COLD CALLS by John Whalen featuring Blanchard Ryan (OpenWater) & Ben Bailey (CashCab)

I love Mike's version of the poster. However the new text does give it a 1970's Marvel comic feel. The original with the flesh tone mouth was the scariest for me.

I'm always looking for story board templates so thanks for putting that one up there. Of course, I rarely wind up having the time to do a full storyboard because I get caught up with building sets, finding gear, etc...

Show us some photos damn it! The poster got me all excited to see the film so I waiting here with anticipation :)
 
I agree about the title font on the new poster. Something is off for me. I think the warp is off to an extent and the two lines don't maintain a unanimous composure. But maybe that's just me. Great work overall. I wish I lived closer because I would totally be there for the shoot (whether I was welcome or not :grin:) Best of luck, guys!
 
thanks for the comments, yeah the warp on the billing block is still not right

You guys know it is a comedy ... right?

As the poster is often the first interaction with your audience, leading the audience to think it was a horror film before they see it would be a big mistake. So scarier is not the preference. Yeah we're getting away from the videodrome / naked lunch feel, which while very cool, are not close to this movie in tone content or feel.
 
Mike Insane said:
I love Mike's version of the poster. However the new text does give it a 1970's Marvel comic feel. The original with the flesh tone mouth was the scariest for me.
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Perhaps I should provide a little explanation for the choices I made with the design..

Telemarketing is today's version of door-to-door salesman. Digital technology and computer databases have replaced the need for someone to physically knock on your door and try to sell you some worthless item, but technically, it's still the same practice that existed back in the 50's and 60's. This of course, was part of the rise of consumerism and suburban living - which was heavily mocked and satirized by two of my favorite artists, Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol. My Cold Calls design is heavily influenced by Roy Lichtenstein, given the polka dots and bright colors. I find them to be a perfect accent to the goofiness of the old-fashioned touch-tone phone and the gross mouth on the ear piece.

I hope that helps shine some light on the image... Sorry Jack.. didn't mean to hijack your thread! Haha!
 
Goofiness is good.

I may try to photoshop a telemarketer's headset on the top of the phone receiver - the "head" I think that would get closer to the tone of the picture.


Mike Insane said:
I love Mike's version of the poster. However the new text does give it a 1970's Marvel comic feel. The original with the flesh tone mouth was the scariest for me.

I'm always looking for story board templates so thanks for putting that one up there. Of course, I rarely wind up having the time to do a full storyboard because I get caught up with building sets, finding gear, etc...

Show us some photos damn it! The poster got me all excited to see the film so I waiting here with anticipation :)
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haha, what pics? We don't shoot for two weeks!
 
Since we're homeless this time around, we are prone to hijacking our friends' threads. Thus, forgive the intrusion.

Last Thursday we shot an interrogation scene with Dan Roebuck and Tim Abell for our war pic. Working with these two guys the other night may very well be the best time we've had all year.

Dan may also be the funniest actor we've had on set too. The shoot went until near dawn but he kept everybody motivated and in stitches. What a pleasure he is to work with.

We had to add Dan at the last minute to replace an actor and Tim Abell made a few calls on our behalf. We're not sure what sort of telephone tag went down, but Dan told us that he received a call from a pretty prominent writer who told him about the project and said, "I saw some stuff this small indie group called Fat Monster shot that was really good. I think it would be worth doing a favor for them." The truth is that most of our "buzz" has come from people like Tim Abell, who has gone out of his way to show our reel and talk us up. It really illustrates the importance of treating people well and making sure that whatever you show people is truly your best work. After the shoot finished Dan hung around to talk with us. He said he really enjoyed how we worked and how we ran the set to the point that he was interested in helping us put a future project together with some of the people who owe him favors. Needless to say, we are pumped.

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Mark Johnson said:
Since we're homeless this time around, we are prone to hijacking our friends' threads. Thus, forgive the intrusion.

