"Spying for Fun and Profit" - Official Thread

Karl151k

Karl151k

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Spying for Fun and Profit is now online! Click here to view it!

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----Synopsis----

An in-depth look at how to utilize spy techniques to make everyday living easier.
Stick with Robin as he demonstrates how to use social engineering, pretexting and
various other technical words that end in "-ing." Spying for Fun and Profit will open
your eyes to a world you never even knew existed... Oh yeah, there's porn too.

----Characters----

The various characters (and boy are they characters) in the movie.​

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----Credits----

Robin - Josh Manley
Matilda the Maid - Darlene Cleary
Guy the Pizza Boy - Geoff Goodloe
Scarlett the Party Thrower - Rebecca Seubert
Dave the Tech Support Guru - Matt Jarbo
Voiceover - Rebecca Seubert


Written By - John LaBonney

Original Score - Dmitry Kichenko

Directed By - Carleton Torpin

----Photo Gallery----

An online collection of Production Stills, Candids from the set, and various production design elements can be viewed at the
Spying for Fun and Profit Flickr Collection . Check it out, we took a lot of good photos during the production of this short!

----Tech Specs----

For the technically inclined, here's a breakdown of the equipment to be utilized:

Production Gear
DVX100a
Sachler DV4 tripod
FigRig
Senheizer Wireless Mic kit
Azden SGM-2X
Nikon D80 w/18-135mm lens
2 Lowel DP lights (1000 and 500 watt bulbs)
2 Lowel Pro lights (250 and 125 watt bulbs)
1 Lowel Tota light (500 watt bulb)

Awesome gear purchased from DVXUsers and affiliates:
Rowe Cine Dolly wheels
DVXUser batteries
The Kessler Crane

Post Production information:
Spying for Fun and Profit to be edited in Final Cut Pro
Production Design elements created in Photoshop CS2

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As more details become available, I will be updating this thread. Feel free to ask any
questions you may have... except about the porn. I can't divulge any... information on that.... at this juncture.​
 
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Yeah, I'm excited to be directing an original John LaBonney script. As far as I know, at least 4 SpyFest entries (including this one) were written by John. That's not just a coincidence either, he's a damn good writer.

Production on Spying for Fun and Profit starts on April 15th! Woo Hoo!
 
Kind-of. It's not really a mocumentary, it's more of a "day-in-the-life" kind of thing. It'll be shot as a straight narrative, but the main character will be breaking the 4th wall to talk to the viewer frequently.
 
And I had promised no hard-core porn in any of these scripts. But you know my motto: give the viewer what he wants!

Great graphics Carleton! It's fun to watch some of the elements come together.
 
Karl151k said:
Kind-of. It's not really a mocumentary, it's more of a "day-in-the-life" kind of thing. It'll be shot as a straight narrative, but the main character will be breaking the 4th wall to talk to the viewer frequently.
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Kind of like Fight Club.

When "Jack" is telling us Tyler Durden's various jobs.
 
As much as I'd love to liken any aspect of my work to that of Fight Club, I don't think I've earned that right yet. =) However, yes, the movie will be somewhat similar in it's approach to the "talking to the viewer"...
 
I'm getting more into production design with every movie I do. Glad to hear they're being well received. More to come!!!!
 
Quick update:

We finished the first day of shooting today. It went well. We shot in a total of 3 hotels, all meant to look like one hotel in the final movie. No permits, because it's just more fun that way. The next shoot day is April 21st. That'll be a full day, for sure.

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Congrats on wrapping filming! Your production stills look great. I'm glad everyone seemed to have a good time shooting. Looking forward to your film!
 
Carleton:

Great stills! It's really exciting to watch it come together. Looks like production design was a lot of fun on this one.
 
Thanks guys! A quick note: The assemble edit for Spying' is finished. It's going to be pretty light, almost cartooney at times. I am currently working with Composer Dmitry Kichenko to get the rough edit ready.

I have updated the main page of this thread with the final color scheme, kind of a 60's-ish theme. The supporting characters have also been given images along with their profession.
 
Hey Carleton, Congrats on the entry. Really looks like fun!

I talked with you quite a bit on a Marketplace listing you had. Still bummed that I couldn't swing that deal you had! Too many other obligations for my money!!!

Looking forward to your film!

-Ted
 
Thanks Theodore. I have since turned that M2 adapter that was for sale into a wonderful Nikon D80 DSLR. =)

Nice banner for your film, BTW.
 
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