The Ore - shot on HVX

Principle photography was seven days at the end of March.

And yes, the doctor from Triage (Ralph Lister) has a role, as well as Gregory Lee Kenyon and Earl Carroll (the two leads from Texas Fortune).

Co-director Jesse Soff just joined the boards so I hope he'll start posting here too.
 
I think it's funny that a picture of me made it onto the board before I ever had a chance to post!

Thanks everyone for the enthusiasm in regards to "The Ore." You guys keep pushing us to make it as good as possible!
 
I was completely floored by ya'lls (yes...I'm from Texas) work!

So, are you saying you did all the lighting with two 250w, a 2k and some Flexfills?

WOW! I would definitely be interested in a lighting featurette and any other featurettes you might include.

Also, what mic did you guys use for audio? Is the audio in the teaser from the set or is it ADR?

Keep it up! Pimp website too!

Late.
 
Actually, our 2k kept blowing a fuse so we rarely, if ever, used it. So the lighting was really done with the pair of 250's.

The teaser audio is from the shoot days. We have not doen any ADR yet.
 
The mic was an Audiotechnica shotgun, and it did a very good job. Many scenes we thought would have to be looped came out with brilliant audio.

The one shot where Gregory says "You should be there for the end" was a miracle, because the mic shut out all the traffic and sidewalk noise prevalant at the location.
 
soffcore said:
Actually, our 2k kept blowing a fuse so we rarely, if ever, used it. So the lighting was really done with the pair of 250's.
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So, if you lit the whole thing with 250s then what about the greenscreen stuff...how much of it is greenscreen, and did you just not light the screen??? How clean a pull did you get from that?
 
Curugon said:
We had someone shooting BTS video on almost every day, so there's probably enough material for a lighting featurette. We're still deciding how much stuff to put on the DVD - if enough people are interested I suppose we could go to town.
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Go to town and sell it. I'd love to see "how to's" on matchmoving and virtual set stuff you guys did. (in addition to the lighting tips)

Great job - I hope you get a feature out of it and make some money in the meantime!
 
Curugon said:
We had someone shooting BTS video on almost every day, so there's probably enough material for a lighting featurette. We're still deciding how much stuff to put on the DVD - if enough people are interested I suppose we could go to town.
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Yep, I'd buy it. Especially if it had topic on it like lighting, production design, and the like on there. The more content that it on there that isn't usually discussed in DVD's- like the thought that went behind doing thing, the "why's" and "How's" the more I'm sure you'd sell on this forum I'm sure.

I look forward to seeing what you come out with.
 
The Sarlacc said:
So, if you lit the whole thing with 250s then what about the greenscreen stuff...how much of it is greenscreen, and did you just not light the screen??? How clean a pull did you get from that?
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It was a little tricky, but we managed to use the 2 lights to hit both the actors and evenly light the green. Flags, barn doors, gels photoflexes and silks were used rigorously.

The keys are pulling great so far. Using Keylight and Zmatte in AE.

By the way, for those interested, you can now receive email updates on site changes and new features - sign up on TheOre.net!
 
Do you have any idea what your budget would need to be if everyone was getting paid ?
Aloha
-A
 
Poi Boy said:
I'd say more in the $50K range, but I don't really know. Ore you sure?
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Did you mean to say that?

No I'm not sure. When you say people getting paid, do you mean equipment as well?

I'm just taking a guess at it from what I'm currently experiencing when it comes to budgeting for an aggressive short movie.
 
I think it depends on the rates. Are we talking union scale or otherwise?

Overall a range between 20 and 30K would be reasonable. I work fulltime as a VFX artist, so I can approximate the cgi budget to be around 10K on its own. But I ain't gettin paid for this :)
 
Curugon said:
I think it depends on the rates. Are we talking union scale or otherwise?

Overall a range between 20 and 30K would be reasonable. I work fulltime as a VFX artist, so I can approximate the cgi budget to be around 10K on its own. But I ain't gettin paid for this :)
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Gahd that's a lot for VFX. That's cool, though. You bring a very important tool to the table when dealing with your own film.
 
Here's the latest from TheOre.net:

- Composer Announced

We're pleased to announce that Grammy Award nominee David Arkenstone will be scoring The Ore. In addition, plans are underway for a soundtrack release after the film's completion. Find out more about David on his official site: www.davidarkenstone.com

- Q&A Section Added

Filmmakers Sam Balcomb & Jesse Soff answer your questions on the new Q&A page. Send in your own questions and comments from Communications.

- Coming Soon

We'll soon be updating the site with a new Exploration section, that delves into the world, characters and backstory of The Ore. In addition, we'll start releasing short Quicktime teasers of the behind-the-scene DVD featurettes. Stay tuned for more, and thanks again for supporting us.

Sam Balcomb & Jesse Soff
 
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Congrats on the movement, Sam and Jesse.

I think I still watch the teaser at least once every two days.
 


We're quite proud to announce pre-orders for The Ore: Special Edition DVD! The first run will be shipping mid-to-late July (by our estimates), and will be packed with over two hours of special features, including lots of info on our experience shooting with the HVX.

Click to learn more, and watch a DVD teaser!

Thanks everyone,

Sam & Jesse
 
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