Broken Circle

Just stumbled across this thread - it seems like everyone likes it, well done J P, and thanks for the thumbs up on the Steadicam work. For those of you reading in, it was extremely hard work for everyone involved, the actors put in an incredibly intense performance on the night. Technically / shot-wise was bordering on ridiculously hard, let me tell you that was one small room to navigate, but it was also ridiculously satisfying to come away with something that looks so good. The unsung heroine who was responsible for the growing devil horns was Jeanette on Make-up; great work. 2 takes was all it took; I would have liked another one, but I think that J.P. got the best performance from the cast who were seriously in the role.

Well done all concerned and to J.P. for such a great concept. It's a pleasure to be part of his team.
 
Jason, ello mate. Lucky I gave that thumbs up before you found the thread eh! :)

Seriously you pulled off a six minute massive complex-shot, your a legend!

Jeanette was a star, love working with her.

Also must say a massive thanks to Andi McGinty with all his help on the project, couldn't have done it without you bro.

Plus Waldo for setting up that room for two days, looked ace.

The Actors, everyone seems to have loved your performance well done guys.

Ama such subtle lighting, you can't even see that 2k behind the clock! ACE.

Proud to be working with such a great team, look forward to the next one.
J.P.
 
I liked the balls to go and do the one take thing. I thought the acting was pretty good but the audio suffered for me. Everytime we got to the guy I was like is he growing horns but then the camera would move on and i would have to wait for the next round. Then other things would happen and I would miss it again. It was pounding my senses but I thought it worked. It was a dizzying experience to say the least. I didn't read the other posts fully so I don't know if this was asked. How many takes did it take to get the one take. ;)
 
Aram Bauman said:
It was pounding my senses but I thought it worked. It was a dizzying experience to say the least. I didn't read the other posts fully so I don't know if this was asked. How many takes did it take to get the one take. ;)
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Cheers Aram for the kind words.

Two takes, the neighbour came screaming round after the second. I told the Actor's that we would only be doing one but we had a push on the Steadicam, it was soooo difficult to do. Spent hours rehearsing/ blocking/ tech.

Thanks again, glad it made you dizzy! :)
 
Wowa! I have to say that this one really surprised me... It just kept going and going and I kept waiting for the cut. Then, I just kept waiting for those horns to keep growing and kept thinking... "Who in the world is doing the make up that fast and putting those horns on his head and the blood!?"

It was definitely a creepy and intense story. Your actors seemed to span across all levels from serious to comical and if you have the ability to suspend belief... It looks as though this could have really happened. Kudos! It was a great ride :)

/j
 
I really enjoyed this one despite mixed reviews.
I won't even delve into the socalled technical difficulties
here becuase I actually think it worked in favor
of the film (audio).

There was definitely a build up of action of a steady
pace that leveled off only at the very end. I found
that quite thrilling and it genuinely gave me a feeling
of excitement but not so much of terror. The acting
definitely shined here with very little breathing room
between voices which kept the mood on the rise.

One take, one great little gem. Fairly original in
it's execution but, maybe a little much of the spin cam.
Although I more than applaud your efforts!

Did he say the end of the world was on 11.02.08?
Does that mean another Republican will be voted
into office?
 
Good work, and great effort.

Did you plan out dialogue so that it would at times allow the actor to be speaking their lines when the camera was on them, or was it all random?

I had a hard time paying attention to the actual dialogue (don't know if it was because of the poor sound quality, or because it's just one shot circling throughout, or what) but I still got what the movie was about. Was this intentional? Or did you want it to be more driven by dialogue than I took it to be?

Great delivery on the part of your actors without going over the top.

I appreciate that you did something a little different from what everyone else came up with in this festival - that really makes this one stand apart.
 
So... did I miss something? Did you ever expound on what the production problem that made the news was? My apologies if I missed it, but I was just curious. Great job on the film, by the way. :beer:
 
FANTASTIC!

From the first shot it reminded me of the seance in "The Unquiet Dead" -- and from there on out grew even more frightening!

PITY THE GELTH!

...while it could detract from the reality/doc feel, I'd love to see this with a score of some sort added in. I think it'd be icing on the cake.
 
