Joystick Films Presents.....The Puppeteer

[Richard J. Johnson]

Nice coloring. Some bold choices. I'm always scared to go that far with my color correcting, but it seems like it will work well in this film.

I hope so. John really pushed it. I made some suggestions early on and he did his thing based on the vibe of the film. The score really fits the grade IMO.

 

[warau]

Looks nice! I need to learn more about color correction.

 

[Richard J. Johnson]

Looks nice! I need to learn more about color correction.

So do I. But I can turn the hell out of those FCP color wheels.:beer:

 

[Richard J. Johnson]

Update: Grading looks good. A few minor changes need to be made, but it's no big deal. Did a lot more sound design and it's sounding pretty good now. Just need to ride the score a little during mixdown and I'm good to go.

Finally got the compression to where I want it. Just some fine tuning. Response Has been good from the cast members who saw it.

I also need a little more After Effects work on the kills.

 

[Richard J. Johnson]

Film is locked and ready to be uploaded. If they change the leader then I have to re-compress. The grade looks good and the neat video plug in. Removed a lot of noise I had not even noticed. I left some of it in the shots because it was looking too clean at parts.
For nothing going as planned and for all the stumbling blocks we hit while making this thing. it turned out pretty good. I still have sooo much to learn about so many things.

This being only my 3rd attempt at narrative film making i'm progressing pretty well considering I learned almost all I know on the technical side from this site.

 

[MrKilloran]

Eerie ... nice coloring choices, I enjoy the grabs

Looks intense.

 

[Richard J. Johnson]

I hope everyone enjoys it. despite the mistakes

 

[tedynecula]

You rock! I realy want to see it! I followed your thread from begining

 

[Richard J. Johnson]

Thanks! I hope you enjoy it. I cast a child actor as well, and they are not easy to find here.

 

[Tim Joy]

This looks pretty intense. Looking forward to it.

 

[dgranado11]

Really good poster

 

[Richard J. Johnson]

Really good poster

Thanks man. Check out the film and let me know what you think.

 

[vnguyen972]

I love it! so what happens at the end? damn... now i have to wait for "the puppeteer 2" ...LOL

Excellent score and great color grading! Though there's VFX shot when the boy made those 2 swats to shoot each other... i think it's better without showing the blood splattered... just my 2 cents.

 

[Richard J. Johnson]

I love it! so what happens at the end? damn... now i have to wait for "the puppeteer 2" ...LOL

Excellent score and great color grading! Though there's VFX shot when the boy made those 2 swats to shoot each other... i think it's better without showing the blood splattered... just my 2 cents.

LOL. Thanks. I worked for hours trying to match the splatter. In the end it was not quite there. But I decided to leave it in. I know I will take some heat for that and a few other things. But I'm Glad you liked it.

 

[Shawn Philip Nelson]

hell yes!!

really fun man, great freakin shots and really solid acting. Everyone did a great job, but the standouts for me was the main cop (the one who blows his mouth out at the end) and the sitting nurse.

I love this intensity and direction, great job!

 

[Richard J. Johnson]

hell yes!!

really fun man, great freakin shots and really solid acting. Everyone did a great job, but the standouts for me was the main cop (the one who blows his mouth out at the end) and the sitting nurse.

I love this intensity and direction, great job!

Thanks! Coming from you that means a lot. I'm glad you liked it.

 

[singleframe]

superb job! lotta intensity packed in 6 minutes there...
great editing and camera work. that kid was perfect -- what a mean stare!

 

[Richard J. Johnson]

superb job! lotta intensity packed in 6 minutes there...
great editing and camera work. that kid was perfect -- what a mean stare!

Thank you! He was so excited to do it. He practiced all these moves for weeks even though he had no lines. I am glad you liked it.

 

[lordambrai]

Tense, very tense. Great score/audio. The camerawork was dynamic, but for some reason I wanted more. I don't know what "more" is. Yeah, that splatter was a little out of place, maybe give it that DOF shot as the characters are being shot, make it a little less intense (add some green to match the scene), and time remap it a little bit and I think it would be golden...

But it was good. Like all action movies there's always an open ending for a sequal

 

[Lawsuit_Boy]

I really enjoyed this one. It was directed strongly, it moved pretty well, and the story, though done many times over, was revamped and made fairly fresh. The boy actor was very good as was the majority of the cast. The score was certainly intriguing and helped intensify the moment.

I was a little unsure about the image at times, because there was a slight inconsistency occasionally from shot to shot as far as colors, tone, contrast, etc. There were also a number of odd stops of sound that almost made it feel like getting to the layer break of a dual layer dvd and having it stall for a moment. While I felt they weren't a huge hindrance or anything, it seemed a little odd and stole momentum away from the pace.

It was definitely a strong outing, though. :beer: