"Sixty Seconds" an Anthony Misiano film

[armisiano]

Here we go, my first time submitting something for a DVX Fest - I'm very excited.
"Sixty Seconds" is the story of an inventor and his wife, and the possibility of the amazing.
Done very much in the mood of a "Tales from the Crypt" episode, this nearly one man operation should be a lot of fun, and probably a lot of stress. It's September 25th, and I'm beginning preproduction (talk about cutting it close). I'm hoping to get everything done pretty much JUST in time, so wish me luck.

The screenplay is written by Wallace Wang, the story is his and my own.
I'll be doing basically everything else: producer, director, cinematographer, costumer & makeup artist, editor and composer, and more than likely actor as well. Ah well, I've done it before and had pretty good results. My ulcer is in the mail, thanks to UPS it should be here on time.

 

[Simon Höfer]

Welcome to the fest!

 

[pauly_the_hitman]

I just got my ulcer today, so shipping is right on schedule. Good luck.
Pauly

 

[armisiano]

Alrighty, well, everything seems on it's way. Rehearsals are going well, and shooting dates are set (talk about cutting it close, I shoot on the 17th & 18th of OCTOBER!!!), and things are, well, a little costly, but moving along. I hope to have a poster up within 2 to 3 days as well as cast photos.

 

[armisiano]

Actually, here are the cast photos now.

Firstly, Anthony Misiano will be playing Harold.

That's right, lil' ol' me. I'll also be serving as director and cinematographer as well as taking care of all post production work.
Second, Wendy Savage will be playing Harold's wife, Dorothy.

Wendy was kind enough to also assist in costuming the production.

Also, Ryan Cerutti (newly appointed) will be serving as camera operator, and Loicia Ware will operate the boom.

 

[armisiano]

Here's a photo of a recently completed prop/costume piece I made.

I used vintage protective work goggles, drilled holes in the sides where I wanted the LED's, sanded down the LED's plastic "bulbs" so that the light emitted was diffused instead of a point, fitted them into the holes, wired them together (positive to positive, negative to negative)

Attached a resister to the positive end and ran it through a hole I drilled in the goggles, and attached a long wire to it as well as to the negative end of the first LED which was also ran out through the hole.

The exact same process was used of course for both "eyes", and eventually powered by a 9V battery. Well, two 9V batteries actually, one for each side, which I stash in my back poket after running the wires down the back of my shirt.

 

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Wicked! Wicked! Wicked!

Love the goggles, dude.

Cheers,

Mike

 

[AmyO]

Cool goggles. You'll be all set for Halloween, too. Let us know how it goes.

 

[stinkpot]

I gotta get me a pair of those.
:beer:

 

[Mike Insane]

Wow, you got my interest. Great looking prop! I completly know how it is to do it all by yourself. But the upside is you get to learn all of the lessons rather than just the lessons of just one role. Good luck. I'm looking foreward to seeing your film.

 

[armisiano]

Had a photoshoot much earlier tonight for the poster. Should be done and posted within 30 more minutes.

 

[armisiano]

 

[Simon Höfer]

Ha! Love the poster!

 

[armisiano]

Some shots leading up to the taping this coming weekend.
First, prepping what will be a piece of set decoration, an ash tray full of old cigarettes.
Fill the ash tray with cigarettes, light the center, let'em burn down, and repeat. I'm gonna do this for about 2 more packs worth. I've kept all the cut off filtered ends to mash down into it all as the last step.

And then my ball, being spray painted to de-hannah-montana-ize it.

And lastly, the set (it's nowhere near that wide, this is a stitched together pano shot) completely nude and undressed.

 

[Kyle Stebbins]

(this is a stitched together pano shot) completely nude and undressed.

Ah, just how we like it. :beer:

 

[armisiano]

I give you my latest work of art. I call it, "Wendy in Kitchen + Broom in Kitchen = Wendy Impaled Through with Broom in Kitchen".

Just another pre production preview.

 

[Edgen]

ha!! those props rock! Looking forward to seeing your entry. I love things with diods, batteries, and wires.

/j

 

[armisiano]

Going through "panic mode" now. I like to think it happens to everyone. I shoot in about 40 hours from now, and I have all the insecurities surfacing and running around my brain. Did I rehearse enough? Should I have storyboarded more? Will my lighting look good? What exactly WILL my lighting setup be? Did I forget anything? Did I forget anything else? Ugh.

Breathe.

 

[Richard J. Johnson]

Going through "panic mode" now. I like to think it happens to everyone. I shoot in about 40 hours from now, and I have all the insecurities surfacing and running around my brain. Did I rehearse enough? Should I have storyboarded more? Will my lighting look good? What exactly WILL my lighting setup be? Did I forget anything? Did I forget anything else? Ugh.

Breathe.

Once you get rolling you will be fine. If you put the time and effort into shooting this thing as you did with the props it should be one hell a film. This is my first fest too and I went the other direction. No lighting, No Props, No Rehersals, No storyboards, Just down and dirty with the DVX. I think it works for my short but my peers will be the judge. But good luck, it looks Ill.

 

[armisiano]

Here are some screen grabs. No color correction or anything yet, just resized down.