SHORT: Alter Stance

[kylevant]

I'm an I.T. student for the most part (or, as I say, "by day") and having not filmed anything for a while (I have been working on a feature-length screenplay for the last year, between classes) I was just itching to do something, so I got a script together and my usual little cast and crew, and we shot. It's been hell so far, most especially in terms of scheduling as everyone has day jobs and/or studying to do. Sometimes shoots are canceled a few hours beforehand due to this, but we've managed to pull it together (alas, not to my standard, but it's zero budget, so...). I've even had my locations sold, yes "sold". A container park with about 50 containers was sold a week before we had to shoot there. Anyway, last little bit of pick-up's this coming weekend because we ran out of sun.


The logline:
A man discovers a device that can switch circumstances, but its sinister uses are soon realized.

It always feels like I've trying to stuff too much into a short script, which I probably am. Best start moving on to longer (and better funded...) projects.


It's going to be a while before I can lock picture but here's a short reel of some sample footage. Password is: "stance". What do you think?

I wanted to go for a very gritty and spontaneous feel, with many films influencing that style. Oh, and make-up was done by myself (When have you ever heard of a director doing make-up? Crazy.) due to the fact that the people involved in the film had to be as flexible as possible, and a make-up artist is just one more person to disagree with my scheduling changes.


Here's our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/AlterStance.

And here's some behind the scenes pics (very guerrilla, I know):

 

[kylevant]

This past weekend's shoot was cancelled one hour before the call time. The one actor basically decided that he wasn't in the mood and wanted to relax. What pisses me off is in the way he approached it. Firstly, very unprofessional letting me know 1 hour before we had to shoot. Secondly, the manner in which he did it was also undoubtedly unprofessional: he first made out as if there would be continuity issues on his end, and then when I insisted that we can sort them out he came out with his true agenda: wanting to relax. This is from someone that calls themselves "professional". On top of that, I think it's incredibly selfish to cancel with that amount of notice without taking into consideration the other cast and crew members who have freed up their afternoon to shoot (and many of them can't make any other afternoon).

(Rant over).

 

[kylevant]

Picture has been locked and sent to the composer. I was slightly delayed in getting it to him due to a hard drive failure badputer. Since he's also a volunteer, we'll probably only be able to hear something at the end of this month - that's more than enough time for me to get Foley done and finish up sound.