Jan 1st - The final status check thread

I shot what was going to be my scifi and it turned out awfull. I probably wont end up submitting anything to the contest. The most major problem is that one of my actors showed up to the set INCREDIBLY late(with a mediocre excuse) and I somehow managed to shoot the 8 page script in an hour and a half before the other actor had ti leave. Still, it ended up pretty bad in my oppinion. The acting looks borderline horrible and its really my fault because I shouldnt have attempted the rush job. At least the lighting and camera work looks pretty good, although I made a few framing mistakes because I was rushing myself

We'll see if I can edit it down to anything usable
 
Bummer man! It stinks when people flake on you. It annoys me to no end!

In other news, I hope my composer is working on the score this weekend (I have no way of know, being 2000 miles away). He better have some progress made by the time I get back to LA!
 
Well...with my situation now..I still wanna make a Sci Fi / Horror..because..isnt Sci Fi usually involve horror too?

I'm still gonna make a movie...but im not gonna have it in time when all the movies are due. There's reasons why but you wouldnt be interested..personal reasonings.

I have a script and screenplay and everything too...so its not like i was lazy all this winter. I really wanna enter this..but i can't.
 
Shot again last night, shooting again tonight (this'll be day number 4 of shooting). Sounds big, but were moving at a pace of around 20 seconds of screen time per shoot. Baby steps, Man, baby steps.
 
Our 1st AD was a Clock Nazi. She had us on schedule the entire time. We missed a few shots that we were wanting/hoping to get in, but we still got through nearly 5 pages a day.

Because everyone was doing this on spec (for free / deferred), we felt it was extremely important to honor our time commitments/schedule with them.
 
You've got a 1st Assistant Director? Jesus, I'm doing good to find somebody to hold a boom pole...Its so much fun though, I think its great that this contest has people on so many levels all competing together and giving one another input and such. Good times.
 
Agreed ZombieSquid! I think my "crew" consisted on three total people for the most part (that's including myself and my co-director!) I think it turned out great nonetheless!
 
Been there, trust me. For the Zombiefest and my short DEATH MARCH, I was a crew of one, except for the TWO times I was able to find two SEPERATE people to hold a boom pole on moving shots. Otherwise, I was writer, director, producer, editor, sound, etc .... and actor. The talent out numbered the crew at least 5 to 1.

Because of Craig's List, and some other creative thinking, this project actually had as much crew if not more than cast ... or at least a nice balance.

However, even now in post we're already seeing SO many things that we're learning from, and what to do differently next time, etc. I'm already excited about the next project we'll do together just so we can improve that much more.
 
I agree, there is always stuff to learn and improve on! That's the joy of filmmaking, aspiring to that goal of perfection!
 
Barry_S said:
NBC adhering to normal production schedule---check!

P.S. Dump hot one (always trouble) and marry other one.
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No doubt! If the only reason to stay with her is that she's hot, then dude . . . you know what you gotta do.

Then, your brain will be free for shooting.
 
I think I'm going to go the bus station and round up a bunch of random guys to hang around while I shoot, and I'll give them all titles like "Line Producer" and "Assisstant Director". That way, I'l have someone to blame when things go badly.
 
Everybody's quitting? :( How embarrassing, to win by default.

:grin: (Sitting here, drinking tea, waiting for waffles, about to reshoot damn near everything from yesterday...we'll see if *I* make in time, too.)
 
Finished up Principle Photography 1 hour ago. It is now 4:00 a.m. I think we did about 47 set ups today. Brutal.
 
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