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lordambrai · 03-06-2009, 02:42 PM

Gangs and Gangsters
Synopsis: An amnesiac hobo is cornered by a gangbanger and his wigga initiate.

Starring:

Joseph Segreto

Frankie Morales and William Murphy

Directing/Writing/Editing:
Christopher Clairmont

Audio:
Sean Clairmont

Production Assistant:
Irene Serrano

This short was shot/is being shot on an HMC150.

It was conceived two weeks ago and went through four drafts, and written in two days. So far shooting has consisted of 1 day, and our final shoot will be this Sunday March 8. Hopefully it will be finished by Monday.

Zak Forsman · 03-06-2009, 03:00 PM

good luck!

Lawsuit_Boy · 03-06-2009, 04:16 PM

Good luck, lordambrai. Welcome to the fest!

jasonthewho · 03-07-2009, 07:16 AM

Wow, you're cutting it close! Go Speed Racer!

Tim Joy · 03-07-2009, 07:21 AM

You can do it!

Rodney V. Smith · 03-08-2009, 04:27 AM

go dudes! go! you can make it!
and welcome

lordambrai · 03-08-2009, 09:54 PM

HAH Today sucked! I shot my final scenes in four hours or so after re-writting the begining and ending of this thing twice this morning actually adding a character praying that I could find someone to fill the part and then putting it all together for about 5 hours until I had a 6 minute 9 second video... phew. I just hope it's enjoyable =D

I guess I should update with some BTS info, but I'm too wiped to think about it...

hoz · 03-08-2009, 10:52 PM

sounds like your day was a flick in it of itself, man! congrats on getting it in.

lordambrai · 03-09-2009, 05:37 AM

Yeah, but it was so much fun to do. It's weird because it's been about 7-8 months since I've produced anything that was narrative and it was such a refresher to do it agan.

I made a few mistakes that I thought I would never do again, and I'd like to fall into the same trap of "time pressure" but that's what production is about isn't it? You're always pressed for time. So I just gotta buckle down, take it, and go with what I got.

It just sucks when most of your crew is inexeperienced in production work and you have to explain everything to them. Like explaining how a shotgun mic works, you have to aim not stick it in front of the people. Or a reflector... you gotta get closer... CLOSER! DO YOU SEE ANY LIGHT IN HIS EYES!? And then there's no one but yourself to actually do the edit and thre's always that one actor that's like "done yet? didn't we shoot this like two days ago? What's the holdup?" Fun...

But yeah, psyched about getting it in (>.>) And hope it's somewhat enjoyable. This post feels long, so I'm going to leave it be...

Richard J. Johnson · 03-09-2009, 05:42 AM

I feel your pain.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lordambrai

Yeah, but it was so much fun to do. It's weird because it's been about 7-8 months since I've produced anything that was narrative and it was such a refresher to do it agan.

I made a few mistakes that I thought I would never do again, and I'd like to fall into the same trap of "time pressure" but that's what production is about isn't it? You're always pressed for time. So I just gotta buckle down, take it, and go with what I got.

It just sucks when most of your crew is inexeperienced in production work and you have to explain everything to them. Like explaining how a shotgun mic works, you have to aim not stick it in front of the people. Or a reflector... you gotta get closer... CLOSER! DO YOU SEE ANY LIGHT IN HIS EYES!? And then there's no one but yourself to actually do the edit and thre's always that one actor that's like "done yet? didn't we shoot this like two days ago? What's the holdup?" Fun...

But yeah, psyched about getting it in (>.>) And hope it's somewhat enjoyable. This post feels long, so I'm going to leave it be...

03-06-2009, 02:42 PM	#1
lordambrai Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Central New Jersey Posts: 84	Gangs and Gangsters Gangs and Gangsters Synopsis: An amnesiac hobo is cornered by a gangbanger and his wigga initiate. Starring: Joseph Segreto Frankie Morales and William Murphy Directing/Writing/Editing: Christopher Clairmont Audio: Sean Clairmont Production Assistant: Irene Serrano This short was shot/is being shot on an HMC150. It was conceived two weeks ago and went through four drafts, and written in two days. So far shooting has consisted of 1 day, and our final shoot will be this Sunday March 8. Hopefully it will be finished by Monday.

03-06-2009, 03:00 PM	#2
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03-08-2009, 09:54 PM	#7
lordambrai Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Central New Jersey Posts: 84	HAH Today sucked! I shot my final scenes in four hours or so after re-writting the begining and ending of this thing twice this morning actually adding a character praying that I could find someone to fill the part and then putting it all together for about 5 hours until I had a 6 minute 9 second video... phew. I just hope it's enjoyable =D I guess I should update with some BTS info, but I'm too wiped to think about it...

03-08-2009, 10:52 PM	#8
hoz Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 514	sounds like your day was a flick in it of itself, man! congrats on getting it in.

03-09-2009, 05:37 AM	#9
lordambrai Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Central New Jersey Posts: 84	Yeah, but it was so much fun to do. It's weird because it's been about 7-8 months since I've produced anything that was narrative and it was such a refresher to do it agan. I made a few mistakes that I thought I would never do again, and I'd like to fall into the same trap of "time pressure" but that's what production is about isn't it? You're always pressed for time. So I just gotta buckle down, take it, and go with what I got. It just sucks when most of your crew is inexeperienced in production work and you have to explain everything to them. Like explaining how a shotgun mic works, you have to aim not stick it in front of the people. Or a reflector... you gotta get closer... CLOSER! DO YOU SEE ANY LIGHT IN HIS EYES!? And then there's no one but yourself to actually do the edit and thre's always that one actor that's like "done yet? didn't we shoot this like two days ago? What's the holdup?" Fun... But yeah, psyched about getting it in (>.>) And hope it's somewhat enjoyable. This post feels long, so I'm going to leave it be...

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