Nov 1 Status Check

We're already 2/3 through principle filming, and expect to have ours in the can within the next two weeks.

Yeah right.

JUST finally decided on our story/script, that we had a writer create for us on spec. Now we've got to polish it & make it exactly what we want, then begin working out our location & scheduling ... THEN cast it based performance/audition first, then on who can commit to the schedule.
 
Still trying to come up with a story that would allow for the snow (yep, snow, right outside the window right now) to be present :undecided
 
xl70e3 said:
Still trying to come up with a story that would allow for the snow (yep, snow, right outside the window right now) to be present :undecided
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Oh! Oh! I know! How about this... global warming has caused the polar ice caps to begin to melt at a rapid rate, they melt into the Atlantic causing the water to warm up which changes the surrounding climate. Then it creates these storms where the center is so supercooled that anything caught in the eye of the storm freezes solid within seconds. Then there is this giant tidal wave that crashes into New York City and then one of the big oil tankers cruises down the streets of New York, riding the currents from the tidal wave. Then everything freezes over and the scientist who predicted the storm has to walk across three states in the freezing storm to rescue his son.

Oh wait, maybe that's already been done. Sorry, ignore that one! :evil:
 
I'm excited! I'm motivated! I'm ready! I... have NO clue what to do. Plenty of great visuals floating through my head, but nothing tying them together yet. Gotta grab a pen and paper and go sit under a tree for a few hours. I'll at least get a good nap out of that!

Even if I have to shoot a snail crawling over a twig, I'll do it and call it existentialist sci-fi.
 
I've got my shoot scheduled for sometime at the end of Dec. beginning of Jan. Working on coming up with an intriguing story right now.
 
Got my idea down. Been writing out tons of small ideas. I'll probably start on the script within a few weeks. Unfortunately, I won't be able to start filming until early January, because I'm moving.
 
Throwing around ideas. Got some actors lined up, got some good ideas, got no idea how to tie them together.
 
I was out today and filmed part of my opening scene ...Rain..rain and more rain . The actors / friends are off deer hunting for 2 weeks . This gives me a chance to finish shooting my night scene and to fine tune the script..lol ..Ya right !!
I have been informed that there will be Sunshine on Wed and RAIN through to Sunday. My weekend off . It gets better right???/.....Ian
 
we have been away from the boards and the country for a couple of weeks...just found out about the sci-fi. Yay! our brains are already in overdrive...heads...growing.....larger.
 
i've got a couple potential ideas. most the stuff i come up with sounds like movies that have already been made. it's frustrating. plus i'm still testing to see what i can pull off cg-wise.
 
ecarr, I know what you mean. I bounce ideas off people and they say 'that's just like [insert movie here]. Some I've never even seen, at least I don't think so...

How about a 6 minute remake of a movie we all know and love?
If they (Hollywood) can remake The Longest Yard, etc, etc (too tired to think of them) then certainly I can remake a sci-fi for this contest. Or will that be shat upon with anger?

semi-joking, cuz I got nothing still...
 
at least you got another 'guy' to work with. right now i'm the only guy i got. plus, being still in high school, most of my options for actors are teenage, so that's hard to write around. i'm trying to find adult actors...
 
GenJerDan said:
Will you learn stuff, doing it? Will it make you a better filmmaker? Will it teach other people things?

Sorry. I'm trying to find the down-side of making one... There doesn't seem to be any.
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You know what? you're absolutely right, better to try, fail, and learn, than to do nothing.
 
Script written.

I knew I was on the right track when my DP's reaction was "WTF is that s***?"

Finished a re-write. Dumbed it down. A lot.

Now concerned about casting the EIGHT speaking parts (AK!), but figure I can get that done in the next two weeks or so.

Finally, I just need to find a working space vehicle for the big opening shot (but after having watched Star Wars Episode III for the first time last night, I kinda got excited because apparently you can't be sent to prison for making a reeeeally bad sci-fi film).
 
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