LEAP (An End Times Feature)
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El Director
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Yeah, it served it's purpose. I've scripted out the real trailer, it's gonna rock! Just have to get the audio recorded...
HerzogisGod
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Just a suggestion, but you should take it off your site. Like you said, it has served its purpose and now you wanna put your best foot forward.
El Director
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Good idea. I had been considering it, so thanks for the push =) It's gone!
El Director
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Just wanted to post the mixer we're getting. We went with this particular one for a few reasons. First, we decided to spend the money on the mics, seeing that we're software based and didn't need as much horsepower so to speak in a mixer. Second, this one actually has a native usb interface, something we didn't find in the price range (again, we decided to spend our money on the best mics we could get)
El Director
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Not really. It's only a four channel. (technically eight, but I don't count the stereo inputs) The blue knobs are EQ, the red ones are for it's built in effects, the white ones are panning and master volume for each channel. It's not much, but it'll do it's job
El Director
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So ADR starts this week now that the picture is locked! I've completed about half of the scores that I need, and coloring is coming along as well. Also, I was informed today by my lead actor that his family has a friend who owns a theater about an hour north of Spokane, which is where I live (second largest city in Washington state). Supposedly they like to show films that usually don't get shown in theaters. They keep concession and 10% of the box office, the filmmaker takes the rest. Word has been spreading like crazy about the film, and I think the chances are good that we'll be screening the film at the theater mid December! Leap just might get a theatrical release after all! haha. With the size of the city I live in, chances are also good that people will come see it =)
I also actually started the script for Leap 2 today. Got the first scene cranked out. =)
I also actually started the script for Leap 2 today. Got the first scene cranked out. =)
El Director
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This is cool. Videomaker Magazine will be featuring me in their Profile this June. By then "Leap" will be finished, and I'll be shooting "Leap 2". My website will be listed, so hopefully it drives some sales. lol!
El Director
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The mixer finally came in! We're going to start playing with it today and will be starting ADR within the next few days. =) Also, on Sunday, we're going to stage a photo for the magazine.
thisisapocalypse
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Very exciting my friend! If you do get a chance to screen it, send some press releases to your local movie reviewers and see if you can't get some writeups. Good reviews can pave the way for better and better film festival placement if you go that direction.
El Director
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Nate, no it's done yet, but it'll be done by the end of the month. I won't be posting anymore clips until the mix is finished.
Thanks for the tip! I'll send them out as soon as I finalize a screening date. =)
El Director
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As for updates, the mixer has been working like a charm, once I figured out a workaround for my USB issue. I recorded one actresse's ADR yesterday, and I have to say that I'm completely in love with my new sound setup and workflow. She left, and all her lines were synced. I still have to mix them and play with the levels, but the hard part is done. I will admit that this new process takes a little longer while I have the actor, but the time savings I'm getting on the backend is huge! Yesterday it took 3 hours to record her ADR for the entire film (literally every single line), wheras in the past it would only take two hours of recording, then 20 hours of syncing. You do the math. Tomorrow i have another actor coming over to do his, and then we're going out to the church to shoot a still for the magazine. Have two actors coming over on Monday, then the last two later this week. Next week I do foley and finish coloring and scoring, then the film is done by Dec 2nd! Can't wait!
We will also start preselling DVD's in the next few days for $5 off the normal price, and my lead and I will be signing them. I made up an order form today and we'll be passing them out. Originally I wasn't going to do this, but we need some money to get the discs pressed, and when we asked people, we got a postive response about the idea. Alex (the lead) says he's got at least 15 people that'll do it, so why not?
I've also been working on my outline for Leap 2. I can't wait to shoot this summer. Much more epic than the first!
We will also start preselling DVD's in the next few days for $5 off the normal price, and my lead and I will be signing them. I made up an order form today and we'll be passing them out. Originally I wasn't going to do this, but we need some money to get the discs pressed, and when we asked people, we got a postive response about the idea. Alex (the lead) says he's got at least 15 people that'll do it, so why not?
I've also been working on my outline for Leap 2. I can't wait to shoot this summer. Much more epic than the first!
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grecostudios
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Sigh been too quiet and feel that I need to pop out of the rabbit hole. I am El's producer and I was the one that initially set up his most recent ADR set up. I have had a lot of experience in working cross the platform of Radio, T.V. and some local Indie films. This set up does work spectacularly. The mixer is on the cheaper side but i don't have funds for the 15k firewire mixer that I want (mmm motorized faders
). Over all the set up saves time while on the shoot and actors are done faster (eg: if we have 6 actors in one scene it takes me 15min to set up lights and then we start shooting. El can then schedule individually and work around each actor's schedule as an individual instead of trying to collectively scheduling all 6 actors to stay on the set an extra 3 hours while I capture the audio correctly)All in all this works really well. As El mentioned he has been doing this for over 6 years and if I didn't see how well this meathod actually works for everyone I wouldn't have believed it myself.
grecostudios
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Oh and I have to say that El has done a spectacular job with his equipment. I have seen other Indie films that look far worse. With a larger budget. There are a few problems in the film and he would admit to them. Point in case there are a few lighting flaws. That was my mistake as I was supposed to be supervising lighting and couldn't make it to a couple of shoots. All in all this is an impressive feat and one in which Drift Entertainment will hopefully use as a stepping stone to break its way into American Cinema.
Nathyn
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El Director
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Thanks!
Trex! Good to see you on here! =)
El Director
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Today we busted out Roman's ADR. This guy's a robot! I usually have to time stretch the take, and add or remove pauses, but I think I only had to do that like five times for Roman. And I'm still completely in love with this process. Three actors have recorded their lines (every line in the 81 minute flick), and all three actors are already synced! I think having them right there with me motivates me to work faster. lol!
On a side note, I realized something interesting today. I started thinking about all my cast and I have been through and the family-esque relationship we've formed. I then started thinking about my first feature, Wulf, and how we had the same thing. But it's weird. I rarely talk to any of those actors anymore. And I wonder, is that how this film is going to be? I poured my heart and soul into Wulf, and I'm doing the same thing again. It's almost as if you spend all this time raising a child, only to stick it aside and raise another. The emotion I feel about this is just weird. I never had this issue on my 15 or so shorts because I was always working with the same actors. It was more like a family that still saw eachother on Holidays. I'm curious to see what happens on Leap when all is said and done.
On a side note, I realized something interesting today. I started thinking about all my cast and I have been through and the family-esque relationship we've formed. I then started thinking about my first feature, Wulf, and how we had the same thing. But it's weird. I rarely talk to any of those actors anymore. And I wonder, is that how this film is going to be? I poured my heart and soul into Wulf, and I'm doing the same thing again. It's almost as if you spend all this time raising a child, only to stick it aside and raise another. The emotion I feel about this is just weird. I never had this issue on my 15 or so shorts because I was always working with the same actors. It was more like a family that still saw eachother on Holidays. I'm curious to see what happens on Leap when all is said and done.