Geoff Reisner - Project 47: Chaos

I agree with Malcolm. I prefer Brandon's choice for the girl but I LOVE what you did with the guy and the M16 (I miss that old piece of crap). It's very nice and you can look at his left eye ;-)
 
Thanks for all the feedback guys! I like what you did with the girl as well Brandon. Looking at my own CC for the shot with Kelsey, it looks too dreamlike, too soft and that's not what that scene represents at all.
 
Cool glad I could help, and now looking at the guy shot, I think your more dramatic CC is the way to go on that... Glad you liked the subtle cc on Kelsey.
 
The last few days have been quite a rush. This was the first dvxfest I've entered and I'm extremely glad to have done so. I'm looking forward to many films and it's great to be a part of the excitement. As always, I wish I had more time or at least had started working on the project sooner. I'm satisfied with this version of the film but I know the final version will be a little longer and include more than a few moments which had to be removed completely in order to come in under six minutes. There's also a few insert shots; small VFX shots that definitely need to be re-shot or re-comped. I figure I'll have the final version of the film up on my website in about a month or so if anyone cares to check it out.
 
Great to see you guys have finished. This is one of the those films I've been wanting to see since day one. Kudos on finishing... Now to sit back and watch. :)

/j
 
Hey Geoff, I commented on a thread somewhere else but I want to say it here...

THANK YOU for coming to my rescue in the middle of the night/morning with my compression whoes! I cannot - CANNOT - thank you enough. I was heading for bed without uploading because I thought that I just could not tame that beast.

You truly helped!

Congrats on your film. Looking forward to it!

Ted :dankk2: :dankk2: :dankk2:
 
Ted,

You're welcome. I'm glad I was able to help out and be useful, and I'm extremely happy that you were able to get uploaded in time. I'm looking forward to your film! And that is definitely good advice you've got attached to your sig, "use good speakers...". I totally agree with you!
 
Geoff_R said:
Teaser Poster #1
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SYNOPSIS
An infection is spreading into the cities which radically alters the genome of it's victims, turning them into swift, violent, and cunning killers. Mutation occurs with every transmission, rendering unique effects within each victim and leading scientists and officials to believe that a cure is hopeless. Carla; an abused drug addict, struggles to gain understanding of her own mortality while the world plummets into chaos.

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PRODUCTION DETAILS
Shooting Location: Chicago, IL
Shooting Dates: Sept. 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th
Budget: $1,650 (as of Sept. 17th)

CREW
Geoff Reisner - DIRECTOR/DP/PRODUCER/EDITOR
Damien Jackson - PRODUCER/EDITOR
Carly Armstrong - CO-PRODUCER/PRODUCTION DESIGNER/WARDROBE
Wes Carrosquillo - AC/GAFFER
Scott David Gross - BEST BOY
Dan Avi - SET DESIGNER
Katherine Colfer - STILL PHOTOGRAPHER
Luke Crumley - SPECIAL EFFECTS
Angel Amore - MAKEUP
Anthony Shamal Perera - COMPOSER/SOUND RECORDIST
Jeremy Reynolds - 3D ANIMATOR/COMPOSITOR
Kyle Hollings - PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

CAST
Kelsey Scheider
Nour Ayoub
Chris Jennings
Jake Paque
Damien Jackson
Luke Crumley
Ava Angelova
Michael Metreger
Elizabeth Gonzales

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WHAT ARE WE CURRENTLY DOING???? < October 1st >

*Trying to figure out why my upload to the server keeps stalling out 3/4 of the way through...

*Trying to stay awake, looking forward to a day of sleep...

< September 29th >

*Picture was locked on Thursday - FTP'd new Quicktime over to Anthony to start on new score. I should be receiving the new score tonight.

*3D VFX artist Jeremy Reynolds is coming over tonight so we can finish off one of our bigger VFX shots.

*20 other VFX shots; both small and large are finally finished.

