BROKEN the FEATURE FILM - TEST SCENE w/MOVIE STARS

ugafan said:
i thought the whole appeal of "broken" was that it proved you could make a good looking horror film on the cheap. what gives?
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It was. The story got away from us. I do want to make film on a budget but I would like to go up in budget. Can't make a living on $8000 shorts! :beer:

Just trying to make it bro!!!
 
I can vouch for the DVD and its is very much worth it for the price that they are charging. Its also extremely inspiring becuase it shows their hard work is what pulled it off not so much the 8,000 dollar budget.

Also I think making Broken for anything but the budget they need would be doing the film a disservice. I think in todays filmmaking world a budget like that really isnt much considering how much budgets are skyrocketing these days.
 
BROKEN2005 said:
Hey Guys,

Now don't get excited but we shot a few scenes last summer for the feature film version of BROKEN. This scene stars the lovely Paula Garces (Harold and Kumar, The Shield) and Diego Serrano (24, Arli$$). It was shot on the DVX 100a 24p in a day, with a crew made up of mostly students, except for all the department heads.

Goto: http://www.alexferrari.com/work.html and click on "Soulless" (the new name for the BROKEN feature film. Check it out and let me know what you think.

As for updates on the feature version:

We were approached by a ton of hollywood studios and producers but the script Jorge and I wrote was a bit ambitious ($35-$50 million to do it right). The studios weren't willing to give a "first time" director a shot on such a big budget (totally understandable). That's why I wrote my next project "Red Princess Blues" for a $1-$2 million budget in mind, much more doable. As for BROKEN aka SOULLESS, only time will tell if we will ever get to make it.:crybaby:

Anyway gotta move forward. Let me know what you think.
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Great short Alex.Broken or Soulless is a good story. Anyway I'm always cynical about Hollywood film industry politics. Hollywood has spent a ton of money on flops made by veteran movie directors,i.e. my fav director Michael Mann's 2006- MIAMI VICE, The Insider ; John McTierman who directed The Hunt For Red October,Predator,and Die Hard. He bombed out with The Last Action Hero. Hollywood is very good screwing up a good story. I know it's a on going debate on what particulars a movie goer would look at before he decide to go to a movie,the director or the story. My bet is the story. I wonder how many kids know Sam Raimi or Gore Verbinski or Chris Miller?lol. OK I'm stepping down off soap box.:cool:

I think you should go ahead and make SOULLESS with the DVX100A's and send it straight to DVD. That's the whole idea of the DVX or HVX camera anyway...right? And that is to tell Hollywood to "screw you" we can make it ourselves with our cheap 3ccd camera's. I know you want to do it right but hey maybe you can rewrite(there is that Hollywood word) so that you can make it yourself.
 
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Northainan said:
Great short Alex.Broken or Soulless is a good story. Anyway I'm always cynical about Hollywood film industry politics. Hollywood has spent a ton of money on flops made by veteran movie directors,i.e. my fav director Michael Mann's 2006- MIAMI VICE, The Insider ; John McTierman who directed The Hunt For Red October,Predator,and Die Hard. He bombed out with The Last Action Hero. Hollywood is very good screwing up a good story. I know it's a on going debate on what particulars a movie goer would look at before he decide to go to a movie,the director or the story. My bet is the story. I wonder how many kids know Sam Raimi or Gore Verbinski or Chris Miller?lol. OK I'm stepping down off soap box.:cool:

I think you should go ahead and make SOULLESS with the DVX100A's and send it straight to DVD. That's the whole idea of the DVX or HVX camera anyway...right? And that is to tell Hollywood to "screw you" we can make it ourselves with our cheap 3ccd camera's. I know you want to do it right but hey maybe you can rewrite(there is that Hollywood word) so that you can make it yourself.
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Thanks for the kind words man. I don't think we can make the Soulless on a low budget. It's like trying to make The Matrix on $100,000 and MiniDV but don't worry we'll still stick it to the man with our next project :dankk2:

OK, so the media whoreing for "Cyn" has begun. Here is a podcast interview I did for the magazine SheUnlimited in LA: http://www.sheunlimited.com/wp/?p=938

Let me know what you guys think...below

Alex Ferrari: The New Quentin Tarantino? (this is crazy by the way...)

