Norm Sanders (fka "Envision") Presents ....

Ahem, moving on ..... ;)


Geoff_R said:
Nice :) Always a fan of your work, Norm.
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Thanks, Geoff, that's huge coming from you! I'm embarrassed to say I just saw Ghost (your banner - must have missed it before in LoveFest due to non-compete) ... really enjoyed it. Loved the camera work & performances ... FINALLY got the story at the end, which is when I think you intended the audience too, so solid work. :)


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As for the story, I've got leads out to a few people now to see what ideas they come up with. I was talking to my wife's father last night (HUGE Twilight Zone fan), and I have high hopes on ideas he may come up with, which will likely be on the darker side ....

For example, for anyone who's familiar with WHERE SILENCE FALLS, which took 2nd in DramaFest (Behind Geoff!) ... I was telling this story to my father-in-law, of a story that can have 3 acts in 6 minutes or less, and when I finished he goes "You know what would have been an even bigger twist at the end, would have been to have the father hauled away by the cops, and the bloodied neighbor goes back into his house, looking sad & defeated .... then goes to his basement, walks downstairs and approaches ANOTHER child he had gagged and bound down there the whole time." I about fell out of my chair, as that ending would have really rattled people's cages, I think. The audience would have hated him based on what they presumed, then felt sorry for him when Ryan was found okay, then go back to hating him even worse in the end in utter shock! Also, to know that the father, and the cops were SO close to possibly catching this guy, only to have things turned upside down by another matter.

So again ... high hopes for a solid story here in the next several days to week. :)
 
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Norm Sanders said:
Ahem, moving on ..... ;)





Thanks, Geoff, that's huge coming from you! I'm embarrassed to say I just saw Ghost (your banner - must have missed it before in LoveFest due to non-compete) ... really enjoyed it. Loved the camera work & performances ... FINALLY got the story at the end, which is when I think you intended the audience too, so solid work. :)


EDIT:
As for the story, I've got leads out to a few people now to see what ideas they come up with. I was talking to my wife's father last night (HUGE Twilight Zone fan), and I have high hopes on ideas he may come up with, which will likely be on the darker side ....

For example, for anyone who's familiar with WHERE SILENCE FALLS, which took 2nd in DramaFest (Behind Geoff!) ... I was telling this story to my father-in-law, of a story that can have 3 acts in 6 minutes or less, and when I finished he goes "You know what would have been an even bigger twist at the end, would have been to have the father hauled away by the cops, and the bloodied neighbor goes back into his house, looking sad & defeated .... then goes to his basement, walks downstairs and approaches ANOTHER child he had gagged and bound down there the whole time." I about fell out of my chair, as that ending would have really rattled people's cages, I think. The audience would have hated him based on what they presumed, then felt sorry for him when Ryan was found okay, then go back to hating him even worse in the end in utter shock! Also, to know that the father, and the cops were SO close to possibly catching this guy, only to have things turned upside down by another matter.

So again ... high hopes for a solid story here in the next several days to week. :)
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Wow, your father-in-law has some issues... :huh:




(kidding!)
 
Norm Sanders said:
Ahem, moving on ..... ;)





Thanks, Geoff, that's huge coming from you! I'm embarrassed to say I just saw Ghost (your banner - must have missed it before in LoveFest due to non-compete) ... really enjoyed it. Loved the camera work & performances ... FINALLY got the story at the end, which is when I think you intended the audience too, so solid work. :)


EDIT:
As for the story, I've got leads out to a few people now to see what ideas they come up with. I was talking to my wife's father last night (HUGE Twilight Zone fan), and I have high hopes on ideas he may come up with, which will likely be on the darker side ....

For example, for anyone who's familiar with WHERE SILENCE FALLS, which took 2nd in DramaFest (Behind Geoff!) ... I was telling this story to my father-in-law, of a story that can have 3 acts in 6 minutes or less, and when I finished he goes "You know what would have been an even bigger twist at the end, would have been to have the father hauled away by the cops, and the bloodied neighbor goes back into his house, looking sad & defeated .... then goes to his basement, walks downstairs and approaches ANOTHER child he had gagged and bound down there the whole time." I about fell out of my chair, as that ending would have really rattled people's cages, I think. The audience would have hated him based on what they presumed, then felt sorry for him when Ryan was found okay, then go back to hating him even worse in the end in utter shock! Also, to know that the father, and the cops were SO close to possibly catching this guy, only to have things turned upside down by another matter.

So again ... high hopes for a solid story here in the next several days to week. :)
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Holy crap thats good!! You'd have needed 2 more minutes MINIMUM for that, so an 8 min total. But damn thats a nice way to f*ck with the audience :-)
 
Thanks, DJ, on the kudos for BERILN! Did you buy a copy?? :grin: I've still got to move as many of those as possible! I'll be bringing a case with me to the cast & crew party tomorrow night, which so far looks like an attendance of 42 people. I'll have extra copies there for anyone that wants to buy them on discount on the spot.

Speaking of which, Shawn & Ken, look forward to seeing you guys there! Screening in the restaurant will simply be a HD version of the film from the laptop, via projector, and then some Klipsch 2.1 set up I just got at Best Buy to pump out the sound (surprisingly crisp & loud set up).

Oh, and as far as story, I'm onto something ... ran it past my father-in-law tonight, and think I'll keep pushing down this path I'm on right now. Has a good creep factor to it & lots of potential. He had a great idea as well, but was going to involve way too much costume, set design, and locations (i.e. WAY more money than I want to spend or can).
 
I'm looking forward to finally seeing Berlin! That's cool you're showing it in HD. :) I'm also excited about trying one of the famous Spanish Coffee's at Huber's. I never got around to going back after the shoot to get one.

As far as Twilight fest, I'm happy to see you're jumping in with what sounds like a cool script! This is going to be an exciting fest for Portland... I've heard murmurings of maybe some other locals jumping in. :) And it's my goal to help them all out. So, if you need a smartass on set to hold a boom pole, let me know!
 
Ken, you're ALWAYS a joy to work with, and utmost professional. You also manage to help get good sound every time. :) So yeah, I'd work with you any day you want to!

As far as the HD, I COULD crank out a really high bit rate of the film, but then I'd be afraid of the laptop possibly choking on it, etc. ... so I'll just play from the standard 4.8MB/second one that's included into the DVD Rom section of the DVD, so people can also see what they've got on their discs. I'll probably also play some of the blooper stuff, and just show them all the content they've got in there. I think they'll be impressed ... or at least I hope so!
 
Hey Ben, thanks! Looking forward to it as well, though not sure how I'll fare against the powers of what you tend to pull out of your sleeves!

Thanks, Justin. You in this one too yet? Your graphic work always simply amazes me ... your banner is uber cool, and really dig the blues/glows coming off of the sheet music!
 
Let me know when you've got your thread up, so I can keep up on what you're doing! Just looked, didn't see one for you ... as compared to mine when I don't even have a locked story or title yet, lol, but started one anyway (helps me to commit)! :grin:
 
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