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Robert Eldon · 04-01-2009, 03:48 PM

Pickles and Ice Cream

"A valiant husband sets out to satisfy his wife's midnight cravings."

A pregnant wife asks her husband to go out and get ice cream... and pickles.
Being her hero, he sets out on a quest, fraught with struggle, disappointment, and danger.
Will he seize his prize and return home to his adoring wife?

Cast

Valiant Husband: Zac Leger
Pregnant Wife: Jane Michelle Heller
Store Cashier: Holly Owen
Impatient Customer: Gail M. Christie
Robber 1: Aaron Dayton
Robber 2: Matt Whittle

Crew

Written and Directed by: Robert Eldon
Edited by: Robert Eldon
Director of Photography: Jaron Eldon
Sound/Boom: Aaron Dayton, Matt Whittle
Script Supervisor: Ciarra Johnston
Craft Service: Kelly Eldon

Robert Eldon · 04-01-2009, 03:49 PM

Production notes:

03.20.2009 Jason Ramsey polls for one of two fests. CrimeFest or QuestFest? I hadn't done a DVXUser fest in a while and thought QuestFest could be fun. Started thinking of ideas... just in case.

03.29.2009 After submitting the pitch, got the 'Go' from the 'Studio'. All I got was 'Go', so hopefully that's a good thing?

04.02.2009 Developed the story with scenes outline. Developing characters, locations, incidents.

04.03.2009 First Draft of the script in one night.

04.04.2009 Submitted script for review from trusted advisors. Got good feedback. Re-write, re-write, looking good.

04.05.2009 Calls for cast and crew. A little bit of location scouting today.

05.02.2009 Acquired one location. Not perfect for what I need, but will do in a pinch. Still looking for the lead male character.

04.17.2009 More location scouting. Finding it difficult to lock down a grocery store or market that will allow us to film. There are a couple of possibilities and I'm still hopeful.

05.09.2009 Still no poster. Waiting to lock down a location to shoot some stills for the poster. Storyboard and Shot List done today. Yay!

06.23.2009 Finished production today at 2:00am. Yesterday we filmed until 4:00am in the morning, but got all of the shots. The film gods were smiling on us. Now into post! Looks like we'll make it!

06.27.2009 Edit film down to 6 minutes exactly. Now on to sound. I'm still not 100 percent happy with the pacing of a few of the scenes, but it works for the 6 minute limit (which is still a good exercise by the way). Look for a little 'tribute' to one of the DVXUser Mods in a small scene. I'm know that working with some of the sound will be a huge challenge because we shot some scenes in a market with all of the freezer fans blowing. I had a similar challenge when I shot a short film in a florist shop with all of the coolers... and you can't ask the owners to turn them off.

06.29.2009 Sound finished. DVXUser leader added. Ready to upload, but it seems like there could be a little more fine tuning. I'll let it rest and upload in a day or so.

06.30.2009 It is done. Just uploaded the film successfully. Now, on to the 'Director's Cut' DVD version. I look forward to seeing everyone's film!

Robert Eldon · 04-01-2009, 03:49 PM

Screen Grabs

I won't be posting too many screen grabs that might give away the story.

Robert Eldon · 04-01-2009, 03:50 PM

Reserved for other stuff

Luis_ · 04-01-2009, 03:53 PM

oH MAN! my kind of movie sound like this one is going to be fun!
good luck!

Rodney V. Smith · 04-01-2009, 03:57 PM

welcome back into the madness...

stinkpot · 04-01-2009, 09:57 PM

This could prove to be one of the most harrowing quests of the entire fest!

Good luck and welcome to the fest.

mattspat · 04-01-2009, 11:19 PM

hahaha sounds wicked man. Can't wait.

fixitinpost · 04-02-2009, 12:05 AM

Hard to go wrong with a title and logline like that... awesome. Looking forward to seeing it.

Ryan E. Walters · 04-03-2009, 10:19 AM

LOL! I love that title and logline! How true is that!!!

04-01-2009, 03:48 PM	#1
Robert Eldon Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Murrieta, CA, USA Posts: 819	Pickles and Ice Cream - A Robert Eldon Film Pickles and Ice Cream "A valiant husband sets out to satisfy his wife's midnight cravings." A pregnant wife asks her husband to go out and get ice cream... and pickles. Being her hero, he sets out on a quest, fraught with struggle, disappointment, and danger. Will he seize his prize and return home to his adoring wife? Cast Valiant Husband: Zac Leger Pregnant Wife: Jane Michelle Heller Store Cashier: Holly Owen Impatient Customer: Gail M. Christie Robber 1: Aaron Dayton Robber 2: Matt Whittle Crew Written and Directed by: Robert Eldon Edited by: Robert Eldon Director of Photography: Jaron Eldon Sound/Boom: Aaron Dayton, Matt Whittle Script Supervisor: Ciarra Johnston Craft Service: Kelly Eldon Last edited by Robert Eldon; 07-02-2009 at 08:28 AM.

04-01-2009, 03:49 PM	#2
Robert Eldon Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Murrieta, CA, USA Posts: 819	Production notes: 03.20.2009 Jason Ramsey polls for one of two fests. CrimeFest or QuestFest? I hadn't done a DVXUser fest in a while and thought QuestFest could be fun. Started thinking of ideas... just in case. 03.29.2009 After submitting the pitch, got the 'Go' from the 'Studio'. All I got was 'Go', so hopefully that's a good thing? 04.02.2009 Developed the story with scenes outline. Developing characters, locations, incidents. 04.03.2009 First Draft of the script in one night. 04.04.2009 Submitted script for review from trusted advisors. Got good feedback. Re-write, re-write, looking good. 04.05.2009 Calls for cast and crew. A little bit of location scouting today. 05.02.2009 Acquired one location. Not perfect for what I need, but will do in a pinch. Still looking for the lead male character. 04.17.2009 More location scouting. Finding it difficult to lock down a grocery store or market that will allow us to film. There are a couple of possibilities and I'm still hopeful. 05.09.2009 Still no poster. Waiting to lock down a location to shoot some stills for the poster. Storyboard and Shot List done today. Yay! 06.23.2009 Finished production today at 2:00am. Yesterday we filmed until 4:00am in the morning, but got all of the shots. The film gods were smiling on us. Now into post! Looks like we'll make it! 06.27.2009 Edit film down to 6 minutes exactly. Now on to sound. I'm still not 100 percent happy with the pacing of a few of the scenes, but it works for the 6 minute limit (which is still a good exercise by the way). Look for a little 'tribute' to one of the DVXUser Mods in a small scene. I'm know that working with some of the sound will be a huge challenge because we shot some scenes in a market with all of the freezer fans blowing. I had a similar challenge when I shot a short film in a florist shop with all of the coolers... and you can't ask the owners to turn them off. 06.29.2009 Sound finished. DVXUser leader added. Ready to upload, but it seems like there could be a little more fine tuning. I'll let it rest and upload in a day or so. 06.30.2009 It is done. Just uploaded the film successfully. Now, on to the 'Director's Cut' DVD version. I look forward to seeing everyone's film! Last edited by Robert Eldon; 06-30-2009 at 08:28 PM. Reason: Updating production notes.

04-01-2009, 03:49 PM	#3
Robert Eldon Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Murrieta, CA, USA Posts: 819	Screen Grabs I won't be posting too many screen grabs that might give away the story. Last edited by Robert Eldon; 06-25-2009 at 07:30 AM.

04-01-2009, 03:50 PM	#4
Robert Eldon Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Murrieta, CA, USA Posts: 819	Reserved for other stuff Last edited by Robert Eldon; 04-12-2009 at 09:45 PM.

04-01-2009, 03:53 PM	#5
Luis_ Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pennsauken, NJ / Philadelphia, PA Posts: 664	oH MAN! my kind of movie sound like this one is going to be fun! good luck! __________________ Checkout my home-made Crane in action! here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPXw0HScSCc Last edited by Luis_; 04-01-2009 at 03:59 PM.

04-01-2009, 03:57 PM	#6
Rodney V. Smith DVXFest Promo Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA/Toronto, Can/Brooklyn,NY Posts: 5,531	welcome back into the madness... __________________ DVXFEST ENTRIES Anniversary \| Act II \|The Trade \| Falling Up \| Keeper of the Lost The Strange Days of Joey Davis \| Flower \| Mirror Mirror Rodney Smith - Flyin' Monkey Films Writer/Director/Cinematographer Website \| IMDB Link \| Web Series HVX200, Brevis35+Flip, Glidecam V-8

04-01-2009, 09:57 PM	#7
stinkpot Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Happy Land - Cleveland Posts: 802	This could prove to be one of the most harrowing quests of the entire fest! Good luck and welcome to the fest. __________________ - Betrayal Fest -> DIVERSIONS <- Betrayal Fest -

04-01-2009, 11:19 PM	#8
mattspat Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 173	hahaha sounds wicked man. Can't wait.

04-02-2009, 12:05 AM	#9
fixitinpost Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 572	Hard to go wrong with a title and logline like that... awesome. Looking forward to seeing it. __________________ Jerry Turner Camera Assistant www.jerry-turner.com

04-03-2009, 10:19 AM	#10
Ryan E. Walters Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Gresham, Oregon Posts: 594	LOL! I love that title and logline! How true is that!!! __________________ Cheers, Ryan E. Walters Cinematographer www.ryanewalters.com - Blog - IMDB - Twitter - REEL Specializing in Digital Cinematography "Too often people get caught up in the technical end of things ... They are missing the point completely. This way there is no proper input of individual personality." Vittorio Storaro, ASC, AIC. Whirlpool GC5SHAXVS / WFW9400SZ / GFE471LVS / GU3600XTVY / GH7208XRS / WFW9400SZ / WED9750WW / GLS3665RS / and on back order, but expected in soon MTKS-230-C

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