Having founded the Enigma Factory in 1997, Alex Ferrari is well on his way to becoming a film phenomenon. Broken, a short film critically acclaimed by Robert Ebert, the Chicago Sun Times, Film Focus UK and Movies Online among many, many more, is one of the most celebrated short films of recent years- and was astoundingly all shot on an $8000 budget. Among his other successes are Daddy’s Home (a sensitive and thought provoking film on the effects of domestic violence seen through a child’s eyes) and producing Behind Forgotten Eyes (a documentary that tells the story of a few women who bravely came forward and spoke of a time in Korean history which many would like to forget- the taking of more than 200,000 Korean women and girls to serve as sexual slaves).

Cyn, his new film, is a trimmed down version of a longer script he created for his upcoming feature film project called ‘Red Princess Blues’. As he developed the Princess short film, he realised that it had less and less in common with his feature project. So then he created Cyn, which was done for under $1000 and, incredibly in six days. Currently on its journey around the festival circuit, its trailer is available for viewing at www.alittlecyn.com.

Alex Ferrari has a unique talent that has some in the industry comparing him to Quentin Tarantino. His films affect anyone who goes to see them. No matter the subject or the budget, Alex Ferrari approaches each film in a daringly thought provoking way.
 
how did you get the attention of hollywood studios? If i remember correctly this is only a 45min film right? Any big festivals you won? Do you have connections?
 
Inoran said:
how did you get the attention of hollywood studios? If i remember correctly this is only a 45min film right? Any big festivals you won? Do you have connections?
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we got attention of the studios with a 20 min short by the press we created. No major festivals. Yes, we made connections.
 
BROKEN2005 said:
we got attention of the studios with a 20 min short by the press we created. No major festivals. Yes, we made connections.
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I tried clicking on your banner it wouldn't let me. How much does Broken cost? Your film looks inspiring and everything you are doing now is just awesome! What all did you do to market Broken sounds like you did a good job of it :)!
 
Hey Guys,

We'll you asked and we delivered CYN: Web Docs - http://www.alittlecyn.com/webdocs.html

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We'll be updating them with new web docs each week. Keep checking back. Let me know what you guys think. Questions? Comments???? More stuff coming soon!
 
Hey guys,

New web docs up at:http://www.alittlecyn.com/webdocs.html

Color Coreection
An Interview with Alex (Director) & Egon (DP) - we discuss the making of CYn, lighting, color correction and a ton of ther cool stuff.

Kepp an eye out for weekly ew additions to the web docs. Thanks again for the support.:dankk2:
 
Hey Guys,

Check out the new animated prequel to my upcoming feature film call "Red Princess Blues."

Red Princess Blues' Animated teaser trailer just hit. Red Princess Blues Animated: The Book of Violence is an animated short film prequel to Alex Ferrari’s upcoming feature film Red Princess Blues. Artist extraordinaire and Creative Director of the Visual Effects House Numb Robot, Dan Cregan will be making his directorial debut. Alex ferrari will pen the twisted tale as well as produce. RPB Animated is a chance to explore the world of “Princess,” the main character of Red Princess Blues. We hope to have the short done by Fall 2007.

RPB Teaser Trailer: http://www.redprincessblues.com/trailer.html
RPB Official Site: http://www.redprincessblues.com
RPB Wallpapers: http://www.redprincessblues.com/wallpapers.html

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Let me know what you guys think!!!
 
mike d sayin hi!!

mike d sayin hi!!

wow animation looks like a lot of work!!
i just premiered a short project which includes a small animation for a show in s.f , i have broken ,i like the do it your self stuff with the gun effects!and of course the guacamole blaster!
any continues? broken two pieced together,just kidding I'm gonna watch your video
again for a possible new short with director/writer @ Pandora pictures
ill use your DVD for reference were gonna try some effects and get more lighting tips
theres so much though!!!
mike d Oakland ca
 
hey, were all your short films shot with the dvx and the wide angle adapter? ones like license to steal, cyn, and so on? and just for knowledge based purposes.... specificly what wide angle adapter were you using
 
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armenhh said:
hey, were all your short films shot with the dvx and the wide angle adapter? ones like license to steal, cyn, and so on? and just for knowledge based purposes.... specificly what wide angle adapter were you using
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Cyn: HVX200
License to Steal : 35 mm
Broken: DVX100a w/Wide angle adapter
Soulles: DVX100a w/Wide angle adapter
 
joemiked said:
wow animation looks like a lot of work!!
i just premiered a short project which includes a small animation for a show in s.f , i have broken ,i like the do it your self stuff with the gun effects!and of course the guacamole blaster!
any continues? broken two pieced together,just kidding I'm gonna watch your video
again for a possible new short with director/writer @ Pandora pictures
ill use your DVD for reference were gonna try some effects and get more lighting tips
theres so much though!!!
mike d Oakland ca
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Hey thank you bro! Glad the DVD could be of service. Good Luck!!!:violent5:
 
He guys,

After a ton of request here it is. Check it out!:costumed-smiley-047

Film Marketing Workshop: Guerrilla Marketing and Self-Distribution of Your Indie Film
Now Available to buy - 4 hour Audio Book mp3 Download :: $29.99

For more info goto: http://www.enigmafactory.com/workshops_purchase.html

Independent filmmaking is alive and well, its independent distribution that is dead. At a time when "independent" films have to have a star and at least a couple million-dollar budget, how do you get your films seen? Forget Sundance, Miramax, and HBO. These places get hundreds of submissions a year. How do you get your films seen? 

