Rich Spencer - "The Seeing"

Blaine said:
That bar looks like a great location...
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Blaine, it's actually a coffee shop... in fact, it is the same coffe shop that we used briefly in CACHE. Robbie and Amy, the owners, are great and pretty much gave us free rain of the joint... and some free coffee and tea too. Probably a good thing that it wasn't a bar. :huh:

Aram Bauman said:
Looks like you guys brought out the big toys on this one. Good Luck yall!
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Thanks Aram. It was sooooooo nice to actually have people help load and unload everything.
 
Update:

Just got word from Rich that The Seeing is uploaded. Now we are just waiting to see it pop up on the list of confirmed uploads :eek:

Should be a few more BTS pics to come....
 
snodart said:
Update:

Just got word from Rich that The Seeing is uploaded. Now we are just waiting to see it pop up on the list of confirmed uploads :eek:
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And since we're not going to find that out until Jarred gets back from his shoot today, I guess it's time for us to relax...:beer:
 
snodart said:
I'm sure Rich and Matt will chime in as well, but I wanted to say that these guys were awesome to work with.

Tim and I were going to put something together for HororFest, but he is in Peru this month and was doing doctor stuff the rest of the time... and I have been slaving over the Snod35 DVD. It was killing me to see all the great posts about the entries, so when Rich asked me to join his project, I couldn't pass it up. Wow, what a good choice that was.

It was amazing to work with people who have the same drive to get things done. Rich deserves major props for making this happen in the 11th hour and doing a superb job of rolling with the punches to keep everything moving. Everybody did a stand up job. I could go on and on...
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I can't wait to this this one!!!
 
Wow! Great looking stuff! I love the poster. And the BTS shots are great.

Looks like a great set-up.

Congrats on getting it done.

I WANNA START WATCHING NOW!!!!!!!!!!
 
Matt has that right.

Matt has that right.

M. Dixon said:
Had a fantastic time shooting this with all involved. Night shoots took us to dawn and no one flinched or griped.

Still... after several sleepless nights, I think we intend to look at our other scripts and change every INT./EXT. NIGHT ... to... INT./EXT. DAY :)

A great time and a great experience.
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Three words describe this project: 1) commitment, 2) collaboration, and 3) respect. Every minute, of many, spent on this project was valuable regardless of the placement The Seeing receives in this contest. I've worked with some amazing professionals over the years. It has been my privelege to once again work with people of that same calbre:dankk2: .
 
I absolutely loved this movie. Without giving anything away, let me say it surprised me and worked very well. Excellent development of the story. Great action, lighting, and camera movement. It all just worked!

Now for the weird thing. Watch your movie, and then watch my movie "Stricken" and look at the similarities......It is like we had the same concept and just took it two different ways....even down to the girl's name......"Sarah". Creepy stuff.
 
msconce said:
I absolutely loved this movie. Without giving anything away, let me say it surprised me and worked very well. Excellent development of the story. Great action, lighting, and camera movement. It all just worked!

Now for the weird thing. Watch your movie, and then watch my movie "Stricken" and look at the similarities......It is like we had the same concept and just took it two different ways....even down to the girl's name......"Sarah". Creepy stuff.
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Cool man! Glad you dug it! Looking forward to watching Stricken. It's at the top of my list! :beer:
 
Wow, after seeing this, the compliment you gave us means a LOT man.

I will write more on second pass, but the one thing that really stood out was the slow track in on the guy near the end - won't give it away - but it's a spot where you just let the actor tell the story, no crazy cuts, no funky moves, just let the actor handle that transition. I love that.

Though you might be giving your friend's coffee shop a bad name...:)

It's hard for me to critique this, because I think you guys are way above me as filmmakers. You just got all of the elements right, the shooting, sound, technical aspects are all very pro. And you took time to focus on the acting, which to me is one of the most important things, because if the performances aren't there, none of the rest of it matters in my eyes.

And you got such creepy effects out of the girl with...well, with no effects. Just the way she stood there. That shows a level of confidence as filmmakers that I'm not sure I've reached. I was desperately worried that none of our stuff would be actually scary, and felt like I did a lot of stuff to make it so, whereas you guys basically just did your work, and trusted that it was good work.

Anyway, top notch stuff.
 
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desperatecomfort said:
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Though you might be giving your friend's coffee shop a bad name...:)
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That's right, man. Come for the coffee, stay for the blood bath. :Drogar-Evil(DBG):

Looking forward to watching Bloody Mary. Been reading some great things about it.
 
gwmesler said:
The closer made the movie for me. Very creative. Great work.
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Same here! I definitely enjoyed watching this but the ending sequence of shots was the best. I love the fact that it's not one of those 'oh my god, what have I done' for the first time kind of thing. This 'trait' or (condition) is ingrained in the characters nature. And even though he can see his faults at very sparse, windowed moments in time; in the end, he's at peace with himself. Awesome characterization and story. Those two elements were so successful that I almost overlooked the cinematography and sound (which were both top notch BTW). If you can get me to forget about those elements of the film and get me paying attention to pure story, you've won me over.
 
Geoff_R said:
Same here! I definitely enjoyed watching this but the ending sequence of shots was the best. I love the fact that it's not one of those 'oh my god, what have I done' for the first time kind of thing. This 'trait' or (condition) is ingrained in the characters nature. And even though he can see his faults at very sparse, windowed moments in time; in the end, he's at peace with himself. Awesome characterization and story. Those two elements were so successful that I almost overlooked the cinematography and sound (which were both top notch BTW). If you can get me to forget about those elements of the film and get me paying attention to pure story, you've won me over.
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You made my day with your comment about how the music does its job unobtrusively. Marylin Monroe said that if people noticed her perfume it was too much. Same with movie music, I think. We're planning a 7.1 home theater remix after the festival.
 
great job guys
well told and I think the best cinematography in the fest so far -- let me clarify that, not the flashiest, not the purdiest, but the best use of framing and particularly movement in service of the story. And it shouldn't have been flashy or glossy to tell this story. There's a subtlety and resatraint here that I appreciate. I really felt the beat to beat camera work went part and parcel with what was going on subtextually with the actors or where the audience needed to be steered at that moment, all the while never feeling put on or obtrusive. major kudos!
 
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