"El Cucuy" a film by Amy Beth O'Brien

Its a matter of having the right motivation for your actors.
"If you dont get this right I'm telling Santa that your naughty"
 
MrFluffy said:
Thats the job of parents, exploit the children until they know better.
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Totally.

In all seriousness, though, I wouldn't keep making films with them if they didn't have fun doing it. And, I wouldn't let them be in someone else's film unless I was involved in the project as well. I don't think any of them have aspirations to be professional actors, but if they did, I'd want to handle that very carefully.
 
Ah, not much to report. I spent August working on a different project and so couldn't devote much time to this. But, I'm closing in on the final script. Just working on the last scene to get it really tight. I hope to start shooting some scenes the weekend of the 19th, and finish the following weekend. I'm cutting it a bit close, but with careful pre-production prep, I should be able to get it done.
 
Real life too often intrudes in our filmmaking endeavors. Such a sad thing. But can't wait to see what you're coming up with this time around.
 
I can't wait either :)

Oooh, just got a new toy today! I broke down and ordered a SmallHD DP1 monitor. I'd post pics, but my component cable is hiding out somewhere so I can't hook it up yet (boo).
 
i want one of those. I;ve been dithering between the Manhattan or the SmallHD. Meanwhile my wife urges me to wait and not buy any new gear for a while.... sigh.
 
Rodney V. Smith said:
Nope, I need some more paying gigs. Been a light summer. So she's completely right. I can wait for the smallHD monitor.
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Paying gigs help. I used part of the money I earned for teaching film camp this summer to buy the monitor. I totally hear you. I've been putting off getting a monitor for too long, though. Now that I'm shooting HD, I realized it was something I couldn't really put off any longer.
 
Thanks Sarah!

I have a final draft of the script - finally. I can't shoot for a week and a half, though, so I'm going to be cutting it close on time. I'm excited and nervous at the same time. This one is going to be so different, and that's a bit scary to me. But it will be fun no matter what, and I'll have pushed myself creatively, which isn't a bad thing.
 
AmyO said:
This one is going to be so different, and that's a bit scary to me.
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This, to me, is the great thing about these Fests, they take you out of your comfort zone and make you really think. Makes you a better filmmaker. :beer:
 
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