Rodney V. Smith
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Rental is nice and all, but trying to cut back on spending. Can't justify renting when I own a perfectly good camera.
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Rental is nice and all, but trying to cut back on spending. Can't justify renting when I own a perfectly good camera.
Rodney V. Smith
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I've actually been planning on having sound recorded separately anyway. Dave has been setting up a 40GB iPod to record directly, but last time I saw that project it was in pieces all across his dining table... I'll have to see what equipment my sound guy out here has. As soon as I find asound guy that is...
Rodney V. Smith
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Damn I just found the first Jib I ever built down in the basement. Back when I actually used a DVX and this thing could actually support the weight. Considering resuing the parts though. Funny what you find in basements of places you used to live... besides bodies and half conjured demons...
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Oh yeah: I should send Damian the new script....
AJ Brooks
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Haha. This is great.
Rodney V. Smith
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I should have recorded the audition. Oh such fun to torture siblings. :grin:
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Rodney V. Smith
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see above statement. the partwherei state that i'm a complerte bastard.
ZazaCast
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Yes he can kick my ass!
Rodney V. Smith
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I'm a filmmaker not a fighter! So... yeah he could kick my ass, but he's taking damage and I revoke his geekcard hen he rolls a D10 for initiative...
Rodney V. Smith
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Modelling clay, 5lbs
Latex
Variety of paints and an airbrush.
All wonderful to have.
A plastic mannequin head to replace your brother who actually has a life and a job and wiggles too much anyway: priceless
Latex
Variety of paints and an airbrush.
All wonderful to have.
A plastic mannequin head to replace your brother who actually has a life and a job and wiggles too much anyway: priceless
Marlon Ladd
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Sounds like you're really getting geared up. Now I'm afraid. . .very afraid.
Rodney V. Smith
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Modelling clay is in hand. Time to get sketching.
So my brother got the Extended Cut of the Return of the King, sometime this week, which is lucky for me, since one of my rituals during development of the story (past the scripting stage), is to watch the behind the scenes on those movies. Some of the work that Weta Workshop does in terms of visualization and developing the world the characters inhabit is phenomenal. It's really something that we as filmmakers could emulate in production design and costuming.
Costumes arent just clothes for characters. They are PART of the character, and even little things like amulets, rings, a cut of clothing.... these mean more than just lookign cool and actually help the actors to feel more a part of the world. It gives them some sense of history.
I have some prop buying to do next week and where I had previously considered just using an empty room in the house, I'm now thinking as adding more design to the space. We have these wonderful wood grained walls, beautiful windows and great texture, but now I personally have to take a look back and ask myself: what kind of person has been using this room in the past year and what have they been doing here. My Production Designer, Kelly Diaz is challenging me to really think about the design for the space and what every single item says about the occurences in the film.
Same thing goes for the monster design. I got really inspired by the Return of the King, where they were talking about designing the Orcs. Some of heir design choices got me thinking on how I can improve on just having a man in a mask. So aI started doodling... Not gonna show you my doodles yet, but it's come a long way from what I envisioned and I think I can make it work. I have to talk to my make-up artist, but some of the prosthetics we're designing are going to be pretty cool and reallly work to immerse Theik into the character.
Tonight, we're having a bit of monster training and we're going to develop a style of movement and walking for the character. Monster 101 begins....
So my brother got the Extended Cut of the Return of the King, sometime this week, which is lucky for me, since one of my rituals during development of the story (past the scripting stage), is to watch the behind the scenes on those movies. Some of the work that Weta Workshop does in terms of visualization and developing the world the characters inhabit is phenomenal. It's really something that we as filmmakers could emulate in production design and costuming.
Costumes arent just clothes for characters. They are PART of the character, and even little things like amulets, rings, a cut of clothing.... these mean more than just lookign cool and actually help the actors to feel more a part of the world. It gives them some sense of history.
I have some prop buying to do next week and where I had previously considered just using an empty room in the house, I'm now thinking as adding more design to the space. We have these wonderful wood grained walls, beautiful windows and great texture, but now I personally have to take a look back and ask myself: what kind of person has been using this room in the past year and what have they been doing here. My Production Designer, Kelly Diaz is challenging me to really think about the design for the space and what every single item says about the occurences in the film.
