Spies Girls

Envision said:
Poor Corey ... laying on the floor like that, after a hard night of drinking ...
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Dear Norm.

This is my crew you're defaming. I think I only saw Codey have one drink on the evening in question. He had put in a very long day shooting and was just really, really tired by the time he returned to his hotel room. So not only did you incorrrectly suggest that Codey had been drinking heavily, but you also photoshopped his photo to further embarrass him. And you got his name wrong.

And if you ever happen to meet Codey, you'd soon realize that he is a sensitive, tender-hearted gentleman solely focused on his craft.

In fairness to our Codester, I attach a completely unretouched photo of him straight from the camera. Hopefully, this picture will soon displace in our minds the injustice you have done to him with your earlier-posted image.

Thank you.

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OMG! I can't stop laughing ... you're too much. The subtleness in that .... oh geez, I'm gasping for air right now. TOO funny.

Ahem ... back to all seriousness.

Dear Brian,

My apologies if I've offended anyone. I should delete that picture ... in fact, the entire post. But I won't. Instead, as I have time, I'll add the green color & bolts that Cody gave the great suggestion for. It'll be fun. In fact, in time, you may grow to find the humor in it.

Speaking of which, you really should open up your mind to humor ... there are too many serious people in this world already. Please, think about it.

Regards,
Norm
 
codar22 said:
Wow. there goes getting any more work off dvxuser.
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Yeah, well the result would be the same after they see my edited version of Spies Girls.

So ... you want to help out with the editing this time out? Of course, you'd have to edit in Vegas.

But I'd try and get the ingredients for the Hurricane drinky thingy that Norm mentioned and you could have an endless supply of those while editing ...

Think about it ...
 
Dahopafilms said:
Yeah, well the result would be the same after they see my edited version of Spies Girls.

So ... you want to help out with the editing this time out? Of course, you'd have to edit in Vegas.

But I'd try and get the ingredients for the Hurricane drinky thingy that Norm mentioned and you could have an endless supply of those while editing ...

Think about it ...
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Wow.
Endless supply of drink's eh?, that could be trouble....

I think it would be fun to come up and play with some editing....and editing ideas.
depending on the day of course.
Not this weekend cause it be my birthday.
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Sorry to change the thread topic away from "lubricating aids" ...

But hey! Exciting new developments here at the Texture Sound and Music Labs..

The marimba parts are finally in place and now a new prototype instrument built by my keyboard guru Doctor Vinny Goombotz of Brooklyn has finally arrived...

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Stay tuned for some "Cat Scratch Fever!"


(special thanks to Salvador Dali)
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Texture said:
Sorry to change the thread topic away from "lubricating aids" ...

But hey! Exciting new developments here at the Texture Sound and Music Labs..

The marimba parts are finally in place and now a new prototype instrument built by my keyboard guru Doctor Vinny Goombotz of Brooklyn has finally arrived...

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Stay tuned for some "Cat Scratch Fever!"


(special thanks to Salvador Dali)
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Hey Erik.

Might you now be carrying the tag line from the Spies Girls poster just a little too far ... ?

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showpost.php?p=881864&postcount=1

By the way, a very public "way to go" on the music cuts you've now finished. Amazing.
 
Brief status update.

Final day of shooting is Monday, 30 April.

The new ending has now been written. It may work better than the original. Or not.

A few more explosions and the like in the new ending. If we can pull it off, it could look actually quite good. As long as no one gets hurt too badly.

Given the story and footage to date, we're also just way too long. So we've had to cut the bikinin scene. And the costuming was getting a little NC-17, so I guess we'll just have to keep that scene for the cast and crew reel. Mixed feelings about that.

And on a related topic, the girls are also getting very used to handling their weapons. Very fluid, in control, self-assured. It's amazing what a little coaching can do.

That's it for now.

Cheers, all.
 
RebeccaD said:
No bikini scene now? Dang! Fine, this film is officially off my list of ones to watch. :crybaby:
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LOL!

Ok Rebecca - here's all you have to do.

You come to Vancouver and I will film an additional scene with you in it. Alternatively you can just hold a light or a cable or something (can you make it up here today? Say, by 4:00 pm?). That would make you cast or crew. Then you'll get a copy of the cast and crew reel - and you'll get the bikini scene (extended version).

Or I could just put the bikini scene back in.

Hmmm.
 
Dahopafilms said:
Brief status update.

And on a related topic, the girls are also getting very used to handling their weapons. Very fluid, in control, self-assured. It's amazing what a little coaching can do.

Cheers, all.
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Nothing like...

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Texture said:
Nothing like...

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Excuse me Erik.

That post (OK - just the picture) is entirely exploitative.

And it's not politically correct.

Those chicks are naked, man!

I could report you to both PETA and the NRA. But because of the great work you have done on the music for this piece, I won't.

