Roll Call - Who's In (running list)

Jarred Land said:
yeah Scharky, alot of people are gonnna be sad if we dont see you out this round.
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Unless, of course, it would be the winning entry...then I'd imagine some people would have rather you'd taken your time. ;-)
 
When the Zombie fest seemed to keep getting extended, I found myself procrastinating ... I'd rather know there was a deadline as extensions just allow me to take longer at something that I can do just as well under pressure.
 
Wow, guys I really appreciate the kind words. But I really don't think I'm going to make it. Here is my problem, I feel the script is really well done, and I feel the talent that I have found could make a really good film, and I feel that rushing that film for the Jan 31st deadline is going to take that away. It wasn't that I was procrastinating :) really, I just finished Awake, just had my show on December 2nd. I also don't think it would be fair to the actors, as I am trying to get the film done for my own personal gain, and they end up with something sub par for their resumes. I'll tell you guys what though, as soon as I'm done with the film, I will post it on DVX user. It will be after the deadline, probably sometime in late February, but I will have a little DVX user showing, since you guys are the ones that inspired me to make the film.
I hope I don't come off sounding like a snob, I would love to enter the contest, if I didn't feel that by doing so, it would comprimise a potentially good film. I don't get many of these oportunities, so I gotta take what I can get :)
 
Scharky, I know you don't intend to sound snobbish, as you even stated, but there is just a hint of a suggestion that those of us who ARE rushing to meet the deadline will be putting out sub-par films.

I mean, seriously, if Jack & Sam (jdanstan / Curugon) can crank theirs out in relatively short time, Jack's while running from a Hurricane, I think you're cutting yourself short of what you can do in a certain period of time. Now, if it's that you simply want to take it a little easier, because you just came off the other film, that's one thing ... but unless you're working every single day from now until the end of February to get this next short out, and actually NEED that extra time because there's only so many days in a week ... then great.

Otherwise, you've got the time.
 
I was thinking about waiting also, and doing a longer film since my storyline (like many others) may not work in the 6 min timeframe. After thinking about it, the short amount of time is what motivates me and forces me to make it work. So I'm doing my best to get it done.
 
So do the longer version as well! We're doing a locked edit of our longer version first, which will be 12-14 minutes in length. Then, we'll cut the scenes we can, tighten up the rest, and make a 6 minute cut as well. That way, we'll satisfy the DVXuser requirements, as well as have a longer piece in our portfolio that we'll be sending out to other festivals, etc.
 
Envision said:
So do the longer version as well! We're doing a locked edit of our longer version first, which will be 12-14 minutes in length. Then, we'll cut the scenes we can, tighten up the rest, and make a 6 minute cut as well. That way, we'll satisfy the DVXuser requirements, as well as have a longer piece in our portfolio that we'll be sending out to other festivals, etc.
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Doing the same thing...
 
No, I don't mean to make it sound like this should affect anyone else but my own film. I'm sure those that are working on films right now, even in this short amount of time will have some great work. What I meant to come across is that with this particular script, I really can't see it working in this short amount of time, especially because the location and the traveling that the actors have to do will be time consuming to arrange, and I don't want to rush it with a two day shoot. Remember I live in the middle of nowhere, so all of my actors have to travel, so if we can't fit the entire thing into one weekend, we are pretty screwed. I'm doing the auditions the 7th of January, if everything happens to come together for the 31st, great, i will definitly submit, but I don't think that is going to happen, I am just being realistic with myself, my actors, and my crew. I don't mean this to affect anyone else but me, this script and the actors I choose to use. I really hope this comes across clearly as I don't want to discourage anyone else from entering. 3 months is plenty of time to shoot a film, hell one month is, but that is entirely resource and script based, two things which are just not working for me.
 
scharky said:
Remember I live in the middle of nowhere, so all of my actors have to travel,
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Pffft. Mine would have to travel 4000 miles...unless I wanted them to have goofy accents. :grin:
 
I got you all beat: I can't find any actors who speak English here! I hope you like subtitles (though there's something cool about a sci-fi movie done in a near-extinct language.)
 
I was decidedly out, but then I thought, hey it would be good practice....then I saw the prizes, and now I'd really like to come up with something...but I am typically opposed to all that science fiction stands for, so it is rather difficult for me to come up with an idea I can swallow. I'm pretty sure I'm going to turn something in though, wether it is pure trash or not.
 
Peter Murphy said:
I am typically opposed to all that science fiction stands for, so it is rather difficult for me to come up with an idea I can swallow.
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Based on some of the art and sculptures on your site, I would think sci-fi would come naturally to you.
 
well, looks like i gotta drop out of this one. i thought i could make time for everything, but it's been kinda sketchy from the get-go for me, what with scheduling and writing and all that crap, so i don't think i'll make this one.
 
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