Corrado Part II

nitrofour said:
So, to summarize: screw selling this movie for a profit, or even selling it. Get it into some legit festivals and shop YOURSELF around as much as you can, not YOUR MOVIE. Get a deal that will pay back the majority of your 420k by working on a follow-up feature with some studio. Who knows.
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Hm. $400k film with big name talent that could make a mill or so overseas and maybe even do decent on American shelves. I'm no pro but this is crack pipe talk. I won't say it's bad advice but it's definitely bottom of the barrel. I may follow this kind of advice but my film cost $5000 with a decent but still "no name" cast. But when you have Tom Sizemore and the cast that's in this project money is there to be made. I've seen enough flicks with Sizemore thrown on the cover know he's got a base.

People are talking about this film on IMDB already so it's got heat even if it's small. Adam should indeed do just what he's doing. Find the best deal and sign on the dotted line, period. Now if you're spending $400k then it may not hurt to do festivals but come on. This film should break even at the least.

nitrofour said:
I bring this up for one primary reason: Visually, it looks low-quality. This automatically bars it from a variety of distributions and severely puts a dent in its value to acquisition executives. If you absolutely could only afford shooting on an HVX, you should have properly lit ALL of your scenes (including compositing with green screen for the blown out whites) and you should likely have used some heavy post-production visual effects to give the whole movie a sort of rustic, blown-out feel. That could have even played well with your subject matter.
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As an action film fan I could see what he was going for the instant I saw the trailer. "Wages" could've had a look like this. Throwbacks seems to be in style. Black and White action noirs and such. No I don't see this on the big screen but I see a good cable run for this and maybe even Pay Per-View.

Now to make sure I wasn't smoking crack rock I watched this trailer again and it sales itself. My only issue is the color is a bit washed out but the look of the trailer is hardcore action. I don't know what nitrofour is talking about nor what his experience is but from what I've been hearing (and what I've seen on cable and in video stores) films like this seem to move all the time. How many films has Michael Madsen been in. I mean really.

Honestly I'm not taken with the trailer because it's simply not my kind of movie but I'm sure if Corrado added some martial arts kicks I'd be all over it. From a straight up marketing position I can only say I hope Sizemore's people have seen this and that word gets out. The trailer is solid aside from the color. That opening shot is real nice too. I don't know if it will make HBO but I can see Showtime and Stars, maybe Cinemax or even IFC (It is an indy film financed out of pocket that's a story in itself). What about the HD channels and all this. This is DTV Gold (Silver at least).

-Nate
 
Cool assesment, Nate.

I so wanted martial arts, but it was impossible to train the actors with the time I had. The only concession I made was the one scene (in the trailer, actually) where Corrado beats up on that cop. It wasn't much, but I choregraphed the hits so that they looked real.
 
It was a few weeks ago that I saw the trailer you had on this thread; I wanted to say that I thought your wife held her own pretty well against the heavies in Corrado. She was intense in the car scene. She was believable and strong.

I think Zak could cut a pretty nice sizzle reel for you, judging by the one he did for Justin. He has a good marketing perspective, no doubt having worked in a company making trailers before. It's very wise of you to give him a shot in your next movie too.

I want to say that you've more than held your end of the bargain in these threads that you are maintaining. It's really a great service to young filmmakers starting out. I think the first thread was more exciting (when you were more ready to bite somebody's head off.LOL) It kept things honest.

It's also instructional how it's easy to become lazy and slow down when we've got the movie completed. I think it's a mistake; you have to treat the selling of an indie movie like you treat the production part. It makes a big difference in the success of a movie. You can't change Corrado now. You wanted it to be more, I know, we all do, but the reality of the art is that it takes longer to become a great filmmaker. You have the temperament and the writing ability to become that, so don't get lazy on yourself now :-) Go out there and sell it like it were a yacht that a millinaire needs like a hole in the head.LOL And write about how you convinced the buyer that it was a great movie that nobody could make for less than $5,000,000.
 
Mickey Munday said:
before Shaymalyn made Sixth Sense a studio exec told him his feature was garbage and that he'd most likely be an average filmmaker at best....$1.3 billion later (and that's only from 3 of his movies) i wonder what he thinks of that comment now? and that comment was from someone who actually made successful films.
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My point exactly. Anyone who claims that "this' or "That" WILL happen because a filmmaker did "this" or "that"... and they state it with absolute certainty... just isn't living in reality.
Mamet described show business best... "a bizarre carnival" There either are no rules OR they have been broken or proven wrong so many times that they just don't count for anything anyway. That's what makes it both brutally unfair AND brutally fair. The playing field is even in its insanity.
 