This time.
 
LOL! OMG! Nice, guys! How did shooting go? Thanks for the advance notice for me to join, btw.... geez.
 
RebeccaD said:
LOL! OMG! Nice, guys! How did shooting go? Thanks for the advance notice for me to join, btw.... geez.
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Hey Rebecca. We waited a couple of hours for you but then pretty much concluded you'd be a no-show for the shoot. Sorry for the late notice.

Finished the shoot Monday (night).

A few BTS shots are attached below:

This is my buddy, Mickey, taken at the shoot on Monday. He's owned by my buddy, Robin. I include a picture of Mickey only because (a) he was actually at the shoot on Monday; and (b) although he does not appear in Spies Girls, he is cute and hopefully including his pic here will attract a little attention from the target audience (repeat with me now - "Awwww - he's so cute!"):
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This is one of our Spies Girls, Nicola. You may have seen photos of Nicola before in this thread. As you may guess from those previous photos, Nicola is very introverted, so to try and bring her out of her shell we decided to do away with double wide trailers for wardrobe changes and simply give her some green screen fabric to change behind. Note the clever use of backlighting. It worked. On every level. We love Nicola:
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This is another one of our Spies Girls, Lauren. Stage actor. Always serious. Never slow with wardrobe changes. Always checks her e-mails (kidding - she doesn't really). And she has her next production currently advertised all over town on the side of transit buses (I can't even afford to get on a bus, let alone buy advertising on them). Seriously, she's way too talented for us - and we were lucky she came out to play. We love Lauren:
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This is another one of our Spies Girls, Jodi. She's the one on the left (and if you need to be told that, either you need glasses or your name is "Norm"). In between takes, Jodi had been reading one of my other "real" scripts. This picture catches her as she's just finished reading the final page and, well, let's just say she enjoyed it. Jodi is hilarious and a very talented actor, too. She'll have her name on the sides of buses really soon. If she wants to. We love Jodi:
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Memo to all aspiring producers and directors: Safety on set should be of paramount concern. It's all fun making movies until someone gets injured by a concealed weapon or dangerous metal object. So we have a policy on our shoots that the cast (and some crew members) must always be searched for sharp objects prior to a take. I can only advise that this policy works well and strongly recommend this procedure to other professional filmmakers to reduce on-set injuries:
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One final bit of advice. Never, ever, ever permit cast members to get their hands on SPFX equipment. Especially male dummies. 'nuf said:
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Thanks to Mischa for all the BTS photos. And yes, I used significant restraint in selecting the photos for posting.

Hopefully the rest of this project will not be as exhausting as the filming of it.

Now on to editing ...
 
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Hey Brian,

Just a small request. If you have no need for that dummy after production, could you ship it out here so I can drive in the HOV lane during rush hour?

It would be a huge help! :)

Thanks.

Erik

PS, and hey, maybe include a few of those plants that seem to be growing in every freakin' shot. We've got alotta dirty air out here. A few extra trees and ferns might help clean things up a bit!
 
Wow, daph, I can't tell whether to laugh or cry at the car photo, poor dummy, or is he smiling, can't tell... Looks like you guys are having fun.
 
Texture said:
... Just a small request. If you have no need for that dummy after production, could you ship it out here so I can drive in the HOV lane during rush hour?

It would be a huge help! :)

Thanks ...
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Hey Erik. I'm not entirely sure that you would want the dummy after the girls got finished with it. Is it possible to sterilize cotton?

And by the way I did use the dummy in the HOV lane on the way to the shoot. I just put a hat on him and he looked more alive than most (actually pretty much all) members of my crew.

Charli said:
Wow, daph, I can't tell whether to laugh or cry at the car photo, poor dummy, or is he smiling, can't tell... Looks like you guys are having fun.
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Hey Cha. I think the dummy's smiling. Not sure. I do know that he had a cigarette later, but we didn't get a shot of that.

And we didn't have any fun on this shoot. It was actually a very tough shoot. There was a significant lack of respect for the director. In fact, the cast and crew listened to the damn dummy more than they listened to me. Which I'm OK with. Because my revenge will be in the editing room.

And posting more inappropriate BTS pics.

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Cheers.
 
LOL, the blonde with the dummy looks like quite the character. The other actress looks absolutely pooped out ... wow, you run a tough production!
 
Norm Sanders said:
LOL, the blonde with the dummy looks like quite the character. The other actress looks absolutely pooped out ... wow, you run a tough production!
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Actually, it wasn't that I ran a tough shoot, it was just that this was the (anticipated) result when spinster-librarians turn to acting.

During the day, these talented ladies are actually quite mild-mannered and lack the "attitude" issues often associated with other talented actors.

Really.

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*Hats appear courtesy of HM Queen Elizabeth II.
 
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