Smuggler's Ransom- OFFICIAL THREAD

Weston said:
Hmmm.....what type of planes. The mansfield lahm airport is not too far from me....its all national guard though. They mostly fly big C130 type carrier planes. Other than that its small private jets. No commercial aircraft.
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I would need commercial planes. 747 or 737. Something that would be around in the 80's as well.
 
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Brandon Rice said:
Tony has seen a little bit. I generally think that the actor's wouldn't really know what we're going for.
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i dont understand why they wouldn't know what you were going for? shouldn't they? would be cool if you could explain this a bit more. sorry to bug..

I hope that doesn't come off as prideful or anything. This is just the way I've done it.
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not at all.. everyone has their own way.. im just interested in your process because most of the stuff i do is biz related... so someone is always having a look and giving feedback before i lock a project. most of the time it actually improves it, but not always.
 
Brandon Rice said:
Big thanks to Weston who picked up our new Lubenkoff ext. establishing shots! Thanks!

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Much better Brandon ! :beer: Good luck on the screening etc ...
 
D_and_G said:
Much better Brandon ! :beer: Good luck on the screening etc ...
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Thank ya! Screening won't happen for some time. Some private stuff here and there. I am planning on throwing a nice kind of party screening thing at the end of the year. So, those in LA... stay tuned.
 
I thought I'd post a screenshot of my project in Avid. Since so much work is now post... it's tough to show so much Behind the Scenes stuff. So here ya go.

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heehee... I love Avid! :)

Anyway, yep, that's the title in the film. It's really coming along nicely. Everything's looking great!
 
Brandon Rice said:
I think one of the main critics I have is my brother though (19). He pretty much thinks any work I do is automatically downgraded, because I did it.
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Sounds like it is time to warp him away for good :evil: :grin:
 
Brandon, if I can make ONE suggestion for your film ... before it's totally done with post, have folks who've never heard about the story, or read the script, screen it privately.

You can sit there & watch for your own notes, but don't allow them to interact with you ... they just need to sit & quietly watch the film.

Then afterwards quiz them on certain things of the film to make sure it's clear, most people are able to follow it well, etc.

One thing I learned with SPARROW, was that I was running things past people who knew the script well, so they'd think something was great while others could be totally lost. From now on, when I screen something for audience response, it'll be with those that know little to nothing about the story.
 
Great suggestion Norm. I plan to do that. I will most likely have my mother watch it, who knows NOTHING about the film. She just had to know when I was going to be shooting at the house, haha. Anyway, she is a good one to gauge if the film flows and makes sense, as when a story in a film is not clear, she gets lost very quickly. I always show my films to her and see if she understands them. I will seek out some others as well. Great suggestion, thanks! :)
 
I would reccomend someone other than your mother as well.
While she may know nothing about the film, she's probably kind of impartial on your work :)
 
Jack Daniel Stanley said:
I would reccomend someone other than your mother as well.
While she may know nothing about the film, she's probably kind of impartial on your work :)
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Indeed... though she tells me when my work's crap, LOL! Believe it or not, my family is pretty stinkin' objective... though still supportive, even if they do say it's crap. HAHA :grin:
 
Haha, my dad will say that, in those exact words!... but she'll tell me, no I didn't like it... and she'll usually explain why... which is GREAT. I'll tell you the most annoying thing ever is when you show someone something and they say, "I didn't like it" and you ask why and they say ," I just didn't" LOL!
 
True, but for me it's most painful when my family doesn't get something ... just annoys the hell out of me.

But if OTHERS don't ... not only is it more objective anyway (often times), but I don't get nearly as bothered by it. For instance, my wife is nearly afraid to give her opinion anymore, just because I can get so frusterated if it's not on the same page with what I'm thinking. Poor thing! :embarrassed:
 
Brandon Rice said:
you the most annoying thing ever is when you show someone something and they say, "I didn't like it" and you ask why and they say ," I just didn't" LOL!
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That and when people just don't give any feedback at all. I've had people watch my work and they just go "oh hey, that was real good. nice job." I find that to be really aggravating because it's almost like they don't care to give any time to point out what specifics were done well or what could've used improvement. Because we all know that nothing we do is ever perfect.
 
Sure, but if you can I mean have a REAL screening. Meaning, get at least 10 or more people that haven't heard about the film. Start with a couple of friends, and ask them to bring friends that don't know you, etc. Prize goes to the person with the most friends present.

You can also post a screening event on CRAIG'S LIST to see how many people want free pizza & pop for an evening in exchange for watching a film & giving their candid responses.

Have a camera set up to film their responses during the show (facial, emotions, etc.), as well as record the interactive discussions afterwards.

It's a little work to organize it, but the feedback you may get could be invaluable to the completed film. Not to mention, it's networking. Just never know how someone who's invited knows someone, who knows someone, etc.
 
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