"Destination Bumrape" 33.33 Minute Paranormal Thriller

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BlueLaw

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Hey Guys,

I've sold my camera! The DVX100 is no more :embarasse But before selling, I had one last hurrah and made my most ambitious film to date.

It's a 33 minute horror chill-ride that will have you hanging onto the edge of your seat!

Filmed on the DVX100B, Vinten tripod, Rode mic and a garden light with reflector. You can watch it here:

I really hope you enjoy it!

Thank you so much for being so great on this forum over the past 3 years, I'll continue to check out your brilliant work.

Peace.
 
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Thanks buddy!

The upright objects were achieved by reversing the footage. Easy AND stupid!

Not many responses on here, were people put off by the title or is this forum just not as busy since hi-def took over?
 
Man, your films are fantastic.

Of all the crap I end up looking at that people post - yours reminds me that great quality low-budget (or NO-BUDGET) film making really is completely possible.

What a breath of fresh air.

Love the website AND the films.

Were those ALL really done on a DV camera? The DVX?

Great stuff!
 
Watched the whole thing, very funny, well made!
Nice opening- sets a serious mood before the funny stuff begins.
Cool CU panning across the fan!
Great gags in the open- buttress, California rapes, the phallic flashlight, Uranus, and then all the 3's.

Unbelievable original score!
The DVX looks awesome!
Excellent light from the one light and reflector! I guess you used some blue gel for the moonlight at night effect?

All you guys are Scottish/Brits? If so, great American accents! (except for the southern girl, not bad, but stood out a bit). These are pro actors, right?

And yes, excellent website!
Were you the director or DP?
Good luck in life after the DVX. As for lack of responses, the title may have been a slight deterrent, I skipped it originally, and yes, HD is taking traffic from the DVX sub forum.
Cheers!
 
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I think this thread just isn't really as active anymore. This is probably only the second time I've swung by here (and it was BECAUSE of the title, lol). I think most people are hanging out in the other camera threads, especially on the DSLR side.

I wish we had one big screening room for everything that way everyone would get their due, but whatever.

Really liked the production value. The beginning was so funny. I thought the friend character was a little too campy. I always like it when the characters in parodies take themselves as seriously as the actors do in the original movies. If you do a parody film again (even if it's just a general genre parody), maybe back off on the camp. That's what makes Evil Dead so successful; it's obviously a comedy, but Rami and the guys didn't really go out to make a comedy, it just sort of manifested itself as one.

Even the characters in the first Scary Movie were adamant that everything that was happening was real and treated it the way they would a serious role. Having people like Bruce Campbell and Anna Farras in your cast probably helps.

I'm interested if you do (or if you didn't if you've thought about) storyboarding? The beginning was so expertly crafted, but then when we move into the character interaction scenes (which are arguably more important than the thrill scenes) the framing and direction is pretty much just adequate. As the director it's a pain in the "bum" to storyboard anything because it feels like a big waste of time, but if you storyboard even a handful of shots, shots that do NOT exist in what I feel are the norm (two-shot, wide, close up) but instead focus on mood, theme, intention and juxtaposition you'd be surprised what a huge difference it will make in the final piece.

So at the campfire scene (which I read was a difficult day of shooting), if you would have known ahead of time that you wanted to get 5 additional shots of the actors and that those shots would dictate either mood, theme, intention or juxtaposition (or something else you as the director want to portray to progress the story), you could have quickly done those set-ups without even thinking about it.

Everytime I'm going to shoot a scene I know I'm going to have the minimum basic storytelling stuff in place. Then I take 10 shots that I really like from other movies that have a scene similar to the one I'm shooting, I examine what I like about those scenes, I then create my own interpretation and then storyboard the angle and progression, usually writing down the intention of the shot.

It sounds like preschool, but I still do it on every single scene I shoot.

I think the Final Destination-esque scenes worked fine, probably because you had a template like what I'm referencing. But when it came to the characters just existing in scenes I felt the artistry fell away a bit and the interaction of the camera and the scene semmed a bit flat.

To me the best spoof film ever made is Shaun of the Dead. Not a single actor in that movie ever played for a moment that what was happening wasn't real and terrifying. They just left it to the script to be as funny as possible.

What camera are you using now that you've let your DVX go?
 
Thanks so much for this feedback, it’s really interesting for me to read. The things you mention come out of the fact that I never really believed the audience would commit in any way to a story called. I always thought they’d hold it at arms length. It was only in editing that it became apparent that people would give in to it emotionally. So then I had to take out a lot of knowing mistakes in the edit, looks to camera, extra stupid lines and so on.

I thought people would like it as, a bunch of stupid guys making a crappy film. I didn’t realize the production values would go so high and the audience would get so involved. So the campy performances came partly out of that. The initial plan was for the whole movie to be in that, knowing, style. It just changed, and fast.

