RobertE presents "Hellebore"

Edgen said:
Looking forward to seeing this one. I dig your storyboard :) Once the fest is on its way, it would be great to see more shots of those. The dead Sandy money shot looks pretty slick. Poor girl.

/j
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Thanks. And I'm really looking forward to seeing yours. I really like the poster.

I plan to include some more BTS shots and screen shots from the movie as we get going. A lot of BTS stuff would give the movie away (**spoilers**) so I'm waiting until we get rolling.

I really like working with storyboards and shot lists. That's just the way I work. It made the production go a lot smoother with everybody on the same page, literally and figuratively.
 
RobertE said:
I really like working with storyboards and shot lists. That's just the way I work. It made the production go a lot smoother with everybody on the same page, literally and figuratively.
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Robert... WIThout a DOubt! Storyboards for me kept everything in line. Even though i was not looking at them during the actual shoot, but just drawing them out and studying the days before hand was invaluable. I knew exactly what I wanted and made everything go that much smoother. Of course, things do change when you get on set, but its a fantastic 'base plate' if you will.

Looking forward to seeing your flick too!
cheers,
/j
 
I agree completely. I admire someone that can work that way. I saw your storyboards. Very nice my man.

I actually storyboarded the idea first and then asked Brian Dillion to write it. Then we re-wrote. Then I storyboarded each shot. It was great for the actors and the crew to see how each shot was envisioned and it's uncanny how the shots turned out so much like the storyboard.

In one scene, we shot at night, around and in a swimming pool. With the storyboards and a location map, the lighting guy, Steve Deeble, was able to map out the lighting, and the camera locations were mapped out for each shot. We were able to shoot the entire scene in one night (one very late night).

I look forward to seeing BOTH of your entries.
 
Posted Cast and Crew above.

I had the wonderful opportunity to work with a number of very talented people. This movie could not have been made without them. "The sum of the parts is greater than the whole" is very true for this production.

I look forward to working with them again!
 
Blaine said:
Did you shoot in Murrieta?
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Blaine,

Sorry I missed your post earlier. Yes, it was all shot in and around Murrieta. Four different locations. Are you familiar with the Murrieta area?

I was able to draw talent from San Diego and Riverside to Orange County. Good people!
 
Posted more production stills above.

Check out Brian Dillon, Assistant Director, dressing a 'hand' with blood and chunks.
 
Love the stills. Makes me wish I had more behind the scenes footage.

Most of my behind the scenes footage is of just people bitching about the bugs or myself complaining about the stench.

Great location.... :thumbup:
 
Rubix³ said:
Love the stills. Makes me wish I had more behind the scenes footage.

Most of my behind the scenes footage is of just people bitching about the bugs or myself complaining about the stench.

Great location.... :thumbup:
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Yeah, it was nice having a photographer on the sets. He's got this awesome camera and we ended up with over 200 photos.

So where did you shoot? With all the bugs and all?
 
HorseFilms said:
It looks like you had a nice cast/crew for this. It's looking good!:beer:
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Yeah, great team. That makes all the difference I think. Working with people that you enjoy working with and having fun creating a product.

BTW, Congrats again on your upload. I'm really looking forward to your flick. It makes it all the more worth it considering the challenges that you had.
 
RobertE said:
That makes all the difference I think. Working with people that you enjoy working with and having fun creating a product.
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That's what this is all about for me. :beer::beer: I'm glad to hear more people with that line of thinking.

Thanks, man!
 
RobertE said:
Yeah, it was nice having a photographer on the sets. He's got this awesome camera and we ended up with over 200 photos.

So where did you shoot? With all the bugs and all?
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Woods in IL. It's a water reclamation district "forbidden" to the public due to the insects.

It must be great having a photographer on set. Hell, I'm already missing the memories we created out on location.
 
Rubix³ said:
Woods in IL. It's a water reclamation district "forbidden" to the public due to the insects.

It must be great having a photographer on set. Hell, I'm already missing the memories we created out on location.
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I agree with the 'missed memories'. Half the fun is in the journey and when it's all over, like now, when we're waiting to view our movies, it's fun to look back and go... "Wow, did we do that?"

One thing I like to do is have instructions with the DP about calling "Cut". Sometimes I'll ask him to keep the camera rolling after "Cut" until I call "Cut Camera". That let's us pick up stuff, kinda like BTS, after the shot. The cast doesn't know about that either, so we get some neat, natural dialog and expressions after the shot.
 
RobertE said:
I agree with the 'missed memories'. Half the fun is in the journey and when it's all over, like now, when we're waiting to view our movies, it's fun to look back and go... "Wow, did we do that?"

One thing I like to do is have instructions with the DP about calling "Cut". Sometimes I'll ask him to keep the camera rolling after "Cut" until I call "Cut Camera". That let's us pick up stuff, kinda like BTS, after the shot. The cast doesn't know about that either, so we get some neat, natural dialog and expressions after the shot.
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That's a perfect idea... I'll probably do that next time I'm behind the camera.

I'm an actor first, so I was usually the one explaining & setting up the shots. Then it was my people who did the actual filming. Any time I wasn't on camera, I was filming.

In other words, when they film it's a nice blend of "24" style realism in (the jittery spider-braced handhelds) combined with shots when I film - semi-experienced (but far from pro) shots from my newfound geekdom over the DVX.

I am DEFINITELY using the RobertE cut-camera tactic next time. :beer:
 
Rubix³ said:
In other words, when they film it's a nice blend of "24" style realism in (the jittery spider-braced handhelds) combined with shots when I film - semi-experienced (but far from pro) shots from my newfound geekdom over the DVX.

I am DEFINITELY using the RobertE cut-camera tactic next time. :beer:
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Wow... I can't believe you used "24" as an example. When I saw your screen shots, I thought, that guy looks a little like Kiefer... and if he had a bag instead of the gun over his shoulder?

Good luck to you and your flick. I can't wait to see it!
 
luster said:
every time i see it, the title of this one intrigues me.
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Luster,

Check my post #6 in this thread. The working title for this movie was "Plant Food". That may give you a hint as to what it's about.
 
Hello -

Good work overall. Some of your acting was a little bit flat. And the story didn't really come full circle for me - it just kind of...ended. The plant monster attack at the end would have been a sufficient ending if we didn't already know that the plants were on the offensive, but that wasn't the case.

The pool scene looked really great. I liked the look of the vine attack.

I think you could have benefited from some cuts to tighter shots/close ups on your actors, particularly in the scene with the FBI dude and the scientist. Perhaps this would have allowed us to connect more with the characters, and to make the acting a little more engaging.

Daisy was amazing.
 
gwmesler said:
I give you a 10 for shooting underwater!
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Thank you. Yeah, it wasted a whole camera, but hey, I'm hoping to win the HVX200!

Actually, we didn't shoot underwater. I'll explain how we did that shot later.
 
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