MOVIE TRAILER - BROKEN ($8000 Action Short - 100 Vfx Shots) DVX100a

c.g.

I believe this is a customized template.

No shame in that. Looks fantastic...as does the short. I for one will be ordering.
 
Griffinstudios said:
c.g.

I believe this is a customized template.

No shame in that. Looks fantastic...as does the short. I for one will be ordering.
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Thanks! It was a flash template and we manipulated it to fit BROKEN, but I did all the html work. Thanks and we should have the DVD out by July 15, 2005.

Here is just some of the 2 1/2 HOURS of DVD Special Features:

6 Commentary Tracks covering...

Directing
Producing
Visual Effects
Music Score/Sound Design
Cast and Crew
Film Geeks Unite

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Pre-Production

Concept Art / Location Comparison w/ Commentary
Costume Design Gallery w/ Commentary

Storyboards: The ENTIRE Collection for BROKEN ( 9 Edited Sequences )
Storyboards: Comparison with Final Shots


Rehearsals: "Comparison with Final Scene"
Rehearsals: "Marquez Kicks Ass" - Action Blocking
Rehearsals: "Evolution of an Action Sequence" w/ Commentary
Rehearsals: "A Director's Best Friend" - Finding Your Shot

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Production

• "Head go BOOM! - A look in how to make a Guacamole Gun w/ Commentary
• "Mister Tony's Neighborhood: A Technical Advisor's Job" wth Tony Gomez
• Special Effects Make-up Breakdown with Megan Graham
• Anatomy of a Stunt: "Duncan Fall Down, Go BOOM!" w/ Commentary
• Guns, Guns, Guns! - "How to Get Pro Looking Guns with Little or No $$$"

Being There: The On-Set Experience
15 Behind the Scene Vignettes on the set of BROKEN as we shot it !

Producing in Indie Film: with Jorge F. Rodriguez - 10 min

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Post Production

• How to Make DV look like Film! with Alex Ferrari
• Color Correction Lab: The Overview w/ Commentary
• Color Correction Comparison with FINAL FOOTAGE

Visual Effects Breakdowns
w/ Commentary from Sean Falcon & Dan Cregan

VFX Breakdown: "Marquez Explosion" w/ Commentary
VFX Breakdown: "Shaking Things Up" w/ Commentary
VFX Breakdown: "Muzzle Fire" w/ Commentary
VFX Breakdown: "Bonnie's Eyes" w/ Commentary
VFX Breakdown: "Matte Painting/Sky Replacement" w/ Commentary
VFX Breakdown: "Knife Throw" w/ Commentary
VFX Breakdown: "Scoping Things Out" w/ Commentary
VFX Breakdown: "Digital Blood Hits" w/ Commentary
VFX Breakdown: "Digital Spark Hits" w/ Commentary

VFX Breakdown: The Title Sequence w/ Alex Ferrari & Dan Cregan

Visual Effects in Indie Film: with Sean Falcon - 20 min
Cinematography in Indie Film: with Angel Barroeta - 10 min
Sound Design/Composing in Indie Film: with Mark Roumelis - 8 min

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After the Short

The Making of BROKEN: Interviews with Cast & Crew

• Marketing: Poster Gallery
• Marketing a Short Film
• Alternate Ending w/ Commentary
• Art of BROKEN: The Nick Moneco Experience
• Bloopers!

...and much more!

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Hope you guys get some cool info out of the DVD. We are working hard on it. Thanks for all you kind words!!!

Cheers!
 
Broken2005,
Just curious on the "content" of this short. I'm assuming it's full of language and violence. What would you consider it to be "rated" if you had to guess? Looks very cool, but is this something I want to watch with my wife, know what I'm sayin'!

Joe
 
JoeFowler said:
Broken2005,
Just curious on the "content" of this short. I'm assuming it's full of language and violence. What would you consider it to be "rated" if you had to guess? Looks very cool, but is this something I want to watch with my wife, know what I'm sayin'!

Joe
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Hey Joe,

We would concider BROKEN to be a strong PG-13. There is no language. An the action only has a few bloody scenes but other than that you should be cool!

Thanks,
Alex
 
Alex,

Your work is stunningly phenomenal! But that's old news for you. Great to see all the priceless publicity you are getting in magazines and on web sites.

In your upcoming Special Features DVD, in what level of detail do you describe your color correction? Do you show what kinds of SPECIFIC filters were used to create the different looks? You mentioned Magic Bullet and the FCP color corrector ... will you be showing us which MB and FCP filters were used to achieve the cc results you have done so well? Are there any other sites/links you would recommend on how to attain killer cc effects?

