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MrKilloran · 12-15-2008, 08:21 PM

Back once again.

Tagline: "You won't be able to handle this much LOSS"

Synopsis: Two losers go on a harrowing journey of loss... and then nothing happens.

Have you lowered your expectations yet?

Good.

It's really just one, big, long-running joke. We'll see what happens.

Most likely I'm going to "lose" LossFest ... but by losing, does that ultimately mean that I got the theme better than the winners?

Check out PAGE 2 for STILLS and BTS

TEASER TRAILER #1

More coming soon.

MrKilloran · 12-15-2008, 08:22 PM

Production Notes (yeah! I'm doing one this time!):

11-28-08
First idea set, started brainstorming for some plot development. Thinking about casting and who would fit into what role.

12-05-08
Decided on the title and cast the first male lead, Nathan Clauson is gonna be in this one too folks. Now I just need a second male, as well as a supporting female, looking into it.

12-12-08
Trying to think of poster and banner ideas, maybe I'll get someone else to do it for once, spread out the jobs among my friends, outside of just menial labor. I'll give Ryan a call.

12-16-08
Rough draft of script finished, going over it with the rest my "crew".
"It's so unbelievably retarded that i cant help but laugh my ass off." - Ryan Silva
Now if that tag doesn't rivet you into watching this thing I don't know what will! Everyone's having fun with it so far. Trying to balance the day job and this simultaneously, at least there's a lot of downtime when work is slow.

12-18-08
Rewrites to script were made and I think I've got myself a final draft. Finally cast for the supporting female, played by Beth Whitman. I've got a few choices for second Male lead, they're all interested so I'm gonna see who does it best.

12-20-08
Ryan's getting to work on the poster and banner. We got hit here on the east coast with a blizzard! Awesome sauce, this may mean that I have to change a few locations within the script, I'll talk it over with the crew later, when I can get out of my driveway. On the positive side this gives me time to work in some more rewrites and maybe change some stuff up.

12-22-08
Met with Beth to go over the script, she thought it was: "ridiculousness filled with a nonsense stuffing." She helped point out some of the pacing issues I was having and we fixed up a portion where I felt the dialogue was stiff between her character and the lead. Going back in for a few more re-writes then maybe I'll get to work on a shot list and storyboards while everyone's celebrating the holidays with their families. Should be ready to shoot very soon.

01-02-09
First day of initial shooting. Finished a shot list the night before and then woke up at 9am to prep everything for Noon. Nate forgot we were filming so he was late and didn't get to the house until 2pm. Once he got there he decided to tell me he had to get to his regular job at 4pm. Two hours to work with, great. Only day I could use the actress, since she is leaving the state on Sunday. It was an extremely overcast day so not sure if the lighting looks the way I want it, something I might have to fix in post. I made some split-second decisions to get everything done, hopefully they were the right ones, not the best first day and I'm not really happy with how it went, it didn't feel fun. Oh well, have to find another day to work on the rest of this stuff, moving on...

01-06-09
Second shoot, things went better, got a good chunk of the opening done and finished an earlier scene. Just in time too cause then the weather went sour again and got some freezing rain. With the weather bad I'm gonna start working through the footage and then wait patiently for the weather to clear for one or two more days of shooting, pending re-shoots, and then can just focus solely on post-production. I'll try to get some stills or BTS stuff up later.

01-10-09
Started editing in Post and I've got one scene completed with no SFX and besides that I already need to go back and re-shoot a few scenes because there is absolutely no audio and that just won't do.

01-13-09 -> 02 - 05 - 09
Delays ... Delays ... Delays ... Ready to shoot someone

02-06-09
On the verge of murderous annoyance, I Finally got some work done on this sub-par film, the ending is pitch perfect to the rest of the film and was very amusing for all those involved as well as myself, it felt good to laugh again. It's good to be back on track. A few issues with continuity arose so have to do a few re-shoots on the final scene. Getting close to being done with this though, excited to work on something else. Won't be able to get my second short into the fest though, not enough time ... instead gonna take it slow and make a solid, well made short on my own time.

02-17-09
Getting down to the wire but good news... Initial Filming is finished! Finally! All my attention can now be focused on post-production. Already seeing some audio issues that need adjusting. The fun really just keeps on coming.

02-25-09
Filming -

A 6 min cut -

Coloring -

Lack of sleep -

All I need is to do some audio work and then score the thing and I'm done ... its come a long way from the challenges I was having but no worries, I haven't had to sacrifice too much and it remains as foolish as the day it was conceived.

03-02-09
FINISHED!

All post production is OFFICIALLY DONE on this entry, I don't have to worry about it too much anymore, thats not to say that I won't keep tweaking the color and sound till the day I have to hand it in but my attention is no longer focused on it. Now everyone can get a little more dumb watching my entry come the 9th of March. Enjoy!

