Winter, a Fairy Tale

In a garage? I suppose you're using more than the garge door opener light ;)

I love the lighting!

Looking forward to this one. I like ambiance and it looks like you caught it.
 
Hey Kurt,
Actually we just opened the door and let a little light under it. We figured out we could adjust the levels this way too.

Cast and Crew update: The "dad" wound up in the ER Sunday night. He has pneumonia. Our craft services person has some sort of cough (she didn't cough on the food though) Also sick and in bed are: creative artist, technical artist, sound guy, and the director. It's amazing. Not one person bailed during the weekend. Everyone stuck it out and then as soon as I called cut for the last time it was like someone cut all the power to the cast and crew. We didn't even leave the house where the set was built for another 5 hours. I was asleep on a couch.

However, we are all very happy with the initial results. There is still a long way to go between now and upload and not much time remaining.
 
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As one of the Crew members on the set, I can proudly say that the film is starting to really shape up as well as we had hoped. Just for the record, Will is not exaggerating when he writes tales of woe and despair (and by despair I mean coughing and hacking) but I'll be damned if anybody complained or whined.

Seeing the screen grabs makes it all worth it. :)

-Dave
 
I have to say I am still amazed at the professionalism of the all volunteer crew and cast I was able to work with on this film. Everyone pitched in and never asked for anything. On several occasions, crew and cast used their own money to help get this short film done. From costume rental to ink for printing props never used, everyone was amazing in their generosity and dedication to the goal. I would gladly work with every last one of them again, and plan to. (Every one except Dave, man, all he did was complain.)
I've moved the screenies to the front of the thread so you don't have to go a lookin' for them anymore.
Well, back to work.
 
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Will, I am really liking the look of your film. Is this a "period" piece? Some of those etched glass panels give me that feeling.

Sorry about the epidemic on the set... Glad that you have a group of troopers who never bailed on you.

Looking forward to the final cut!

-Ted
 
Yeah, I said before it's really cool to see all of the sets in this fest. And I can't wait to see the film, then hopefully you will post a BTS thing about exactly how cheap the set really is. Be helpful to others in the future.
 
Our set is constructed of Masonite and the really cheap 1x2x8 strips at Home Depot. Dollar General for the curtains. My parents house for everything else. Everyone involved in the shoot brought something to put in the scene. We made the map and the leather sleeve for it. I may have to post pics of the stuff. It really made the difference. Total outlay for the set was, around 500. The "windows" are acetate and my art guy works at the place where they were printed. In real life they are not so pretty, but even he was impressed with the way they look now. I'm sure we could have spent less, but I don't know how much. Our biggest hindrance to shooting was the walls are eight feet and the actor is 6'5" You see where I'm going with this. I spent a lot of time not shooting up at him.
 
Yeah, I have the same thing with my set. Low walls! I didn't feel like building the set any taller than what I already had for pieces. So a doors are headerless... the Blinds are strung to a pipe... The walls are pretty much entirely fabric! Which is great for moving the camera around!!!

Looking forward to you (and the crews/casts) film, Will!!!
 
I did too with my set. But fortunately, the floorboards are basically all covered up with furniture, so I was able to raise the wood paneling up higher.
 
That works! I do have to be careful of my low shots as well! It is totally a film set and not a theatre set!!! LOL!
 
I'm really jealous of you Ted. You have a whole theatre to work with. I'm trying to secure a warehouse location to start using as a soundstage. It's funny though. The only things I've found are the super huge industrial complexes or storage buildings. Still looking though. We're starting a couple of new projects while I'm finishing this one up and it's looking like we're going to be needing Green Screen capabilities for more than a little of them.
Building a set to shoot on was a really great experience. NExt time it'ss go much more quickly and smoothly.
Good luck to everyone.
 
Wild Imagination, great costumes and production design. Really seems to add weight to the proceedings. Looking forward to your film.
 
Thanks Mentat.
We worked really hard to find clothing we thought would help sell the idea of it being set in the late 1800s. Our actors were great sports and really enjoyed "playing dress up." I watched the trailer to your film. Looks like quite a project.
 
Well, I was very fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with some of the finest people on this project. We reviewed the footage from last week and decided the best thing we could do was reshoot the scene. For one actor, this meant another trip to the costume shop and a four hour drive from Houston to Austin. I am so thankful to have the best cast and crew, ever. So we spent a couple of hours in my friends garage again and I think we have some really good stuff this time.
 
Just saw the first pass of the film and it is looking fantastic. The visuals are strong, the music is great and the performances are inspired all the way around.

If this is supposed to be about "Love", then I would say the mark has been hit:Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

-Dave
 
I gave the rough out edit to the composer today so he can start on it. It gives him the ideas he needs to be able to start writing the score. I'm now going back over the edit and tuning it up.
 
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