Jan 1st - The final status check thread

lots o' editing.... some light cg... and a little bit of music...

nine days? I guess I better hurry.
 
briceman said:
Ok, I chopped it down! And.... I've got a seven and a half minute long movie! Dang it!
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See, now. You all went about it from the wrong end. I've been sitting here trying to make it longer. Adding dialog, tossing in some transitional shots. Stuff like that. Hmmm...maybe if I slow down the credits, I'll break 5 minutes....
 
I personaly would prefer a shorter movie. I'd rather watch a good 3 minutes movie than a padded out 6 minute movie.
 
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It's genrerally a good Idea to paste GenJerDan's posts into the online Sarcasm to English translator before responding :cheesy:

not that I doubt he's going about things in exactly the manner he described

... so on second thought you might want to run them through the Grain of Salt translator :grin:

but one of the two will give you a better idea of what he's on about.
 
Well, y'see...me and my friends always did things shorthand. Half the time, we'd just tell the punchline of a joke and leave all that boring buildup stuff off. Tryin' to get myself out of that habit.

On the other hand, it IS better to have the viewer say "I wish this were longer", rather than "Will this ever end?"

But the point is...was...um... Anyway, there were a few entries in previous contests that were incomplete. Longer things cut down to fit. Trailers, even, almost. Didn't thrill me. Possibly annoyed me.

If something comes up like a 6 minute film contest, it's best to think of a story that takes 5 minutes to tell (allowing a margin for this, that, and the other thing), rather than just thinking of a story - then bending, folding, spindling, and mutilating it to fit the time constraints.

I did go in and add some dialog. But then, silly me, I also went back in and cut cut cut, so the thing is actually shorter now than it was before. :grin:

Just can't win.
 
I agree -- a six minute story is a six minute story -- concieved structured and crafted to hold attention and payoff in that timeframe.
.. same for a 90 minute, same for a 3 min, 15 ... etc.
 
hey hey got back from CALLAGHAN'S we did the sci-fi shoot with one heck of a crew. i got to work off a very good actor BRETT RICE i learned a lot. we did it in 2 days now CHAD'S working on the editing.
 
Congrats on a good shoot.

My crew (self included) were the "Gang That Can't Shoot Straight"

Hey Kimko ... aren't you part asian and isn't "ko" a Japanese diminutive ... so your username Kimko would effectively mean "little Kim"?

...Well judging from the gunshow in your new avatar "little" hardley seems appropriate, LOL :cheesy:

Damn dude you ain't playin'
 
THANKS it was good Jack. Callaghan put together some fine people:thumbsup: , KO is actually chinese from the book called I CHING (pronounced yee jing) book of oracles meaning;rebellious and Kim is a common Korean last name, so they put them together and gave me my middle name;KIMKO but i always get kimiko,kimmyko, mr.ko, kim ko, kim co., kimco and finally kimchi. as for the guns just put your hands under the guns makes them look much bigger.......now if i could only find a way to.........huh well anyways just call me..... lil kim:angry:
 
Lol, Ok. I have a halfanese (her term) friend named Hana (japanese "spelling"), who looks pretty western, so to play up her ethnicity for approriate auditions she uses Hanako, which in Japanese would mean "little Hanna".

I guess in your case the "ko" could stand for "K.O." with your martial arts background. :thumbsup:
 
kimko said:
just put your hands under the guns makes them look much bigger.......now if i could only find a way to.........huh well anyways just call me..... lil kim:angry:
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Lol! If you ever find a way to.....let me know. lol
 
jdanstan I guess in your case the "ko" could stand for "K.O." with your martial arts background. :thumbsup:[/QUOTE said:
that's funny you mention that, a friend of mine (Bill Wallace), at the time i had met him did a 3 round kickboxing stage show, he signed a picture of us and put down to KIM"KO" AND IT STAYED as my stage name for kickboxing. that's funny how i never even thought of that.
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Slimothy said:
Lol! If you ever find a way to.....let me know. lol
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that reminds me of a joke i had seen years ago in some magazine it showed a guy receiving mail and on the package was written" blank"enlarger. then he pulls out of the package a magnafine glass:grin:
 
Dateline--11:57AM Saturday, 28 January 2006, Los Angeles, CA.

Well, holy crap, here I go. Still no story. Going to shoot opening shot right now. Have shoot scheduled with actors tonight (first day of shooting!). Just booked actors five minutes ago. One I never met, but totally fits the part. Two are friends and are totally going to show up. I have to lug all the the gear and wardobe to the location myself. PLUS, I gotta go buy tape stock RIGHT NOW! I HAVE NO TAPE!
 
Here's a story for your sci fi ...

Problem: Man torn between beautiful young drama queen girlfriend and more mature soul mate.
Solution: He clones self and stays with both. :cheesy:
 
Dateline--02:26PM Saturday, 28 January 2006, Los Angeles, CA.

Oh, thank god, I found a brand new pack of five MQ tapes! Whew! No trip to the pro photo store! Just got back from shooting opening shot (B-roll shot only). Looks great--just what I needed. Free parking and no one stopped me from shooting! Girlfriend just walked in and b*tched that I emptied her suitcase. Well, it's actually MY suitcase, and I needed it to haul the wardobe and props to my freind's location. I said, "I needed the case, don't be a b*tch!" Boy, this thing with me and her is going to be over REAL soon . . .

Now, after I make something to eat (you think SHE cooks?), I'm packing all my gear (sticks, camera, lights, Steadicam Flyer, dolly, track, handheld bracket, wardrobe, props, etc.) to get ready to go to my location by about 5:00PM.
 
Dateline--05:37PM Saturday, 28 January 2006, Los Angeles, CA.

Called friend with location. He was asleep at home, but is ready to open it up as soon as I'm ready. Had a fight with girlfriend in the meantime (actually it was just me screaming around the house 'cause I couldn't find my gel roll). Principal actor went home 'cause he thought I wasn't going to do it tonight (he was supposed to CALL me when he was through eating dinner). Now, he's taking a shower at home and supposedly will be on his way over to the location soon (1 hour away from him, five minutes from me).

Got the gels, but still can't find the roll. Gotta load up car now and gaffer tape the dolly track to the side of my car--it's ABS plastic pipe). Hmmm . . . 5:40PM and still no actors on location . . .
 
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