"RED AND THE WOLF" -- a film by AJ Brooks...

AJ did a great job with coming up with the story- I enjoyed it, and it was an enjoyable take on an old story. I'm by no means an expert on the Red Ridding Hood story, but it was a direction that I had not heard / seen before.

The shoot went well- it was lots of fun. We shot on the Red in 4.5k using an old Angenieux lens (25mm - 250mm T3.9). I think that lens really worked well for this production. I was planning on using a set of Cooke S2 lenses that I had recent purchased but the mount adapter I had for them did not work, so Shawn Nelson was kind enough to let me use his 25mm - 250mm for the shoot.

We used all available light, and just bounced and modified it to fit the mood / look we were after. Also did a lot of planning around what times of day to shoot at the specific parts of the location so that we could get the best lighting that place had to offer. I'm really looking forward to seeing this film come together.
 
For a while I had doubts that this film would make the deadline due to rampant computer/technical issues.

But I have all the footage now and have finally been able to start cutting it together...

I can hear the loud ticking clock, but this film WILL get done in time. It must! :)
 
Yep, get 'er done and keep us posted. You can do it, just gotta' put in the long hours. Sounds like the shoot went great and I can't wait to see it.
 
Do it! Plus, did you see Kevin Curry's post about when this fest is all done, we want to get everyone together at the Hollywood (you, me, Shawn Nelson, Amy O, Anthony Pierce, etc.) and show a bunch of our shorts. Would be a blast. Friends and family and then beers at that place really close by.

I think Portland, Oregon is the PLACE TO BE!
 
Great to see you got over the tech issues. I'm a sucker for fairy tale based films. Can't wait to see what you've got.

Cheers!


John G.
 
Definitely one for the Oregon/Portland area MosterFest showing we're planning to put together. Looking forward to seeing it!
 
I've been in a panic for the last 26 hours (32 hours if you count nightmares) but the film is done and submitted.

Thankfully Justin Durban bailed me out last minute and gave me a few of his beautifully composed tracks to use in the film.

There are some glaring errors in the film that will haunt me for the rest of this fest since they could be easily remedied. As Shawn expressed to me regarding an issue with his entry, "3AM is the wrong time to fix sh*t" lol

But the film prevailed despite numerous technical difficulties. Hopefully the story will shine through and overcome the flaws.

I cannot wait to see everyone's entries...

but now... I sleep.
 
Congrats!

Congrats!

Congrats on getting it done. It is no minor miracle that AJ was able to get it done and submitted. This last month has been full of obstacles that could have meant missing the deadline.

Congrats - I'm looking forward to seeing it. :)
 
Interesting take...

Enjoyed the film. Don't have much to say at the moment, but this was a solid entry all the way around.

I'd like to see a different grade on it, but that's just me.

Acting was solid..

Thought the tempo was nice.

SPOILER **********

Was interesting that she wasn't exactly an eager "partner"
 
This is one I was looking forward to and you didn't disappoint!

Your building of those feet paid off. So far*, in our "watch fest" your movie has had the best use of a monster, though I would have liked to see more of it, and maybe just a bit of remaining bloody carnage it left behind.

It looked beautiful, and the soundtrack was really well done. Your sound mix and scoring were tight. VERY strong entry... it really was excellent in every way and I personally enjoyed it very much.


*we wrote these reviews as we went along but are posting them after watching all... I can easily say now, after seeing all the movies, yours is simply one of the best.
 
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