MrKilloran · 12-15-2008, 08:23 PM

The Cast:

Nathan Clauson --- as Loser #1.
He has acted in my past two entries for DVXuser, first as a minor, near faceless doctor in Out of Time and then as the lead role in last fest's "controversial" CAGED.

Hal Blackwood --- as Loser #2
Who the F--- is this guy?

Beth Whitman --- as "The Ex"
A good friend, Beth agreed last minute to be in this film (unwillingly? perhaps but that is yet to be seen) and I caught her right before she left for Philidelphia. Her screen time may be short but her character is integral to the plot so it was important that I get everything with her done in the timeframe I had.

Ryan Silva --- as "The Guy"
Ryan hasn't been seen since his lead role in my Timefest entry, Out of Time. During Twilightfest he mainly helped me behind the scenes but now he's back, albeit in a considerably smaller role.

Dan T --- as "Random Dude on Phone"
Quite possibly THE MOST IMPORTANT ROLE in the whole short film. Depending on his availability he may be seen more often sometime in the future. Dan, being the kind of guy he is, was also a big help behind the camera.

ZazaCast · 12-15-2008, 09:15 PM

Cool... welcome back! (no animals this time I hope....Hee, Hee)

MrKilloran · 12-15-2008, 10:05 PM

Hahaha no Zaza, this time I'm just gonna have people... foolish, foolish people who've agreed to work with me.

Maybe on the next one though

ZazaCast · 12-16-2008, 06:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrKilloran

Hahaha no Zaza, this time I'm just gonna have people... foolish, foolish people who've agreed to work with me.

Maybe on the next one though

LOL! You know I just kid.... best of luck & looking forward to your next production.

stinkpot · 12-16-2008, 10:11 AM

Welcome back! Looking forward to checking out what you're bringing.

MrKilloran · 12-24-2008, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stinkpot

Welcome back! Looking forward to checking out what you're bringing.

I'm bringin the THUNDER!

Ezekiel667 · 01-09-2009, 10:41 PM

Hal Blackwood? How about Jon Killoran as Jon. That makes more sense.

MrKilloran · 01-09-2009, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ezekiel667

Hal Blackwood? How about Jon Killoran as Jon. That makes more sense.

Nah, that guy wasn't very good.

12-15-2008, 08:23 PM	#3
MrKilloran Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 521	The Cast: Nathan Clauson --- as Loser #1. He has acted in my past two entries for DVXuser, first as a minor, near faceless doctor in Out of Time and then as the lead role in last fest's "controversial" CAGED. Hal Blackwood --- as Loser #2 Who the F--- is this guy? Beth Whitman --- as "The Ex" A good friend, Beth agreed last minute to be in this film (unwillingly? perhaps but that is yet to be seen) and I caught her right before she left for Philidelphia. Her screen time may be short but her character is integral to the plot so it was important that I get everything with her done in the timeframe I had. Ryan Silva --- as "The Guy" Ryan hasn't been seen since his lead role in my Timefest entry, Out of Time. During Twilightfest he mainly helped me behind the scenes but now he's back, albeit in a considerably smaller role. Dan T --- as "Random Dude on Phone" Quite possibly THE MOST IMPORTANT ROLE in the whole short film. Depending on his availability he may be seen more often sometime in the future. Dan, being the kind of guy he is, was also a big help behind the camera. __________________ Scriptfest V: Praying for Bears / Scriptfest IV: End of the Line / LOSSFEST '09 - Losers In Excess / TWILIGHTFEST '08 /ScriptFest II: Contact / TIMEFEST '08 - Out of Time Last edited by MrKilloran; 03-07-2009 at 12:30 AM.

12-15-2008, 09:15 PM	#4
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12-15-2008, 10:05 PM	#5
MrKilloran Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 521	Hahaha no Zaza, this time I'm just gonna have people... foolish, foolish people who've agreed to work with me. Maybe on the next one though __________________ Scriptfest V: Praying for Bears / Scriptfest IV: End of the Line / LOSSFEST '09 - Losers In Excess / TWILIGHTFEST '08 /ScriptFest II: Contact / TIMEFEST '08 - Out of Time

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12-15-2008, 08:21 PM	#1
MrKilloran Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 521	"Losers in Excess" a Jonathan Killoran Film Back once again. Tagline: "You won't be able to handle this much LOSS" Synopsis: Two losers go on a harrowing journey of loss... and then nothing happens. Have you lowered your expectations yet? Good. It's really just one, big, long-running joke. We'll see what happens. Most likely I'm going to "lose" LossFest ... but by losing, does that ultimately mean that I got the theme better than the winners? Check out PAGE 2 for STILLS and BTS TEASER TRAILER #1 More coming soon. __________________ Scriptfest V: Praying for Bears / Scriptfest IV: End of the Line / LOSSFEST '09 - Losers In Excess / TWILIGHTFEST '08 /ScriptFest II: Contact / TIMEFEST '08 - Out of Time Last edited by MrKilloran; 03-09-2009 at 12:31 PM.

