"On The Lot" tonight

okay, I'm not going to rip on anyone too much here because for the time constraints, these guys did an absolutely amazing job. But everyone was so amped up about "Time Out" and I just watched it online (the whole thing)....... the thing doesn't make any sense. All these major Hollywood producers/directors (Spielberg is the first to say this) preach "it's about the story first. It's about the story first". This had nothing to do with story. It was about the effects. It's almost as if they're promoting this new generation of filmmakers to go for the flashy effect first, then story/character second. Very disappointing. (although the effect was pretty cool).

Question: Are they scoring these things within 24 hours too? Or is the show just adding music later to make it look better? Because when they scored "Time Out" on the show, they showed an abbreviated verion of the short film, which means they would've had to tinker with the score to make it fit. Further making me think that these guys didn't score it (or at least they didn't score it until later). If they're scoring this thing too within 24 hours, all 30 of these guys should get an office on the lot. I'm impressed.
 
c.g._eads said:
Question: Are they scoring these things within 24 hours too? Or is the show just adding music later to make it look better? Because when they scored "Time Out" on the show, they showed an abbreviated verion of the short film, which means they would've had to tinker with the score to make it fit. Further making me think that these guys didn't score it (or at least they didn't score it until later). If they're scoring this thing too within 24 hours, all 30 of these guys should get an office on the lot. I'm impressed.
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i'm sure the editors of the show have access to the filmmaker's cuts, so they can slip and slide and tweak as they fit, especially to make the music edits work in their cutdowns of the shorts. i heard a few "iffy" music edits in there.

speaking of which, for a show about filmmaking, the sound up of princess leia saying "for luck" during the opening is... i'll be nice.. unprofessional. the sound up obviously comes from a stereo comp so the music is married to the dialogue. speilberg is an executive producer on this and they can't get the show's editors a master with splits?
 
Kenny Luby's is my favorite (the last one on that list).

However, I noticed something interesting about that list. Now, assuming the numeral reference that each movie has chronicles when it was actually submitted, the evidence points to a troubling trend.

The contestants on this list submitted their movies at

17992
874
11080
159
7840
2063
2445
784
411
30
595
3083
1619
60
22486
109
399
16071

Okay, now let me rearrange that list for you.

30
60
109
159
399
411
595
874
1619
2063
2445
3083
7840
11080
16071
17992
22486

Approximately HALF of the contestants chosen submitted their movie within the first 1000 entries. Over the next 23,000 entries, the other 50% were chosen. Hmm, does this sound to you like certain producers became overwhelmed with the entries and just kind of left it to the internet people to decide? (And of course there's going to be more feedback and more views on movies that have been on the site longer).

I of course did this since I submitted my film on the last day and this clearly support my theory on why I wasn't chosen. :)
 
I thought the first 50 were solely down to the internet polling and had nothing to do with the producers.
 
hahaha. i just watched some of the 24 hour films and saw the cop from the first die hard and the old landlady from kingpin. "you really shook something loose there tiger...."
 
Can we talk about how obnoxious that Jeff guy was - the way he told Marty "Uhhh..... dude, just so you know, you can't get the light from the dark" when he was underexposing slightly outdoors to preserve highlight detail. And then (spoiler) Jeff's abrupt shift from bully to crybaby at the end when he got eliminated, complaining about his crappy video camera and having to work all week. Easily the most satisfying elimination so far, although the Wes Anderson-looking guy bombing the first pitch was pretty good, too.

I have to admit I thought the VFX short film was going to be an utter failure, so kudos to them for actually pulling it off.
 
What I rather watched instead of the endless bitching between contestants (although that was rather entertaining) is the process itself. What equipments were they actually given beside a DVX? Dolly? Lighting? How much time did they rehearse with the actors, if any; how hard was it for them to write a script?

I guess the producers figured the average TV viewers won't be interested in any of this stuff and instead we get a reality show that's exactly like any other. It's passable entertainment but there's just nothing new; I can predict most of the things that people will say.
 
All right everyone, Oklahoma is 1349.64 miles away. If I get in the car right now, I can have Terry hogtied by this time tomorrow night. Wish me luck! :)
 
watching now. Im routing for the girl from Brooklyn. I like the way she took it too her partner who was giving her ****.
 
I'm glad they cut that guy. He wasn't a team player and blew the opportunity with his ego. It was embarassing to see him cry.
 
Isaac_Brody said:
I'm glad they cut that guy. He wasn't a team player and blew the opportunity with his ego. It was embarassing to see him cry.
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Oddly enough I googled around a bit to try and find the film he submitted to The Lot, and ended up getting his IMDB page instead - where I discovered he was one of two editors on a film I'm looking forward to seeing (hopefully soon) called The Foot Fist Way. I don't know too much about it, just that it's an off-the-wall low-budget comedy that has David Gordon Green's approval. And one of my favorite comedians, Patton Oswalt, has also been a vocal supporter of it.

I guess some of it might've been the editing, but I still though Jeff made an ass of himself. Marty more or less acted the way I would given that situation (kind of passive-aggressive, eventually losing his cool) and more or less wanted to be left alone to do his thing. The results speak for themselves...
 
First of all, Rick Astley is a great singer. His voice is amazing. So I will happily click any link given, whether it's supposed to be what it is or not. Having said that, I thought the "click here - tee hee hee" wrong-link hoax died five years ago.

As for that guy that got sent packing, he was a douchebag. And I'm happy we don't have to deal with him anymore. I found the movie that got him on the show. This is a perfect example that competitions like this are B.S. and they really aren't about the quality of the product. His movie was a preview for a tennis movie he made which looked utterly awful. There was nothing exemplery about it whatsoever. I was thinking, "how did this movie get him on the show?" And then there it was. He somehow got Kate Bosworth to be in his movie (friend of a friend maybe?) And so the same thing that happens at places like Sundance and Toronto (you got a star in your film? You're in!) I guess happens "On the Lot" as well. So there you have it. That's why he was so insecure. That's why he was out after first cuts. Seeya!
 
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