FAT MONSTER FILMS presents "O2" ... Every. Breath. Counts.

Tim is shooting the "I Hate Kate" video and I'm on the road. I'm working on a new revised script based on some great notes from some readers here. We're extremely enthused by how this is coming together.
 
conrad_johnson said:
Also, I'm at war with you with the low star count. I'm winning suckas!
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Oh Gee! Somebody must have recognized the true excellence of your thread and thereby rated you a five because I see that you no longer are beating us in the low star derby. So solly cholly. We still suck the most!!!
 
Darn. Well I tried.

I wonder who did that? They must really like me!

Hey, If you need any help with sound, I'd love to be of service.

-Joey
 
I am still holding onto my stars for this thread... just in case you need it, Mark!

I am ready to plop down a big, fat notta for you!

:happy:
 
Up in Victorville shooting the I HATE KATE video. On the iphone and will try uploading a couple pix:

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Um, hey guys, some jackass gave my thread 3 stars. Can you please come over and help knock us down? I will not be able to sleep at night this fest knowing Fat Monster's thread is rated lower than mine.
 
Pretty cool "Light Ring-thing" you have there. Can you tell us more about that? The image looks great in the monitors.

:thumbsup:
 
I HATE KATE music video

I HATE KATE music video

The Monster was out in force this weekend shooting Glassnote Recording Artists "I HATE KATE" for the first of two singles commissioned by the label. I can't say enough about the crew and especially Tim (who came up with the concept and directed), Matty_g (who was DP) and Luis (Siniarch) who covered so many bases that Tim ended up dubbing him "Super Luis."

Here's some frames from the concept portion of the video shot Saturday (no color correction and reduced in size):

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Tim has developed a unique style that centers on interesting characters who perform in somewhat ambiguous and metaphorical settings that require some interpretation by the viewer.

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We got to use our first Ritter Fan for wind effects and we also learned that you have to request the camlock cables when you order one AND you have to be sure your generator has camlock connectors. In our case the rental agency said FOUR TIMES it did and it wasn't until we got on set that we found out they lied (they didn't even know what camlock connectors were and had just guessed). Fortunately, we had a master electrician on set and he hard wired our fan to the generator (not a feat for the timid or inexperienced). Here's his amazing wiring job directly to the generator bus:

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We got the fan positioned in front of the band and everybody watched with interest to see what would happen:

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All hell broke loose!

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The biggest lesson I learned was that when you turn the Ritter Fan off it is best to find an excuse not to be around the set for cleanup:

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LMAO!!! That is great, Mark!

Nice grabs, guys. Love the look. (and check out those FMF chairs! Sweet!)

Awesome news, can't wait to see the video! :thumbsup:

-Ted

btw... LOVE THE LADDER! :love4:
 
Ted Arabian said:
So tell me about this set... did you guys build it? Did you rent the space? Did the band arrange the location?
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We've never built a set before, but we decided to go for it in the back of a friend's Glass shop (we were able to pay for the location, but got a great deal through a friend.) It was quite interesting and nerve racking because if it failed the whole video would have been f'd. Building a set is scary because you don't know if it worked until you're done and it's too late.

This was probably the most adversity we've faced on a shoot so far. The generator and fan thing was frickin ridiculous. There are so many ways we got screwed, thank god for people like Luis. Matty did a great job and I think we nailed what we were going for. Unfortunately we're in the midst of editing the last video we shot, along w/ the festival version of Where The Heart Lies. This, along with shooting two more videos this month. We're going to try and get this edited sometime soon.

Also, we were going to try and get an Art Director on board, but decided to handle it ourselves. You'll have to let us know how we did when the vid is done.
 
From the grabs, the set looks great, Tim. Esp the ones lit for the businessman sitting in front of the TV and on the bed. Looks really great.
 
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