JP, I had to read back a few pages to see in fact that this was just ONE take.

THAT in and of itself for me make this nearly amazing. More so than the story, I was captivated by the technical aspect of it saying to myself 'where's the cut ... they've got to cut in here somewhere ... there's no WAY this is just one take ... is it?'

I loved the fact that each time we circled we saw the horns (or holes with blood? - hard to tell) becoming more & more evident with each pass. It did honestly start to get a little old near the end to keep hearing him say the same thing over & over (wanted to hear something new), and wish there could have been more of a finish to the end (seeing what was happening perhaps) ... but, all that to say that I was still impressed.

When dealing with supernatural forces that I take seriously, it adds a sincere creep/scare factor for me. Then add the cool & fun camera work & the one take ... well, that just amazed me.

Thanks for making this film, seriously. :thumbsup:
 
Envision said:
I loved the fact that each time we circled we saw the horns (or holes with blood? - hard to tell) becoming more & more evident with each pass. It did honestly start to get a little old near the end to keep hearing him say the same thing over & over (wanted to hear something new), and wish there could have been more of a finish to the end (seeing what was happening perhaps) ... but, all that to say that I was still impressed.
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I too wish there was an ending....It also felt slightly too long for me. But other than those two things, this was an amazing movie for me. I liked the no cut method, the make-up, the actors, the room, everything. Rock on!
 
Pale Rider said:
So... did I miss something? Did you ever expound on what the production problem that made the news was? My apologies if I missed it, but I was just curious. Great job on the film, by the way. :beer:
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Yeah he got possessed! :)
 
msconce said:
yep...hehe...they broke the circle.....hehe good marketing ploy!
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I told em...don't break...the circle...

Paul’s happy now in his new room, when I go and visit, the other patients give me lot's of ideas for new material! :huh:
 
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Inexistence said:
I actually think it worked in favor
of the film (audio).
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Andi could have done anything with the audio; we both decided that the boominess of the room added to the believability of the piece. I thought about all the elements carefully as I wanted to create an overall impression that it was actually happening. So good pick-up!

Inexistence said:
One take, one great little gem.
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Appreciate that.

Inexistence said:
Did he say the end of the world was on 11.02.08?
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According to the research and now that Pluto has been downgraded as a planet. Everything points to this date - 11-11-06 as being the end of the world!!! :crybaby:

Thanks for your kind comments. :thumbup:

J.P.
 
Lingothree said:
Did you plan out dialogue so that it would at times allow the actor to be speaking their lines when the camera was on them, or was it all random?
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I paced the camera. We had certain key marks to hit within the short pertaining to the dialogue. I let some lines go off camera because I knew it would work in the space/ confining nature of the film. Hitting the make-up marks and keeping the key lines on camera was the hardest part of the blocking.

Lingothree said:
Or did you want it to be more driven by dialogue than I took it to be??
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We kept pretty much to the script. The audio was an aesthetic choice between myself and the sound designer. I actually lost a few lines – one set piece because we physically couldn’t fit them in where we wanted them.

Lingothree said:
Great delivery on the part of your actors without going over the top.
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Thanks for that, the guys will really appreciate it. My whole intention for this film was to direct for once!


Lingothree said:
I appreciate that you did something a little different from what everyone else came up with in this festival - that really makes this one stand apart.
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Thank you, It makes those 8 Hours of blocking well worth it!:crybaby:

Thanks for taking the time and showing your appreciation. The cast/ crew will be chuffed.:thumbup:

J.P.
 
Owen said:
FANTASTIC!

From the first shot it reminded me of the seance in "The Unquiet Dead" -- and from there on out grew even more frightening!
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WOW cheers Owen :thumbup: :crybaby:
PITY THE GELTH!

Owen said:
..while it could detract from the reality/doc feel, I'd love to see this with a score of some sort added in. I think it'd be icing on the cake.
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Do you think it would make the piece less believable if it had a score?

Owen thanks for watching. :thumbup: Still collecting the Dr. Who stuff for you. The package could be a film in it's own right :huh:
 
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