Also, which tripod and heads did you use for the DVX? Did you use a follow-focus system as well? Any other hardware to create the magic?

Thanks for creating a fantastic and inspiring piece.
 
The trailer was great but the scene in the storyboard comparison was even better, looks promising
This DVD sounds like a good learning material with all those special features, I was gonna buy it anyway, but now I can't wait...
 
I'm new to this site and just saw the trailer and have skimmed over the website. I have yet to lift my jaw off the ground. The quality of this trailer is amazing. I still cant' believe you used a DVX100A. I've seen film that doesn't look that good. Of course I understand you did a lot color correcting, but oh my god!!! I've done quite a bit of color correcting on FCP, but never got that creative and that good before. Whoa!

I'm saving up my pennies to buy the camera, but now I think I'll just give up my whole entire savings for it!. This trailer was truly inspiring (even though I'm interested in docs.).

Quick question. What type of mac did you use, given the intense and demanding work you did for the final output I was curious. Was it a Dual G5 or G4 and how much ram of memory.

thnx,

oh and by the way, I will be the first in line for a copy of the DVD! thank you for sharing your work.
 
I thought i'd throw in my two cents. Let me just add that I concur, they're real, and they're spectacular.

Can't wait for the DVD. I hope I can beat the rush. This thing looks like it will be really popular.

Great job.
 
i hope i don't rain on the love fest too much here...granted the filmmakers should be commended on technical effort and pr skills alone, but I still hold out giving this one the giant thums up everyone else seems quick to throw out until I have seen the final film in its entirety. it would be great for a low budget indie to succeed in the action genre, but it is really tough to sell an action scene with any kind of believibility. lots of quick in your face special effects, while great attention getters, have been used to hide many a turd in recent cinematic history. this trailor is good but not great. it doesnt seem as tight as it needs to be for me to think its possibly real or that any of it carries any weight. for some reason it reminds me of the flashy trailors for "saw". i remember seeing the trailors for "saw" and thinking - "wow lots of cool editing effects" (among other things) well in that movie most of those effects of a similar music video type and when it all came down to it they were annoying and hurt the film in (not that it was perfect otherwise). these filmmakers have proven themselves as an indie force visually, no doubt about it. i wish i knew how to do these effects. but i am curious if they can tell a story and use these skills in a believeable fashion. there are plenty of high gloss empty efforts in hollywood, i am hoping we dont have the same here. again sorry to be the only man not on the bandwagon yet but every thread i see around the internet about "broken" talks about the budget and number of effects shots, and not about much else which seems significatn to me. if nothing else you guys definitely have futures in music videos. when i see the movie i will post more.
 
LDP,

I think your comments are well thought out and you are right a great or impressive trailer does not equal a great movie. At least for me, and I would speculate for many more, what is astounding is the cinematography. These are what my comments were based on and given the interest of this forum I think many of us are excited about pushing the limits of what can be accomplished with a dvx. Completing a film with such equipment, budget, and doing all the post on a desktop is just amazing.

Lets say the film is not great or a complete bomb (in terms of story, acting, or whatever else), what was accomplished is still significant. Do they have a future in Hollywood if their film is bad? Well, look at what Lucas put together most recently. The screenplay was horrible and the acting was lazy and lacked talent in some parts (Anakin). Sure, Lucas has weight, leverage, and $ to pull it off. But lets face it, Hollywood does not produce quality films (for the most part).

I agree with your comments in terms of what has yet to be seen. But what is available (the trailer) is amazing, inspiring, and exicting for those of us who are interested in working with the dvx and desktop computers.
 
style WAY over substance?

style WAY over substance?

Obviously this team of professionals (Cregan & co. should be getting more praise), have serious vfx talent and more than the toted $8K in experience and facilities I would assume. They knew what to show in terms of a trailer as it's definitely working for most of us here.

But to me the trailer is too quick (besides titles, it's like 30-40 seconds of 100 or so shots :shocked: ) and in order to really get a feel for any of the imagery I had to advance the entire 2nd half frame by frame for my brain to even register what I was seeing. Seems to have some good shots in it, that's promising, but at less than a minute long I would argue you can show dozens of tenth of a second clips of anything (maybe even "pookie"s pics in the Cafe) to fast music and it can look decent.

The BROKEN trailer plays more as an effects reel than a movie...

