"Lakeside" - by: Matt Thompson & Justin R. Durban

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"Lakeside" by: Justin R. Durban

"Cruisin' Down to Big Bear"
Performed by: Matt Thompson

Opening Song:
"We Believe"
By: Strip The Image
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Here's a Few Reviews. Thank you everyone for Viewing our film, "Lakeside".
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Great work.
Nice use of Jib/crane and dolly. They weren't overdone and added a nice production quality. Score and Sound was great! The effects of the creature were great as well. It all had that 80's horror movie feel, which is great. The flow and pace in the cabin were great. You held the suspense very well. Cuts worked well.
Overall great job guys! Congrats.
EDIT: also, nice job fitting it into 6 minutes. I liked where the story ended.
- snodart
Senior Member


I forgot about looking at technical stuff and just got sucked into enjoying it...which is the highest achievement.
- desperatecomfort
Senior Member


This was awesome. Great casting and the opening jib shot was sweet. I totally can see millions of teens chomping popcorn watching this on a date.
-FlintMI
Senior Member


Dude, I have watched a bunch and this one feels like I was watching a feature and wanted more. You have done a really good job with this. One of my favs. I really liked the way you kept us in the dark too near the end.
- Aram Bauman
Two-Hip Shakur


This film is so well done. I am just floored at the production values. The action is captured so wonderfully. I loved it!

The shots are so professional. The story is cliche but I think that is on purpose. I found the ending to be jarring. Maybe it is because I didn't want it to end. I will be watching this again and will post more. Just wanted to pass this along. BTW, the actor who played the "cop" was great! What a find!!! Again, fantastic action!
- TheatreGuy
Senior Member



Wow, it was really well made.
- Virum
Senior Member



From the moment the Lakeside title came in I was like "this guy". Man, excellent work. I want to check out the feature, so please keep us updated. I want to see the feature you're putting out. You got me interested. Stars Above had nothing on this whatsoever. Shows what you can do when you have some of the things you need, dude. GREAT STUFF!!!
- Kholi
Senior Member



Script - good work here. Nothing seemed really out of place and the lines followed very well in the film. Good work, Matt.
Directing - I agree - this was very strong. Some great moments, the dialogue coverage in the car with the cop was great. Also really felt that the bit where the cop gets out of his car was really cool. The line "I don't remember askin' you, city slicker" was delivered superbly and I loved the shot here...was one of the strongest points in the film - all things combined. Good work!!


Overall you should ALL be proud of this film. Well written, shot, acted, cut, scored etc. Good job and I look forward to seeing more from you.
- ChrisHurn
Senior Member



Your Stuff Is Gold!
- MOVIE MASTER
Senior Member



I really enjoyed this one. Probably the strongest opening scene I've seen yet, looked awesome. I was thoroughly entertained throughout.
Great job guys.
- Slimothy
Senior Member



Totally enjoyed that from start to finish good acting good setup. I want part2
- Michael_Petro
Senior Member



I think you mentioned earlier it was a part of a feature, if so, let's see the feature! What you wrote here is good, feels very Hollywood, which is good, if you want the script produced! Your lead male was pretty good, and he looked like Joaquin Phoenix! It moved along briskly. One note in particular, I loved the cutaways to the dog on the girl's lap when they were in the car, very nicely done there! I want to see the feature. It had a polished feel to it. One other note, the effects were cool! The first creature shot made me jump. Nice work there!
- Brandon Rice
Many Things



This is a great showase of your abilities. It scores in every checkbox for me. I can't commend you on your skills and professionalism enough. You could go places with this....
- Darkline
Senior Member



Acting was REALLY nice! The creepy guy just ACED and I wanted MORE from him!
- VersuS
Senior Member



Best opening shot! I saw that truck blazing down the trail and then the Title appear and thought to myself..."and here is our horrorfest winner...."
- Geoff_R
Senior Member



Lakeside
This is one of my favorites and I am, leaning on it being my personal favorite. I only give out one 10 each fest and I am strongly considering this one to be it. It was just plain fun. It had a solid cast who actually had character. Everything worked for me on this one. It just clicks and is fun to be a part of it! Well done on all levels!
- John_Hudson
The Anti Ray Carney
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Cast:
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Cast:
Christian David : Kevin
Jaklyn Lyons : Chelsi
Matt Thompson : Brett
Taleia Mueller : Katie
Saul Dapsis as "The Ranger"


Crew:
Written & Directed by: Matt Thompson
Co-directed by: Justin R. Durban
Executive Producer - Susan Laine
DP - Yuri Sadovnikov
Animation/VFX by: - Elliot Worman
Composer / Sound Design / Edited by: - Justin R. Durban