Last Thursday we shot an interrogation scene with Dan Roebuck and Tim Abell for our war pic. Working with these two guys the other night may very well be the best time we've had all year.

Dan may also be the funniest actor we've had on set too. The shoot went until near dawn but he kept everybody motivated and in stitches. What a pleasure he is to work with.

We had to add Dan at the last minute to replace an actor and Tim Abell made a few calls on our behalf. We're not sure what sort of telephone tag went down, but Dan told us that he received a call from a pretty prominent writer who told him about the project and said, "I saw some stuff this small indie group called Fat Monster shot that was really good. I think it would be worth doing a favor for them." The truth is that most of our "buzz" has come from people like Tim Abell, who has gone out of his way to show our reel and talk us up. It really illustrates the importance of treating people well and making sure that whatever you show people is truly your best work. After the shoot finished Dan hung around to talk with us. He said he really enjoyed how we worked and how we ran the set to the point that he was interested in helping us put a future project together with some of the people who owe him favors. Needless to say, we are pumped.

PanoView.jpg

DudeDan.jpeg

DanSet.jpeg
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Hot damn monster dudes! Looking sharp! Glad to see Geoff and the red get to escape the desert heat too... Any more shooting to do on this one or is it all wrappered up?

eta - tight location too! nice find
 
Whoo! Great shots, Mark. I, too, love that location. I can't wait to see the final product as I have been watching it develop over in the Dead Week thread for a while now and am fully pumped to view it. :)
 
Nice pictures, Mark. Love the location.

Just bummed it wasn't my thread that was hijacked ;)

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And mike... I LOVE the poster design and your reasoning. It's always good to hear someone defend their work.

You wouldn't survive a minute in this profession if you couldn't.
 
Thanks Kyle... though I don't think "defending" is the right word, because that's not what I meant to do... I was merely trying to explain it - I just thought it would help people understand it if they knew a little more about where I was coming from. But yeah, thanks.. I'm glad you liked it!
 
blindbuzta said:
Thanks Kyle... though I don't think "defending" is the right word, because that's not what I meant to do... I was merely trying to explain it - I just thought it would help people understand it if they knew a little more about where I was coming from. But yeah, thanks.. I'm glad you liked it!
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Haha, yeah you are definitely right. Defend is the wrong word.

I'm in a creative class right now that deals with product packaging, as I've mentioned before, and we're being tested on our ability to defend every single on of our choices made in the design.
 
Parasitic thread hijack alert: More Fat Monster news:

Fat Monster is producing a music video for actor/musician Scott Getlin that has the potential of going viral this election cycle. It's a very slick song titled "They're All F*cking Liars" We shot the piece at a small Hollywood restaurant called "La Cache" and had a blast. Via cheesy FX, we faked appearances by Obama, McCain, Cheney and Hillary. The 3-minute clip is truly twisted and ridiculously funny. Once the quick edit is finished this week it will be appearing on multiple sites and media outlets. Hopefully it will catch on and you'll find yourselves with the chorus stuck in your heads. We were blessed to have lovely reality TV star and model TIAN KITCHEN in the cast and I snagged an iPhone pic with her:
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This weekend Luis and Tim put in 10 hours and 16 hours respectively for two days of shooting with Matty G. on a commercial piece for United Talent Agency (UTA). Here's an iPhone pic of the boyz at the plush offices of UTA in Beverly Hills (note Tim's fetching hairstyle is achieving substantial length. With the economic crisis looming, Tim did research and found that primo prices are paid for asian hair to be used in toupees for wealthy balding men):
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Haha, Tim and Luis look like they are patting each other on the back before they kick someone's ass. :D

"You ready man?"
"This is gonna be sweet."
 
Nice looking guys, can't wait to see this music video - love the title. Tim what can I saw - quite the entreprenuer there. I knew you were willing to sell your body, but your hair - now thats thinking!
 
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