*Halfway through the initial sound design run. *Sound really does make the movie in the end.*

*Still trying to find time to work up new poster for October 1st.
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Geoff,

Is there a website for this movie? Message me if there is. I'd like to learn more about it. How was it shot? 24p? HVX? DVX?

Chris
 
Chris,

It'll be featured on my website in the future once the contest is over at rawimagefilms.com; as of now I can't put anything up on the film due to contest rules but eventually I'll have a lot of behind the scenes stuff posted on the site going over some of the visual effects that you'll see in the film.

But regarding camera, we shot 720p (24fps) with the HVX.
 
You see, this is one of those films that bothers me. Let me explain. This is a totally HIGH CONCEPT story. A little 28 Days Later, but with real monsters. The film is executed very well and looks GREAT. My only problem is that the actors playing the characters are or look too young for the film. And that pulls me out of the story because I don't buy the cast. Take out the youngsters and put in some "older" actors, you've got a pretty f*ckin' good little flick. I hope you do something more with this in the future!


John G.
 
Hello - Good job overall. Cinematography and lighting were both great. Score served the story well.

Some of your shots were cut a little short for my taste, and all the fading in and out, especially at the beginning, got to be a little too much.

The story was fine, but I didn't like the ending. Kind of feels like you shot for a longer movie but then lopped off the end when you ran out of time. Was that the case? Or what were you going for with the ending? It was lost on me...

I wasn't in love with your monster/killer guy. I really expected to see something that looked more human.

Acting was good. That superman shirt dude with the gun makes me laugh everytime I watch it.

Good job.
 
Lingothree said:
The story was fine, but I didn't like the ending. Kind of feels like you shot for a longer movie but then lopped off the end when you ran out of time. Was that the case? Or what were you going for with the ending? It was lost on me...

Good job.
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The movie was shot to be longer, I actually had to remove one of the earlier scenes we shot... Realistically, cutting it tight, the final version will run somewhere around 9 or 10 minutes. As for the ending of the film, it's supposed to be abrupt in the sense that the characters themselves have 'ran out of time'. I wanted to do something that stomped on any illusion or hope that they might survive. Sure, maybe if they had more time they'd figure something out...but they don't :)

And I'm glad the superman bit is funny! Believe or not, there is characterization purposes behind why we did that.

Thanks for the feedback!
 
John,

I really appreciate your feedback and I'm curious as to why you think the characters look to young. I never thought that way but perhaps it's because I'm looking at the story differently. It's there a certain scene/element in particular that makes it feel like these characters should be older?
 
Geoff_R said:
John,

I really appreciate your feedback and I'm curious as to why you think the characters look to young. I never thought that way but perhaps it's because I'm looking at the story differently. It's there a certain scene/element in particular that makes it feel like these characters should be older?
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I actually thought their ages were perfect. It seems that a lot films in the horror genre feature teens or 20-somethings as the heroes/victims.
 
Lingothree said:
I actually thought their ages were perfect. It seems that a lot films in the horror genre feature teens or 20-somethings as the heroes/victims.
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That is true. A lot of horror films feature teens or 20-somethings. But I'm not sure this story works with younger actors.

Geoff_R said:
John,

I really appreciate your feedback and I'm curious as to why you think the characters look to young. I never thought that way but perhaps it's because I'm looking at the story differently. It's there a certain scene/element in particular that makes it feel like these characters should be older?
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Geoff:

I'm going to watch this one again. This is a very RICH film. I think younger folk are great for slasher type films and stuff like that, especially as lovelorn victims, but a story like Project 47 is just too BIG to have young-LOOKING actors as main characters, unless somehow it's weaved into the story. In the end, the kids might save the day, but they're not the ones who are usually in control of things for most of it.

Don't get me wrong. You have a really good looking film. I'm just not in tune with the casting.

I'll watch it again and try and pinpoint it a bit more.


John G.
 
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