From getting free media coverage to myspace, to film festivals and selling your productions through the Internet and DVD. Alex Ferrari gives you a street-level instruction and real-world examples on how to promote, distribute, and sell your production. He challenges you to assess the real market for your film and provides examples of other filmmakers getting their work out, after their films were turned down by traditional distributors.

Independent producer/director Alex Ferrari’s award-winning short film “BROKEN” (http://www.whatisbroken.com) has accomplished the following using his techniques:
- Screened in over 140 international film festivals, 85% of them without paying a submission fee.
- Had his $8000 short film reviewed by world renowned film critic Roger Ebert
- Self distributed the film on DVD and sold over 5000 units (@ $19.95) using only his website
- Attracted over 3 million unique visitors to the films website (nearly all for free)
- Has been reviewed or mentioned in over 350 world-wide news outlets including industry juggernauts:
(Ain’t It Cool News, JoBlo.com, Dark Horizons.com, Latino Review.com, Yahoo News, Movies Online.ca)
- Garnered interest from major Hollywood film studios
- Spawn a book on the film “The Art of BROKEN”

Topics covered:
- Website Design (Your image)
- Power of a Movie Trailer
- Guerrilla Marketing Techniques
- Mega Movie Sites
- The power of Myspace
- Film Festivals (how to use them and not get ripped off)
- Feature Film vs Short Film Marketing
- Self Distribution
- Online Distribution
- Selling and Renting your film online
- and much more...

Stay tuned for upcoming workshops from The Enigma Factory Workshops at: http://www.enigmafactory.com/workshops.html

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE: http://www.enigmafactory.com/workshops_purchase.html

Thanks so much and we hope you enjoy the program.

Best,
The Enigma Factory Workshops
workshops@enigmafactory.com
 
BROKEN2005 said:
Hey Guys,

Now don't get excited but we shot a few scenes last summer for the feature film version of BROKEN. This scene stars the lovely Paula Garces (Harold and Kumar, The Shield) and Diego Serrano (24, Arli$$). It was shot on the DVX 100a 24p in a day, with a crew made up of mostly students, except for all the department heads.

Goto: http://www.alexferrari.com/work.html and click on "Soulless" (the new name for the BROKEN feature film. Check it out and let me know what you think.

As for updates on the feature version:

We were approached by a ton of hollywood studios and producers but the script Jorge and I wrote was a bit ambitious ($35-$50 million to do it right). The studios weren't willing to give a "first time" director a shot on such a big budget (totally understandable). That's why I wrote my next project "Red Princess Blues" for a $1-$2 million budget in mind, much more doable. As for BROKEN aka SOULLESS, only time will tell if we will ever get to make it.:crybaby:

Anyway gotta move forward. Let me know what you think.
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Good job Alex!--- As an actor/ film maker, I know what kind of work goes into that, and you are good. Also, shooting for
1-2 Mill for the next feature is much more realistic for big studio producers. We all know how hard it is to raise funds. That's the most frustrating thing! I've worked on things from both sides, I played Gerry Torciano on the Sopranos and also done my own shoe string budget movies as well-- acting, directing, writting etc... That's what happens when you get tired of waiting for the phone to ring..... anyway good luck on furure projects. John
 
Hey Guys,

Just wanted to drop you a line and let you know that my new animated short film "Red Princess Blues Animated: The Book of Violence is available online to watch for free at: http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=30680335

It's seven minutes and stars the lovely Paula Garces (Harold and Kumar 1 & 2)
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I'm planning to shot the live action feature on the RED. Any experiences out there with the camera? Let me know what you guys think of the anime short film.:kali:
 
Yawn, but nice. Why did she "turn on the tv" when she walked in the room, but we never hear it and she never watches it?

...and if you have a nice woman in the shower, then show her taking a shower. A nice side nude shot would've been nice and classy.

The rest was slow and mundane. Good camera, good acting. Soap opera dialogue.
 
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