12-15-2008, 08:22 PM	#2
MrKilloran Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 521	Production Notes (yeah! I'm doing one this time!): 11-28-08 First idea set, started brainstorming for some plot development. Thinking about casting and who would fit into what role. 12-05-08 Decided on the title and cast the first male lead, Nathan Clauson is gonna be in this one too folks. Now I just need a second male, as well as a supporting female, looking into it. 12-12-08 Trying to think of poster and banner ideas, maybe I'll get someone else to do it for once, spread out the jobs among my friends, outside of just menial labor. I'll give Ryan a call. 12-16-08 Rough draft of script finished, going over it with the rest my "crew". "It's so unbelievably retarded that i cant help but laugh my ass off." - Ryan Silva Now if that tag doesn't rivet you into watching this thing I don't know what will! Everyone's having fun with it so far. Trying to balance the day job and this simultaneously, at least there's a lot of downtime when work is slow. 12-18-08 Rewrites to script were made and I think I've got myself a final draft. Finally cast for the supporting female, played by Beth Whitman. I've got a few choices for second Male lead, they're all interested so I'm gonna see who does it best. 12-20-08 Ryan's getting to work on the poster and banner. We got hit here on the east coast with a blizzard! Awesome sauce, this may mean that I have to change a few locations within the script, I'll talk it over with the crew later, when I can get out of my driveway. On the positive side this gives me time to work in some more rewrites and maybe change some stuff up. 12-22-08 Met with Beth to go over the script, she thought it was: "ridiculousness filled with a nonsense stuffing." She helped point out some of the pacing issues I was having and we fixed up a portion where I felt the dialogue was stiff between her character and the lead. Going back in for a few more re-writes then maybe I'll get to work on a shot list and storyboards while everyone's celebrating the holidays with their families. Should be ready to shoot very soon. 01-02-09 First day of initial shooting. Finished a shot list the night before and then woke up at 9am to prep everything for Noon. Nate forgot we were filming so he was late and didn't get to the house until 2pm. Once he got there he decided to tell me he had to get to his regular job at 4pm. Two hours to work with, great. Only day I could use the actress, since she is leaving the state on Sunday. It was an extremely overcast day so not sure if the lighting looks the way I want it, something I might have to fix in post. I made some split-second decisions to get everything done, hopefully they were the right ones, not the best first day and I'm not really happy with how it went, it didn't feel fun. Oh well, have to find another day to work on the rest of this stuff, moving on... 01-06-09 Second shoot, things went better, got a good chunk of the opening done and finished an earlier scene. Just in time too cause then the weather went sour again and got some freezing rain. With the weather bad I'm gonna start working through the footage and then wait patiently for the weather to clear for one or two more days of shooting, pending re-shoots, and then can just focus solely on post-production. I'll try to get some stills or BTS stuff up later. 01-10-09 Started editing in Post and I've got one scene completed with no SFX and besides that I already need to go back and re-shoot a few scenes because there is absolutely no audio and that just won't do. 01-13-09 -> 02 - 05 - 09 Delays ... Delays ... Delays ... Ready to shoot someone 02-06-09 On the verge of murderous annoyance, I Finally got some work done on this sub-par film, the ending is pitch perfect to the rest of the film and was very amusing for all those involved as well as myself, it felt good to laugh again. It's good to be back on track. A few issues with continuity arose so have to do a few re-shoots on the final scene. Getting close to being done with this though, excited to work on something else. Won't be able to get my second short into the fest though, not enough time ... instead gonna take it slow and make a solid, well made short on my own time. 02-17-09 Getting down to the wire but good news... Initial Filming is finished! Finally! All my attention can now be focused on post-production. Already seeing some audio issues that need adjusting. The fun really just keeps on coming. 02-25-09 Filming - A 6 min cut - Coloring - Lack of sleep - All I need is to do some audio work and then score the thing and I'm done ... its come a long way from the challenges I was having but no worries, I haven't had to sacrifice too much and it remains as foolish as the day it was conceived. 03-02-09 FINISHED! All post production is OFFICIALLY DONE on this entry, I don't have to worry about it too much anymore, thats not to say that I won't keep tweaking the color and sound till the day I have to hand it in but my attention is no longer focused on it. Now everyone can get a little more dumb watching my entry come the 9th of March. Enjoy! __________________ Scriptfest V: Praying for Bears / Scriptfest IV: End of the Line / LOSSFEST '09 - Losers In Excess / TWILIGHTFEST '08 /ScriptFest II: Contact / TIMEFEST '08 - Out of Time Last edited by MrKilloran; 03-02-2009 at 05:54 PM.

01-09-2009, 10:41 PM	#9
Ezekiel667 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 168	Hal Blackwood? How about Jon Killoran as Jon. That makes more sense.