KEEPER OF THE LOST - Flyin' Monkey Films & MattSpat Films

Just got around to reading through this thread - looking very good, my friend. I wish I had some music that would work for a trailer. Having trimmed my film from 10:15 to 6:00 (not including the leader), I have plenty of decent stuff that I could use... I am jealous of your teaser.

Really looking forward to watching this - Toronto is a beautiful city and I can't wait to see how you shot it.
 
A NOTE ABOUT COMPOSERS
DAMIAN SANCHEZ on Keeper of the Lost

I've had Damian working overtime just perfecting this score, and everything he's put out has been phenomenal. He actually ended up writing separate music for the trailer that still kept the theme of the movie. The original music I had used on the podcasts was his as well, but it was a potential theme for a separate project we were working on together. When "Keeper" started coming together, I immediately tried out that theme, but it just didn;t fit with the movie itself.

So Damian had to start from scratch. He'd actually had the script for a couple of weeks before we started shooting so that had given him some time to come up with some ideas. When I wrapped on day one, I edited and immediately uploaded the roughcut to him so he could start getting the theme together.

The immediate edit at the end of Day One actually helped on more fronts than just helping move Damian along in the compostion stage. It also allowed us to see what he had in the can and what scenes were working... and if something was missing, due to either lack of coverage or whatever. So we were abel to tell exactly what pickup shots we needed to fix any particular scene from Day One.

Anyway, Damian had been tremendously flexible throughout this project. He returned the main theme to me almost immediately and I absolutely loved it. When we did the 6 minute edit though, a lot had to be trimmed from the front of the film, so the original opening music can only be heard on the 10 minute version of this film. The strains are still there, but Damian had to rework it to fit within the new timespace.

Working with a composer is challenging, but finding the right composer to work with is extremely rewarding, especially when he can interpret what you;re saying into music. I'm not sayign everything was perfect. Of course there were times we had to rework and then rework a scene again and again, but when it clicked and it felt right... that was awesome.

Herman had better watch out: Damian is pretty damned good, and with more work and exposure, he'll do some great things.
 
Will Clegg said:
Just got around to reading through this thread - looking very good, my friend. I wish I had some music that would work for a trailer. Having trimmed my film from 10:15 to 6:00 (not including the leader), I have plenty of decent stuff that I could use... I am jealous of your teaser.

Really looking forward to watching this - Toronto is a beautiful city and I can't wait to see how you shot it.
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Thanks Will. There were some great shots of Toronto that I'll just have to get into another film, but I hope we captured the heart of the city from a different view point.

The rather lengthy post just above this one was supposed to be in response to you, but I kinda got carried away.

With all of the footage you have, all of that extra stuff, you can easily make a trailer. I have some other music knocking about (original) that you can use if you want. Or you can just ask one of the composer to see if they knock off something cool and thematic for you... never know until you ask!

I'm really looking forward to seeing your film too dude.
 
Dammit, I'm beginning to think I'm going to have to expand my desk or something. So much audio stuff going on right now... heading out in a bit to go pick up some M-Audio Studio Monitors for my setup so I can do proper sound monitoring. PC Speakers, even surround sound, will only take you so far.
 
Damian composed the score for my TwilightFest entry, "Sixty Seconds", and he did a fantastic job. He also helped out with the very minimal amount of music used in "Stupendous". I love his work, he's very talented and takes notes VERY well.
 
Finally finished all of my SFX for this film and adding the final touches to the audio, making sure that everythign is synced right. Or as close to perfect as we can get.
 
Oh sorry Jessica: didn;t I tell you? I cut all of your scenes out. Now it's just Matt and Robert. Matt looks really weird in the stockings and miniskirt though...
 
Uploaded, but gotta do it again. fixing one last issue.

Prepping the last podcast this weekend and it's gonna be a doozy. seriously.
 
i'm still tweaking though. damn audio. i've already got a line out on a sound guy who can work with me on new projects, hopefully in production and in post-production. I've got a couple of lavs and a new shotgun on the way, so even if he doesn't have sound gear, he'll be equipped. Hope this makes it easier to find someone...
 
Great to see that you made it - lot´s a guys seem to drop out - looking forward to watch them.

Frank
 
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