Hi , i must say from many videos/films made on DVX i think yours really stand up and look professional , i tried to read whole threads ,this one and previous one but instead i registered and i want to ask you , HOW DID YOU DO THAT ? How did you make it look like a actual film,it looks more like a TV series BUT it looks very professional ,what is the secret here ? Is it shutter speed ? WHat was Your shutter speed ? Ive seen many things filmed with 35mm adapters and really not many looks like this , so is it a secret ,could you tell what you did to make it look professional ,and i dont think its the lights or actors because this look is here even if nobody is playing any emotion and camera showing actors walking down from stairs and it does look like actual film not like video camera + adapter.
I myself hate naked lens from dvx ,i cant stand their footage but i dont own this cam so maybe most of the guys use just regular shutter speed ? What was Your settings for recording scenes besides the lights and good actors ?
 
lol, to answer one part of your question "Is it a secret?" the answer is no. hundreds of threads in the director's section on "film look and feel" :)
 
russc said:
My point exactly. Anyone who claims that "this' or "That" WILL happen because a filmmaker did "this" or "that"... and they state it with absolute certainty... just isn't living in reality.
Mamet described show business best... "a bizarre carnival" There either are no rules OR they have been broken or proven wrong so many times that they just don't count for anything anyway. That's what makes it both brutally unfair AND brutally fair. The playing field is even in its insanity.
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good quote and that does sum it up best. just like there are always people "certain" big movies with big names attached is a guarantee of it making tons of $$$...until it flops and people have to retract their statements and others lose their job because of it ;)
 
filmman said:
It was a few weeks ago that I saw the trailer you had on this thread; I wanted to say that I thought your wife held her own pretty well against the heavies in Corrado. She was intense in the car scene. She was believable and strong.

I think Zak could cut a pretty nice sizzle reel for you, judging by the one he did for Justin. He has a good marketing perspective, no doubt having worked in a company making trailers before. It's very wise of you to give him a shot in your next movie too.

I want to say that you've more than held your end of the bargain in these threads that you are maintaining. It's really a great service to young filmmakers starting out. I think the first thread was more exciting (when you were more ready to bite somebody's head off.LOL) It kept things honest.

It's also instructional how it's easy to become lazy and slow down when we've got the movie completed. I think it's a mistake; you have to treat the selling of an indie movie like you treat the production part. It makes a big difference in the success of a movie. You can't change Corrado now. You wanted it to be more, I know, we all do, but the reality of the art is that it takes longer to become a great filmmaker. You have the temperament and the writing ability to become that, so don't get lazy on yourself now :-) Go out there and sell it like it were a yacht that a millinaire needs like a hole in the head.LOL And write about how you convinced the buyer that it was a great movie that nobody could make for less than $5,000,000.
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Thanks for the kind words, Vic!
 
bwwd said:
Hi , i must say from many videos/films made on DVX i think yours really stand up and look professional , i tried to read whole threads ,this one and previous one but instead i registered and i want to ask you , HOW DID YOU DO THAT ? How did you make it look like a actual film,it looks more like a TV series BUT it looks very professional ,what is the secret here ? Is it shutter speed ? WHat was Your shutter speed ? Ive seen many things filmed with 35mm adapters and really not many looks like this , so is it a secret ,could you tell what you did to make it look professional ,and i dont think its the lights or actors because this look is here even if nobody is playing any emotion and camera showing actors walking down from stairs and it does look like actual film not like video camera + adapter.
I myself hate naked lens from dvx ,i cant stand their footage but i dont own this cam so maybe most of the guys use just regular shutter speed ? What was Your settings for recording scenes besides the lights and good actors ?
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Hey thanks man!

The HVX is pretty filmic out of the box, but when you use an adapter with a set of primes, and expert camera crew, color correction, and great lighting, it kind of sells itself. The shutter speed wasn't altered from the default. It's just basically a pro film crew squeezing every ounce of "filmic" out of the camera.

I'm glad you liked it!
 
Any Updates On Selling Corrado

Any Updates On Selling Corrado

taormina said:
Well Corrado won't be as great as sixth sense...no way! Actually, it won't even be close. It's a good little movie, a product, but RRB maybe will be much closer to the mark. You just keep learning!
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Wanna order my DVD, I hope there some extras on the disc :)
 
pekar1876 said:
Wanna order my DVD, I hope there some extras on the disc :)
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very cool!

No, it's hurry up and wait over here. At least they're nice about it - I've got several e-mails politely stating the film has not been watched or the person is away and it will be watched soon. I don't expect much will transpire until January.
 
Merry Christmas, Adam!

Regarding those distributors who haven't watched your screener yet: forget about them; they don't have money -- that's been my experience with such statements.

All foreign DVD distributors can make money with Corrado, so it's just an excuse. For me, it's very discouraging to hear this about Corrado, because if they won't pick up Corrado then they won't pick up anything I have now.

But I'm happy this Christmas, nevertheless, because now I can just go on making movies that I enjoy watching myself.

Therefore, I'm wishing you a Happy New Year too :-)
 
filmman said:
But I'm happy this Christmas, nevertheless, because now I can just go on making movies that I enjoy watching myself.
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But then again isn't this really the key? Making what you like? I think everyone really wants to get to this point.

-Nate
 
filmman said:
Merry Christmas, Adam!

Regarding those distributors who haven't watched your screener yet: forget about them; they don't have money -- that's been my experience with such statements.

All foreign DVD distributors can make money with Corrado, so it's just an excuse. For me, it's very discouraging to hear this about Corrado, because if they won't pick up Corrado then they won't pick up anything I have now.

But I'm happy this Christmas, nevertheless, because now I can just go on making movies that I enjoy watching myself.

Therefore, I'm wishing you a Happy New Year too :-)
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It's not like that at all, Vic. I'll explain when the dust settles. I've got a ton of legitimate interest. As Brandon Rice can attest to, it's a waiting game for various reasons.
 
We should get 10 of us together, all throw in $50k and start our own distribution co. for indies.
 
I'll give you my movie to distribute. That's a great idea.

I'll even be happy to head the Classics Div. of the company with ten percent of that :-)
 
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