Same thing goes for the monster design. I got really inspired by the Return of the King, where they were talking about designing the Orcs. Some of heir design choices got me thinking on how I can improve on just having a man in a mask. So aI started doodling... Not gonna show you my doodles yet, but it's come a long way from what I envisioned and I think I can make it work. I have to talk to my make-up artist, but some of the prosthetics we're designing are going to be pretty cool and reallly work to immerse Theik into the character.
Tonight, we're having a bit of monster training and we're going to develop a style of movement and walking for the character. Monster 101 begins....
Rodney V. Smith
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More location pics: HOUSE EXTERIOR, FRONT
Rodney V. Smith
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I just found my old greenscreen stuffed into a bag in the basement. And I had been wondering what had happened to it...
Well just in time. I'm doing storyboards for the VFX shots right now so I can plan for the shots now and how we're integrating the CGI with the practical effects... green screen will definitely help a lot.
Well just in time. I'm doing storyboards for the VFX shots right now so I can plan for the shots now and how we're integrating the CGI with the practical effects... green screen will definitely help a lot.
Rodney V. Smith
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Jessica has been confirmed for this project. Jaimyon is looking for cheap tickets out to NYC, so he's almost confirmed. Casting the 3rd actor from Brooklyn.
We now seem to be in a race against time. This is going to be shot at my Dad's house and he's been pottering around with some renovations. Now for some reason he's kicked it up a notch and has started scheduling some major construction. I think me asking to shoot the movie in the house may have something to do with it, and despite his denials I know he just wants the house to look good for the shoot... and for our guests during the shoot.
The ever-so-fricking-awesome red brick that I found so attractive is now being worked on. I woke up one morning to the sound of a stone grinder, only to find a mason outside sharpening the edges of the bricks and then filling in the mortar. All in an attempt to make it look newer, fresher. Thankfully it's not a major area that I was planning to shoot. The whole charm of the house for me came from the lack of some of improvements, like the bricks. I guess my dad has just needed a reason to really just buckle down and get things done.
Anyway, the biggest thing he's looking at changing is one of the reasons we're racing against time and I'm trying to convince him to delay this one project. There is an AWESOME window in the dining room with leaded glass... a window that he now wants to replace with a more modern window... something that just about kills the look of the place for me. The new windows look very nice but they just don't have that feeling of age that I was treasuring and was planning on taking advantage of. Also the upstairs window that has been featured in my location pictures may be a victim on renovations.
I'm going to spend this week trying to come up with a proper schedule for us to shoot without workmen in the way (part of the education of my Dad is that we need silence on the set, and no the guys can;t work on another room) or without a room torn apart.
We'll get this done and on the weekend of September 27th. After that, the house is going to be in a major upheaval and looking quite a bit different while still retaining the charm. Just not the charm I'm looking to shoot...
We now seem to be in a race against time. This is going to be shot at my Dad's house and he's been pottering around with some renovations. Now for some reason he's kicked it up a notch and has started scheduling some major construction. I think me asking to shoot the movie in the house may have something to do with it, and despite his denials I know he just wants the house to look good for the shoot... and for our guests during the shoot.
The ever-so-fricking-awesome red brick that I found so attractive is now being worked on. I woke up one morning to the sound of a stone grinder, only to find a mason outside sharpening the edges of the bricks and then filling in the mortar. All in an attempt to make it look newer, fresher. Thankfully it's not a major area that I was planning to shoot. The whole charm of the house for me came from the lack of some of improvements, like the bricks. I guess my dad has just needed a reason to really just buckle down and get things done.
Anyway, the biggest thing he's looking at changing is one of the reasons we're racing against time and I'm trying to convince him to delay this one project. There is an AWESOME window in the dining room with leaded glass... a window that he now wants to replace with a more modern window... something that just about kills the look of the place for me. The new windows look very nice but they just don't have that feeling of age that I was treasuring and was planning on taking advantage of. Also the upstairs window that has been featured in my location pictures may be a victim on renovations.
I'm going to spend this week trying to come up with a proper schedule for us to shoot without workmen in the way (part of the education of my Dad is that we need silence on the set, and no the guys can;t work on another room) or without a room torn apart.
We'll get this done and on the weekend of September 27th. After that, the house is going to be in a major upheaval and looking quite a bit different while still retaining the charm. Just not the charm I'm looking to shoot...