FLOWER a flyin' monkey films production

Rodney V. Smith

Rodney V. Smith

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Tagline: Not all monsters are made equal

Synopsis: A trio of friends is being hunted by the same monster they are trying to banish...

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Written by: Rodney Smith & Andrew Stoute
Starring: Jessica Sinclair, Theik Smith
Music by: Damian Sanchez
Produced by: Rodney Smith & Andrew Stoute
Production Sound Mixer:
Key Grip: Jake Vincent
Makeup Supervisor:Vesta Goddardz (website)
Production Designer:Kelly Diaz

Production Dates: September 26,27 2009​
 
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Cast & crew

Cast & crew

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Jessica Sinclair | Theik Smith | Sohan Ahmad

STORY: Andrew Stoute
SCREENPLAY: Rodney Smith & Andrew Stoute
DIRECTOR/DP: Rodney Smith
KEY GRIP/CRANE: Jake Vincent
PRODUCTION SOUND:
MONSTER MAKEUP: Dennis Midler

EDITOR: Rodney Smith
POST-PRODUCTION SOUND: TBD
COMPOSER: Damian Sanchez
VISUAL EFFECTS : Elf Productions
TITLES & COLORIST: Lost Bajan VFX
 
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Production Log

Production Log

August 15, 2009 - Locked in Shawn Hook-Carleton (IMDB) to handle production sound for the film. Jake Vincent is going to grip for us as well as lend his Kessler Crane to the production. Anthony Ranieri will be handling lights and electrical as Gaffer. In talks with a Make-Up Supervisor to come on board.

August 14, 2009 - Rewriting the ending sequence and beginning scheduling. Don't ask.

August 07, 2009 - Sent long version of script off to the actors. The ending will change. Trying to integrate the shorter version so it's a seamless fit. The key here is to DESIGN the project so that editing is the key to the short version for MonsterFest. The design works well so far, we just have to work out some details...

July 30, 2009 - Decided on a small change in the script that will require prosthetics and makeup, practical FX where we'd previously had none. The rule change kind of threw me for a loop in my whole marketing plan for this movie but after some thought realized that it changed nothing. This movie isn't about "monster"... its about "monsters"... Started sketches for the makeup people, but hate them all so far.

July 29, 2009 - Talked to Damien about co-producing and doing some location hunting for me while I'm away from Toronto. We've decided on 3 shooting days, dates to be determined later once I have a grip on things.

July 28, 2009 - Renamed the story... again. Back to the original name instead of "Once Bitten". "Flower" is a much better fit especially given the circumstances of the story. Talked to Andrew (actually on the phone) about how the story is going to play out. Messaged Jessica and told her we were on for sure. Emailed Robert and Damien to confirm their participation.

July 27, 2009 - Found the beats for the shorter version. Wrote a rough draft and sent it off to Andrew.

July 26, 2009 - Finally got hold of Andrew. Patted ourselves on the back for placing 8th... then vowed to do better. Discussed how we could do the short version of "Flower" which came in at 14 pages in the last rewrite. Decided that we were doing the long version anyway, but needed a strategy for the shorter version for MonsterFest. Andrew's words "it's already in the script. Look for it." Couldn't resist any further and made a poster to lock down the theme... started the thread, Facebook page and website.

July 25, 2009 - Reminded Jason Ramsey to tell us what the new fest was. When MonsterFest was announced, did a little dance of joy inside as elation and the feeling of being ahead caught up with me. Called Andrew to tell him that we were doing "Flower" for sure. No answer. Jerk.


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This sounds familiar...weren't you working on this for a past fest?
Either way, you're first up again..cheers!
 
Nope, this is a brand new one we were trying to get going earlier this year. We wanted to do it right, so we started raising a budget and decided to put a lot of preproduction into it before shooting a single frame. Ironically enough, we had scheduled production to take place in September/October so it fits extremely well into the "Monster Fest" theme and timeline.

The real trick here is that it's a 15 minute story but I had already been kicking around an idea. for a much shorter 6 minute version for the fest. The feedback here is so great that it's worth seeing how it plays to this very particular audience.
 
Ahh... yes, it was "Blood & Coffee" (TwilightFest) I was thinking of. Now lets see what the rules of this fest are....
 
I was tempted to do "Blood & Coffee" but it's not a monster movie in my mind. Once Bitten deals VERY strongly with real monsters... and not just the kind you think that I'm thinking of... Maybe this is a drama...
 
puckthemad said:
Pay no attention to the puck behind the curtains!
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Not really... now if i had posted immediately last night, THAT woulda been fast. I had some drinks first, talked to the guys, hung out, had to leave, came back and passed out and then hesitated for about 2 seconds...THEN I posted...

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****. Don't you sleep? Rodney needs a special prize for being the first out of the gate... I wholly expect you to upload your entry before you leave LA...
 
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