Special Thanks:
San Bernadino National Forest
Susan Burg
Russell & Kathleen Flynn
Pat / Electrical (Juice)
Captain Craig M. Smith for the Bronco
Tim Hyten a.k.a. Slimothy
Officer Gina Thompson
Tim Stithem
Strip The Image (Music, "We Believe")

Audio:
"Cruisin' Down to Big Bear" :)
Performed by: Matt Thompson
www.edgenmusic.com/lakeside_cruisin_down_to_big_bear.mp3

Production Notes:

10.02.06
Lakeside has officially been uploaded! Time to sit back and enjoy our short.

10.01.06
Down to the home stretch... I finished all the sound design, logo opening, a few VFX shots, and last minute CC and score clippits. Matt and I did a small little interview talking about the DVXuser.com community and how these short films really push the envelope of everyone around us and hopefully will take everyone to the next level. We are just waiting on the VFX guy to get back to me and once that's all set in place, I'll be ready to export this puppy out and submit it for everyone to see. it's now 5:00 and I haven't heard back from Elliot. He must be off smoozing the ladies or something. You can watch the BTS video here, and we plan on releasing the longer cut once the festival wraps. http://www.edgenmusic.com/lakeside_bts.mov


09.29.06
Just finished the score tonight. Working on the CC at the moment and I've got to do some last minute score adjustments and a few more sound fx/stingers. Crunch time.. crunch time. Captain Crunch Time. And for your listening pleasure and emmy worthy performance, we created a small audio clip for our Ranger to cruise to while on the open back country roads: www.edgenmusic.com/lakeside_cruisin_down_to_big_bear.mp3

09.27.06
Susan, Matt, and I sat down tonight and fine-tuned/adjusted and wrapped the final locked edit with all the Sound FX in place. We've rendered out all the VFX plates for the 3D artist, and next thing I have to do is Score this son'o'gun. I'm thinking high strings and lots of stingers. (orchestral percussive hits). Perhaps a few more sound FX tweaks, some color correction and the opening Title Credits for the beginning and end. I think for this festival, we'll have a very short credit list and after that, we'll do the proper scroll and additional music + logos, etc. I have to say I'm pretty happy with the film so far and I think you guys will enjoy our short. It was great to let a few fresh eyes and ears watch the film as it added a lot of value to the overall flow. Definitely a must. So... put it down for a few days and come back later with a fresh mindset. Till the next update!
/j

09.25.06
Vice-Principal Photographical Intake Valve has been completed! We had a fantastic weekend and everything went according to plan. Met at 7:00 am. and wrapped around 2:30 a.m. We had additional pickups the next morning for audio room tone and misc outdoor footage of trees and vehicles. The only downfall of the shoot was the weather. At night it started to get extremely cold and the only way for the actress to stay warm was sit by the fire in the cabin while we slaved outside setting up lights. So we shot, she goes back in, we stayed outside setting up the next angle, brought out the talent, shot, and the process all over again. Luckily, we had our Exec Producer Susan to do all the stand ins to get our blocking. She was a trooper.

The Cabin itself was infested with Rat turds, spiders, webs, and dusty as all get out. So, it was definitely a creepy place that has not been used in a LOOONG time. Luckily, there was an old space heater and of course the fireplace. Without that, we probably would have called the entire production off. That or everyone would have sat in the cars outside.

We also ended up getting the Bronco from Captain Craig from the Fawnskin Fire department, a few leashes for free from the pet store, electricity for free from a random neighbor along with so many other random stuff from various people.

The Cast was amazing and did a wonderful job. I can't say enough on the professionalism. I would highly recommend them to anyone here looking for a lead or principal part for their own projects. Same with the crew. It was small, quint and cozy. Only additional crew member I wish had... A PA. But... alas. you learn as you go. Looking forward to sharing some BTS and additional production notes on the film. I highly recommend shooting up at Big Bear, but at the same time, get ready to go through a ton of obstacles and unforseen issues that will pop up when you least expect it.
/j