I don’t story board anything. I think in future I’ll do a version of story boarding using a still camera before production. The truth is, at the moment I’m just not very good at filming dialogue scenes. Partly because, as an actor primarily, I don’t like to make actors’ scenes too technical. Partly because I was in a lot of the scenes myself, and the crew were learning how to make a film as we went along. So framing was tough. But also because I’ve never really explored movement between actors and camera. If you look at how Spielberg does it, especially in Jaws and Munich, he has an incredible skill at directing the dance between actors and the camera, landing on perfect framing every time. I need to study that some more and get into it.

Having realized that I’m clearly not going to make the “fun because it’s crap” genre, I’m going to commit to high production values on the next shoot and hopefully hire a Red One. I love the 35mm adaptor look, but I’d like to find a camera that can offer that look out of the box, not through trying to manipulate it to do something that isn't native to it.

Your feedback here has been really inspirational, thanks for the positive and I’d love to tackle the negative in the next production.
 
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Buy a 7d or 5d :) ...well unless ur gonna be in the film again...or just don't want to shoot it. I like owning and I def can't afford a RED. I see the value in renting though. But u get REDlike image for much less ( with some workarounds u have to get used to :) ) its the poorman's RED.
However RED/7D/5D won't solve the probs u notice or increase ur prod value. As u stated, studying camera movement and character development ect will increase ur prod value. And if u hire a crackshot DP with that RED :)
 
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Ur missing the revolution man :) HDSLR's are taking over the indi film community. Canon 7D Canon 5D, Canon T2i, Panasonic GH1. These are dslr camera that shoot HD. You will have to do a lot of reading on it...but the info is here. Check the dslr section of the site. They have a lot of drawbacks that u have to learn to workwith but they have their advantages. The images they produce are awesome. If I was on my pc i'd show u some links to films shot on them. Ud be blown away. However those are with skilled hands behind the camera.
 
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where u been hiding ?! :) Anyway yeh these are still cameras that record stunning film like HD video and are amazing in low light because of their huge sensors. Add that to the ability to use almost any lens u want and you got Gold. Make no mistake...they are still cameras first and many workarounds are done in order to make them more video cam friendly...complete rigs are built around them....but u have the option of keeping it simple and discrete for more run and gun type stuff where big camera would be 2 much attention or space issues. the results are amazing so people work with it...that and they cant afford RED :) Recently hollywood has caught on and top name DP's are starting to use them with Panavision lenses. Pretty cool seeing a bazoka type lens attched to these little bodies.
This is an example of what can be achieved usiing these cameras and of course skilled hands. This was one of the dvxuser films in monsterfest (our quarterly film festival held on the site..ur gonna wanna see this :) ) Shot on the 7D
http://www.dvxfest.com/mirror/monster2009/entries/Bits_And_Pieces-Edgen.mp4

And another this was shot on the GH1 http://www.dvxfest.com/monsterfest/index.php?id=3600639

Keep in mind these are HIGHLY compressed cuz they need to compress it to to 50mbs i think to uplaod them for the competition. So imagine the full rez file.
 
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If I'm honest, this makes me feel sick with excitement.

How are people recording sound in this kind of setup? Entirely separately from the camera?
 
well usually they record separate sound. most on a budget use the zoom hn4 u can get for $300. the workflow of these cams are similar to film they say (i havent used them yet) in that its short recording times (7d/5d 12 mins max per clip, which isnt a prob for narrative filmmaking), interchangeable lenses...separate sound recording. The gh1 isnt limited by short recording times though. each cam has its strengths and weaknesess. Its a steep learning curve coming from a normal video camera they say...but i'm sure its no biggie...just learn it like everything else. I wanna get my 7d in the next 2 months.

Well i guess u learn sumn new everyday. Read up on the revolution taking place.
but hey...if u can afford RED then...its no doubt better in many ways. For the rest of us...this is pretty much it :) (for now)
 
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Would you like to air on TV?

Would you like to air on TV?

BlueLaw said:
Hey Guys,

I've sold my camera! The DVX100 is no more :embarasse But before selling, I had one last hurrah and made my most ambitious film to date, "Destination Bumrape".

It's a 33 minute horror chill-ride that will have you hanging onto the edge of your seat!

Filmed on the DVX100B, Vinten tripod, Rode mic and a garden light with reflector. You can watch it here:

www.destinationbumrape.com

I really hope you enjoy it!

Thank you so much for being so great on this forum over the past 3 years, I'll continue to check out your brilliant work.

Peace.
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hello, would you allow us to air your short film on our horror night on our local TV station here in Las Cruces. email me. chris@lcc98.com
 
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