The Watchman a Michael Anthony Horrigan Film

Hey, guys. Thanks for the interest.
I have posted the casting call but have yet to have the "actual" audition yet.
I do have the lead already cast though.

I really have to get moving on this. Auditions will be held at the end of the month. I'm really getting very little help on this one (as usual) so look for me to be doing just about everything. I really wish there was more local interest in film making.

BTW, if anyone here has a talent for storyboarding please let me know.

Cheers,

Mike
 
Mike:

Too bad I'm not there, I'd love to be on the set to help out. Canada is too cold for me anyway, eh?

I always had difficulty storyboarding because my drawing stinks so bad, so I decided to do something about it. I went to the library and got How to Draw What You See by Rudy De Reyna, which was a highly recommended book on the subject. It's a very good book, and I would recommend it to anyone. After practicing with the exercises in the book, I can say that while I'm still a pretty lousy artist, my drawings have drastically improved and I now have a basic understanding of perspective and volume. What I've learned so far have brought me from stick figures to human shapes with visible body positions. The best part is that I can get my ideas across to those involved in the film without having to turn to someone else to draw for me, which means I save a lot of grief.

I didn't think I could draw at all, but after a couple of weeks with the book, I made a huge improvement. Good enough to do basic storyboards anyway.


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Hey, John.

I'm actually a bit of an artist. Here's a mural I painted freehand on my Nephew's wall many years back. Keep in mind that it's about 6 feet wide.

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My problem is my imagination. I can copy just about anything I'm looking at, but to imagine it and then put it to pencil and paper... no dice.

I may look into that book though. :laugh:
 
Wow, that's pretty amazing work! If you can do that you can definitely storyboard. Get some action figures and put them in the positions that you want to give you something to draw from.
 
Yeah, but I found that half the people at this get-together weren't actors. They were filmmakers and writers and cinematographers and make-up people that had in one way or another stumbled upon the group. Seriously, I think it might work. Make a posting on craigslist or something for a meet-up at a local bar and grill. If three people show up then you've made three new contacts. Do it monthly and it will grow as people talk to people. The group here is now big enough to command a discount on drinks at the bar during the meeting.
 
Michael Anthony Horrigan said:
Hey, John.

I'm actually a bit of an artist. Here's a mural I painted freehand on my Nephew's wall many years back. Keep in mind that it's about 6 feet wide.

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My problem is my imagination. I can copy just about anything I'm looking at, but to imagine it and then put it to pencil and paper... no dice.

I may look into that book though. :laugh:
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Wow, Mike... this is impressive! Is it airbrush work? Very nice.
 
Well, you did a great job with it.

I've done a bit of airbrushing. It's a bit tricky but a really neat medium.
 
Nice to see some grabs going up, Mike. How is the production progressing?

How about a small update of where you're at and how it is going!
 
Ted Arabian said:
Nice to see some grabs going up, Mike. How is the production progressing?

How about a small update of where you're at and how it is going!
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It's coming along. I took part of the week off to shoot it and the weather was miserable. It rained every day this week and we even had hail! A large portion of the movie takes place outside so it sucks to be me. I did manage to shoot about 25% of it though. I'm hoping to get half of it in the can so to speak by next week.

I'm a one man crew so it takes me a lot longer to set up a scene. I do have everything edited up to this point so that's a bonus. :)

Thanks for the interest.

Mike
 
You have a quirky storytelling style that I think will fit well with the theme of this fest. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with this time around.

Later,
Jason
 
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