Good:
The titles are killer! I would love to have someone pull together titles like this for me, good stuff! The effects on the girl sitting in the wheelchair look cool too. The girl with the red top and leathers looks badass and convincing. And the hulk dragging the body looks convincingly hulky and someone you dont want to mess with. Some shots have good composition and DOF, any of those 100 shots employed to get some of that DOF? Also good lighting in the assumingly dark location that was used.

Bad:
I don't particularly like the acting from what I can make out. The wheelchair girl seems fine but the guy who says "I look familiar" and "I love this part" as well as other voiceovers didn't do it for me. Doesn't seem scary or evil at all. The costumes look cheesy. I assume this isn't a comic book movie. But if it is, everyone except the SWAT guys look like they are a cartoon character. None of these action badasses really look very badass except for those mentioned above and since they don't speak I contribute that to their outfits.

I see this movie posted in every indie forum: "$8000 spent!....100 VFX shots!". So I have to 2nd the comment above about PR. Great job. I am not sure why those are even buzz words, but hey, whatever works. :laugh:

A couple things I wanted to ask the filmmakers after reading over at IMDB.com (trying to find how much experience and people were involved as well as reviews on the finished film). A press post said the movie "hit Sundance". The film didn't make Sundance, did it? I tried finding reviews on your site and IMDB but everything I clicked on and read was a review on the trailer. Have any come in for the actual film yet?

Although the style of the trailer is unique and inspirational to DVXuser-made material I feel it's overdone in the MTV and Hollywood world and as a forum we still need to give some kind of critique on it. I need to see a 1-2 minute scene. An actual scene without all the hype and then I can say if this is something I would want on my shelf.
 
LDP-Llyons, I agree this film does looks amazing but its only a trailer. Lets wait and see. Its good that members like yourselves are open to frank discussion. Tech wise this film hits the spot...storywise...who knows???
 
From what I see it looks like great quality and creativity ....and a good effort to put together a film on a tight budget.....I'll take a copy when it's available.
 
Hey Guys,

BROKEN DVD UPDATE: Well the DVD is FINALLY Done!!!! It is Jammed pack with almost 3 hours of Special Features. We have hit our deadline date of July 15, 2005 but the DVD manufacture is telling us two to three weeks before we can have the DVD done and in our hands. So we are hoping to have the DVD available by early August. We are truly sorry for the delay. We wanted the DVD to be of the highest quality and wanted to pack it with more cool stuff and just got carried away.

Here is the FINAL list of goodies:

BROKEN DVD has almost 3 HOURS of DVD Special Features:

6 Commentary Tracks covering...

Directing
Producing
Visual Effects
Music Score/Sound Design
Cast and Crew
Film Geeks Unite

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Pre-Production

Concept Art / Location Comparison
Costume Design Gallery w/ Commentary

Storyboards: The ENTIRE Collection for BROKEN ( 9 Edited Sequences )
Storyboards: Comparison with Final Shots

Rehearsals:
Rehearsal Comparison with Final Scene
Blocking Action in a Scene w/ Commentary
Evolution of an Action Sequence w/ Commentary
A Director's Best Friend - Finding Your Shot

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Production

Head go BOOM: "The Guacamole Gun" w/ Commentary
Recipe: "How to Make a Guacamole Gun"
Mister Tony's Neighborhood: "A Technical Advisor's Job" with Tony Gomez

Special Effects Make-up Breakdown with Megan Graham
Anatomy of Scar
Anatomy of a Tatoo
Anatony of Burnt Eyes
Bonus: Brain Matter Recipe

Anatomy of a Stunt: w/ Commentary
Shotgun Blast
The Dive for Life

Guns, Guns, Guns: "How to Get Pro Looking Guns with Little or No $$$"
The Weapons
Getting Guns to Look Real
Where to Get Them

Tips on Producing an Indie Film: with Jorge F. Rodriguez
Reverse Budgeting
Insurance: Weapons and Stunt Work
Locations
Feeding Your Crew
Stunt Work
Production Design
Tips and Tricks
Props
Go Make Your Movie

Being There: The On-Set Experience
12 Behind the Scene Vignettes on the set of BROKEN as we shot it !

