Sonic Man by david jerome

david jerome

david jerome

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Thanks to everyone that helped on this movie. It has been an experience. It is nice to know that I can still go several days without sleep.​


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cast
Sonic Man - Cliff Sumner
The Buzzard - Leo Martin
The Bird - Leo Martin

written, directed, shot, edited
- David Jerome

original music
- Noel Ortiz
- Mick Luke

digital effects, graphics
- Leo Martin

best girl, boom operator, seamstress, behind scenes camera
- Bridget Anderson

behind the scenes camera, make up
- Lon Martin


Looking forward to your comments. I hate my computer. Love my dvx.
 
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David,

OK - I really liked this film. Very, very crisp images - beautifully shot.

Here's the stuff I really liked:
  1. Again, the cinematography was very ,very good.
  2. The CGI with the bird at the beginning was nice. Very effective.
  3. The killing of the guitar and your main character's reaction was great.
  4. Loved the Bird Man's opening dialogue and the main character's reaction to it. Good writing. Nicely done.
  5. The acting. Good jobs.
  6. The CGI was well done, although do we seem to be getting a lot of the fiery trails into the sky recently.

The stuff I'd do a little differently:
  • I didn't really like the VO at the beginning. Sorry - not the dialogue, just the actor's voice. It might have worked better for me if your Bird Man had done the VO (he owned the forest, right?). But maybe that's just me.
  • Some inconsistency/wobbling with the lighting on Bird Man at the outset.
  • I never really got what was "sonic" about Sonic Man's super powers. Maybe the guitar...?
  • Am I smoking the drapes here, or did your Bird Man's accent drift a little among Australia, New Zealand and (heaven forbid) east-end English? If you told me I'm totally out-to-lunch on that one, I'd accept it. I'm just not sure ...

In short, really, really nicely done. Thanks a lot!
 
Thanks for the comment. The VO is being changed. I did it myself in a crunch. I don't like it either. In the longer version it will be clearer about his sonicness by the buzzard's reaction. If you listen after sonic man lands there is a sonic boom. Apparently not enough of one though. Thanks again. Loved Bucketman.
 
I love the metal title you have up top. That's a beaut. I like how you got out and shot on location in the woods. I'm a big fan of that. Your film has a certain comical flavor. I got the impression you would be a fun guy to hang out with. I like the snory cam type shots.

Good job David!
 
This was very good! well done.

dialogue audio and cinematography were both good.

acting was good - very comical.

this was funny and well-written.

i heart puppets.
 
I think this was well-done, but quirky just ain't my thing. Dialogue was well-delivered...just a lot of it.

Can I borrow Sonic Man's costume?! That's awesome.
 
As a member of the cast of Sonic Man, I can say that David is indeed insane (almost completely), and therefore a lot of fun to work with.

As to the Buzzard's accent... well, it wasn't planned. Had no idea what was going to come out of my mouth 'til I got the costume on. Never actually tried a voice like that before, so I'm sure the accent is far from perfect, but then, the character is rather nuts too.

Well done Dave!

-Leo (The Buzz)
 
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Hahaa Loved this one for sure! I started out watching it on one side of my screenm, working in the foreground and I saw the bright colored little bird chasing the guy and it totally grabbed my attention! Great idea, and very funny.. the "buzzards" Accent was great.. he reminded me of Rip Torn in dodgeball, if that makes sense to you

Great job :)
 
Sonic Man here! (super hero accent) Yeah, I agree about the narration. It's too bad someone else didn't take the time out of their day to drive out to Largo and record it in, say, I don’t know the voice of Sonic Man! Oh wait, I did do that! Thanks Dave for ruining it for everyone! Seriously though, thanks for the comments guys. This thing was allot more trouble than I expected it to be. But I would do it all over again. I love this stuff!

Sonic Man out!!!
 
Hey guys, that was great. Reminded me of the kung fu flicks when they train to kill the man who killed their brother. The chicken guy was awsome with all his lines and Sonic man did a great job receiving them. Man sonic, you back must have been killing you running around with him on your back!!!
 
Sonic Man (Cliff) really was having quite a hard time carrying me on his back. In one of the outtakes, he actually dropped me. Hopefully, Dave will include that in the behind-the-scenes footage.

I only wish we had captured him on tape when he fell face first into the dirt right after doing that last dive for the dummy. He was literally picking the dirt out of his teeth! It was lots of fun watching him get abused. Especially when Dave would say "Let's do that one more time"... for the 10th time.

-Leo
 
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Good work David, awesome work!!! Thank you for letting me be a part of this. Cliff, Leo, great job. The acting was very good :thumbup: :thumbup:

-Noel
 
Noel,
Thanks again for the awesome score. I am really looking forward to working together on some more projects. Did you ever come up with a name for that theme song?

David Jerome
 
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Noel,
Thanks again for the awesome score. I am really looking forward to working together on some more projects. Did you ever come up with a name for that theme song?

David Jerome
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Anytime buddy. The name of the song is "Windrunner" I asked Mick to help me name the song and he just threw that name out there. I liked it:) I'm really looking forward to working with you in the future. I just read the thread about the upcoming Horrorfest and my mind is already racing with ideas as I'm sure yours is as well:D I can't wait to see what you come up with for that one. I was looking at some of the other superhero movies and there is so much potential here. Well, good luck with the contest buddy and let me know when I can be of service.

-Noel
 
Wow that was very entertaining. Great characters. I noticed those effects are Particle Illusion, yes? I was hoping at the end it would say which awesome band made the music so I could pick it up...but it's original! Is there anyway I could get that song? Again, awesome movie. Well done.
 
Leo here... you are correct about my use of Particle Illusion Derrick. It was certainly used for several effects in the film.

But I must also give credit to After Effects, and of course my staple, Lightwave 3D... which I used for the Sonic Man logo, along with the earth, and the bird.

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I used high res image maps (courtesy of Nasa) for the earth and clouds. And used a crumple texture for the clouds to give them a bit more depth... although it's hard to tell unless you look at the clouds that are right near the terminator.​

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And as to the bird... well... my apologies. I really threw him together quickly (under an hour). But then, I didn't want to spend a ton of time on his details for a 1.5 second glimpse. Fortunately, the cgi bird was never as big in the frame as he is in the picture above so I figured I could get away with it.

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And of course, that's also a Particle Illusion explosion behind the logo at the end of the film. I also spiced up the logo a bit more with the Frischluft Flair plugin for After Effects.

There's more, but those are the main tools used for effects in a nutshell.

As for other effects... well, you'll have to ask Dave about the bag of dry cement mix.

-Leo
 
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Hey Derrick thanks for the comment. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Send Noel (tmpafilmer25) a private message about the song or go to his myspace page listed in his profile here and I'm sure he can work something out.

David
 
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