with a simple... "why'd you shoot me?"
goodnight all!
-kyle

Collateral damage... :cheesy:

Night man :)

[thartley]

You guys are nuts. :laugh: The dude/dudette thing is quite common. In fact, I suppose you guys think Terry Lassater's a guy, right? :evil:

Blaine--thanks for the welcome and encouragement. Now, I think there are two people, not counting myself, who will watch me entry. :beer: But one of those will only be looking to see if one of my actors has some really bright toes. :)

[Brandon Rice]

Hey, I'll be watching your movie T! :)

[Friar]

Terri this looks cool!

Is Pookie working on the project with you or did he just help with the poster?

Thanks.

[Mark Harris]

Hey Friar! Welcome to the site. You're new around here, right? You look a little familiar, but not sure if I've met you before.

We LOVE "new" members around here.

[Larry R]

Now, I think there are two people, not counting myself, who will watch me entry. :beer: But one of those will only be looking to see if one of my actors has some really bright toes. :)

Well, having reviewed the script for ya I have to say I am very intrigued by the story and am definitely looking forward to watching this one. :thumbsup: (and no, I won't be watching just to see if you incorporated any of my notes :) )

[Tom Marshall]

and no, I won't be watching just to see if you incorporated any of my notes :) )

Yeah you will... admit it... :)

[Larry R]

and no, I won't be watching just to see if you incorporated any of my notes. :) )Yeah you will... admit it... :)

Ok, you got me :embarasse . . . but I am truly intrigued by the story as well. :)

[Tom Marshall]

It's always great to both give and receive feedback and ideas from other talented people. It makes for a better story and end result.

[Jasonr]

Who's pookie?

:shocked:

Cool poster......

[thartley]

The Pookmeister helped out with the poster. :D

I'm still re-writing the script, contacting potential actors and other "persons of interest" in the hopes that I wont be doing all this by myself.

So, I wasnt in on all the pimping for Horror-fest....how much can you reveal in these threads, anyway, and not get DQ'd?

[thartley]

Okey-dokey...bumping with synopsis added to first post. :beer:

[Brandon Rice]

Nice synopsis T :)

[Blaine]

Just read your synopsis, Terri. That really got me interested in seeing this...good job!:beer:

[Glideshot]

Looks really interesting...

This one has my attention, great synopsis, can't wait to see it!

[Kyle Stebbins]

pumped!!!!!

[thartley]

Thanks guys! I think I have a "pretty close to final" draft of the script done and am working on casting. Met with a CD lastnight who I hope will help in getting the right actors for this thing. She works on just about every indie project in town and stays well connected. I've even worked with her before on other projects, but she stays so busy these days...

Looking for two more locations

and a composer

and a DP! haha!! (no, seriously)

Right now, it looks like the credits will be short: ME
(gives me more screen time for story!)

:beer:

[Jason Ramsey]

Congrats on the "pretty close to final" script.

I must have missed when you added the synopsis. Interesting. Definitely peaks my interest a bit. Makes the poster all the more interesting as well.

Keep it up,
Jason

[VersuS]

Nice synopsis!!!! Must be really good!! Love the name Erica ;p hehehehe

[thartley]

Nice synopsis!!!! Must be really good!! Love the name Erica ;p hehehehe

Yeah, it was something I struggled with for a long time. I mean, I needed a girl's name, for sure. But it had to be a special name, a UNIQUE name...a name no one would use.

How do you think I did?

[VersuS]

I think that many users will hate you for using this name. Envy is what will rule this fest.

[insanityfw]

Looking forward to this.

[thartley]

I think that many users will hate you for using this name. Envy is what will rule this fest.

Hey, they should have thought of it first! :)

[thartley]

Okay, second meeting with the casting director tomorrow.

I've started storyboarding the first sequences, and that is turning out to be tougher than I thought. I dont want to do stickmen.

I've got all but one of my locations locked (praying that situation doesnt change). Looking for backups for a couple of them. I'm going to try to get a few stills of some of the locations this weekend and post them up.

Starting to gather props which is going to be fun...some of the things are outside of the world I live in. Will be interesting obtaining a couple of them. haha!!!

Store clerk: "Thank you for calling Wal-Mart. How may I help you?"

Me: "Can you tell me if you carry crack pipes?"

:huh:

[Larry R]

Just check eBay, they have everything :D


Glad to hear things are progressing well...I'm really looking forward to this one. If you're still looking for a composer I would recommend Leo Gardini (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=76756).

[thartley]

Just check eBay, they have everything :D

Dude, I am NOT buying a crack pipe off Ebay. LOL!!!


Glad to hear things are progressing well...I'm really looking forward to this one. If you're still looking for a composer I would recommend Leo Gardini (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=76756).

Thanks for the tip...I've had a couple of nibbles, but have found nothing concrete for composer/music as yet. I have something specific-ish (oxymoron?) in mind as far as style....now I'm just looking for the musical talent to do it. *sigh*

[Larry R]

I think you would be very pleased with what Leo produced for you. He is a fantastic composer. He captured the exact sound for my HeroFest entry that I was wanting and I never even told him what I was looking for. Just let him do whatever he felt best and he felt the music that fit the movie.

[jeremytuttle]

You might be able to make a crack pipe out of clear plastic piping and/or pieces from a chemistry set (like a Volumetric or Boiling Flask with a thin test tube melted/glued to it).