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Post Production

How to Make DV look like Film! with Alex Ferrari
Why Shoot MiniDV?
Filter Packages for Post
Production Design
Costumes & Color Palette
Lighting
Color Correction
Shooting 24p: The Camera
Getting the Cameras

Color Correction Lab: The Overview w/ Commentary
Color Correction Comparison with FINAL FOOTAGE

Visual Effects Breakdowns
w/ Commentary from Sean Falcon & Dan Cregan

"Marquez Explosion" w/ Commentary
"Shaking Things Up" w/ Commentary
"Muzzle Fire" w/ Commentary
"Bonnie's Eyes" w/ Commentary
"Matte Painting/Sky Replacement" w/ Commentary
"Knife Throw" w/ Commentary
"Scoping Things Out" w/ Commentary
"Digital Blood Hits" w/ Commentary
"Digital Spark Hits" w/ Commentary

VFX Breakdown: The Title Sequence w/ Alex Ferrari & Dan Cregan

Visual Effects in Indie Film: with Sean Falcon
Pre Production
MiniDV and Compositing
Why Shoot 24p?
1 Chip vs 3 Chip MiniDV Cameras
Practical and Digital Effects
Compositing Before or After Color Correction
MiniDV Blowup to Film
3D Animation in Indie Film
Gun Muzzle Blasts
Compositing: The Details
Digital Matte Painting
Shaking Things Up
Bullet POV
Blowing Up Someone's Head
Where Do I Find Visual Effects Talent for my Film?
I Want to Composite Too...
Where Can I Get Training?
Apple's SHAKE
Doing It Yourself

Cinematography in Indie Film: with Angel Barroeta
Planning BROKEN
Challenges on BROKEN
Tools: The Camera
Tools: The Lights
Tools: Moving the Camera
Shooting: Digital or Film?
Panasonic's DVX100a
Some Advice

Sound Design/Composing in Indie Film: with Mark Roumelis
Original Music in Indie Film
Composing BROKEN
Doing It Yourself
Recording Sound for 24p on DAT: The Sync Issue
Doing Audio Tests

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After the Short

The Making of BROKEN
The Origin of BROKEN
First Impressions
Actors: The Rehearsal Process
On-Set Experience
War Stories
The Future: A Feature Film

Marketing: Promoting a Short Film
Promotion: 50% of the Creative Process
Film Festivals and Sundance
The Internet: Even Playing Field
The Trailer

Marketing: Poster Gallery
Alternate Ending w/ Commentary
Art of BROKEN: The Nick Monaco Experience
The BROKEN Shoot: Gag Reel!

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MASTERED in Dolby Stereo & Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound

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Thanks for you patience guys. Also, we will be putting up a trailer with previews of the DVD soon. Check: http://www.whatisbroken.com/dvd.html for more info.

Thanks again for the support & good luck on ALL your projects. ; )

Alex
http://www.whatisbroken.com
http://www.enigmafactory.com
http://www.alexferrari.com
http://www.fortuityfilms.com
 
the-lyons-den.com said:
A couple things I wanted to ask the filmmakers after reading over at IMDB.com (trying to find how much experience and people were involved as well as reviews on the finished film). A press post said the movie "hit Sundance". The film didn't make Sundance, did it? I tried finding reviews on your site and IMDB but everything I clicked on and read was a review on the trailer. Have any come in for the actual film yet?
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Hey Guys,

Thanks for the comments back and forth. It's cool to see people being critical of others work in a constructive way. Just for the record, we have over 50 reviews on IMDB.com and on our press page: http://www.whatisbroken.com/press.html of critics that have actually seen and reviewed the short.

Much of the press we have received is very surprising to both Jorge and I. We just wanted to put together a little short to show off our ideas and to show Hollywood that we could make a viable action/thiller with little or no $$$.

Also, BROKEN did hit Sundance (http://www.whatisbroken.com/sundance.html). We were there to promote the short, but we were not in the festival (didn't meet the deadline to submit). We did meet some producers in Sundance and we are developing BROKEN into a feature...wish us luck ; )

BTW, here is a link to the BROKEN DVD: The "BOOTLEG" Preview Trailer:

http://www.whatisbroken.com/broken_dvd.html

Let me know what you think. The DVD should be available in three weeks, according to the distributor. I wish you all the best of luck in the future with all your projects.

Cheers and thanks for ALL the support and kind words!
 
Alex,
Man the DVD looks killer, I will deff have to pick one up. Hey in fact I am going to be down in Miami mid Aug. and going to go hang with the Rhino crew. Maybe if you arent to busy we could get togethere. But Broken is killer (you should have heard Lennt and Alex at Rhino rave about it!) and It is very deserving of getting afeature version made. Big things for you my friend and much deserved.
-R Michael
 
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