09.21.06
We just got our 'insurance' to shoot up at bigbear lake and locked down the permit. Soooo we are actually making this thing completely legit. (although I'd just assume just to shoot off the seat of my pants) Our Katie character fell through due to other 'obligations' so we are holding another casting call for that character. Since we are pretty picky and we are looking for the perfect character this tasks has been quite tedious. Alas we'll find a way.
/j
09.18.06
More roadblocks in the hills of Cali. We finally got in touch with some peeps that owned the cabin and I think they'll let us use it. However, in order to do so, I think we need the filming permits. Everyone's out to make a frackin' buck these days. So... hopefully they'll be cool with it. So, we had to postpone the shoot date till the 23/24th of this month. We are friggin' cutting it really close now. HOpefully our DP and his crew will still be able to re-schedule for this weekend. I added some storyboards to give an idear of one of the scenes. These are crude.. yes... but at least its a basic roadmap on our way to a finished product. The excitement and energy is still here... but maybe coming down the very last pipes on this one. I'm most afraid of not getting the final VFX completed in time. Lets see what kind of rabbits we can pull from our filming hats.
/j
09.12.06
Welp... One of our cast members just bailed out on us. So, we are back to plan b with another actress to play the role of "Katie". You probably wouldn't even know the difference. I guess we live and learn. Actors are not always dependable. Either that, or they have other 'obligations' higher than our own. Always an adventure and the adventure continues forward without her.
/j
09.10.06
Cast has been set. So far, everyone aboard is gung ho. We just met with Elliot our VFX guy for the creature design and masking/compositing for all those shots. Elliot has this machine that comes straight out of Star Trek and its some sort of 3d printer/replicator. You can take any 3d model and 4-5 hours later, this machine creates a perfect mold. From there, you ship it out and another company actually makes the mold from that cast. Waaay too cool and waayyyy over my head. :) We still need to confirm our involvement with the Ranger service, but I don't see that as a problem. We've already set up a few back up plans just in case.

09.08.06
Welp... Here it is. The second film I'm working on for the horror fest competition. My buddy Matt Thompson and I are scheduled to head out on the 18/19th of this month for the initial shoot. We just had our auditions this morning here in LA. AMAZING talent showed up and I think we've got our cast nailed down. Storyboards and script is finished... Cabin, Trail, and Park Ranger vehicles have been scouted and just need final approval... Other than that... we are definitely cutting it close, but so far, this thing is looking friggin' amazing. "Lakeside" is an excerpt from the feature length script and we are in hopes of getting the final funding.
/j
Artwork / Preproduction

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Location:
The Beautiful Big Bear Lake
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Vehicles / Props:
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Budget:
Millions and Millions of Dollars

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/j
 
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cool! thanks guys.. I'm just waiting on the final final word on our cast and I'll post them here soon.

Just landed a 3dfx guy as well. Its coming together. HOpefully we'll pull it off before the deadline! :)

/j
 
Alrighty! Posted a better promo poster and the Cast members along with some more production notes. It's coming together nicely.

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Cast:
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/j
 
Man, that poster is nice! I love that misty fog. (natural or photoshop?)

And that cabin looks RUSTIC. Great looking location. And that VFX stuff sounds cool. Can't wait to see the creature!

Sounds like a TIGHT schedule. Good luck with all.

Ted

PS - Why does your actor Matt Thompson look familiar?
 
Looking excellent! It amazes me how fast people can put projects together to shoot. I guess it's who you know, huh? I gotta get my ass moved down to L.A.!


John G.
 
thanks guys!! :) OOh no Jack, I've still got the two films I'm submitting. Cept.. this one, "Lakeside" is actually shot with a DVX Camera

I know we are cutting it short but I think we can pull it off nicely. We just shot a 8 minute short just this last saturday with only 3 people, a DVX, and a small light kit so I think with even more help, we can do something really snazzy. Basically, at around 8:30 saturday night we were going to hit up a movie and I was like, "Funct it.. lets do something else." So, Matt fired up final draft, came up with a short, I called up Susan, and kablamo, took a ride back to his apartment to get his gear, drove back and around 11:30, we started setting up. Wrapped at 4:00 a.m. and shot the last scene on Sunday evening.

area of expertise? Focus Pulling. :)

actually, i'm not sure. I like every aspect of it I guess. Better than just sitting around watching TV.

/j
 
Edgen said:
...Basically, at around 8:30 saturday night we were going to hit up a movie and I was like, "Funct it.. lets do something else." So, Matt fired up final draft, came up with a short, I called up Susan, and kablamo, took a ride back to his apartment to get his gear, drove back and around 11:30, we started setting up. Wrapped at 4:00 a.m. and shot the last scene on Sunday evening./j
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That sounds like a good time! Certainly more fun then hitting up a movie. Except for missing out on popcorn! :beer:
 
here's a few storyboards for LakeSide. Still working on the final scene. Its all in the head but hard to draw out on paper. :)

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/j
 
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